Montesano and Raymond-South Bend girls basketball teams picked up wins as we review recent prep sports on the Harbor.
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Montesano 57, Tumwater 46
Montesano won its second game of the season with a 57-46 victory over Tumwater on Thursday at Montesano High School.
The Bulldogs (2-2 overall) jumped out to a six-point halftime lead after playing an energized first half but saw their lead cut down to just one point in the fourth quarter.
“We got off to a pretty good start,” Monte head coach Mark Mansfield said. “In the third quarter, we didn’t come out with as much energy, but turned it back on in the fourth quarter.”
The Bulldogs, which converted just 4-of-12 free throws in the first half (33%), went 17 of 21 (81%) from the line in the second half, including late in the game to extended the lead to 11 points.
“We did a nice job of shooting free throws at the end to put game away,” Mansfield said. “I’m really proud of the effort and the way we picked up the energy in the fourth quarter to pull away from them.”
Junior forward Jillie Dalan scored 23 points while senior Ava Schrader had double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds for Montesano.
Point guard Tieander Olson scored nine points, grabbed five rebounds and had a team-high eight assists for the Bulldogs.
PHOTO BY HAILEY BLANCAS Montesano point guard Tieander Olson calls out a play during a 57-46 victory over Tumwater on Thursday in Montesano.
Montesano went 17 of 53 from the field (32.1%) in the game.
The Bulldogs host Adna in a non-league matchup scheduled for 6:45 p.m. on Monday in Montesano.
Tumwater 9 10 11 16 – 46
Montesano 10 15 9 21 – 57
Scoring: Montesano – Dalan 23, Schrader 13, Olson 9, Jones 5, Forster 3, Wintrip 2.
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Raymond-South Bend 67, Naselle 49
Raymond-South Bend dominated from start to finish en route to a 67-49 win over Naselle on Thursday at Naselle High School.
The Ravens (3-1) started the game on a 14-2 run leading to a commanding 21-point lead after one quarter of play.
But nine fouls in the second quarter led to five RSB players with two fouls each, allowing the Comets (3-1) to trim the Ravens’ lead to 39-26 by halftime.
“The foul gods started taking over our brains,” Ravens head coach Jason Koski said.
RSB responded by ballooning the lead to as much as 24 points in the second half and never allowing Naselle to get within 12 en route to the resounding victory, the third in a row for the Ravens.
“Credit to our kids’ resiliency during adversity,” said Coach Koski, adding his team still needs to work on some things. “We will need to play more disciplined on the defensive end if we want to reach our potential.”
Junior post Ava Baugher and sophomore guard Avalyn Stigall led RSB with 15 points apiece.
Baugher also had 12 rebounds – nine on the offensive glass – and four assists in the game.
Ravens junior post Ava Pine-Isaksen had a double-double with 14 points and a team-high 14 rebounds and point guard Megan Kongbouakhay had 12 points to go along with eight assists and five steals.
Naselle had 20 turnovers to 13 for RSB.
The Ravens host Toutle Lake at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at South Bend High School.
RSB 30 9 16 12 – 67
Naselle 9 17 12 11 – 49
Scoring: RSB – Baugher 15, Stigall 15, Pine-Isaksen 14, Kongbouakhay 12, Morley 6, Koski 5. Naselle – Davis 13, Dunagan 12, Katyrynick 10, Rose 6, Johnson 4, Helvey 2, Knight 2.
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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Forks 59, Aberdeen 51
It was a tale of two halves in Aberdeen’s 59-51 loss to Forks on Wednesday at Forks High School.
The Bobcats (0-2) led 35-28 at the half, paced by a 23-point first quarter.
But Aberdeen failed to break double digits in each of the final two quarters, leading to the eight-point loss.
Aberdeen was led by junior guard Jhacob Quezada, who had 20 points on 7-of-19 shooting (36.8%).
Cats junior guard Ryker Scott had a double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and six steals.
Aberdeen went 19 for 60 (31.6%) from the field, including 9 of 30 (30%) from beyond the arc.
Aberdeen hosts Rochester at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Aberdeen 23 12 9 7 – 51
Forks 14 14 16 15 – 59
Scoring: Aberdeen – Quezada 20, Scott 13, Garcia 8, Jones 5, Howard 4, Martin 1.
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Other games
Taholah 79, Clallam Bay 45
BOYS PREP SWIMMING
Kelso 90, Aberdeen 81
Despite winning the majority of events, Aberdeen fell to Kelso 90-81 on Wednesday at the Grays Harbor YMCA in Hoquiam.
The Bobcats won seven of the meet’s 12 events, but Kelso’s depth proved to be the deciding factor in the meet.
The “best race” of the contest, according to Aberdeen head coach Rob Burns, was in the 50-yard freestyle, where the top three placers touched the wall within 0.05 of each other.
Kelso’s Justin Tran won the race with a time of 27.14 with Aberdeen’s Cole Nylander (27.15) and Denny Linker (27.19) placing second and third, respectively.
“First home meet of the season and everyone performed great,” Aberdeen head coach Rob Burns said. “The 50 free was wafer-thin and a great race for all three. Overall, this was a great early-season meet that gives the guys confidence to improve and compete.”
Aberdeen competes at the Mark Morris Sprint Pentathlon on Saturday.
Results (Aberdeen top three)
200-yard medley relay: 1, Aberdeen (Jacob Hallak, Cole Nylander, Zeke Olson, Denny Linker), 1:53.66.
200 freestyle: 2, Tyson Powell, 2:27.23.
200 individual medley: 1, Hallak, 2:28.30.
50 freestyle: 2, Nylander, 27.15. 3, Linker, 27.19.
1-meter dive: 1, Micah Schroeder, 185.35. 2, Olson, 152.15.
100 butterfly: 1, Olson, 1:02.66.
100 freestyle: 3, Cooper Gill, 1:04.11.
500 freestyle: 2, Powell, 6:47.90.
200 freestyle relay: 1, Aberdeen (Olson, Nylander, Linker, Hallak), 1:45.83.
100 backstroke: 1, Hallak, 1:06.74. 2, Linker, 1:10.56.
100 breaststroke: 1, Nylander, 1:10.78.
400 freestyle relay: 2, Aberdeen (Isaac Armenta, Powell, Emmett Johnson, Gill), 5:03.15.
