Houston Klug drilled a 3-pointer at the top of the key inside the final minute for a go-ahead basket and, after a defensive stand, free throws by Andrew Plankenhorn and Ty Carpenter sealed North Medford’s 43-38 nonleague home victory over Lakeridge Friday night.

In his debut after being ineligible but still practicing during North’s 1-9 start to the season, senior Antonio Orozco contributed six points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.

“He gave us a lift on both ends of the floor, for sure,” said Black Tornado head coach Scott Plankenhorn. “He was rusty as rusty could be even though he had been practicing, but the energy level and the playmaking level just helped us with everything. He gave us a lot of stuff.”

Corban Young led the Black Tornado (2-9) with nine points and six rebounds, while Klug finished with eight points and Miguel Torres provided a lift off the bench with seven points.

After Jace Swygard was fouled on a driving shot off the glass with 1:15 to play, he was unable to connect for a three-point play and left the window open for North as the Pacers’ lead stood at 38-37.

The teams exchanged missed scoring opportunities on their ensuing possessions but the Tornado drew up a play that eventually saw Davis Carr break down the defense and then kick the ball out to a wide-open Klug, who delivered from beyond the arc.

“We had that play in our bag but we hadn’t run it in a long time,” said Plankenhorn. “We knew they were kind of jumping everything with Antonio so Andrew got it to Davis and then he made the extra one to Houston.”

Patrick Napierala scored 12 points for Lakeridge (6-5) but his 3-pointer from the corner missed the mark with 4.3 seconds to play.

LAKERIDGE (38): Faucher 0, N. Ghetie 5, D. Ghetie 6, Swygard 7, Gjesdal 0, O’Sullivan 0, Laff 2, Napierala 12, Holum 2, Bassaly 4. Totals: 17 1-4 38.

NORTH MEDFORD (43): Carpenter 4, Klug 8, Carr 5, Torres 7, Plankenhorn 4, Stewart 0, Curtis 0, Young 9, Orozco 6, Scott 0. Totals: 16-37 7-8 43.

Lakeridge109118— 38

North Medford1212910— 43

3-point goals — Lakeridge 3 (Swygard 1, Napierala 2), North Medford 4 (Klug 1, Carr 1, Torres 1, Plankenhorn 1).

JV result — North Medford 66, Lakeridge 51.

CRATER 61, SPRINGFIELD 44: At Springfield, Crater broke free in the Midwestern League opener with a 23-7 surge in the second quarter to notch its fourth straight victory.

Ty Dahlin scored 21 points to lead three Comets (10-3, 1-0 MWL) in double figures, with Ashton Acrey netting 12 points and Cody Dutkiewicz adding 10.

Isiah Navarrete scored 16 points to pace the Millers (2-7, 0-1).

CRATER (61): Idiart 8, Acrey 12, Higginson 2, Pham 0, Bittle 5, Dutkiewicz 10, Dahlin 21, Hopkins 0, Schwenk 0, Rucker 3. Totals: 19 (3) 14-19 61.

SPRINGFIELD (44): Navarrete 16, Johnson 4, Babbitt 4, Spencer 4, Fuller 5, Arellano 0, Kasperek 5, Trinka 4, Colter 2, Schifferdecker 0. Totals: 14 (4) 4-7 44.

Crater10231810— 61

Springfield871019— 44

3-point goals — Crater 3 (Idiart 2, Dahlin 1), Springfield 4 (Navarete 2, Fuller 1, Kasperek 1). Fouled out — Johnson.

NORTH EUGENE 74, EAGLE POINT 41: At Eugene, Eagle Point committed turnovers on its first six possessions and could never regain its energy level to fall short in its Midwestern League opener.

Hayden Weaver tallied 15 points and Peyton Pierce added seven for the Eagles (3-10, 0-1 MWL), who fell into a 17-4 hole after one quarter.

Elias McKinnis had 14 points and Ethan Sims notched 12 for North Eugene (5-7, 1-0).

EAGLE POINT (41): Jackson 2, Pierce 7, Livingston 0, Brionnes 2, Raber 6, Moreno 1, Cervantes 1, Weaver 15, Perezchica 3, Neyt 4. Totals: 24-43 17-24 41.

NORTH EUGENE (74): Afu 3, Banry 2, Duke 7, Kitzhaber 9, Sims 12, Gould 12, McKinnis 14, Spencer 8, Thompson 3, Olney 4. Totals: 27-58 12-21 74.

Eagle Point4111511— 41

North Eugene17241815— 74

3-point goals — Eagle Point 0-9, North Eugene 8 (Afu 1, Kitzhaber 1, Sims 2, McKinnis 2, Spencer 1, Thompson 1). Fouled out — Spencer.

COTTAGE GROVE 62, PHOENIX 61: At Klamath Falls, Phoenix came storming back in the fourth quarter but its rally fell short in the final moments of the opening round of the Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover at Klamath Union High School.

The Pirates (7-6) square off against Marshfield on Saturday in the final day of the round-robin event.

Phoenix trailed Cottage Grove, 53-35, heading into the fourth before the Pirates ramped up their intensity, outscoring the Lions 21-9.

Julius Bolstad and Dylan Harper poured in 12 points apiece for Phoenix, which also picked up eight points each from Vicente Ponce and Robin Trenbeath.

PHOENIX (61): Trenbeath 8, Je. Selden 5, Mooring 4, Ja. Selden 3, Ponce 8, Hernandez 4, Harper 12, Talbott 3, Decker 2, Bolstad 12. Totals: 24 5-9 61.

COTTAGE GROVE (62): E. Petersen 8, Leach 4, Crump 3, Murphy 19, Kishen 21, Menchaca 0, Hutchins 4, H. Petersen 2. Totals: 26 6-9 62.

Phoenix10151521— 61

Cottage Grove2112209— 62

3-point goals — Phoenix 7 (Trenbeath 1, Ja. Selden 1, Ponce 2, Talbott 1, Bolstad 2), Cottage Grove 3 (E. Petersen 2, Crump 1).

CASCADE CHRISTIAN 68, BROOKINGS-HARBOR 29: Austin Maruer and Drew Hall each finished with 18 points and Jaren Fronckowiak added 13 as top-ranked Cascade Christian stormed to its sixth straight victory with a dominant effort at home.

Maurer also pulled in 12 rebounds to go with four blocks and Hall doled out four assists with seven boards for the Challengers (8-2, 2-0 FWL).

Josh Serna scored eight of his team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter for the Bruins (0-8, 0-2).

BROOKINGS-HARBOR (29): Christensen 0, Harms 5, Pryor 0, Serna 14, Dietrich 6, Hendrix 4. Totals: 12 5-6 29.

CASCADE CHRISTIAN (68): Richardson 3, Fronckowiak 13, Anderson 5, Wallace 0, Hoffman 0, Hall 18, Farmer 2, P. Maurer 3, Westlake 0, Kleker 0, Brown 0, Bryant 6, A. Maurer 18. Totals: 26-51 11-14 68.

Brookings-Harbor76412— 29

Cascade Christian18191813— 68

3-point goals — Brookings-Harbor 0, Cascade Christian 5 (Richardson 1, Anderson 1, Hall 3).

ST. MARY’S 60, NORTH VALLEY 54: At Merlin, St. Mary’s snapped a three-game losing skid with a win in its Far West League opener.

The Crusaders improved to 2-8 overall and 1-0 in conference, while North Valley dropped to 4-7 and 1-1.