Raymond kept its perfect league record intact with a 57-40 victory over Chief Leschi on Friday in Raymond.

Led by big offensive nights from its top two scorers, Raymond (10-1 overall, 6-0 2B Pacific) shook off a slow start en route to a 34-20 halftime lead.

The Warriors (6-3, 3-3) — which started the game on a 9-0 run — responded after the half by outscoring the Seagulls 14-10 in the third quarter. But Raymond’s defense held Chief Leschi to just six points over the final eight minutes of the game to remain unbeaten in league play.

“Our defense the whole game really set the tone to give us momentum,” Raymond head coach Jason Koski said. “As in the previous three games after our return from COVID shut down, our team struggled putting the ball through the hoop. Proud of our resiliency and ability to continue to play through our own adversities.”

Ninety-one percent of Raymond’s scoring came from its two most electrifying players in senior Kyra Gardner and freshman Karsyn Freeman, which combined to go 17-for-34 (50%) from the field and score a total of 52 points.

Gardner led the way with 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks.

Freeman scored 22 points to go along with four rebounds (all on the offensive glass), three assists and two steals.

Senior Izzy Silvernail was the only other scorer for Raymond with five points on the evening.

The Seagulls, which entered the game ranked No. 2 in the WIAA RPI 2B class rankings, play at Toledo High School at 5:45 p.m. on Monday.

Chief Leschi 9 11 14 6 — 40

Raymond 12 22 10 15 — 57

Scoring

Chief Leschi (40) — Gallegos 21, Pluff 10, Dillan 5, Hudson 2, Brown 2

Raymond (57) — Gardner 30, Freeman 22, Silvernail 5

Winlock 69, Willapa Valley 35

Willapa Valley had a tough time slowing down the red-hot Winlock Cardinals in suffering a 69-35 loss on Friday in Winlock.

Winlock (8-7) shot 55% on 24-of-44 shooting from the field — including 11 3-pointers — to hand Willapa Valley (5-7) the loss.

The Vikings trailed 23-7 in the first quarter before clawing back into the game at 30-23 before halftime.

But three straight Willapa Valley turnovers were converted into points that saw the Cardinals take a 37-23 lead into the break.

Winlock put the game out of reach in the third quarter, outscoring the Vikings 27-5 in the period.

“They are fast and long and we are not really that big,” Willapa Valley head coach John Peterson said. “In the first half we were in there, but they blasted us in the third quarter.”

Winlock’s Addison Hall scored 34 points to lead all scorers.

Willapa Valley was led by senior Lanissa Amacher, who scored 16 points and “played really well,” according to Peterson.

Vikings sophomore Lauren Emery scored six points in her first varsity start as Willapa Valley’s Ana Chavez was unavailable due to COVID.

“We just got to keep our eyes on the prize and keep grinding,” Peterson said of the non-league loss. “Proud of the kids. They battled and remained positive.”

Willapa Valley takes on second-ranked Mossyrock at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Menlo.

Willapa Valley 12 11 5 7 — 35

Winlock 23 14 27 5 — 69

Scoring

Willapa Valley (35) — Amacher 16, Emery 6, Brooklyn Patrick 5, Hannah Hamilton 3, Chayse Coady 2, Addison Merkel 2, Kaylee Mican 1

Winlcok (69) — Hall 34

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

Tumwater 74, Aberdeen 30

Aberdeen took the court for the first time in eight days in a 74-30 loss to Tumwater in Aberdeen.

The Bobcats (1-10, 0-6 2A Evergreen) had a rough go of it against the league-leading Thunderbirds (11-2, 7-0) as the Bobcats committed 29 turnovers and trailed 32-17 at the end of the first half.

Ten players scored for Tumwater with three Thunderbirds scoring in double figures, led by Andrew Collins with 16 points.

Aberdeen was led by Baylor Ainsworth, who had seven points in the contest.

Ashdon Swope, who scored four points, was commended by Aberdeen head coach Mark Buckman for his play on both ends of the court.

Aberdeen hosts Rochester a 7:20 p.m. on Monday.

Tumwater 17 15 24 18 — 74

Aberdeen 6 11 8 5 — 30

Scoring

Tumwater (74) — Collins 16, L. Brewer 13, Hopkins 11, Overbay 9, Otton 9, T. Brewer 8, Reid 3, Oram 2, Morgan 2, Weller 1

Aberdeen (30) — Ainsworth 7, Kyle Miller 6, Tommy Ray 6, Swope 4, Andrew Troeh 2, Isiah Watson 2, Manny Garcia 2, Kale Goings 1

PREP BOWLING

Tumwater 1647, Aberdeen 1429

Aberdeen lost a virtual match to Tumwater 1,647-1,429 on Friday.

With Tumwater unable to make a scheduled meet on Thursday, the two teams decided to hold a virtual meet, with each team bowling at separate facilities and then sharing the scores.

Aberdeen won Game 1 639-629 — the Bobcats game score of the season — before losing Game 2 754-602, Baker 1 135-83 and Baker 2 135-105.

Tumwater (1429) — Trysten Sarson (122, 146, 268); Hailey Hopkins (152, 129, 281); Mia Henry (138, 169, 307); Kiarra Bluhm-Willis (92, 120, 212); Samantha Bluhm (119, 190, 309)

Aberdeen (1429) — Cha’Tara Green (147, 117, 264); Cameryn Micheau (125, 147, 272); Joele Hyde (125, 113, 238); Aliyah Burkett (126, 125, 251); Sarah Harder (116, 100, 216)

Aberdeen 1448, Shelton 1336

Aberdeen defeated Shelton 1,448-1,336 Friday at Rainier Lanes in Aberdeen.

The Bobcats (5-7, 3-5 2A Evergreen) was led by Aliyah Burkett, who scored a new personal best 162 in Game 1 that included a turkey (three straight strikes).

The Bobcats won Game 1 659-553, Game 2 561-545 and Baker 1 115-105 before Shelton took Baker 2 133-113.

Aberdeen travels to Westside Lanes to take on Black Hills at 3 p.m. Monday.

Aberdeen (1,448) — Cha’Tara Green (103, 122, 225); Cameryn Micheau (136, 134, 270); Keira Moore (148, 92, 240); Joele Hyde (110, 98, 208); Aliyah Burkett (162, 115, 277)

Shelton (1,336) — Paige Hope (121, 107, 228); Marsybel Zacharias (112, 85, 197); Audrey Knauf (84, X, 84); Kylee Moore (104, 74, 178); Josefina Francisco-Zacarias (X, 122, 122); Marissa Bets (132, 157, 289)