BOYS BASKETBALL
Vikings 64, Gulls 50
RAYMOND — Matt Pearson scored 28 points as Willapa Valley used brilliant foul shooting to beat rival Raymond in a Pacific League game Monday night at Raymond.
With Pearson canning 12 of 13 from the foul line, the Vikings were a sensational 22 of 26 from the stripe — a performance that Valley coach Jay Pearson laughingly called “an oxymoron” in comparison to his team’s typical free-throw outing.
“We did a nice job of attacking the basket and we’ve been working on improving our free throws,” Coach Pearson said. “That was your classic Raymond-Valley game — nice crowd, great band and a game that was closer than the score indicated.”
The Vikings (3-0, 4-0) led by only seven before putting the game away from the stripe in the fourth quarter.
“Valley hit some clutch shots in the fourth quarter and we couldn’t get stops when we needed them,” Raymond coach Mike Tully said. “We set out to stop (Ryon) Ashley and (Logan) Walker and I think we did a pretty good job of that, but Pearson had a heck of a game.”
Walker scored 11 points and Ashley added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Vikings. Willapa Valley’s Peter Hamilton barely missed a double-double with nine points and 10 boards. Ashley was also cited for defense.
Marcus Anderson topped Raymond (1-2, 2-3) with 17 points and nine rebounds.
W. Valley 18 14 15 17 — 64
Raymond 9 17 14 10 — 50
Willapa Valley (64) — Flemetis 10, M. Pearson 28, Hamilton 9, Roonsburg, C. Pearson, Ashley 6, Walker 11, Deniston, Buchanan, Simpson. FG — 18-65 (.277). FT — 22-26.
Raymond (50) — Thepsoumphou 1, Maden 5, Anderson 17, Enslow 2, Delgado, Hubbard 8, Sida, Souvannavanh 7, Curtis, Collins 8, Koski 2, Rockwell. FG — 22-51 (.431).
Eagles 70, Hyaks 54
TACOMA — Life Christian Academy overcame a sensational performance by North Beach’s Steven Sotomish for a Pacific League victory Monday at Tacoma.
Sotomish scored 30 points as the Hyaks competed well against the reigning league champion Eagles.
Ben Poplin grabbed 10 rebounds, while Desmond Pope was cited for reserve play.
“As a team, we played great half-court defense,” Hyak coach Larry Moore said. “The turnovers we had, they converted into easy baskets at the other end. Overall, I was pleased with how we competed.”
The Hyaks (1-4, 1-5) travel to Ilwaco next Monday.
North Beach 9 14 16 15 — 54
Life Christian 20 16 20 14 — 70
North Beach (54) — Robles 7, Sotomish 30, Charley, Washington 5, Poplin 6, M. Pope 3, D. Pope 3, Ruiz. FG — 18-44 (.409). FT — 11-16.
Life Christian (70) — Overgaard 12, Kelly, Maulana 12, Shaughnessy, Novotny, Robinson 16, Shamp 14, Bitow-Woods 16. FG — 25-58 (.431). FT — 13-23.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Loggerettes 49, Grizzly JV 44
WISHKAH — Rallying in the fourth quarter, Wishkah downed the Hoquiam junior varsity in a non-league game Monday at Brian Eager Memorial Gym.
The Loggerettes (2-1) trailed by one entering the final period. But Baylee Buchanan and Megan Hill hit 3-point shots to give Wishkah the lead and Erica Bomhoff sealed the victory with two foul shots in the final 20 seconds.
Hill scored 13 points and Jesse Thompson 10 for Wishkah. Loggerette coach Dave Busz also cited the play of Mackenzie Robertson, who scored six points in the third quarter.
Tauni Hilliard scored 11 points and Sadie Carlyle 10 for the Hoquiam JVs.
“That kept us in the game,” Busz noted.
Wishkah’s next scheduled game is at Three Rivers Christian on Dec. 29.
Hoquiam JV 13 8 10 13 — 44
Wishkah 15 11 7 16 — 49
Hoquiam JV (44) — Carlyle 10, Brydon 9, Hilliard 11, Elders 2, Such 8, Daniels, Perry 2, Strom 2. FG — n/a. FT — 7-13.
Wishkah (49) — Thompson 10, VanBlaricom, Buchanan 4, Bomhoff 8, Perron 2, Hill 13, Clevenger, Haskey 4, Robertson 8. FG — 16-46 (.348). FT — 14-28.
Comets 45, Elks 27
AMANDA PARK — Visiting Naselle led from the outset in a non-league win over Lake Quinault on Monday.
“They were a good team and we got kind of down on ourselves,” Lake Quinault coach Travis Carstensen said.
Kat Neeland and Kayleen Spigler-Mercado each grabbed nine rebounds for the Elks (2-1).
Lake Quinault hosts Crescent on Wednesday.
Naselle 15 12 10 8 — 45
L. Quinault 7 5 10 5 — 27
Naselle (45) — Haataia 6, Jacot, Steeherson 6, Harman, Glenn 4, Columbo, Zimmerman 18, Barrett, Gudmundson 11, Miller. FG — 21-62 (.339). FT — 2-12.
Lake Quinault (27) — Tatro 8, Herrera, Spigler-Mercado 6, Neeland 5, Guadarrama 3, Fowler 5. FG – 10-48 (.208). FT – 4-8.
Fishermen 75, Wildcats 34
ILWACO – Powerful Ilwaco handed Ocosta its first loss in Pacific League action Monday.
Details were unavailable. The Wildcats (3-1, 5-1) host Chief Leschi on Saturday.
