History of the Program
Casey Campbell/Corvallis Gazette-Times Philomath High girls basketball coach Amy Leonard laughs with her team during drills at practice. (11/30/05)
Coach Amy Leonard, 2005—present
Andy Cripe/Gazette-Times Terry Thomas always surrounded himself with good people while coaching the Philomath High girls basketball team. (6/9/05)
Coach Terry Thomas, 1993—2005 (12 Seasons, 244-80 overall record)
Game Details By Year
Games We'll Never Forget
Andy Cripe/Gazette-Times The Philomath High girls' basketball team celebrates near mid-court after upsetting second-ranked Tillamook 52-50 Thursday night. Philomath girls stuns Tillamook, March 10, 2005
Warriors prove to all they belong, March 13, 2005
Girls Basketball in the News
Transition to the top (Amy Leonard steps up and takes the position of Philomath’s head coach), November 29, 2005
Philomath's Terry Thomas strong until the very end, June 8, 2005
Hanging up his whistle (Terry Thomas leaves the Philomath girls program after 12 years), March 20, 2005
Alumni Watch
PHS graduate Jenneca Crocker has played in nine of Northwest Christian University's 10 women's basketball games this season. A sophomore, Crocker is averaging 2.5 points a game and has started once for the 6-4 Beacons. (Gazette-Times, 12/5/2007)
Northwest Christian reserve guard Jenneca Crocker buried three straight 3-pointers to spark a 17-6 run as the Beacons earned a 60-50 victory over Concordia last Saturday. Crocker, a sophomore, finished with nine points and five rebounds — two offensive — in nine minutes. The 2006 Philomath High graduate averages 3.2 points and 2.3 rebounds while playing 12.3 minutes a game for the 12-10 Beacons. (Gazette-Times, 1-31-08)
PHS graduate Bethany Howard played soccer for two seasons at Northwest Christian University and in 2008 made the switch to cross country.
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Memory Lane
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Andy Cripe/Corvallis Gazette-Times (3/11/06) Members of the Philomath High girls basketball team wait to receive their second-place medals after losing to Burns 49-33 in the 3A championship game Saturday night at Gill Coliseum.
Andy Cripe/Corvallis Gazette-Times (3/10/06) Members of the Philomath High girls basketball team celebrate their 51-48 semifinal victory over Douglas on Friday night at Gill Coliseum. The Warriors will play Burns tonight in search of their first title since 2000.
Casey Campbell/Corvallis Gazette-Times (3/6/06) Philomath’s Jenneca Crocker follows through on a shot against Toledo.
Andy Cripe/Corvallis Gazette-Times (3/3/06) Philomath’s Bethany Howard splits Wilsonville defenders Carly Towne, left, and Tasha Joy.
Andy Cripe/Gazette-Times (3/13/05) Philomath High freshman Rylee Peterson weaves between Tillamook defenders Becky Welch, left, and Kim Kittell during last Thursday's thrilling victory over the Cheesemakers in the quarterfinals of the 3A girls basketball tournament.
