Elma was upset by Tenino while Aberdeen won its league opener as we review Wednesday’s prep basketball games on the Harbor.
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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Tenino 56, Elma 49
One of the teams figured to be in the mix for a 1A Evergreen League title took a proverbial gut-punch on Wednesday as the Elma Eagles lost to Tenino 56-49 at Elma High School.
“We ran into a very motivated Tenino team. They came out and played a damn fine basketball game,” said Elma head coach Matt Ferrier, whose team led 13-6 after one quarter of play but was outscored by 18 points over the second and third quarters combined. “Their size and athleticism affected us a ton tonight.”
Elma (8-4 overall, 1-1 1A Evergreen) shot 41% from the field on 17-of-41 shooting, including 11 of 22 from 3-point range (50%).
But the Eagles attempted just seven free throws in the game, making four of them, committed 15 turnovers, had 17 personal fouls and lost the battle of the boards with just 19 rebounds as a team.
“Their zone defense was a tough one to break. We shot incredibly well from the three-point range but missed mostly everything inside 19 feet. You aren’t going to win very many games without scoring some points in the paint,” Ferrier said. “The free-throw battle went to them. The rebounding battle went to them. The turnover battle went to them. Game over.”
Senior guard Traden Carter (14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals), junior forward Isaac McGaffey (10 pts., 7 reb., 4 ast., 4 stl, block) and senior guard Theo Flores (10 pts., 2 reb., 4 ast.) each scored in double digits for the Eagles.
PHOTO BY MIKE ROBERTS Elma’s Traden Carter (0) shoots a three during a 56-49 loss to Tenino on Wednesday at Elma High School.
Ferrier added that despite the loss to the Beavers (3-11, 1-1), which snapped a five-game losing streak with the win, he liked the way his team kept battling.
“Incredibly proud of how hard we fought,” he said. “There isn’t any quit in these kids and I respect them for that.”
Elma will face Hoquiam at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday at Hoquiam Square Garden.
Tenino 6 14 22 14 – 56
Elma 13 9 9 18 – 49
Scoring: Gonia 23, Feltus 20, Vassar 5, Gore 3, Whitaker 2, Burkhardt 2, Snyder 1. Elma – Carter 14, McGaffey 10, Flores 10, Wood 5, Moe 5, Webb 3, Phan 2.
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Aberdeen 70, Centralia 41
Aberdeen had three players score in double figures en route to a 70-41 victory in the Bobcats’ 2A Evergreen Conference opener against Centralia on Wednesday in Aberdeen.
The Bobcats (2-5, 1-0 2A Evergreen) led 32-18 at halftime and poured it on the Tigers (2-8, 0-1) in the third quarter, outscoring Centralia 26-11 to take a commanding 58-29 lead into the final period of play.
Aberdeen was led by senior guard Tarren Lewis with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting (56%) to go along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Junior guard Isaac Garcia also had a big game, recording a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds while junior guard Jhacob Quezada added 14 points and four rebounds for the Bobcats.
Aberdeen went 29 of 79 from the field (37%), hit 7-of-14 free throws (50%), had 43 rebounds, 17 steals and committed just seven turnovers as a team.
The Bobcats take on Shelton in a league matchup at 7 p.m. on Friday in Aberdeen.
Centralia 8 10 11 12 – 41
Aberdeen 14 18 26 12 – 70
Scoring: Centralia – Daarud 14, K. Yeung 12, Sanders 4, Rooklidge 4, J. Yeung 3, Pirtle 2, Griffis 2. Aberdeen – Lewis 22, Garcia 17, Quezada 14, Jones 7, Raya 4, Scott 2, Kelley 2, Martin 2.
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Other games
Taholah 62, Oakville 48
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Forks 58, Raymond-South Bend 54
Raymond-South Bend rallied to take the lead in the second half only to fall in the final quarter of a 58-54 loss to Forks on Wednesday in Raymond.
The Ravens (7-4, 0-1 2B Pacific) trailed by as much as 15 in the first half but whittled the Spartans’ lead to 31-22 by halftime.
Bolstered by a 22-12 third quarter – seven by RSB post Ava Pine-Isaksen – the Ravens would lead by one entering the final period of play.
Both teams traded leads in the fourth quarter before a Forks three – one of seven for the Spartans in the game – followed by free throws put the Spartans over the top.
“Tough loss for our kids, but what a resilient group of competitors to give them a chance to pull out the win,” RSB head coach Jason Koski said. “Giving up seven threes was tough to overcome when we turned the ball over 16 times. Time to regroup and look to the next one.”
Junior Kassie Koski had a stellar performance for the Ravens, scoring a game-high 29 points in the loss.
Ava Baugher led RSB with 13 rebounds while guard Megan Kongbouakhay had nine rebounds and seven assists for the Ravens.
RSB faces North Beach at 6 p.m. Friday in Ocean Shores.
Forks 17 14 12 15 – 58
RSB 8 14 22 10 – 54
Scoring: Forks – Johnson 19, Gaydeski 17, Dilley 9, Neel 8, Peters 3, Rondeau 2. RSB – Koski 29, Pine-Isaksen 9, Stigall 6, Kongbouakhay 4, Baugher 4, Morley 2.
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Other scores
Ilwaco 66, North Beach 25
Taholah 67, Oakville 39
Toledo 43, Willapa Valley 23
