Willapa Valley rallied twice en route to a thrilling 68-65 overtime victory against Ilwaco on Friday in Ilwaco.
The Vikings (5-0 overall) trailed by nine on two separate occasions in the second half and were on the verge of losing their first game of the season before rallying to tie the game at 57-57 to send the game into overtime.
In the extra period, Willapa Valley jumped out to a lead on back-to-back threes from seniors Riley Pearson and Kolten Fluke.
Later in overtime, Pearson hit four free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
“We never quit,” Willapa Valley head coach Jay Pearson said. “We’ve been harping on our guards to show up and play, and Riley Pearson and Kolten Fluke answered the call. … It was a heck of a game at the beginning of the year and it was good to see us finally answer the bell.”
Pearson lead the Vikings with 28 points on 7-of-17 shooting (41%), including five second-half 3-pointers and hit 9 of 10 free throws.
Pearson also had six rebounds and two blocks in the game.
Fluke scored 21 points on 9-of-19 (47%) shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds and had five steals in a double-double performance.
Senior forward Wil Clements also had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out in overtime.
Fellow starter Garrett Keeton also fouled out in overtime, finishing the game with four points, two rebounds and three steals.
Senior Derek Fluke score two points and grabbed nine boards for a Vikings team that grabbed 39 rebounds in the game and turned the ball over 15 times.
Willapa Valley went 23 of 59 (39%) from the field and made 15 of 24 (63%) of their free throws to hand Ilwaco (4-2) its first loss since the season-opener on Nov. 30.
The Vikings are scheduled to play undefeated Tenino (4-0) at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23 in Menlo.
WIllapa Valley 11 13 14 19 11 — 68
Ilwaco 15 16 14 12 8 — 65
Scoring: WV — Pearson 28, K. Fluke 21, Clements 13, Keeton 4, D. Fluke 2.
Seaside 50, Elma 35
Elma couldn’t find enough offense in suffering a 50-35 loss to Seaside (Oregon) at the Seaside Tournament on Friday.
The Eagles (5-2) managed just 12 first-half points and 13 through three quarters as poor-shooting and mistakes proved costly in the loss.
Elma hit 14 of 35 shots in the game for a field-goal percentage of 33% and committed 15 personal fouls and 12 turnovers, leading to its second defeat of the season.
“The highs and lows of basketball hit us tonight. Poor shooting performance and terribly timed miscues killed any chance of knocking them off,” Elma head coach Matt Ferrier said. “We played so incredibly hard defensively. You can win a lot of games holding teams to 50 points, but you need to put the ball in the hoop yourself. Unfortunately, we didn’t do that and it bit us.”
Elma had 15 rebounds total for the game and were led by junior guard Cason Seaberg with nine points and four steals.
Elma plays Dallas (Oregon) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Seaside Tournament.
Elma 6 6 7 16 — 35
Seaside 9 13 18 10 — 50
Scoring: E — Seaberg 9, Holmes 7, Cain 6, Carter 4, Studer 4, Vessey 3, Flores 2.
Montesano 62, Rochester 60
Montesano’s Tyce Peterson hit two free throws late in the game to give Montesano its first win of the season 62-60 over Rochester on Friday at the Seaside Tournament in Seaside, Oregon.
Monte (1-4) was up 18 with four minutes to play but let the lead slip away as the Bulldogs struggled against the Warriors’ full-court press.
The Bulldogs committed 16 turnovers in the second half alone, allowing Rochester to creep to within one point with just seconds remaining in the game.
But Montesano held on thanks to Peterson, who hit two clutch free throws with four seconds left ot put Monte up 62-59.
Rochester hit 1 of 2 free throws its next trip down, with the Bulldogs grabbing the rebound as time expired to secure their first victory in five tries this season.
“A great team effort this game,” Montesano head coach Mack Bertram said.
Christian Olsen led Monte with 17 points.
Peterson had 14 and Cam Taylor scored eight for the Bulldogs.
Montesano 19 9 18 16 — 62
Rochester 10 9 13 28 — 60
Scoring: M — Olsen 17, Peterson 14, Taylor 8, Wilson 6, Bodwell 5, Damasiewicz 5, Gunter 3, Adams 2. R — Rotter 24, Clouse 11, Pyne 8, Robbins 8, Rodeheaver 4, O’Connor 2.
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Ocosta 34, South Bend 25
Ocosta pulled away in the fourth quarter to earn a 34-25 win over South Bend on Friday at South Bend High School.
Trailing 14-13 at the half, the Wildcats (3-3, 3-2) outscored South Bend (0-4, 0-3) 22-11 in the second half to secure the victory.
Ocosta’s defense forced 30 turnovers in the game, including eight in a decisive fourth quarter that saw Ocosta outscore South Bend 11-5.
“I am super proud of the effort tonight and how each of the girls continue to improve every time they step on the court,” Ocosta head coach Rissy Ness said.
Freshman Anna Davis led Ocosta with a double-double, scoring 15 points and grabbing 20 rebounds.
Ocosta seniors Miki Ness (6 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals), Alexandria Matthews (9 points, 7 rebounds) and Live Bartley (4 rebounds) also made key contributions in the win.
Ocosta hosts Pe Ell at 5:45 p.m. on Monday.
Ocosta 6 7 10 11 — 34
South Bend 4 10 6 5 — 25
Scoring: O — Davis 15, Matthews 9, M. Ness 6, Rasmus 2, G. Ness 2.
Other scores
Forks 60, Raymond 29
