Raymond-South Bend beat Elma for its first win of the season as we review Thursday’s prep sports on the Harbor.
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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Raymond-South Bend 56, Elma 27
Raymond-South Bend picked up its first victory of the season by defeating Elma 56-27 on Thursday at Raymond High School.
The Ravens (1-1 overall) pulled away by outscoring Elma (0-2) 20-0 in the fourth quarter.
RSB was led by junior forward Ava Baugher, who had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds, junior Kassie Koski (11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals) and point guard Megan Kongbouakhay (14 points, 9 assists, 7 steals).
According to RSB head coach Jason Koski, rebounding and limiting their turnovers to 11 compared to 26 in a season-opening loss to Napavine on Tuesday were the keys to victory.
RSB outrebounded the Eagles 37-30 and benefitted from 24 Elma turnovers.
“Really nice to see us dominate the boards versus a much taller opponent and to cut our turnovers down,” he said. “Despite missing multiple lay-ins and short-box shots in the first half, we were able to slowly pull away in the second half for our first win of the season.”
Elma was led by junior guard Olivia Moore, who scored 14 points that included 6-of-8 shooting from the foul line (75%).
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma’s Olivia Moore leaps to save the ball during a 56-27 loss to Raymond-South Bend on Thursday at Raymond High School.
The Eagles play at Black Hills at 7 p.m. on Monday.
The Ravens host Toledo at 7 p.m. Monday at Raymond High School.
Elma 10 7 10 0 – 27
RSB 14 10 14 20 – 58
Scoring: Elma – Moore 14, Bol 8, Lewis 3, Tolentino 2. RSB – Baugher 14, Kongbouakhay 14, Koski 11, Morley 8, Pine 8, Stigall 3.
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Other games
Willapa Valley 48, Columbia Adventist 21
Oakville 54, North Beach 18
WA School for Deaf 26, Wishkah Valley 21
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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Columbia Adventist 51, Willapa Valley 50
Willapa Valley suffered its second one-possession loss to start the season with a 51-50 defeat at the hands of Columbia Adventist Academy on Thursday in Battle Ground.
Junior guard Blane King and senior guard Nathan Fluke led Valley with 16 and 15 points, respectively, while Brody Ritzman had seven points and six rebounds for the Vikings (0-2).
Valley’s Lucas Lusk (7 points), J.B. Russell (2 pts.), Hank Swartz (2 pts.) and Connor “Cheese” Keeton (1 pt.) also scored in the game.
“This was a good competitive game from the tip. We gave ourselves an excellent opportunity at the end of the game to win, we just came up a bit short again,” Valley head coach Derek Rask said. “We need to learn how to close games and win and I hope these early-season close games help with that.”
Valley hosts Wahkiakum at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
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Other games
Oakville 54, North Beach 32
Clallam Bay 65, Lake Quinault 18 (Wednesday)
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GIRLS PREP WRESTLING
Aberdeen 41, Hoquiam 6
Aberdeen defeated Hoquiam 41-6 in a season-opening dual meet on Thursday at Aberdeen High School.
The Bobcats won seven of eight head-to-head matches in the meet, with Hoquiam’s Emily Brodhead (120 pounds) claiming the Grizzlies’ lone victory.
Results
115 pounds: Daisy Vessey (Aberdeen) won by fall over Hannah Dhooghe (Hoquiam), 1:33
120: Emily Brodhead (H) won by fall over Taylor Hatton (A), 1:58
120: Jazzi Lock (A) won by fall over Keren Parra (H), 1:55
120: Lander Floch (A) won by fall over Alex Storm (H), 1:16
130: Felicia Bell (A) won by fall over Sophia Estrada (H), 0:35
135: Ava Benn (A) won by technical fall over Shye Hinchen (H), 19-1
155: Mycah Good (A) won by fall over Brittany Alcala (H), 0:30
170: Asha Martin (A) won by fall over Malia Ervin (H), 0:20
