BOYS BASKETBALL
Vikings 73, Warriors 56
MENLO — Matt Pearson excelled on both ends of the court as Willapa Valley earned the Pacific 2B League’s second-seeded district berth by trouncing Chief Leschi on Monday at Tenoski Gym.
Pearson scored 25 points. As important, he limited Chief Leschi’s Donnelle Irvin, who scored 31 in a previous meeting with the Vikings, to 15 in this one.
“Matty did an excellent job of denying him the ball,” said Jay Pearson, his father and coach. “We were going to take him away and let somebody else beat us.”
Ryon Ashley contributed 23 points and eight rebounds and Logan Walker 19 points for the Vikings (13-3, 16-3).
Peter Hamilton grabbed 11 rebounds for Willapa Valley.
The Vikings celebrate Senior Night by hosting Naselle in a non-leaguer Wednesday.
C. Leschi 11 14 11 20 — 56
W. Valley 12 24 16 21 — 73
Chief Leschi (56) — McQueen 5, Gower 9, Lee 3, Irvin 15, Baker 8, Horton 4, Whitford 12. FG — 25-61 (.410). FT — 2-6.
Willapa Valley (73) — Flemetis, M. Pearson 25, Hamilton 4, Roonsburg 2, C. Pearson, Ashley 23, Walker 19, Deniston, Buchanan, Simpson. FG —26-54 (.481). FT — 15-20.
Elks 63, Bruins 60
AMANDA PARK — Lake Quinault survived a wild second half to edge Clallam Bay in a non-league makeup game Monday at Amanda Park.
Down 34-30 at the half, the Elks erupted for 28 points in the third quarter to grab a 12-point lead.
Their offense, however, ground to a halt in the fourth quarter. Led by Ryan McCoy, who pumped in 33 points, the Bruins reduced the margin to one. But Murray Cottrell took a long inbound pass for a layin in the final five seconds to wrap it up.
“In the third quarter, we came out with energy and fire, started making shots, setting good screens and just playing good basketball,” Lake Quinault co-head coach Chris Christiansen said. “In the fourth, we came out of our press. It slowed us down and they got the ball in to their big guy.”
Thunder Mowitch led the Elks with 23 points. Cottrell finished with 19 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. Allen Espinoza had 10 rebounds and four steals.
Lake Quinault returns to league play at home against Wishkah on Tuesday.
Clallam Bay 16 18 12 14 — 60
L. Quinault 16 14 28 5 — 63
Clallam Bay (60) — Smith 15, Strid 7, Aldown 3, Eastwood 2, McCoy 33. FG — 25-56 (.446). FT — 5-15.
Lake Quinault (63) — Neeland, Sellers 5, Espinoza 4, Cottrell 19, Mowitch 23, Theel, Mendoza 8, Venegas, Escobar 4. FG — 25-74 (.338). FT — 6-10.
Navigators 62, Hyaks 53
OYEHUT — Pulling away in the fourth quarter, Northwest Christian upended North Beach in a Pacific 2B League game Monday night at Oyehut.
Counting 3-point baskets, the Hyaks actually had the edge from the field. But the Navigators made 13-of-20 free throws, while North Beach was only 1-of-2 from the stripe.
Steven Sotomish had 19 points and four assists for the Hyaks (5-10, 6-13). Rodney Washington topped North Beach rebounders with nine.
The Hyaks close out league play at home against South Bend on Thursday.
N.W. Christian 12 18 14 18 — 62
North Beach 19 7 15 12 — 53
Northwest Christian (62) — Fox 9, Sinclair 2, N. Phillips 10, Koukal 7, J. Phillips 11, McSheffrey, T. Dominguez 23. FG — 23-55 (.418). FT — 13-20.
North Beach (53) — Robles 8, Sotomish 19, Charley 2, Muro, Brown, Washingon 10, Pope 14. FG — 21-61 (.344). FT — 1-2.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wildcats 53, Gulls 35
RAYMOND — Kristi Raffelson did much of her damage early and late as Ocosta wrapped up third place in the Pacific 2B League by downing Raymond on Monday.
Raffelson scored seven points of her 19 points in the first quarter to stake the Wildcats to a 16-7 lead.
The Wildcat post then tallied eight points in the fourth quarter after Raymond had trimmed the margin to eight.
“Ocosta’s inside presence was too much for us to handle,” Raymond coach Jason Koski said.
Kjirstin Hopfer added 16 points for the Wildcats (11-4, 15-4).
Isabel Mora topped Raymond (5-10, 6-13) with 10 points. Koski commended the contributions of his two seniors, Makenna Williams and Katie Doyle.
Raymond visits Chief Leschi on Wednesday. Ocosta treks to Life Christian on Friday.
Ocosta 16 11 14 12 — 53
Raymond 7 9 9 10 — 35
Ocosta (53) — Erika Snider 7, Martin 2, Hopfer 16, K. Barnum 9, Raffelson 19, Denny, Emily Snider, Marsh, L. Barnum. FG — 20-66 (.303). FT — 4-11.
Raymond (35) — Williams 8, Mora 10, Harland 3, Souvannavanh 3, Silva 3, Miller 6, Doyle 2. FG — 11-60 (.183). FT — 8-10.
Hyaks 49, Navigators 23
OYEHUT — Three players scored in double figures as North Beach trounced Northwest Christian in a Pacific 2B League contest Monday at Oyehut.
Alyssa Osborn-Hansen led the Hyaks with 14 points. Adelina Desamours added 12 and Mariah Vogler 11 points.
Honored in Senior Night ceremonies, Vogler was cited by Hyak coach Ron Tinnin for a fine all-around performance.
“We played pretty good defense and did a better job taking care of the ball,” Tinnin said.
The Hyaks (4-11, 5-14) visit South Bend on Wednesday.
N.W. Christian 5 7 5 6 — 23
North Beach 19 6 16 8 — 49
N.W. Christian (23) — Last names not reported.
North Beach (49) —Desamours 12, Garman 2, Butler, Vogler 11, Cox 9, Alyssa Osborn-Hanson 14, Carcaise, Dycus 1. FG — 14-57 (.256). FT — 11-19.
Vikings 58, Warriors 30
MENLO — Willapa Valley used balanced scoring and solid defense to beat Chief Leschi in a Pacific 2B League game Monday at Tenoski Gym.
Brooke Friese scored 13 points and Britney Patrick added 10 to pace Willapa Valley (12-7 overall), which concluded league play with a 10-6 record.
“Their kids played hard but we know they’re rebuilding,” Valley coach Colby Rogers said. “We were fortunate enough to play a lot of kids and give them a lot of varsity experience.”
The district-bound Vikings close out their regular season at home Wednesday against Naselle in a non-leaguer.
C. Leschi 9 3 10 8 — 30
W. Valley 12 13 19 14 — 58
Chief Leschi (30) — Maiaiqre, Dillon 3, Pluff 14, Scabbyrobe 13, Wailes, Sanchez, Mills. FG — 11-46 (.239). FT — 2-6.
Willapa Valley (58) — Cook 6, Adkins 5, Patrick 10, Friese 13, B. Betrozoff 2, Ritzman 2, Swartz 6, O. Betrozoff 6, H. Layman 6, E. Layman 2. FG — 23-62 (.371). FT — 9-25.
Eagles 58, Indians 37
TACOMA — Three players scored at least 15 points as Life Christian Academy thumped South Bend in a Pacific 2B League contest Monday night in Tacoma.
Karley Reidinger scored 11 points and Jessica Sanchez 10 for the Indians (8-7, 12-7).
“At times we competed well and other times we didn’t,” South Bend coach Gary Wilson said. “LCA is too strong for any letdown in your game.”
Wilson added, however, that his team improved from its first meeting with the league runner-up Eagles.
The district-bound Indians close out league play Wednesday at home against North Beach.
South Bend 9 5 13 10 — 37
Life Christian 18 10 15 15 — 58
South Bend (37) — Medina 2, Byington 6, Markwell 2, Doyle 1, Sanchez 10, Loza, Reidinger 11, Rohr 5, Baker. FG — 14-42 (.333). FT — 5-8.
Life Christian (58) — Perez, Turner 15, Whitehead 3, Lovelady 15, Hurdlebrink, Escobar 2, Yun 19, Evans, Wang, Chapman 4. FG — 23-54 (.426). FT — 6-11.
Bruins 58, Elks 36
AMANDA PARK — Lake Quinault’s Elks kept the game from getting completely out of hand in the second half but their late surge wasn’t enough as they fell to Clallam Bay in a non-leaguer Monday.
Lake Quinault actually outscored its opponent in the second half but head coach Travis Carstensen said his team could not overcome its poor first-half shooting.
“We didn’t shot well in the first half and they didn’t shoot well in the second half,” he said. “I thought it was a pretty even game for the most part, but we fell behind early.”
Christin Saavedra scored 16 points for the Elks. Kat Neeland was solid in the loss and had five rebounds and three steals.
The Elks will play its fourth game in five nights when they face Wishkah on Tuesday.
Clallam Bay 19 23 10 6 — 58
Lake Quinault 5 4 14 13 — 36
Clallam Bay (58) — Wonderly 6, Olson 16, K. Tyree, K. Signor 4, Johnson 12, Clemmons 13, M. Tyree, Smith 3, Anderson 4, R. Signor. FG — 25-51 (.490). FT — 3-6.
Lake Quinault (36) — Tatro 2, Richards, Saavedra 16, Spigler-Mercado 2, Neeland 7, Guarderama 9, Fowler. FG — 14-50 (.280). FT— 6-13.
BOYS SWIMMING
Hawks 115, Bobcats 54
Much-improved River Ridge spoiled Aberdeen’s final home meet by beating the Bobcats on Monday at the YMCA of Grays Harbor.
Aberdeen’s Conner Gates and Trevor Mullin went one-two in the 200 individual medley, while Mullin later won the 100-yard breaststroke. Aberdeen’s Jared Durr was edged by River Ridge’s Triston Anderson in a tight 100-yard backstroke finish.
Seven Aberdeen seniors — Durr, Sage Bridges, Ryan Curry, Aaron Dyer, Riley Lougheed, Stephen Shaw and Tanner Williams — were honored during Senior Day ceremonies. Bobcat coach Rob Burns thanked them for their contributions.
“This has been a tough and challenging regular season, but a very exciting one,” Burns observed. “The boys were tired from Saturday’s meet in Longview, but they came out and competed.”
The Bobcats will now prepare for district competition Feb. 9-10, also in Longview.
200 medley relay — 1:54.95 — River Ridge, Aberdeen, River Ridge. 200 free — 2:14.34 — Poindexter (RR), Shockley (RR), Doane (RR), Shaw (A), Johnson (A). 200 IM — 2:32.14 — Gates (A), Mullin (A), Kim (RR), Conway (RR), Anderson (RR). 50 free — 24.03 — Provost (RR), Cannizzo (RR), Labrecque (RR), Bridges (A), Durr (A). 100 fly — 1:01.31 — Provost (RR), Bridges (A), Labrecque (RR), Curry (A).
100 free — 55.47 — Cannizzo (RR), Morris (RR), Courts (A), Abadasco (RR), Williams (A). 500 free — 5:58.54 — Poindexter (RR), Shockley (RR), Doane (RR), Shaw (A), Johnson (A). 200 free relay — 1:39.0 — River Ridge, Aberdeen, River Ridge. 100 back — 1:11.63 — Anderson (RR), Durr (A), Williams (A), Nashleanus (RR), Morris (RR). 100 breast — 1:15.91 — Mullin (A), Conway (RR), Kim
(RR), Kola (A), Carlson (RR). 400 free relay – 4:12.4 — River Ridge, River Ridge, Aberdeen.
