Raymond was on a roll from the get go, holding Ocosta scoreless in the first half en route to a 71-9 drubbing over the Wildcats on Wednesday in Raymond.
The Seagulls (3-1, 1-0 2B Pacific League) opened its league schedule with a 25-0 first quarter, putting a young Wildcats team away early.
“Great first-quarter start by our kids,” Raymond head coach Jason Koski said. “They were focused and ready to set the tone from the beginning.”
Raymond held a 44-0 lead at the half and had three players score in double figures.
Junior guard Kyndal Koski led Raymond with 20 points to go along with seven steals.
Sophomore guard Karsyn Freeman had a double-double with 15 points, 11 steals, eight rebounds and six assists.
Paige Williams added 10 points, five rebounds and three steals for Raymond, which had 17 assists and 32 steals as a team.
PHOTO BY VAN ADAM DAVIS Raymond’s Karsyn Freeman scores on a layup during a 71-9 victory over Ocosta on Wednesday at Raymond High School.
“Really happy with how well we passed the ball to the open player and didn’t force too many shots,” Coach Koski said. “Nice to start the league season with a win.”
Ocosta (1-1 overall, 2B Pacific) was led by Miki Ness, who scored five points for the Wildcats.
Ocosta shot 4-of-20 (20%) from the field and committed 33 turnovers against the much-more experienced Seagulls.
Raymond plays at Ilwaco at 7 p.m. Friday.
Ocosta will play at Chief Leschi at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Ocosta 0 0 4 5 — 9
Raymond 25 19 10 15 — 71
Scoring: O — M. Ness 5, Davis 4. R — Ky. Koski 20, Freeman 15, Williams 10, Glazier 9, Kongbouakhay 6, Ks. Koski 6, Enlow 2, Livingston 2, Baugher 1.
Aberdeen 59, Black Hills 33
Aberdeen guard Maddie Gore continues to shine in her senior season.
Gore outscored Black Hills herself to lead the Bobcats to a 59-33 win over the Wolves on Wednesday in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen (4-0, 1-0 2A Evergreen) opened league play with a pressure defense that forced several Black Hills turnovers, leading to many a fast-break opportunity for Gore and company.
The Bobcats led 12-5 after one period and 26-14 at the half, with Gore scoring 18 of her game-high 40 points in the first 24 minutes of play.
Aberdeen put the game away in the third quarter, scoring 27 points — 14 by Gore — to lead 53-24 entering the fourth quarter.
Gore added 12 steals and was one rebound away from a triple-double with nine boards in an all-league performance.
“Maddie obviously had a great game,” Aberdeen head coach Rachel Wenzel said. “She anticipates on defense so well and runs the floor so fast. She is a force to be reckoned with in this league.”
Wenzel added her team’s defense helped lead Gore to the high-scoring outbreak.
“This year we have the other pieces, especially on defense, to attack fast and get her the ball,” she said. “I’m very proud of the whole team’s effort.”
Aberdeen hosts Centralia at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Black Hills 5 9 10 9 — 33
Aberdeen 12 14 27 12 — 59
Scoring: A — Gore 40, Z. Troeh 8, Hood 5, A. Troeh 4, Marll 2. BH — McMahon 17, Williams 7, Klovas 4, Johnson 4, Serl 1.
RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam senior Chloe Kennedy (32) scores two of her game-high 22 points in a 50-32 victory over Willapa Valley on Wednesday in Hoquiam.
Hoquiam 50, Willapa Valley 32
Hoquiam’s Chloe Kennedy dominated the second half to lead the Grizzlies to a 50-32 victory over Willapa Valley on Wednesday in Hoquiam.
Hoquiam (2-2) led 13-6 after one quarter but after saw Willapa Valley (2-1) climb back into the game by halftime as the Grizzlies managed just five points in the second quarter, leading 18-14 at the half.
Enter Kennedy, who had just two points in the first half but erupted after halftime.
The senior center had 14 of her game-high 22 points in the third quarter — at one point hitting eight straight shots — as Hoquiam turned a four-point halftime lead into a commanding 39-23 advantage entering the fourth period.
“A (Willapa Valley head coach) John Peterson team is always going to be disciplined and tough. They took us out of our flow. We missed some easy ones early and were a little deflated.” Hoquiam head coach Chad Allan said. “In the first half, (Kennedy) was in position, it just wasn’t dropping. In the second half, they were dropping. It’s infectious, as soon as you hit one, they start dropping.”
Kennedy also had a monster game on the boards with a career-high 31 rebounds — 18 on the offensive glass — as the Grizzlies had 52 rebounds as a team.
Senior guard Ella Folkers added 11 points and five steals while senior point guard Graci Bonney-Spradlin added nine points and six steals for Hoquiam, which had 17 steals as a team.
RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam guard Ella Folkers (14) passes the ball while being defended by Willapa Valley’s Lauren Matlock during the Grizzlies’ 50-32 win on Wednesday in Hoquiam.
“When we went into the locker room, we just talked about how we needed to go back to basics,” Kennedy said of the second-half turnaround. “We were hitting our shots, boxing out and keeping the middle open.”
Hoquiam went 22-for-76 (29%) from the field, including 4-of-19 (21%) from the 3-point line.
Willapa Valley was led by freshman guard Lauren Matlock, who scored 12 points in the loss.
Vikings leading-scorer Grace Huber scored eight points in limited minutes do to foul trouble.
Willapa Valley also had 27 turnovers in the game.
Both were issues Peterson addressed after the loss.
“We got in foul trouble and against a team like that, if you turn it over 30 times, you are not going to win,” he said. “It’s really early. I really like my team. The reason we schedule a game like this is I would rather play up a level or two. You might get beat soundly and we did tonight.”
Peterson added he was proud of the way his team played with Huber on the bench for most of the contest.
“I thought the first half, we hung, especially without Grace,” he said. “But we had way too many turnovers. … It’s just basketball and that happens sometimes. I’m disapointed we lost, but I’m not disapointed in the effort at all.”
The mutual respect between the two veteran coaches was evident in the post-game interviews.
“Chad does a good job,” Peterson said. “That is the other reason we play this game is that he and I have been friends for a long time. I have a lot of respect for him. We’re both pretty old-school and believe in the fundamentals.”
Willapa Valley plays at Pe Ell at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Hoquiam will play at Taholah at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Willapa Valley 6 8 9 9 — 32
Hoquiam 13 5 21 11 — 50
Scoring: WV — Matlock 12, Huber 8, Patrick 5, Emery 3, Quezada 2, Merkel 2. H — Kennedy 22, Folkers 11, Bonney-Spradlin 9, Little 4, LaBounty 2, Brodhead 2.
Ilwaco 76, South Bend 14
South Bend’s season opened with a 76-14 loss to Ilwaco on Wednesday at Ilwaco High School.
South Bend (0-1, 0-1 2B Pacific) trailed 28-4 at the half and 56-9 by halftime.
“This was a trial by fire season-opener for us,” South Bend head coach Jon Schray said. “Ilwaco made very few mistakes and executed their offensive and defensive schemes well.”
Ava Pine led South Bend with seven points.
Four Ilwaco players scored in double figures.
“I was very pleased with the effort that we put out tonight,” Schray said. “There was never a time where I felt the girls were giving up on the game or each other.”
South Bend will host Forks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
South Bend 4 5 1 4 — 14
Ilwaco 28 28 12 8 — 76
Scoring: SB — Pine 7, Markwell 3, R. Morley 2. I — Warfield 21, Avalon 14, Gray 13, Sheldon 12, McKinstry 10, Bittner 4, Fleming 2.
Other scores
Forks 59, North Beach 15
