GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bobcats 42, Cougars 38

Storming from behind in the fourth quarter, Aberdeen topped Capital in a non-league game Friday at Sam Benn Gym.

Down by as many as 12 at one stage, the Bobcats (2-0) trailed 33-26 entering the final period. But they limited Capital to five points in the period while beating the Cougar press for transition baskets.

Kyra Gallinger’s 3-point shot gave Aberdeen a four-point lead with about three minutes left.

“That was the turning point,” AHS coach Jeff Niemi reported. “From then on, we shut them down.”

Dani Buckman scored 14 points and Reagan Glanz accounted for 12 points and 19 rebounds for Aberdeen. Mari Rabung pulled down 11 boards for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats visit traditional rival Hoquiam on Thursday.

Capital 16 5 12 5 — 38 Aberdeen 7 14 5 16 — 42

Capital (38) — West 10, Adams 1, Knudsen-Keller 2, Potts 2, Wilkerson 2, Chamberlain 3, Peters 4, Fenton 13, Kaufman 1. FG — n/a. FT — n/a.

Aberdeen (42) — Buckman 14, Glanz 12, Gallinger 5, Rabung 5, Jones 6, Heikkila, Roberts, Krenz. FG — 10-29 (.345). FT — 17-33.

JV — Capital won.

C squad — Capital won.

Hyaks 46, Warriors 42

PUYALLUP — Host Chief Leschi nailed five of its seven 3-point baskets to get back into this Pacific 2B League contest with North Beach, but the Hyaks had enough of a lead to hold on for the victory on Friday night.

Led by Reilly Moore’s 15 points and Helen Garman’s double-double — 12 points and 14 rebounds — the Hyaks led 24-8 at the half. The Warriors used a pressure defense, according to North Beach assistant coach Jessica Preisinger, to get back into the game in the second half.

On Monday, North Beach (1-0, 2-0) will host Ocosta.

N. Beach 14 10 6 16 — 46 Chief Leschi 3 5 11 23 — 42

North Beach (46) — Desamours 7, Moore 15, Avery 10, Cox 2, H. Garman 12, Herbrand, Vogler, McGehee. FG — n/a. FT — 13-18.

Chief Leschi (42) — Waters 18, Stafford 9, Pashia 13, Debrie 4, Pilante, Dylan, Pluff. FG — n/a. FT — 5-9.

Chitwhins 86, Bears 9

POULSBO — Denise Dolan’s triple-double highlighted Taholah’s rout of undermanned Chief Kitsap in a season opener Friday at Poulsbo.

Dolan finished with 37 points, 12 assists and 12 steals. Nettie Grover had 14 points and Ruby Pope 12 for the Chitwhins.

In its first year of girls basketball, Chief Kitsap suited up only five players. When one of its players was sidelined due to injury, Taholah coach Karl Braden removed one of his players and agreed to play four-on-four for the final 12 minutes.

Taholah’s scheduled game with Neah Bay on Tuesday has been postponed. The Chitwhins host North River on Dec. 13.

Taholah (86) — Dolan 37, N. Grover 14, R. Pope 12, Ralston 2, T. Grover 6, McCrory 8, Underwood 3, Randall 4.

C. Kitsap (9) — Smith 4, Bowe 3, Fergus 2.

Elks 26, Loggers 14

AMANDA PARK — Limiting Crescent to four points or less in three of the four quarters, Lake Quinault opened its season with a non-league victory.

Returning to basketball following an absence of a couple of years, Bree Obi paced the Elks with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

Gema Ochoa added six points. Kat Neeland picked off eight steals and was credited with a strong effort by first-year head coach Chris Christiansen.

“For a first game, we played pretty well,” Christiansen said.

The Elks travel to Forks on Tuesday.

Crescent 2 8 0 4 — 14 L. Quinault 8 8 6 4 — 26

Crescent (14) — Hutto 2, Dodson 6, Westfall 2, Lee, O’Neel 2, Franz 2, Belford, Strean, Ward, Kazlauskus. FG — 7-44 (.159). FT — 0-2.

Lake Quinault (26) — Ferry, Obi 12, Saavedra 2, Ochoa 6, Lewis, Neeland 4, Guadarrama 2, Cole. FG — 13-42 (.310). FT — 0-6.

Fishermen 67, Wildcats 28

ILWACO — Ilwaco’s pressure defense was more than enough to keep Ocosta from gaining a foothold in this Pacific 2B League contest on Friday night.

Erika Snider and Kristi Raffelson each had nine points, with Kaylee Barnum pulling in 11 rebounds and swiping seven steals for the Wildcats.

“It was full-court pressure and lots of turnovers,” Ocosta head coach Jason Barnum said. “It was just our second game of the year. It is tough to prepare for that.”

On Monday, Ocosta (0-1, 1-1) is at North Beach.

Ocosta 9 5 6 8 — 28 Ilwaco 13 21 18 15 — 67

Ocosta (28) — Snider 9, Anderson 4, Barnum 6, K. Raffelson 9, Denney, Marsh. FG — 10-52. FT — 4-13.

Ilwaco (67) — Bannister 10, Thomas 5, McMullen 5, Deneati 4, Kaek 21, Shelton 2, Jacobson 20, Klumb, Simpson. FG — 27-64. FT — 6-12.

JV — Ilwaco 25, Ocosta 24.

Loggerettes 28, Grizzlies JV 20

Wishkah edged the Hoquiam junior varsity in a close battle on Friday at Hoquiam Square Garden.

The Loggerettes (1-0) traded buckets with the Grizzlies through most of the contest before tacking on 10 points in the fourth quarter to widen the margin of victory. Wishkah was led by 14 points and six rebounds from Ally Ancich, while Erica Bomhoff grabbed seven rebounds.

“They pressed the whole game and our ball handling from Erica Bomhoff, Jesse Thompson and Megan Hill was the difference,” Wishkah coach Dave Busz said. “Both teams really battled.”

Wishkah hosts Montesano’s C-squad on Monday.

Wishkah 8 6 4 10 — 28 Hoquiam JV 7 7 2 4 — 20

Wishkah (28) — Cochran, Bomhoff 4, Haskey 1, Thompson 2, Hill 4, Clevenger, Ally Ancich 14, Sorenson 3, Robertson. FG — 10-30. FT — 6-18.

Hoquiam JV (20) — Mazariegos, Oliver, Spradlin 2, Stewart 6, Parshall 5, Bogdanovich, Strom 2, Obrien, Kerrigan, German 5. FG — 9-27. FT — 2-6.

C.C. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Chokers 101, T-Wolves 74

PENDLETON, Ore. — Pulling away in the fourth quarter, Grays Harbor College raced past Blue Mountain in a non-divisional game Friday at Pendleton.

Alexia Thrower scored 29 points and Monet Salazar 27 to pace the Chokers.

Shooting 59 percent from the field, the Chokers (3-3) overcame 29 turnovers, 30 personal fouls and a tepid 20-of-44 performance from the foul line.

“Those are all combinations for disaster, but our effort saved the day,” GHC coach Chad Allan said. “We can be dangerous if we play better defense. Imagine how much we could score if we only turned it over 10 times.”

Bria Buchanan pulled down 11 rebounds and Katie Brisbios 10 for GHC.

The Chokers remain in Eastern Oregon today to face Treasure Valley.

GHC 24 24 23 26 — 101 Blue Mt. 22 15 22 15 — 74

Grays Harbor (101) — Brisbios 6, Begay, Wilson 18, Buchanan 9, Thrower 29, Sikora 6, Brasher-Norwood 6, Salazar 27. FG — 38-64 (.594). FT — 20-44.

Blue Mountain (74) — McGee 16, Broncheau 7, Ramsey 9, Bisbee 3, Wammock 6, Slater 11, Haringa 17, Scheckpeper 3, Boyer 2. FG — 22-80 (.275). FT — 23-31.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Gulls 66, Trojans 47

RAYMOND — Kason Koski poured through 26 points as Raymond pulled away from Pe Ell in a non-league season opener Friday at Raymond.

Koski made 11-of-18 field-goal attempts. Marcus Anderson contributed 12 points for the Gulls.

Raymond spurted away from a halftime deadlock to outscore the Trojans 38-19 in the second half.

“We made some adjustments defensively and came out with a better defensive mindset in the second half,” Raymond coach Derek Rask said. “We finished strong, the way we wanted to.”

The Gulls visit Elma on Tuesday.

Pe Ell 12 16 8 11 — 47 Raymond 15 13 19 19 — 66

Pe Ell (47) — Duncan, Jurek 5, Gutierrez 2, Smith, Brooks, Blank-Todd 2, McCalden 3, B. Prestegord 8, Shepherd 13, J. Prestegord 8, Yost, Oatman 6. FG — n/a. FT — 5-12.

Raymond (66) — Koski 26, Anderson 12, Hubbard 6, Sida 3, Souvannavanh 10, Hamilton 9, Collins. FG — 28-67 (.418). FT — 5-10.

JV — Pe Ell 52, Raymond 43.

Cougars 73, Bobcats 42

OLYMPIA — Capital took command early to thump Aberdeen in a non-league game Friday at Olympia.

The Cougars led 41-16 at the half and the running-clock mercy rule was imposed in the third quarter.

“They came out with a lot of pressure. We weren’t ready for it and we weren’t able to get into the rhythm of the game we planned,” Bobcat coach Mark Buckman said. “Our defensive effort was very poor. We lacked defensive intensity throughout the first half.”

Victor Gomez was Aberdeen’s lone double-digit scorer with 11 points.

Buckman praised the reserve work of Alonzo Coburn, Harlan Troy and Jake Metke.

The Bobcats (0-2) travel to Ridgefield tonight.

Aberdeen 5 11 13 13 — 42 Capital 19 22 22 10 — 73

Aberdeen (42) — Roiko 2, Coburn, Dublanko 5, Solan, Hughes, Troy 6, Collett 7, Gomez 11, Jandu 2, Metke 6, Castleberry-Taylor 3. FG — n/a. FT — 1-4.

Capital (73) — T.J. Mickelson 3, M. Mickelson 11, Penner 20, Stock, Landers 8, Bertelli, Layton 8, Colard 4, Richardson 6, Schnellman 13. FG — n/a. FT — n/a.

JV — Capital 52, Aberdeen 37.

C squad — Capital 46, Aberdeen 36.

Pirates 88, Eagles 57

ADNA — Well-balanced Adna erupted in the second half to trounce Elma in a non-league game Friday at Adna.

The Pirates had five players score in double figures, led by Tanner Rigdon’s 21 points.

The Eagles (1-2) trailed by only nine (42-33) at the half. Foul trouble and an injury to starter Cody Vollan, however, depleted forces that were already at less than full strength. Elma suited up only seven players in this one.

“We played the second half with six kids,” Elma coach Marvin Prince said. “They went on a big, big run in the third quarter and that was the end of it. We battled for three quarters and we got tired.”

Avery Brown and Trace Thompson scored 15 points apiece, while A.J. Brown and Sohtye Tep added 10 points each for Elma.

The Eagles play host to Raymond on Tuesday.

Elma 16 17 6 18 — 57 Adna 21 21 23 23 — 88

Elma (57) — Avery Brown 15, Thompson 15, A.J. Brown 10, Tep 10, Vollan 4, Spalding 3, Horton. FG — 20-43 (.465). FT — 6-12.

Adna (88) — Rigdon 21, Young 16, Davis 13, Apperson 11, Terry 11, Weed 9, Krause 4, Stewart 2, Moon, Ashley. FG — 33-59 (.560). FT — 9-11.

Fishermen 66, Wildcats 50

ILWACO — Ethan Bannister scored 21 points as Ilwaco downed Ocosta in a Pacific League opener Friday at Ilwaco.

Bannister nailed five 3-point shots, all in the middle two quarters. The Fishermen outscored the Wildcats, 41-28, in those quarters.

Ilwaco also made 10-of-11 free throws in the second quarter alone.

“(Bannister’s) 3-pointers and the foul-line disparity in those quarters were the difference in the game,” Ocosta coach Jason Quinby said.

Zach Allton, Kobe Beck and Drake Mitby scored nine points apiece to top Ocosta (0-1, 2-1).

The Wildcats remain on the road at North Beach on Monday.

Ocosta 11 13 15 11 — 50 Ilwaco 11 20 21 14 — 66

Ocosta (50) — Bailey 5, Thomas 8, Allton 9, C. Hatton, Beck 9, Smith, Bjornsgard 6, Mitby 9, H. Hatton, Wardlow 4. FG — 19-51 (.373). FT — 6-12.

Ilwaco (66) — Tapio 12, Woods 6, Kaino 2, Ramsey 6, Mendoza 3, Ethan Bannister 21, Glenn 7, Tynkila 7, Sheldon 2. FG — 22-52 (.423). FT — 14-19.

Warriors 73, Hyaks 61

PUYALLUP — Chief Leschi’s Yahola Gower drained 12 of his 16 points in the third quarter to key the hosts’ pivotal frame to get past North Beach in this Pacific 2B League opener on Friday night.

The Hyaks trailed by one at the half, 33-32, before Gower’s scoring binge kicked off a 24-15 quarter for the Warriors to seal the win. Tim Johnson led all scorers with 23 points and six rebounds for North Beach, with Diego Gonzalez pulling down eight rebounds.

On Monday, North Beach (0-1, 0-2) hosts Ocosta.

North Beach 13 19 15 14 — 61 Chief Leschi 19 14 24 18 — 73

North Beach (61) — You 3, Johnson 23, Turner 4, Sotomish 19, Washington 2, Pope, Robles 2, Gonzalez 4, Poplin 4. FG — na. FT — na.

Chief Leschi (73) — Fossella 2, Moore 1, Gower 16, Baker, Ka. Baker 6, Aughkopinee 19, Irvin 14, Whitford 16, Carrillo. FG — na. FT — na.

JV — Chief Leschi 59, North Beach 58.