Hoquiam lost in overtime while Elma defeated North Beach as we review Tuesday’s prep basketball games on the Harbor.
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Black Hills 70, Hoquiam 59
A win slipped through Hoquiam’s proverbial grip with a 70-59 overtime loss to Black Hills on Tuesday in Tumwater.
The Grizzlies (3-2 overall) led by as much as nine points in the second quarter and rallied to take a 3-point lead with 30 seconds to play in the game.
Wolves sharpshooter Tyler Venable buried a three to tie the game at 57-57 and a Grizzlies attempt at the buzzer failed, sending the game into overtime.
The extra period belonged to Black Hills (5-0), specifically Venable. The Wolves guard hit a pair of threes and scored eight of her team’s 13 points in the extra period as Hoquiam went cold, scoring a lone field goal by junior post Sydney Gordon in overtime.
Hoquiam had four players score in double figures led by guard Lexi LaBounty with 16 points.
Gordon (14 points, 8 rebounds), guard Katlyn Brodhead (13 pts., 5 assists) and forward Aaliyah Kennedy (10 pts., 18 reb.) also scored in double figures for the Grizzlies.
Hoquiam went 23 of 63 from the field (36.5%) and outrebounded Black Hills 38-36. But 30 turnovers proved costly for the Grizzlies, according to head coach Chad Allan.
“Our young club is making mistakes and learning from them. Thirty turnovers directly led to spotting Black Hills 20 points,” he said. “Many good things happened as well. We are still trying to learn to not beat ourselves before the opponents can even be a factor. We will get there.”
Hoquiam hosts Shelton at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Hoquiam 11 14 18 14 2 – 59
Black Hills 9 19 18 11 13 – 70
Scoring: Hoquiam – LaBounty 16, Gordon 14, Brodhead 13, Kennedy 10, Caoeman 4, Stewart 2. BH – Venable 30, Buchanan 15, K. McMahon 13, Johnson 8, O’Reilly 4.
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Mary M. Knight 62, Ocosta 37
Playing for the second time in consecutive nights caught up with Ocosta in a 62-37 loss to Mary M. Knight on Tuesday at Mary M. Knight High School.
The Lady Wildcats (1-3) fell behind 23-2 after one quarter and never caught up, trailing 38-13 by halftime and 51-21 by the end of the third period.
Sophomore Peyten Morris was the only Lady Wildcat in double figures with 13 points to go along with two rebounds and two assists.
Gabby Ness and Elly Mirante had eight points apiece for Ocosta, which shot 11 for 43 from the floor (26%) and had 17 turnovers as a team.
Ocosta hosts Taholah at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Ocosta 2 11 8 16 – 37
MMK 23 15 13 11 – 62
Scoring: Ocosta – Morris 13, Ness 8, Mirante 8, Wolfley 4, Baldwin 4.
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Morton-White Pass 50, Willapa Valley 34
After a good start, Willapa Valley’s offense never got back on track in a 50-34 loss to Morton-White Pass on Tuesday in Morton.
The Vikings (2-3) led 14-11 after one quarter but managed just 20 points over the final three periods to suffer the loss.
MWP (3-2) went on an 11-o run in the second quarter to take a 24-20 lead into halftime.
“We started the game off strong and ended the first quarter strong,” Valley head coach Dawn Keeton said. “We were only down by four at the half, but we just couldn’t get back to where we started. (MWP) hustled and we struggled to get our offense going against some good defense. … We got some good looks in the paint, we just couldn’t finish.”
Junior guard Kylee Fluke led Valley with 13 points while freshman Tylar Keeton and junior forward Rilyn Channell had nine points apiece for the Vikings.
Channell added a team-best 15 rebounds to her stat line.
Valley takes on Naselle in a 1B Coastal League matchup at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in Menlo.
Willapa Valley 14 6 10 4 – 34
MWP 11 13 16 10 – 50
Scoring: WV – Fluke 13, Channell 9, Keeton 9, Matlock 3.
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Other games
Aberdeen 45, Rochester 25
Taholah 64, Lake Quinault 36
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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Elma 61, North Beach 37
Elma got back in the win column with a 61-37 victory over North Beach on Tuesday at North Beach High School.
The Eagles (4-1) scored 14 points in each of the first two quarters to lead 28-18 at halftime.
Led by senior guard Traden Carter, the Eagles pulled away from the Hyaks (1-4) in the second half to earn the win.
“Traden Carter carried us in the second half,” Elma head coach Matt Ferrier said. “He did a great job shouldering the load.”
Carter finished with a team-high 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field (38%) and had six rebounds.
Senior Luke Schneider added 11 points and was tied with Matthew Wood for the team high in rebounds with seven.
Tanner Moe and Isaac McGaffey had eight points each, the latter leaving the game early after turning an ankle.
Elma shot 41% on 24 of 58 from the field and took just nine 3-pointers, making two of them.
The Eagles went 11 of 24 (46%) from the charity stripe had 44 rebounds – 23 on the offensive glass – and committed 13 turnovers.
“It was an ugly win for us,” Ferrier said. “Great to get back into the win column, but we left the beach knowing we are in a funk. North Beach did a great job making us work for it. Thought their energy was top notch and it took us a while to match it. … There’s a good basketball hidden in there, we are just a few steps away from finding it.”
Elma plays at the Seaside Tournament starting Thursday in Seaside, Oregon.
Elma 14 14 18 15 – 61
North Beach 6 12 9 10 – 37
Scoring: Elma – Carter 14, Schneider 11, Moe 8, McGaffey 8, Phan 6, Myer 5, Wood 4, Flores 3, Olson 2.
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Other games
Tenino 61, Ocosta 50 (OT)
Ocosta 75, Lake Quinault 12
