Crater hasn’t enjoyed the type of boys basketball season it was expecting when the season tipped off this past December, but that didn’t deter the Comets from making sure they made a big splash in their home finale Tuesday night.

With junior guard Julien Grant spurring Crater along, the Comets were able to seize control in the third quarter against Eagle Point and keep their Midwestern League rivals at an arm’s distance thereafter for a 72-59 victory in Central Point.

Grant knocked down six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 39 points to go with six rebounds for Crater (10-12, 4-6 MWL), which snapped a three-game losing streak in a season beset by illness and injuries.

It was the Comets’ eighth straight win over Eagle Point (8-14, 3-6).

Grant scored 16 points in the second quarter alone after dropping in four shots beyond the arc, then had nine points in each of the third and fourth quarters to stave off a comeback bid by the Eagles.

Elijah Bryant added 16 points after going 8-for-10 from the free-throw line to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals for Crater, while David Rodriguez had three rebounds and two steals and the Comets got five rebounds apiece from Ben Higginson and Jakobi Cole.

Connor Neyt had 15 of his 21 points in the first half to lead Eagle Point, which was seeking its first win over the Comets in three years.

Ricky Spangle added 14 points and Easton Raber scored 11 to lead Eagle Point, who last won over Crater on Jan. 25, 2022.

EAGLE POINT (59): Raber 11, Robinson 1, Cervantes 5, Moreno 2, Spangle 14, Neyt 21, Devry 3, Rund 2, Farquhar 0. Totals: 24 4-10 59.

CRATER (72): Rodriguez 5, Leland 0, Bryant 16, Smith 3, Higginson 4, Converse 0, Grant 39, Cole 5. Totals: 26 12-15 72.

Eagle Point 15 21 10 13 — 59

Crater 11 21 22 18 — 72

3-point goals — Eagle Point 7 (Raber 3, Spangle 2, Neyt 1, Devry 1), Crater 8 (Grant 6, Rodriguez 1, Smith 1).

SOUTH MEDFORD 85, ROSEBURG 55: Quinton Ritchie led three South Medford players in double-digit scoring with 15 points in 14 minutes during the Southwest Conference home triumph.

Ritchie also added four assists, while Cole Adee had 12 points, three rebounds and three assists and Jake VonStrahl added 10 points, three steals and three assists for the Panthers.

Isaac Tannaci and Jaqsen Spires added nine points apiece for South Medford, which broke the game open by outscoring Roseburg 27-13 in the first quarter and 42-25 in the second half.

Tannaci also contributed seven rebounds and five assists, Spires pulled in eight boards and Landon Dufour dished out eight assists.

ROSEBURG (55): Leeworthy 6, Fanugao 9, Scott 4, Palm 0, Frable 5, Bentea 24, Cantrell 2, Luther 4, Kemmerle 1. Totals: 19 9-15 55.

SOUTH MEDFORD (85): Hopkins 2, Tannaci 9, Adee 12, Dufour 7, Spires 9, Ritchie 15, Clevenger 2, Johnson 5, VonStrahl 10, Carson 3, Pacheco 7, Mitchell 4. Totals: 36 4-5 85.

Roseburg 13 17 14 11 — 55

South Medford 27 16 21 21 — 85

3-point goals — Roseburg 8 (Benteta 6, Fanugao 1, Frable 1), South Medford 9 (Adee 2, VonStrahl 2, Tannaci 1, Dufour 1, Ritchie 1, Johnson 1, Carson 1).

CASCADE CHRISTIAN 60, LAKEVIEW 29: Jaren Fronckowiak supplied 14 points, five assists and three steals as Cascade Christian locked up an outright Southern Oregon Conference title at home.

Cade Goldade provided 13 points, four steals and four rebounds and Brady Kleker had 10 points, six assists and five rebounds for the fourth-ranked Challengers (18-4, 9-0 SOC).

Hudson Gotzman added nine points, four rebounds and four assists and Taylor Snowden tallied eight points for Cascade, which opened a 34-17 lead by halftime over Lakeview (8-14, 5-5).

LAKEVIEW (29): Tacchini 10, Pa. Johnson 4, Lamas 0, Haskins 0, Maxwell 4, Po. Johnson 0, Finetti 2, Pedraza 2, Lasley 7. Totals: 11 5-7 29.

CASCADE CHRISTIAN (60): Fronckowiak 14, Kleker 10, Willard 3, Goldade 13, Snowden 8, Gotzman 9, Alvarez 2, Beamish 1, Murphy 0. Totals: 22 1-2 60.

Lakeview 8 9 4 8 — 29

Cascade Christian 16 18 11 15 — 60

3-point goals — Lakeview 2 (Tacchini 2), Cascade Christian 15 (Fronckowiak 4, Goldade 3, Gotzman 3, Kleker 2, Snowden 2, Willard 1).

ROGUE RIVER 58, ST. MARY’S 54: Rogue River rallied in the fourth quarter to score a Southern Oregon Conference upset, using a 19-11 closing run to earn its first league win and only second of the season.

Jake Stockman led the Chieftains (2-20, 1-8 SOC) with 16 points, while Dustin Morton added 12 points off the bench.

Nolan Hensman led four St. Mary’s players in double figures with 15 points, while C.J. Seggelink, Jax North and Tai Zimmerman each added 11 points.

The Crusaders (12-9, 6-3) led 43-39 entering the fourth quarter.

ROGUE RIVER (58): Morton 12, Mal. Scott 7, Murray 8, Stockman 16, Mas. Scott 6, Snow 7, Brown 0, Coronado 2.

ST. MARY’S (54): AJ Zimmerman 0, Anderson 4, Hensman 15, North 11, King 2, David 0, Patten 0, T. Zimmerman 11, Seggelink 11, Van Horn 0, Kiene 0, Primerano 0.

Rogue River 12 15 12 19 — 58

St. Mary’s 18 13 12 11 — 54