Montesano avenged a loss earlier in the week to Aberdeen to win the Montesano Winter Classic as we review girls prep basketball games on the Harbor.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Montesano 54, Aberdeen 33

Montesano upset Aberdeen 54-33 in the title game of the Montesano Winter Classic on Friday at Montesano High School.

The Bulldogs (3-6 overall) got 27 points from sophomore post Jillie Dalan to defeat the Bobcats (5-4) just four days after falling to Aberdeen 35-34 on Monday, Dec. 18.

Monte hit 23-of-46 shots from the floor (50%) and held Aberdeen leading scorers Annie Troeh (18 ppg) and Bentley Brown (12 ppg) to nine points total.

“Tonight, our defense was the best its been all season. We came out with a lot of defensive intensity. We flew around the court.” Montesano head coach Mark Mansfield said. “We really focused on not allowing them to get good looking threes and they only had one three on the night.”

Dalan added eight rebounds and three steals to her stat line while Lex Stanfield (10 points, 4 steals) and Tieander Olson (8 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists) also had solid all-around floor games for the Bulldogs.

“As a team, we just moved the ball much better and I think our defense really fueled our offense,” Mansfield said. “It was really a nice step forward for us. … It was a nice way to go into the Christmas break with two really solid wins for us.”

“We didn’t really execute our game plan,” Aberdeen head coach Curtis Eccles said. “We knew after we beat them on Monday that Dalan was the one we needed to shut down and I emphasized that all week. … We had a game plan of manning her and denying her the ball and it just didn’t work. She did a great job of getting open and we tried a variety of girls to deny her the ball, and she was able to score 27 points.”

Jaylynn Phimmasone and Zoe Troeh led Aberdeen with six points each.

The Bobcats play at W.F. West at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan 3.

Montesano hosts Klahowya at 5 p.m on Wednesday.

Aberdeen 7 6 8 12 – 33

Montesano 16 14 9 15 – 54

Scoring: Aberdeen – Phimmasone 6, Z. Troeh 6, Brown 5, A. Troeh 4, Lamont 4, Shoemaker 2. Montesano – Dalan 27, Stanfield 10, Olson 8, Parkin 2, Taylor 2, Jones 2.

Aberdeen 50, Columbia-White Salmon 26

Aberdeen defeated Columbia-White Salmon 50-26 in the first round of the Montesano Winter Classic on Thursday in Montesano.

The Bobcats (5-3) were led by freshman guards Bentley Brown (16 points) and Sophie Knutson (10 pts.) as Aberdeen opened up a 21-9 lead at halftime and led by 18 heading to the fourth quarter.

Aberdeen hit 12-of-14 free throws (86%) and had 15 steals as a team.

Senior sisters Zoe Troeh (9 pts., 8 rebounds, 5 steals) and Annie Troeh (3 pts, 8 reb., 5 stl.) tied for the Bobcats’ lead in rebounds and steals.

Senior forward Jaylynn Phimmasone added seven points for Aberdeen.

CWS 3 6 10 7 – 26

Aberdeen 8 13 16 13 – 50

Scoring: Aberdeen – Brown 16, Knutson 10, Z. Troeh 9, Phimmasone 7, Lamont 3, A. Troeh 3, Shoemaker 2. CWS – S. Miller 9.

Elma 43, Raymond-South Bend 42

Elma needed a late rally capped by a buzzer-beating shot to earn a 43-42 victory over Raymond-South Bend on Thursday at Elma High School.

The Eagles (2-4) trailed by four with just 25 seconds left in the game. Elma gained possession on a rebound of a missed free throw and pulled to within one when senior Eliza Sibbett hit an off-balance 3-pointer.

Trailing 42-41 with 17 seconds on the clock, Elma grabbed a missed RSB free throw, made a long pass up the floor that was tipped toward Eagles guard Emmie Spencer. The senior collected the ball, dribbled to the key and hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer to give the Eagles the 43-42 victory.

Sibbett led Elma with with 12 points – eight in the fourth quarter – to go along with eight rebounds.

Spencer had eight points and seven rebounds while Olivia Moore had eight points and a team-high nine boards for the Eagles.

The Ravens (6-3) were led by Kassie Koski (12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals), Ava Stigall (10 pts., 3 reb.) and Ava Baugher (13 rebounds).

“Up until the last two possessions, I really liked how hard and competitive our team played,” RSB head coach Jason Koski said. “(We were) consistently winning the 50/50 battles that occur during a contest. … This game typified the phrase, ‘The game of basketball is a game of runs,’ and Elma made the last one to pull off the victory.”

Elma will be back in action at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Castle Rock.

Raymond-South Bend 15 9 7 11 – 42

Elma 8 8 13 14 – 43

Scoring: RSB – Kas. Koski 12, Stigall 10, Kongbouakhay 7, Glazier 5, Kyn. Koski 5, Pine 1. Elma – E. Sibbett 12, Spencer 8, Moore 8, Bol 3, Monroe 2, M. Sibbett 2, Lewis 2.

Raymond-South Bend 53, Willapa Valley 9

Raymond-South Bend clamped down on defense for a 53-9 victory over Willapa Valley on Friday at Raymond High School.

The Ravens (6-3) held the Vikings (7-3) to just two field goals in the game – both in the first half – and one point in the second half.

Kyndal and Kassie Koski scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, for a Ravens team that had 26 steals and forced 24 turnovers while winning the battle of the boards 35-21.

“Great energy tonight by our kids. Defensively, I thought our attention to detail proved its worth,” RSB head coach Jason Koski said. “We were able to jump out to a good lead in the first half, but our shooting really struggled. We will need to continue to work on finishing at the rim when those opportunities come our way. … Really looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish moving forward.”

Raymond-South Bend hosts Naselle at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Raymond Holiday Classic.

Willapa Valley hosts Ilwaco at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

Willapa Valley 3 5 0 1 – 9

Raymond-South Bend 17 11 7 18 – 53

Scoring: Willapa Valley – Keeton 5, Matlock 3, Merkel 1. RSB – Kyn. Koski 13, Kas. Koski 11, Stigall 8, Kongbouakhay 6, Pine 7, Glazier 4, Baugher 2, Morley 2.

Other scores

Montesano Winter Classic

Montesano 52, Rochester 49 (Thursday)

Non-league

Inchelium 64, Taholah 49 (Thursday)