GIRLS BASKETBALL
Eagles 54, Trojans 38
FIFE — Forcing 29 turnovers, Elma remained unbeaten by topping Fife in a non-league contest Saturday at Fife.
Jalyn Sackrider scored 19 points and Quin Mikel added 13. But it was Elma’s defense that told the story as the Eagles (12-0) topped a Class 2A Fife team that entered the contest with a 7-4 record.
Sackrider pulled down 16 rebounds and also blocked five shots.
Elma scored the game’s opening eight points. Fife closed a 13-point halftime deficit to seven in the third quarter before the Eagles re-established control.
“We finished 2017 on a strong note and we are looking forward to league play,” Elma coach Lisa Johnson said.
The Eagles trek to Forks for their Evergreen 1A League opener on Tuesday.
Elma 13 15 12 14 — 54
Fife 8 7 16 7 — 38
Elma (54) — Sackrider 19, Burgher 2, Sutherby 5, Olson 2, Johnson 2, Mikel 13, Johnston 2, Rambo 8.
Fife (38) — Willis 7, Fietz 14, Hernandez 2, Breland 3, Hunter 9, Springer 1, Wise 2.
Crusaders 51, Elks 43
TACOMA — Tacoma Baptist rebounded from a slow start to beat Lake Quinault in a non-league game Saturday at Tacoma.
Second-chance Crusader points doomed the Elks, who led 14-8 after one quarter.
“We’ve got to work on our rebounding,” Lake Quinault coach Travis Carstensen said.
Kat Neeland did pull down 12 rebounds for the Elks, while Jahyla Tatro scored 15 points.
The Elks (3-2) return to Coastal 1B League play at home against Mary M. Knight.
L. Quinault 14 10 11 8 — 43
T. Baptist 8 16 13 14 — 51
L. Quinault (43) — Tatro 15, Herrera, Richards, Savaadera 7, Spigler-Mercado 4, Neeland 9, Fowler 8. FG — 18-57 (.316). FT — 1-7.
Tacoma Baptist (51) — Stokes 9, Peterson 11, Van Liew 16, Swanson 6, Mitchell, Settle 2, Tonsaver 1, Jones 6, Stone, Eldore. FG — 21-51 (.412). FT — 6-17.
Cowboys 63, Bobcats 54
CHIMACUM — Host Chimacum downed Aberdeen in a non-league game Saturday.
Details were not reported. The Bobcats (1-9) open Evergreen 2A Conference play Tuesday at home against Tumwater.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Blackhawks 59, Chitwhins 57
LUMMI ISLAND — A last-second basket gave Lummi a dramatic win over Taholah in the Lummi Classic on Friday night.
Trailing almost the entire game, the Chitwhins (5-3) tied it at 57 when Zach Cain rebounded a missed Lummi free throw, dribbled the length of the court and drained a 3-point shot with nine seconds on the clock.
Disdaining a timeout, the Blackhawks immediately inbounded and hit a 15-footer with one second left.
Cain finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds, while James Orozco added 16 points and four boards.
The Chitwhins, however, were below their customary shooting standards, both from the field and from the foul line (1-of-6 in that department).
“We were 8-of-30 from the 3-point line for the game and we usually are a lot better than that,” Taholah coach Mike Rose said.
The Chitwhins resume Coastal 1B League play Friday at home against North River.
Taholah 10 13 14 20 — 57
Lummi 19 14 15 11 — 59
Taholah (57) — Orozco 16, Underwood 4, Hicks, Dan, James-Juneau, Bastian, Waugh, Cain 28, Purdy 2, Mowitch 5, Billie 2, Young. FG — 24-62 (.387). FT — 1-6.
Lummi (59) — Solomon 3, Hillarie 3, C. Revie 18, Mahle, Morris, N. Toby, T. Revie 7, J. Toby 9, Washington 19. FG — n/a. FT — 9-12.
WRESTLING
Grizzlies second
CHELAN — Winning two titles, Hoquiam finished second in the Chelan Goats New Year’s Classic tournament on Saturday.
Host Chelan won the team title. Adverse weather limited the field.
Hoquiam’s Lutra Felten and Antonio Garcia won their divisions.
Felten pinned Pateros’ Ramerio Ambriz in 1:33 of the 106-pound title match. Garcia took the 145-pound crown with a third-round pin over Chelan’s Alvaro Arteaga.
The Grizzlies have five tourney runners-up. Hoquiam’s Alex Houbregs was pinned by Chelan’s Jaiden Buyas at 120 pounds, Chehan’s James Austin pinned Hoquiam’s Malaki Eaton in the second round of the 126-pound final and Hoquiam’s Brady Cummings was pinned by Chelan’s Eric Alcala in the second round of the 152-pound title bout. Chelan’s Skyler Gordon pinned Hoquiam’s Keegan Montgomery in the first round of the 182-pound final and Chelan’s Bryan Mendoza decisioned Grizzly heavyweight Zack Underwood, 5-0.
Hoquiam’s Austin Milton (120), Andrew Anderson (152) and Asai Villarreal (160), while Larry Leonard (285) took fourth.
“The team won the matches they should have,” Grizzly coach Terry Helland said. “I would have liked to have seen a bit more life from us in the finals round.”
Milton, who rebounded from a first-round loss and later avenged that defeat in the consolation round, was cited for a fine showing.
The Grizzlies travel to Forks for a double dual on Wednesday and will host the annual Grizzly Alumni Invitational on Saturday.
