Grizzlies 63, Rockets 52

Dry from the perimeter, Hoquiam got its offensive flow going in the paint and passing around the key to dominate Castle Rock in this non-league contest at Hoquiam Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Grizzlies, who were 0-for-12 from behind the 3-point arc, led by as many as 22 in the second half and held a 17-point lead through most of it before emptying the bench in the final two minutes of the contest.

Jace Varner led all scorers with 23 points and 14 rebounds for Hoquiam (3-2 overall), with Jack Adams II adding 11 and Victor James 10 points.

“The score doesn’t indicate it, but we were in control throughout,” HHS head coach Curtis Eccles said. “Jace had a very good game, shot the ball well inside. Collectively, we didn’t shoot well. We missed a lot of easy shots. It was similar to the Black Hills game, except we went 0-for-4 from behind the 3-point line, not 1-for-13. They adjusted at halftime and they’re learning.”

On Friday, Hoquiam will stay home to greet Class 2A Tumwater.

Castle Rock 6 13 9 24 — 52 Hoquiam 14 20 13 16 — 63

Castle Rock (52) — Desarno 22, Edwards 14, Golden 7, King 5, Holburn 4, Patching, Belcher, Jensen. FG — 17-41 (.415). FT — 11-16.

Hoquiam (63) — Varner 23, Adams III 11, James 10, Nash 6, Spradlin 4, Espedal 2, Eccles 2, Folkers, Dayton 2, Mazariegos, Rivera. FG — 25-58 (.431). FT — 13-18.

JV — Hoquiam 62, Castle Rock 14.

Bobcats 56, Spartans 50

Aberdeen’s press defense and some clutch 3-point shooting helped the Bobcats defeat Forks in a non-league game at Sam Benn Gym on Tuesday.

With the Bobcats trailing by seven after one quarter, Aberdeen (1-4) employed a man-to-man, full-court press in the second quarter and took control of the contest. The Bobcats forced turnovers from the Spartans and turned those turnovers into points on the other end. Aberdeen point guard Ben Dublanko hit three 3-pointers and put up 13 points of his game-high 22 points in the second quarter as the Bobcats racked up 24 points to take a 7-point lead into halftime and never look back.

“It was a very slow-paced game in the first quarter, but in the second quarter we put on some man-to-man, full-court pressure and forced them into some turnovers and got some easy buckets,” Aberdeen coach Mark Buckman said. “We bothered them with our pressure in the third quarter and kept making our shots.”

Buckman cited Dublanko for his shooting and Victor Gomez for a strong overall game. Gomez finished with nine points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Braden Castleberry-Taylor ended the night with 12 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats.

Aberdeen hosts Bethel on Saturday.

Forks 13 10 16 11 — 50 Aberdeen 6 24 21 5 — 56

Forks (50) — Johnson 2, Schumack 10, Ramsey, Baysinger 4, Tejano, Baar, Browning 13, Prose 2, Adams 19, Flores, Archibald. FT — 11-15.

Aberdeen (56) — Roiko 8, Coburn, Dublanko 22, Troy 2, Collett 3, Gomez 9, Castleberry-Taylor 12. FT — 4-9.

JV — Aberdeen 84, Forks 30. Aberdeen’s Jeshua Manwell 22 points.

Eagles 57, Warriors 42

ROCHESTER — Shooting 51 percent from the field, well-balanced Elma downed Rochester in a non-league contest Tuesday night at Rochester.

Five Eagles scored at least eight points in this one. A.J. Brown tallied a team-high 15 points, followed by Trace Thompson with 12 and Sohtye Tep with 10 points.

Elma (2-3) led by only four at the half before pulling away.

“We did a much better job being patient and more decisive with the ball,” Elma coach Marvin Prince said. “Every day is a chance to improve and we showed improvement in the second half.”

Thompson and A.J. Brown grabbed nine rebounds apiece. Prince also cited Levi Spalding for his reserve play.

The Eagles will make their annual appearance in the Seaside Invitational on Thursday, opening against Madras, Ore., at 5:30 p.m.

Elma 17 11 13 16 — 57 Rochester 13 11 7 11 — 42

Elma (57) — A.J. Brown 15, Thompson 12, Tep 10, Vollan 9, Avery Brown 8, Spalding 3, Horton, Peterson. FG — 22-43 (.512). FT — 8-12.

Rochester (42) — Lollar 12, Goldrick 9, Erickson 7, Robinson 6, (name not reported) 4, Cabrera 2, Valley 2, Worden, Rigsbee. FG — 17-47 (.362). FT — 4-8.

Vikings 62, Navigators 51

MENLO — Led by a 21-point effort from Matt Pearson and 19 points added by Ryon Ashley, Willapa Valley defeated Northwest Christian in a Pacific 2B League game on Tuesday.

The Vikings (1-2) jumped out to an 11-point lead after one quarter and held on late for a victory.

“For a young team, we played a great game,” Valley coach Jay Pearson said. “I thought we played extremely well in the first half, but we are very young team and we need to learn to finish. We didn’t come out with lot of energy in the second half. We did, however, get a lot of experience because it was a physical game.”

Jay Pearson cited Matt Pearson, Ashley and Leonel Ruelas. Pearson finished with six rebounds and five assists to go with his double figures, while Ashley added five rebounds and Ruelas pulled down 12 boards to go with six points.

Valley travels to South Bend on Friday.

NWC 4 16 11 20 — 51 Valley 15 18 13 16 — 62

Northwest Christian (51) — Fox 5, Kosierowski, Sinclair 7, Dominguez 19, Phillips 15, Gwinn 2, Cook 1, McNair 2. FG — 19-65 (.292). FT — 11-17.

Willapa Valley (62) — M. Pearson 21, Oblad 8, Ashley 19, Flemetis 6, Roonsburg, Ruelas 6, Hamilton 2. FG — 23-42 (.548). FT — 11-24.

JV — Willap Valley won

C-squad — Willapa Valley won.

Fishermen 56, Gulls 53

RAYMOND — Ilwaco used outstanding foul shooting to withstand a late Raymond rally in a Pacific League game Tuesday at Raymond.

Kason Koski scored 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the Gulls trimmed a 12-point deficit to two in the late going. But Ilwaco, 19-of-23 from the foul line for the contest, never surrendered the lead.

“Credit Ilwaco, they put a lot of pressure on us in the first half and took us out of every aspect of our game,” Raymond coach Derek Rask said. “(In the fourth quarter), we put ourselves in position to win the game. We came up a couple of plays short.”

Luke Hamilton garnered seven rebounds for the Gulls (3-1).

Raymond travels to NWC on Friday.

Ilwaco 16 15 14 11 — 56 Raymond 14 9 10 20 — 53

Ilwaco (56) — Tapio 13, Woods 8, Kaino 17, T.E. Ramsey 3, Mendoza 2, Bannister 4, Glenn 3, Tynkila 6. FG — 16-51 (.314). FT — 19-23.

Raymond (53) — Phansisay 6, Koski 23, Anderson 9, Hubbard 2, Sida 1, Souvannavanh 6, Hamilton 6, Collins. FG — 16-44 (.364). FT — 17-26.

JV — Ilwaco 68, Raymond 61, OT.

Elks 54, Loggers 29

AMANDA PARK — Murray Cottrell and Anthony Ramirez attained double-doubles as Lake Quinault pulled away from Wishkah in a Coastal League opener on Tuesday at Amanda Park.

Cottrell had 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Ramirez had 12 points and 11 boards.

Playing a 2-3 zone and coming up with several steals, the Elks outscored the Loggers 26-7 in the middle two quarters.

Anthony DeMarco had nine assists for the Elks (1-0, 1-2).

Will Fultz scored 12 points and Marty Fultz 11 for the Loggers (0-1, 0-3).

On Friday, Lake Quinault visits Oakville and Wishkah journeys to North River.

Wishkah 10 4 3 12 — 29 Lake Quinault 11 14 12 17 — 54

Wishkah (29)— M. Fultz 11, W. Fultz 12, Palmgren, Fenton 2, Brenamuer 4, Baltzell, Wilber. FG — 13-53 (.245). FT — 1-4.

Lake Quinault (54) — Neeland 3, Sellers 4, Espinoza, Cottrell 15, Cardenas, DeLaCruz 10, DeMarco 8, J. Ramirez 2, A. Ramirez 12, Escobar. FG — 23-61 (.377). FT — 4-7.

Warriors 81, Indians 48

PUYALLUP — Scoring 20 points in each of the first three quarters, Chief Leschi ran past South Bend in a Pacific League game Tuesday at Puyallup.

“They shot well and got a lot of transition points,” South Bend coach Manuel Rangel said of the Warriors.

Drew Rose topped South Bend (0-4, 0-5) with 17 points and six rebounds. Juan Bucio had 15 points and also grabbed six rebounds. Jack Graves led Tribe rebounders with eight.

The Indians host Willapa Valley on Friday.

South Bend 10 8 15 15 — 48 C. Leschi 22 20 22 17 — 81

South Bend (48) — Sanchez 3, Bucio 15, Strozyk 2, Stamos, Mora 4, Rose 17, Graves 7. FG — n/a. FT — 8-16.

Last names of Chief Leschi players not reported.

Acorns 68, Owls 51

OAKVILLE — Oakville’s Devin Boyd scored 30 points to lead the Acorns past Mark M. Knight in a Coastal 1B League game on Tuesday.

The Acorns (2-1, 1-0) racked up 22 points in the first quarter to jump out to a 15-point lead and roll to victory.

Zach Thompson scored 19 points to lead the Owls.

Oakville travels to Auburn to take on Muckleshoot Tribal on Thursday.

MMK 7 15 13 16 — 51 Oakville 22 11 22 13 — 68

Mary M. Knight (51) — Thompson 19, Fries 16, Shaw 10, Narrance 4, Bundy 2.

Oakville (68) — D. Boyd 30, Youckton 18, Eicherberger 7, N. Boyd 6, Holloway 5, Keller 2.