Let it be known to the rest of the teams in the 2B District 4 Tournament, the Raymond Seagulls are not a one-trick pony.

By applying significant pressure on defense and with four players scoring in double figures, the Seagulls opened district-tournament play with a 74-56 victory over Wahkiakum on Saturday in Raymond.

Raymond (13-5 overall) defeated the Mules (9-9) on the back of its pressure defense. The Seagulls recorded 16 steals in the game, leading to easy transition buckets.

Raymond led 15-11 after the first quarter and extended its lead to 40-26 at the half as Mules turnovers began to take a toll.

“The key to our win tonight was defense,” Raymond head coach Derek Rask said. “Our starters were fantastic defensively and their effort was just awesome tonight. They played a lot of minutes and never let up the entire game.”

Raymond had four players score in double figures, with senior Tre’ Seydel leading the way with a double-double (26 points, 13 rebounds).

Adrian Quintana (13 pts., 7 assists), Morgan Anderson (12 pts., 8 reb., 5 asst.) and Deleak Hubbard (11 pts., 5 asst.) also scored in double figures for the Seagulls.

Junior Skyler Hutson added nine points and senior Jaxson Freeman had five steals for a Raymond team that shot 44% from the field on 27-of-61 shooting, including 10-for-28 (36%) from 3-point range.

“I felt like our defense really fueled our offense,” Rask said. “We talked about controlling the pace of the game and I thought we did that as well.”

With the victory, Raymond advances to the quarterfinal round of the tournament and will face No. 2 Kalama at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Castle Rock High School.

Wahkiakum 11 15 12 18 — 56

Raymond 15 25 17 17 — 74

Scoring

Wahkiakum (56) — N/A

Raymond (74) — Seydel 26, Quintana 13, Anderson 12, Hubbard 11, Hutson 9, Freeman 3

Morton-White Pass 65, Ocosta 20

Ocosta fell behind from the start and never recovered in a 65-20 loss to Morton-White Pass in the first round of the 2B District 4 Tournament on Saturday in Morton.

Ocosta (6-13) managed just a single Kevin Agramon field goal in the first quarter en route to a 24 point deficit after the first eight minutes of the game.

Using its significant size advantage, MWP (14-5) controlled the paint and opened up a commanding 44-10 lead by halftime.

“Well, this game got out of hand pretty quickly,” Ocosta head coach Jason Quinby said. “MWP was clearly the bigger, faster and stronger team and made life hard for us. … To my kids’ credit, we played very physical and hung in there the best we could.”

Ocosta was led by Mark Lewis, who scored six points.

The Wildcats will face Toutle Lake in an elimination game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Black Hills High School.

Ocosta 2 8 3 7 — 20

MWP 26 18 13 8 — 65

Ocosta (20) — M. Lewis 6, K. Agramon 4, Figueroa 4, A. Agramon 3, T. Lewis 3, Huerta 2

MWP (65) — Hazen 14, Dotson 14, L. Collette 10, K. Collette 7, Salguglo 6, Cooper 6, Kelly 4, Dantinne 2, Aron 2

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PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond’s Kyra Gardner glides to the hoop for two of her game high 30 points in the Seagulls’ 78-24 victory over Toutle Lake in the opening round of the 2B District 4 Tournament on Saturday at Raymond High School.

Raymond 78, Toutle Lake 24

Fourth-ranked Raymond opened tournament play in grand fashion with a 78-24 victory over Toutle Lake on Friday in Raymond.

The Seagulls (15-1) played a complete game on both ends of the court with 10 players scoring in the contest and holding Toutle Lake (7-7) to 10 or fewer points in each quarter.

“The girls came out with great energy from the tip-off to the final buzzer. All 12 players that got in competed at a high level,” Raymond head coach Jason Koski said. “Really happy to see us move the ball better than we have, which resulted in getting others involved in the scoring column. Our girls did a great job taking care of the ball and limiting our turnovers.”

The Seagulls held a 23-10 lead after the first quarter and put the game away before halftime by routing the Ducks 19-2 in the second period.

Raymond all-state and Player of the Year candidate Kyra Gardner outscored the Ducks on her own, scoring 30 points on 12-of-17 (71%) shooting to go along with nine rebounds, seven steals and five assists.

Freshman Karsyn Freeman added 18 points while sophomore guard Kyndal Koski scored 10 points for a Raymond team that shot 53% (32-60) from the field.

Raymond will face No. 9 Rainier in a 2B District 4 quarterfinal matchup at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Montesano High School.

“Like I told the team after the game, the farther right you go in the district bracket the tougher the challenge becomes,” Coach Koski said. “So I’m excited for them to get that chance to compete at an ever higher level on Tuesday.”

Toutle Lake 10 2 5 7 — 24

Raymond 23 19 23 13 — 78

Toutle Lake (24) — Thayer 11, Grabenhorst 8, King 3, Lorenteen 2

Raymond (78) — Gardner 30, Freeman 18, Koski 10, Silvernail 6, Busenius 4, Williams 4, Swogger 2, Kongbouakhay 2, Enlow 1, Glazer 1

Rainier 71, South Bend 27

South Bend couldn’t keep up with Rainier in a 71-27 loss on Saturday at Rainier High School.

South Bend (4-12) fell behind 9-0 before Reece Williams hit 1-of-2 free throws to get South Bend on the scoreboard.

Rainier (14-5), ranked No. 9 in the state by the Associated Press, had four players score in double figures and began to pull away from South Bend after a 21-5 advantage in the second quarter.

“When they have three to four shooters that can shoot from everywhere they are hard to defend,” South Bend head coach Randy Carlson said. “Our girls were in their face and they still made their shots. We finally played four solid quarters and the coaching staff was very happy with the effort they gave.”

Raydynn Morley led South Bend with nine points.

South Bend made 11-of-47 (23%) shots from the field.

South Bend will face Toutle Lake in an elimination game at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Black Hills High School.

South Bend 7 5 10 5 — 27

Rainier 19 21 14 17 — 71

Scoring

South Bend (27) — R. Morley 9, Capps 6, Jewell 4, Williams 3, Johnson 2, Jerles 2, Estle 1

Rainier (71) — Beckman 18, Boesch 15, Holmes 12, Swenson 11

MARK FRAIDENBURG | THE CHRONICLE North Beach defender Mady Eang (22) smothers an Adna player during the Hyaks’ district-opening loss to the Pirates on Saturday in Adna.

Adna 69, North Beach 29

North Beach coulnd’t hold back a surging Adna offense in a 69-29 loss in the first round of the 2B District 4 Tournament on Saturday in Adna.

North Beach (5-9) managed just 12 points in the first half as Central League champion Adna (15-6) was hot from the start, scoring 41 points in the first half to put the Hyaks in a 29 point deficit at halftime.

Tenth-ranked Adna shot 41% from the field and had 19 steals against North Beach.

The Hyaks face Toledo in an elimination game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Rochester High School.

North Beach 5 7 12 5 — 29

Adna 16 25 18 10 — 69

Scoring

North Beach (29) — N/A

Adna (69) — K. Von Moos 22, B. Loose 14, Wellander 10, Guard 9, Todd 4, Hallom 4, Chapman 4, White 2