Oregonlive.com reports:
Oregon City felt a sense of déjà vu when senior wing Jade Lowery went
down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the semifinals of the
Nike Interstate Shootout girls basketball tournament last week.
Last
season, senior wing Ashleigh Anderson suffered a torn ACL. In the
summer of 2009, it was senior point guard Taylor Ward and senior wing
Brittany Knighton. In 2007, it was senior point guard Sarah Boyd.
Each time, the injuries threw a wrench in the team’s bid for a state championship.
The
5-foot-6 Lowery, who transferred from Arizona as a junior and became a
captain this year, is second on the team in scoring with an 11.5
average. Without her in the Shootout final against top-ranked South
Medford (10-0), second-ranked Oregon City (10-2) lost 69-50, its first
defeat against an Oregon team this season.
“Jade getting hurt really hurt us,” coach Kurt Guelsdorf said after the game.
Guelsdorf
said the Pioneers will miss the toughness and slashing ability of
Lowery, who was scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday.
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