
‘We are going to be a high motor team’ – McNary tabs new girls basketball coach
McNary tabs Isaiah Gentry to lead the girls basketball team. He plans big things for Keizer basketball, from the youth to high school level.

McNary tabs Isaiah Gentry to lead the girls basketball team. He plans big things for Keizer basketball, from the youth to high school level.

The McNary boys basketball team defeated the North Salem Vikings 54-42 at home in league play on Tuesday, Jan. 30.

The Celts (5-2) came in averaging 71 points per game and allowing just 48, striving on a fast-paced transition offense stemming from their pressure defense. Centennial (6-2) prefers a slower, more deliberate pace, scoring 58 per game while holding opponents to 50.
Tuesday was definitely that slow Centennial pace. The two teams combined for just 35 points in the first half in a game Centennial would eventually win 55-47.

The Lady Celts went 1-2 at the Nike Interstate Shootout, placing 4th in the white bracket

Steven Adams scored 21, his second straight 20+ point game, as McNary dominated both ends of the court in a 75-47 win against Forest Grove Tuesday

The Lady Celts were victorious at Bend on Tuesday, but were found to have used an ineligible player last Friday against Thurston, resulting in a forfeit loss.

A double-double from junior wing Esai Carrasquillo led the Celts to
a dominant home win against the Aloha Warriors Tuesday night

A 33-point first quarter had the McNary Celtics off to a fast start, and they never looked back in Thursday’s season opener at home against Reynolds.

The swarming defense of the Lady Celts led to good things for McNary girls basketball in Wednesday’s season opener at home against Summit, a 54-37 win for McNary.