BOYS BASKETBALL
Vikings 71, Hyaks 58
OYEHUT – Willapa Valley was powered by a 25-point effort from Ryon Ashley in overtaking North Beach in a Pacific League game Thursday.
The Vikings (1-0, 2-0) played even with the North Beach (1-2, 1-3) in the first quarter but pulled away after that and capped off the night 21-point fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
Viking head coach Jay Pearson was impressed by the scoring output but noted that it was defensive effort in the middle quarters that helped them separate from their opponents.
“In the first and fourth quarter we gave up too many points, but in the middle of the game we played well defensively,” he said.
Ashley had 12 rebounds along with 25 points but it was North Beach’s Steven Sotomish who led both teams with 30 points.
Both teams will take the court again Saturday with North Beach playing Raymond and Wilapa Valley taking on Illwaco at home.
Willapa Valley 17 15 18 21 — 71
North Beach 18 9 14 17 — 58
Willapa Valley (71) — Flemetis 5, M. Pearson 15, Hamilton 10, Roosburg 5, Ashley 25, Walker 11, Deniston. FG— 25-67 (.373). FT— 15-18.
North Beach (58) — Robles, Sotomish 30, Charley 3, Washington 16, Poplin 2, Pope 7, Ruiz. FG — n/a. FT — 6-10 .
Eagles 82, Gulls 38
TACOMA — Pacific League favorite Life Christian trounced Raymond on Thursday night at Tacoma.
Marcus Anderson and Devine Souvannavanh led Raymond (1-2) with 10 points each, but Life Christian was just too much to handle. The Eagles shot 51 percent from the field.
“Life Christian is a good team and they came out hot,” said Raymond head coach Mike Tully. “We weren’t playing terrible but they were just better.”
Raymond will try to shake off the loss in time for its next game against North Beach on Saturday.
Raymond 14 6 9 9 — 38
Life Christian 30 25 16 11 — 82
Raymond (38) — Phansisay 3, Thepsoumphou, Maden, Anderson 10, Enslow 2, Souvannavanh 10, Hubbard, Sida, Curtis 3, Collins 6, Delgado, Rockwell 2. FG — 13-45 (.288) FT — 11-16.
Life Christian Academy (82) — Overggar 21, Kelly, Maulana 21, Schieferdecker, Cordek 3, Novotny, Hall 3, Robinson 10, Shamp 5, Bitow-Woods 19. FG — 31-61 (.508). FT— 10-15.
