BOYS BASKETBALL
Bobcats 49, Warriors 39
ROCHESTER — Aberdeen’s boys used a fourth-quarter surge to capture their first league win, over Rochester, on Thursday night.
The Bobcats (1-3, 3-10) spent most of the game protecting a slim lead but head coach Mark Buckman said his team did well once they adjusted to Rochester’s zone defense.
“We started off slow and their 3-2 zone gave us trouble and made us more tentative than we normally are,” he said. “We came to life in the fourth quarter. We knew it was going to be a close game with two teams trying to get a league win.”
Ben Dublanko scored 22 points, while Javier Bojorge put up 18 points and added three assists and three steals for Aberdeen. Jeshua Manwell also had 12 rebounds and three steals.
The Bobcats host Centralia on Wednesday.
Aberdeen 12 11 7 18 — 49
Rochester 10 9 10 10 — 39
Aberdeen (49) — Manwell 6, Barragan, Bojorge 18, Dublanko 22, Coburn 2, Pisani, Shale 4, Elrod, Timmons. FG — 21-49 (.428). FT — 1-7.
Rochester (39) — Hansen, Erikson, Robinson 4, Erickson 4, McCarthy, Lollar 15, Goldrick 15, Summer 1, Smith, Summer 1. FG — n/a. FT — n/a.
JV — Aberdeen 49, Rochester 34.
C squad — Aberdeen 54, Rochester 21. Angel Gomez 11 points for Aberdeen.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Eagles 55, Beavers 25
TENINO — Limiting Tenino to two points in the opening quarter, Elma thumped Tenino in an Evergreen 1A League game Thursday at Tenino.
The Eagles led 27-7 at the half. Tenino had only five field goals for the game.
“We came out and jumped out early,” Elma coach Lisa Johnson noted. “We took care of business.”
As is their habit, the Eagles (3-1, 15-1) featured a balanced scoring attack. Quin Mikel led the way with 14 points. Molly Johnston added 12 points and Jalyn Sackrider had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Kayli Johnson dished out five assists for Elma.
The Eagles will be idle until hosting Forks on Jan. 19.
Elma 15 12 16 12 — 55
Tenino 2 5 8 10 — 25
Elma (55) — Sackrider 11, Bieker, Burgher 2, Sutherby 6, Olson, Bol 2, Johnson, Mikel 14, Rambo 8. FG — 22-64 (.344). FT — 11-15.
Tenino (25) — Letts 2, Mathis 12, Schrow 8, Collins, Bertsch 3, Craig. FG — 5-39 (.128). FT — 15-17.
Hyaks 48, Warriors 21
PUYALLUP — North Beach registered a road victory at Chief Leschi in Pacific 2B League competition Thursday.
Details were not reported. The Hyaks (3-7, 4-9) host Willapa Valley on Saturday.
Fishermen 75, Wildcats 29
WESTPORT— League-leading Ilwaco was just too much to handle Thursday night in a decisive win over Ocosta in Pacific 2B League play.
Ilwaco (11-0, 14-1) got double-digit scoring from three of its players. —
Ocosta (6-5, 9-6) had a decent scoring output in the first quarter but the shooting fell off dramatically after that. The Fishermen pulled away and pushed the game into a running clock in the second half.
Kjirstin Hopfer scored 11 points for the Wildcats.
Ocosta head coach Jason Barnum gave credit to Ilwaco for its play.
“Ilwaco was very disciplined on defense,” he said. “They’ll be a team to watch this year.”
The Wildcats (6-4, 9-4) are home against South Bend on Tuesday.
Ilwaco (75) — Bannister 21, Glenn 10, Thomas 2, Kaech 18, Sheldon 2, Jacobson 20. FG — 29-44 (.659). FT — 12-21.
Ocosta (29) — Martin 3, Denny 2, Hopfer 11, Barnum 3, Raffelson 8, Poirier 1. FG— 11-37 (.297). FT— 4-10.
WRESTLING
Tigers 53, Bulldogs 23
MONTESANO — A young, undermanned Montesano wrestling team struggled against tough competition in its 53-23 home loss to Class 2A Centralia on Thursday.
Montesano wrestled without two of its seniors, with Tony Williams at 145 and Carson Klinger at 160 pounds both sidelined with injuries.
There were some bright spots for the Bulldogs. Andy Fry got the night off to a good start with a pin in under a minute to get the win over Jacob Reyna.
Brent Hollatz also was dominant in his 14-1 win over Jesse Weeks, as was Kai Olson in a technical fall victory. Tanner Rossmaier scored the other Bulldog pin.
Monte head coach Jeff Klinger said this was a good learning experience for his team.
“We’re building for the future but we have some kids who can compete right now,” he said. “Centralia is a good team and they’ll be a team to watch at the state tournament. They were the better team tonight but we’ll continue to work. We have a lot of sophomores and freshmen in the starting line up.”
The Bulldogs will compete in Rainier’s Sgt. Norton tourney on Saturday.
106 – Andy Fry (M) pinned Jacob Reyna. 113 – Juan Gasper (C) pinned Copper Johansson, 1:05. 126 – Devyvi Gasper dec. Maleki Osbekoff, 19-9. 120 – Peter Harris (C) dec. Ty Ekerson, 19-9. 132 – Mykka McAlister (C) won forfeit. 145 – Justin Lake (C) dec. Jordan King, 5-1.
152 – Brent Hollatz (M) dec. Jesse Weeks, 14-1 160 – Caleb Hylton (M) dec. Mason Lutz, 10-2. 170 – Kai Olson (M) tech. fall over Tristian Dickey, 20-2. 182 – Tanner Rossmaier (M) pinned Sawyer Vogel, 3:21. 195 – Aaron Adamo (C) pinned Auggie Arreguin, 3:21. 220 – Isaias Almonte (C) won forfeit. 285 — Manuel Aguilar (C) won forfeit.
GIRLS BOWLING
Wolves 5, Bobcats 0
Black Hills spoiled Aberdeen’s Senior Night on Thursday at Rainier Lanes.
After dropping the first two games, the Bobcats made it competitive the first Baker game, but ultimately fell 176-150.
Black Hills won the second baker game handily and ended up winning total pins, 1913-1502.
Despite the loss Iliana Mercado-George bowled a personal-best of 176 and led the Bobcats with 278 total pins.
“We started out slowly but regained our composure for the second game. Black Hills is the league champion and it showed today on the lanes,” Aberdeen coach David Bruncke said.
Aberdeen seniors Hali Siders, Jessica Vaughn, Bailee Green and Sydni Tingwall were all recognized for their contributions to the team.
Two-game totals:
Black Hills — Kenzi Nutter 293, Maranda Hall 247, Valerie Noble 341, Grace Gibbs 342, Elsa Veria-Means 352.
Aberdeen — Kaitlyn Martin 237, Iliana Mercado-George 278, Bailee Green 233, Sydni Tingwall 242, Meghan Howell 270.
