Dufur falls to fifth place after 46-39 loss to Horizon

Dufur Ranger guard Tanner Masterson scores a layup in Friday’s basketball game played at Dufur High School. Masterson and the Rangers took a 46-39 loss at the hands of the No. 12-ranked Horizon Christian Hawks.

The Dufur Rangers fell behind 16-2 after one quarter of play, and still managed to creep to within a two-point margin several times in the second half, but could not get the shots to drop in their 46-39 loss to Horizon Christian Friday in a Big Sky Conference boys’ basketball contest played in Dufur.

Down by 14 points to start the second quarter, the Rangers went on an 18-9 second-quarter run and trailed by a 25-20 margin at the break.