Hoquiam beats its second-straight Twin Harbors opponent in as many nights as we review Tuesday’s prep hoops games.

~~~

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Hoquiam 49, Elma 27

Hoquiam got off to a great start en route to a 49-27 win over Elma on Tuesday at Elma High School, the Grizzlies’ second-consecutive win over a Twin Harbors opponent in two days.

Hoquiam (9-6 overall, 2-1 1A Evergreen) jumped out to a 24-7 first-quarter lead thanks to hot-shooting senior guard Katlyn Brodhead’s 11 points – including three 3-pointers in the span of one minute – and 10 points combined from post players Sydney Gordon (4 points) and Aaliyah Kennedy (6 points).

PHOTO BY MIKE ROBERTS Hoquiam’s Katlyn Brodhead (13) drives to the basket while Elma’s Olivia Moore (33) and Emily Escoffon defend during the Grizzlies’ 49-27 win on Tuesday in Elma.

The two teams combined to score just 10 total points in the second quarter before Hoquiam increased its lead to 44-21 entering the final period of play, mostly due to 6-of-10 free-throw shooting in the third frame.

”We had a great first quarter and a solid third quarter,” Hoquiam head coach Chad Allan said. “We have to find solutions for these other single-digit quarters to stay consistent.”

Brodhead and Kennedy finished with 14 points apiece to lead Hoquiam with Kennedy adding 10 rebounds to record a double-double.

Gordon added nine points and 10 boards for the Grizzlies, which shot 17 of 41 as a team (41%) and outrebounded Elma 42-20.

The Eagles (3-7, 2-1) were led by Keke Bol with nine points while Mikayla Roberts scored eight points for Elma.

PHOTO BY MIKE ROBERTS Elma’s Keke Bol (10) puts up a jump shot while Hoquiam’s Sydney Gordon defends during the Grizzlies’ 49-27 win on Tuesday at Elma High School.

Hoquiam hosts Rochester at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.

Elma faces Montesano at 7 p.m. Thursday at Elma High School.

Hoquiam 24 6 14 5 – 49

Elma 7 4 7 9 – 27

Scoring: Hoquiam – Brodhead 14, Kennedy 14, Gordon 9, LaBounty 6, Capoeman 5, Burtenshaw 1. Elma – Bol 9, Roberts 8, Escoffon 4, Guzman 3, Moore 3.

~~~

PHOTO BY HAILEY BLANCAS Montesano’s Regan Wintrip (25) looks for room against Napavine’s Jessie McCoy during the Bulldogs’ 65-46 loss on Tuesday at Montesano High School.

Napavine 65, Montesano 46

Montesano saw Napavine pull away in the second half of a 65-46 loss on Tuesday at Montesano High School.

Monte (9-5) was well within striking distance of the Tigers (9-3), trailing 32-26 at halftime.

But Napavine hit five 3-pointers in the third quarter to outscore Monte 23-8, extending its lead to 21 points by the start of the fourth period.

“We struggled a bit offensively in the third quarter,” Montesano head coach Mark Mansfield said. “They are just a very good team and shot the ball from long range very well.”

Montesano was led by sophomore point guard Tieander Olson, who had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Junior forward Jillie Dalan had 11 points and six rebounds for the Bulldogs, which shot 27% from the field on 15-of-56 shooting.

Monte also shot 65% from the free-throw line (15-23).

The Bulldogs resume 1A Evergreen league play at 7 p.m. Thursday at Elma.

Napavine 16 16 23 10 – 65

Montesano 14 12 8 12 – 46

Scoring: Napavine – Kaut 18, Evander 17, McCoy 14, Ondong 9, Valentine 4, Pancake 3. Montesano – Olson 12, Dalan 11, Blancas 7, Forster 6, Schrader 4, Wintrip 4, Jones 2.

~~~

Willapa Valley 61, Ocosta 30

Three different players scored in double figures for Willapa Valley in a 61-30 win over Ocosta on Tuesday in Westport.

The Vikings (6-6, 4-1 1B Coastal) remained locked in a three-way tie for first place in the 1B Coastal League by sharing the basketball, which was a point of emphasis from Valley head coach Dawn Keeton entering the game.

“We wanted to work on better passing and finding a better shot selection,” said Keeton, whose team recorded 12 assists and reduced its turnovers to 13 in the win. “We did a lot better with our possessions. … We shared the ball exceptionally well, which created lots of opportunities for other teammates.”

Valley led 23-8 after one quarter of play – converting four 3-pointers in the frame –and had the game well in hand by halftime, leading by 25 at 38-13.

Freshman Tylar Keeton led the Vikings with 15 points with junior guard Lauren Matlock (10 points) and junior forward Rilyn Channell (10 pts.) also scoring in double figures for Valley.

“We needed to help our teammates out and create better shots for everybody,” said Coach Keeton, who said the strategy was to utilize the entire court on Tuesday. “We were having a tendency to stay on one side of the court and by reversing the ball, we were able to get the ball inside more to our fairly-tall players. We wanted to get inside the paint and give those people opportunities then kick it back out and move it around.”

Valley went 23 of 52 from the field (44%) and shot 65% from the free-throw line (11-17).

Ocosta (1-8, 0-4) was led by sophomore guard Peyten Morris with 11 points and five rebounds).

Sophomore forward Elly Mirante added eight points, eight rebounds, four blocks and four steals for Ocosta.

Ocosta will look to snap a seven-game losing streak with it faces North Beach at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday at Ocosta High School.

Valley sits in a tie for the league’s top spot with Naselle and Taholah and will host Columbia Adventist Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Willapa Valley 23 15 16 7 – 61

Ocosta 8 5 4 13 – 30

Scoring: WV – Keeton 15, Matlock 10, Channell 10, Fluke 8, Neva 7, Hurley 6, Ashley 2, Andrews 2, Merkel 1. Ocosta – Morris 11, Mirante 8, Ness 5, Gutierrez-Murillo 4, Wolfley 2.

~~~

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Willapa Valley 50, Ocosta 29

Willapa Valley remained in sole possession of first place in the 1B Coastal League with a 50-29 victory over Ocosta on Tuesday at Ocosta High School.

The Vikings (10-2, 4-0 1B Coastal) led 16-9 after a low-scoring first half and 28-17 after three quarters of play.

Valley’s offense got going in the fourth quarter with 22 points – led by senior guard Nathan Fluke’s nine points – to close out the battle of the two teams sitting atop the league standings.

“This was a great league win for us on the road. I thought we were sloppy offensively tonight, but our defense was excellent,” Valley head coach Derek Rask said. “We finally got a little bit of a rhythm on offense in the fourth quarter to close the game out, but I thought our effort on the defensive end ultimately won us the game.”

Ocosta head coach Jason Quinby agreed.

“Well, tonight we got it handed to us. Valley brought physicality, which we matched for the most part in defense and rebounding, but we did not match it on offense,” said Quinby, whose team shot 20% from the floor on 10-of-51 shooting. “Some of it was nerves, some of it was Valley’s defense and some of it was just missing shots we normally make. … Valley executed well in the fourth quarter when we left our base defense and tried to force the issue.”

Fluke scored a game-high 19 points to go along with eight rebounds.

“We did not do a great job of limiting his looks,” Quinby said of Fluke. “I was proud of our effort overall, but we definitely will go back to the drawing board on offense and work on finishing against physical teams.”

Blane King also scored in double digits for the Vikings with 14 points.

Ocosta (8-4, 2-1) was led by senior Kayden Turner with 10 points.

The Wildcats had 37 rebounds – 17-5 on the offensive glass – and committed 19 turnovers.

Ocosta sits 1.5 games up on Ocosta for the top spot in the league.

The Wildcats host North Beach at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Valley takes on Columbia Adventist Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday in Menlo.

Willapa Valley 6 10 12 22 – 50

Ocosta 5 4 8 12 – 29

Scoring: WV – Fluke 19, King 14, Ritzman 9, Lusk 4, Aust 2, Russell 2. Ocosta – Turner 10, Beard 7, Agramon 5, Welch 4, Prigmore 3.

~~~

W.F. West 81, Aberdeen 60

One big quarter turned out to be the difference in Aberdeen’s 81-60 2A Evergreen Conference loss to W.F. West on Tuesday in Chehalis.

Aberdeen (3-6, 2-1 2A Evergreen) trailed by two points after a competitive first quarter but saw the game get away from them after the Bearcats (5-8, 1-2) outscored the Bobcats 21-6 in the second quarter.

Aberdeen lost the second half by six points to suffer its first league loss of the season.

Ryker Scott led the Bobcats with 16 points while guards Jhacob Quezada (14 points) and Isaac Garcia (12 pts.) also scored in double figures for Aberdeen.

The Bearcats were led by Carlos Vallejo (24 pts.) and Grady Westlund (20 pts., 20 rebounds).

The Aberdeen junior varsity team lost 56-42 to W.F. West JV on Tuesday.

Grady Ainsworth scored 12 points for the Bobcats JV squad.

Aberdeen takes on Tumwater at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Tumwater.

Aberdeen 16 6 15 23 – 60

W.F. West 18 21 14 28 – 81

Scoring: Aberdeen – Scott 16, Quezada 14, Garcia 12, Lewis 7, Raya 6, Gladson 3, Martin 2. W.F. West – Vallejo 24, Westlund 20, Rooney 13, Potter 9, Kelley 4, Hoffman 4, McMillan 3, Stafford 2, Brumfield 2.

~~~

Raymond-South Bend 85, Chief Leschi 34

Raymond-South Bend’s offense was clicking in an 85-34 rout over Chief Leschi on Tuesday in Puyallup.

“We had a good run early and never looked back,” said RSB head coach Jon Schray, whose team jumped out to a 31-10 lead after a first quarter highlighted by 10 points from junior guard Carson Ridderbush.

The Ravens (4-8, 2-1 2B Pacific) continued to pour it on over the next two quarters, leading 54-22 at the half and 77-32 entering the fourth quarter.

Senior guard Chris Quintana led RSB with 17 points.

Ridderbush (14 points) and junior post Aaron Somero (12 pts.) also scored in double figures for the RSB.

The Ravens host Ilwaco in a 2B Pacific League matchup at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday at Raymond High School.

RSB 31 23 23 8 – 85

Chief Leschi 10 12 10 2 – 34

Scoring: RSB – Quintana 17, Ridderbush 14, Somero 12, Morris 9, Schlueter 7, Silva 6, Banker 6, Martinez 4, Miller 3, Morales 3. Chief Leschi – Kevin 11, Dyami 6, Anthony 6, Borden 4, Harold 3, Treshaun 2, Jaevion 2.