The Grays Harbor College men’s basketball team is starting to round into form after a pair of wins over the weekend.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Grays Harbor 69, Wenatchee Valley 56

Grays Harbor College used a big second half en route to a 69-56 win over Wenatchee Valley on Sunday at Grays Harbor College.

The Chokers (3-3 overall) trailed by seven at the half before outscoring Wenatchee Valley (3-3) 45-25 in the second half.

Sal Savusa (18 points, 4 assists) and Josh Adamsel Jr. (16 points, 3 steals) led the Chokers in scoring while Matt Oryang had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds to go along with five assists.

GHC outrebounded the Knights 42-30 and had nine turnovers to 14 for Wenatchee Valley.

The Chokers take on Peninsula at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Triton Classic at Edmonds College.

Wenatchee Valley 31 25 – 56

Grays Harbor 24 45 – 69

Scoring: WV – Monahan 13, Afrakoff 12, Sykes 7, Stephenson 7, Kaden 6, Gagnier 4, Dean 4, Vargas 3. GHC – Savusa 18, Adamsel Jr. 16, Oryang 13, Wood 8, Chouhan 6, Garza 3, Casebolt 3, Kulang 2.

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Grays Harbor 87, Olympic 69

Grays Harbor College led wire to wire in an 87-69 win over Olympic College on Saturday in Bremerton.

The Chokers got big games from Josh Adamsel Jr. (27 points, 9-16 FG, 4 reb.), Sal Savusa (19 pts., 5 rebounds) and Matt Oryang (12 pts., 13 reb.) as GHC shot 46.8% from the field on 29-0f-62 shooting.

GHC held a 52-28 rebounding edge over the Rangers (1-3), including an 11-5 advantage on the offensive glass.

The Chokers had 34 points in the paint and outscored Olympic 15-3 in second-chance points.

At one point of the second half, GHC held a 21-point lead over the Rangers.

Grays Harbor 37 50 – 87

Olympic 27 42 – 69

Scoring: GHC – Adamsel Jr. 27, Savusa 19, Oryang 12, Casebolt 9, Chouhan 6, Kulang 6, Wood 4, Garza 2, Smith 2. Olympic – Moore 22, Frith 13, Davis 11, Sandling-Green 10, Mosley 4, Kraft 4, Bischoff 3, Williford 2.

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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Ocosta 50, Raymond-South Bend 39

Ocosta spoiled Raymond-South Bend’s combo boys basketball debut with a 50-39 win on Tuesday at Ocosta High School.

The Wildcats (1-0 overall) trailed 23-22 at halftime as Raymond-South Bend (0-1) – playing as a combo team for the first time in boys basketball – led at the half thanks in large part to senior guard Chris Quintana’s 13 points and 11 Ocosta turnovers.

But the Wildcats cleaned things up in the second half, committing just five turnovers despite playing with an increased sense of urgency.

“Tonight was a typical first game for both teams. Little bit sloppy at times and there were times in the game where both teams showed a little fatigue,” Ocosta head coach Jason Quinby said. “In the second half, we were able to push tempo a little bit which I think wore them down a little and caused some turnovers on their part, which helped us get some easier looks in transition.”

Ocosta’s Sonny Beard had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds while teammate Kayden Turner led the Wildcats with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting (46.7%), including four 3-pointers.

Noah Prigmore also scored in double digits for Ocosta with 10 points to go along with four assists and three steals.

The Wildcats hit 22 of 56 shots (31.6%), including 6 of 19 (31.3%) from 3-point range and grabbed 41 rebounds as a team.

Quintana led RSB with 19 points while Tanner Morris had eight for the Ravens.

RSB went 31% from the field on 14-of-45 shooting.

“I was pleased with how well we are already coming together as a team,” RSB head coach Jon Schray said. “There are still some things we need to put in place system-wise, but starting out against a good opponent was a great start to the season even if we did come up short of the win.”

Ocosta plays at Pe Ell at 7 p.m. on Friday.

RSB is scheduled to play at King’s Way Christian at 7 p.m. on Wednesday Dec. 11.

RSB 9 14 9 7 – 50

Ocosta 14 8 15 13

Scoring: RSB – Quintana 19, Morris 8, Schlueter 5, Ridderbush 5, Banker 2. Ocosta – Turner 19, Beard 12, Prigmore 10, Welch 6, Solis 3.