League races are taking shape as we head down the final stretch of the prep boys basketball regular season on the Harbor.

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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Tenino 61, Elma 45

Elma couldn’t overcome a first-half, long-range onslaught in a 61-45 loss to Tenino on Thursday at Tenino High School.

The Eagles (10-6, 3-4 1A Evergreen) got behind 32-16 at halftime after the Beavers (7-11, 5-1) shot lights out from beyond the arc, hitting 8 of 13 (62%) from the 3-point line over the first 16 minutes of the game.

Elma rallied with a 17-point performance in the third quarter, but playing without senior guard Traden Carter, who was out due to illness, the Eagles fell short in suffering their third league loss of the season.

“The barrage of three pointers in the first half killed us. … Just put us behind at half. That’s a team that is playing incredibly well,” Elma head coach Matt Ferrier said. “We showed a ton of grit and heart after the intermission. Our half time offensive adjustments were spot on and our kids battled.”

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma’s Theo Flores (5) dribbles up court during a 61-45 loss to Tenino on Thursday in Tenino.

Elma was led by junior forward Isaac McGaffey, who scored 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three steals.

The Eagles shot 38% from the field on 18-of-47 shooting, including 2 of 12 (17%) from 3-point range.

”I have heartbroken kids tonight. They truly thought they were winning that game. They came focused and motivated and kids stepped up when their leader was gone,” Ferrier said. “Got the game back to a 10 point-deficit, just couldn’t get it back to single digits. Tenino had to fight the whole way for it.”

Elma sits in third place in the 1A Evergreen League and will host Rainier at 7 p.m. on Monday.

Elma 7 9 17 12 – 45

Tenino 18 14 15 14 – 61

Scoring: Elma – McGaffey 24, Webb 4, Myer 4, Wood 4, Flores 3, Schneider 2, Niemi 2, Moe 2. Tenino – Gonia 20, Feltus 11, Burkhardt 10, Moore 7, Gore 6, Snider 2, McKague 2, Russell 2, Whitaker 1.

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Montesano 58, Hoquiam 50

A big game from Caden Grubb bolstered Montesano in a 58-50 win over Hoquiam on Thursday at Hoquiam High School.

The Bulldogs (10-8, 5-1 1A Evergreen) led 24-22 over the Grizzlies (5-12, 1-4) at the half before outscoring Hoquiam by 10 points in the third quarter, thanks in large part to Grubb, who scored eight of his game-high 28 points in the frame.

Trailing 45-33 entering the fourth quarter, Hoquiam rallied behind seven points from standout sophomore point guard Lincoln Niemi to cut the deficit to single digits, but Montesano held on on for the eight-point victory.

Grubb also had 13 rebounds to record a double-double in the game.

Junior forward Mason Fry also had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds for Montesano.

The Bulldogs shot 20 for 45 from the field (44%) and had 34 rebounds and 16 turnovers as a team.

Hoquiam was led by Niemi with 22 points and four assists while Tage Dayton led the Grizzlies with eight rebounds.

The Grizzlies went 19 of 54 from the floor (35%) – including 7 of 21 from 3-point range (33%) – and had 16 turnovers as a team.

“All the credit in the world to Monte. Every time we needed a stop, they’d make a big shot,” Hoquiam head coach Jeff Niemi said. “Caden Grubb was a monster that we had no answer for all night. A great kid making great plays all night long. My kids played very hard and battled back after a great third quarter from Monte. Just didn’t have enough to finish it and Monte finished very strong.”

Both teams face league foes at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, with Monte hosting Rochester while Hoquiam welcomes Tenino to Hoquiam Square Garden.

Montesano 12 12 21 13 – 58

Hoquiam 13 9 11 17 – 50

Scoring: Montesano – Ca. Grubb 28, Fry 15, Co. Grubb 9, Gunter 3. Hoquiam – Niemi 22, Dayton 8, Maxfield 6, Byron 4, Bozich 3, Abbott 3, Azevedo 2, Howard 2.

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PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond-South Bend senior guard Chris Quintana (4) shoots against Forks’ Brody Lausche during a 58-50 loss on Friday at Raymond High School.

Forks 57, Raymond-South Bend 53

A superstar effort by senior guard Chris Quintana wasn’t enough as Raymond-South Bend lost to Forks 57-53 in a 2B Pacific League game on Friday at Raymond High School.

The Ravens (7-10, 3-2 2B Pacific) faced an uphill climb against the Spartans (16-2, 6-0) as RSB starter Chris Banker was unavailable for the game.

Quintana and his Ravens teammates “stepped up to fill (Banker’s) absence,” according to RSB head coach Jon Schray.

Quintana scored a game-high 31 points – 11 in a fourth-quarter comeback attempt – to pace the Ravens.

Tanner Morris had 12 rebounds to lead the Ravens while Carson Ridderbush (7 points) and Isaac Schlueter (3 pts.) were cited by Schray for “stepping up defensively and pushed themselves to play more minutes.”

“We played with a lot of heart, battling the whole game,” Schray said. “And the crowd was great.”

Raymond-South Bend sits in second place in the 2B Pacific League and faces North Beach at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Ocean Shores.

Forks 18 8 13 18 – 57

RSB 16 8 10 19 – 53

Scoring: Forks – Rowley 27, Lausche 13, Lohrengel 5, Davila 4, Olson 4, Hernandez 2, Ramos 2. RSB – Quintana 31, Ridderbush 7, Morris 7, Somero 5, Schlueter 3.

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Aberdeen 63, Centralia 54

Aberdeen earned a key 2A Evergreen Conference victory with a 63-54 win over Centralia on Friday in Centralia.

The Bobcats (5-8, 3-3 2A Evergreen) further solidified their fourth-place position by overcoming a 33-29 halftime deficit with a 20-8 third quarter.

Hot-shooting junior guard Jhacob Quezada continued his bid for a First Team all-league nomination with 28 points and five rebounds, including five 3-pointers and converting 9-of-12 free throws (75%).

Aberdeen’s dynamic junior Isaac Garcia added 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals with senior Tarren Lewis pulling down eight boards as the Bobcats had 37 rebounds and nine steals to just four turnovers in the game.

The Bobcats shot 22 of 69 as a team (32%) and hit 12 of 23 free throws (52%).

With the win, Aberdeen sits firmly in fourth place, two full games up on Shelton and one game behind W.F. West for third place.

Aberdeen 11 18 20 14 – 63

Centralia 9 24 8 13 – 54

Scoring: Quezada 28, Garcia 17, Scott 6, Raya 2, Lewis 2, Howard 2, O’Brien 2, Martin 1, Jones 1.

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Seattle Christian 70, Elma 47

Elma lost a non-league game to Seattle Christian 70-47 on Saturday at Seattle Christian High School.

Elma (10-7) led 11-10 after one quarter but saw the game get away as the Warriors (9-7) got hots in the second frame, going 7 of 9 from 3-point range to outscore the Eagles by 20 points to take a comfortable 37-18 halftime lead.

“The game plan going into tonight was to make them beat us from 19 feet,” Elma head coach Matt Ferrier said. “They only did that in one quarter, but it was a big one.”

Elma got senior guard Traden Carter back in the lineup after missing a game, but the Eagles roster is still dealing with the flu bug as Tanner Moe, Luke Schneider and Dylan Myer were all out due to illness.

Standout junior forward Isaac McGaffey scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out four assists and had four steals to lead Elma.

Senior point guard Theo Flores added nine points and four assists for an Eagles squad that shot 39% on 20-of-51 shooting, including 3 of 16 from beyond the arc (19%).

“The game was much more competitive than the score indicates. Another one of those games that a team hits for a career second quarter,” Ferrier said. “We specifically put games like this on our schedule late to test us. They were a good team. We never quit and kept pushing to get back into the game. The guys that were on the bus fought the whole way.”

Elma 11 7 12 17 – 47

Seattle Christian 10 27 16 17 – 70

Scoring: Elma – McGaffey 20, Flores 9, Olson 6, Webb 5, Carter 4, Phan 3.

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Aberdeen 54, Rochester 43

Aberdeen defeated Rochester 54-43 in a non-league matchup on Saturday at Rochester High School.

The Bobcats (6-8) led by as much as 17 points in the game before the Warriors (1-16) trimmed the Aberdeen lead to single digits in the second half.

But behind a game-high 20 points from standout shooting guard Jhacob Quezada, the Bobcats secured the victory, their second over Rochester this season.

Isaac Garcia scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds while Ryker Scott had a team-high eight rebounds for the Bobcats.

Aberdeen shot 34% from the field on 20-of-59 shooting – including 6 of 19 from beyond the arc (31.5%) – and converted 8-of-17 free throws (47%) as a team.

Aberdeen resumes league play with a game against Shelton at 7 p.m. on Monday at Shelton High School.

Aberdeen 8 16 16 14 – 54

Rochester 12 11 8 12 – 43

Scoring: Aberdeen – Quezada 20, Garcia 8, Matthews 6, Scott 5, Raya 4, Martin 4, Howard 4, Jones 2, Gladson 1. Rochester – Mancuso 10, O’Connor 10, Weiss 9, Smith 9, Morgan 4, Nelson 1.

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Willapa Valley 66, Pe Ell 40

Willapa Valley defeated its combo-school compatriot Pe Ell 66-40 on Saturday in Menlo.

The Vikings (13-2) overcame a slow start in the first quarter to push the pace in the second frame, earning a 35-20 lead by halftime.

Valley put the game out of reach with a 19-7 third-quarter performance.

”We got off to a slow start in the first quarter. Our transition offense was much better in the second and third quarters due to stops on the defensive side,” Valley head coach Derek Rask said.

Lucas Lusk (16 points, 7 rebounds), Nathan Fluke (14 pts.) and Blane King (11 pts.) each scored in double figures for Valley.

Brody Ritzman added eight points and seven rebounds for the Vikings.

The Vikings host Naselle at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Willapa Valley High School.

Pe Ell 10 10 7 13 – 40

Willapa Valley 15 20 19 12 – 66

Scoring: Lusk 16, Fluke 14, King 11, Ritzman 8, Aust 7, Jarvis 3, Mican 2, Sliva 2, Price 2, Swartz 1.

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Other scores

Ocosta 58, Mary M. Knight 27 (Friday)

Ilwaco 73, North Beach 31 (Friday)

Taholah 85, Lake Quinault 28 (Friday)