Two of the better girls basketball teams on the Harbor — the Montesano Bulldogs and Raymond Seagulls — were in a action as we take a look at Thursday’s local sports.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Montesano 53, La Center 37

The Montesano Bulldogs won for the fifth time in a row with a 53-37 victory over the La Center Wildcats on Thursday in La Center.

Montesano (5-1 overall) trailed 25-23 at the half after La Center (4-3) erupted for 17 points in the second quarter.

But Monte’s defense clamped down on the Wildcats, allowing just 12 points in the second half.

Montesano junior forward McKynnlie Dalan led the way with 25 points, 15 rebounds and four steals while senior Paige Lisherness had a double-double with 18 points — 11 in the Bulldogs 19 point third quarter — and 10 rebounds.

Monte guard Maia Young added seven points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals and sparked Monte’s offense in the third quarter with a 3-pointer.

“In the second half, our defense picked up and we did a better job getting out on their shooters,” Montesano head coach Mark Mansfield said.

Montesano hosts White River at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Montesano 14 9 19 11 — 53

La Center 8 17 8 4 — 37

Scoring

La Center (37) — N/A

Montesano (53) — Dalan 25, Lisherness 18, M. Young 7, Stanfield 3

Raymond 63, Forks 27

Raymond got off to a great start en route to a 63-27 victory over Forks on Thursday at Raymond High School.

The Seagulls (5-1, 3-0 2B Pacific) led 24-7 after a first quarter that saw six different players score over the first eight minutes of play.

Raymond head coach Jason Koski said he was proud of the way his players moved the ball in addition to how they boxed out to open the game.

“We ended the first half only allowing Forks (3-2, 2-1) only one offensive rebound, which we have been having a hard time limiting our opponents to,” he said.

Eight of 11 Raymond players scored in the game, led by senior guard Kyra Gardner, who was one assist shy of her second consecutive triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and three blocks.

Gardner was also named one of the WIAA Athletes of the Week on Thursday after scoring 34 points in a win over Napavine followed by a triple-double in a victory over Ilwaco before facing off against the Spartans Thursday evening.

Karsyn Freeman added 12 points for Raymond with Kyndal Koski adding five points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals for the Seagulls.

Raymond hosts Tenino at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.

Forks 7 8 3 9 — 27

Raymond 24 11 10 18 — 63

Scoring

Forks (27) — Neel 9, Johnson 5, Bouchard 4, Sandoval 2, Wharton 2, St. John 2, Baker 2, Wallerstedt 1

Raymond (63) — Gardner 27, Freeman 12, Izzy Silvernail 6, Koski 5, Grace Busenius 4, Paige Williams 4, Olivia Stiger 3, Sidney Swogger 2

Willapa Valley 55, Three Rivers Christian 14

Willapa Valley picked up its first league win of the season with a 55-14 victory over Three Rivers Christian on Thursday in Menlo.

The Vikings (3-3, 2-0 1B Columbia Valley) dominated from the opening tip to the final buzzer against the Eagles (1-5, 0-3).

Lanissa Amacher had 17 points and seven assists to lead the Vikings.

Ana Chavez (10 points), Chayse Coady (9 pts.) and Hannah Hamilton (8 pts.) provided balanced scoring for Willapa Valley, which had 18 assists and just five turnovers as a team and attempted 60 shots in the game.

Willapa Valley hosts Northwest Christian at 6 p.m. on Monday before taking on South Bend the following evening.

Three Rivers Christian 3 2 5 4 — 14

Willapa Valley 14 15 19 7 — 55

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

Toledo 74, Taholah 35

Taholah lost a non-league contest to Toledo 74-35 on Thursday in Toledo.

The Chitwhins (0-2) were led by Davian McCrory, who scored a game high 21 points in the contest.

Isaac Valenzuela also scored in double figures for Taholah, which had several players out due to illness.

The Chitwhins are set to host Concordia Christian Academy at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Taholah 12 2 10 11 — 35

Toledo 25 10 16 23 — 74

Scoring

Taholah (35) — Davian McCrory 21, Isaac Valenzuela 11, JJ Underwood Newton 2, Justin Grundvig 1

Toledo (74) — Chrisitan Malunat 14, Rayder Stemkoski 12, Carson Gould 9, Mason Miller 9, Conner Olmstead 8, Jake Cournyer 6, Rogan Stanley 6, Kaven Winters 5, Caiden Schultz 3, Carson Olmstead 2

PREP BOYS WRESTLING

Aberdeen 53, Tumwater 23

Aberdeen wrestlers recorded pins in nine of 14 matches to trounce Tumwater 53-23 in the first 2A Evergreen League dual of the season Wednesday at Tumwater High School.

Team captains Liam Heikkila (195 pounds), Drew Lock (126), Erick Hayter-Ramsey (285), Tyler Andres (170) and Joel Nelson (120) each recorded pinfall victories for Aberdeen.

“All the boys wrestled well. They should all be proud,” Aberdeen head coach Jeff Hatton said.

The Bobcats host The Grays Harbor Championship meet, which is set to start Saturday morning.

Results

106 — Talatheon Warness (Aberdeen) via technical fall over Carlos Juarez-Estrada (Tumwater), 1:02 3rd round

113 — Mikey Hatton (A) via pin over Landen Baydo (T), 0:42 1st round

120 — Joel Nelson (A) via pin over Logan Martinez (T), 1:03 1st round

126 — Drew Lock (A) via pin over Brayden Weiks (T), 0:25 3rd round

132 — Michael Leonteyv (A) via pin over Eddie Winkley (T), 1:49 1st round

152 — Aiden Watkins (A) via pin over Reece Wilbur (T), 0:40 2nd round

170 — Tyler Andres (A) via pin over Cash Short (T) 1:23 2nd round

195 — Liam Heikkila (A) via pin over JT Stover (T), 0:28 2nd round

285 — Erick Hayter-Ramsey (A) via pin over Aiden Aguero (T), 1:14 2nd round

PREP GIRLS BOWLING

Tumwater 1699, Aberdeen 1404

Tumwater pulled away from Aberdeen 1,699-1,404 on Thursday in Tumwater.

Aberdeen lost Game 1 671—614, Game 2 783-555 and the first Baker game 129-104.

Aberdeen earned a win in Baker 2 with a 131-116 victory.

“The first game was tied in the eighth frame before Tumwater had a small push at the end. The second game was never close as we started slowly and Tumwater took off and never looked back,” Aberdeen head coach Dave Bruncke said. “Tumwater is greatly improved from last year.”

Aberdeen (1,404) — Cha’Tara Green (129, 103, 232); Cameryn Micheau (141, 116, 257); Sarah Harder (133, 104, 237); Aliyah Burkett (109, 121, 230); Toby Jelinek (102, 111, 213)

Tumwater (1,699) — Rylee Weeks (129, 163, 292); Alyssa Weeks (131, 145, 276); Hailey Hopkins (157, 152, 309); Samantha Bluhm (137, 156, 293); Mia Henry (117, 167, 284)