GIRLS BASKETBALL

Eagles 56, Tigers 49

CENTRALIA — Overcoming a slow start, Elma overtook Class 2A Centralia in a non-league contest Tuesday night at Centralia.

In what was their first true test of the young season, the unbeaten Eagles (6-0) trailed 15-9 after one quarter. Kayli Johnson knocked down four 3-point shots in the second quarter to pull Elma to within a point (29-28) at the half.

The Eagles led for most of a bruising second half.

“It was a physical battle all the way out,” Elma coach Lisa Johnson said. “It was a great team win. They played through a lot of adversity and I just love how they responded.”

Kayli Johnson led a quartet of Eagles in double figures with 18 points. Kali Rambo added 11 points and Quin Mikel and Molly Johnston 10 points apiece.

Mikel led Elma rebounders with 14.

The Eagles will make their annual appearance in the Seaside Holiday Classic beginning Thursday. They’ll open against Cottage Grove, Ore., at 4 p.m.

Elma 9 19 14 14 — 56

Centralia 15 14 10 10 – 49

Elma (56)— Sackrider 7, Bieker, Burgher, Olson, Johnson 18, Mikel 10, Johnston 10, Rambo 11. FG — n/a. FT — n/a.

Centralia (49) — Sharp, Jensen 6, Wilkerson 13, Porter 2, Kant 7, Carwin 22, Erickson. FG — n/a. FT— n/a.

JV — Elma won.

C squad — Elma won.

Wolves 61, Bulldogs 43

TUMWATER — Class 2A Black Hills capitalized on Montesano’s turnover issues to hand the Bulldogs their first loss in a non-league contest Tuesday.

The Bulldogs (5-1) experienced difficulty getting their offense going.

Montesano head coach Julie Graves said her team had trouble adjusting to Black Hills fast-paced play.

“I felt like we played quicker than what we should have in the beginning,” she said. “We played better in the second half but we gave up 17 offensive rebounds and committed 22 turnovers.”

Zoee Lisherness scored 16 points and Zoe Hutchings 15 for the Bulldogs.

Monte’s junior varsity team also lost to Black Hills 42-31 and the C Team lost to South Bend by a score of 27-18.

Montesano will take on Tumwater at home on Friday.

Montesano (43) — Granstrom 1, Hutchings 15, Stanfield 4, Lovell 6, Lisherness 16, Perkinson 1, Grubb. FG — 13-53 (.245) FT — 17-34.

Black Hills (61) —S. Lee 9, M Lee 3, Nurmi 14, Sayhod 3, Greenfield 8, Serhan 12, Bovenkamp 4.FG — 31-66 (.470). FT— 12-20.

Indians 67, Warriors 28

SOUTH BEND — Karley Reidinger scored 21 points and Jessica Sanchez had a triple-double as South Bend walloped Chief Leschi in a Pacific League contest Tuesday at Koplitz Fieldhouse.

Sanchez finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists while Hannah Byington tallied 14 points for South Bend (2-2, 3-2). The Indians were credited with 60 percent field-goal shooting.

“The girls did a nice job jumping out quick and staying focused most of the game,” Tribe coach Gary Wilson said.

The Indians host rival Willapa Valley on Saturday.

Chief Leschi 6 5 9 8 — 28

South Bend 18 12 21 16 — 67

Chief Leschi (28) — Laplante 7, Corpuz 6, Malatare, Diuon, Pluft 7, Murrieta, Roy, Scabby-Robe 2, Walks 6, Sanchez, Mills. FG – 12-52 (.231). FT — 3-10.

South Bend (67) — Medina 2, Byington 14, Markwell, Doyle 4, Stigall 5, Sanchez 11, Loza 1, Reidinger 21, Rohr 6, Baker 3. FG — 27-45 (.600). FT — 9-13.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Vikings 67, Navigators 61

LACEY — Matt Pearson erupted for 30 points as unbeaten Willapa Valley held off Northwest Christian in a Pacific League game Tuesday night at Lacey.

Coming off a 28-point output against Raymond the previous night, Pearson was even more productive in this one.

Peter Hamilton added 10 points and 14 rebounds and Ryon Ashley nine points and 14 boards for the Vikings (4-0, 5-0).

Northwest Christian cut Valley’s lead to two with two minutes remaining. Hamilton, however, answered with a rebound basket and Pearson nailed consecutive 3-pointers to seal the victory.

“Overall, I was very pleased with how we played coming off an emotional win over Raymond,” Viking coach Jay Pearson said.

The Vikings host South Bend on Friday.

Willapa Valley 17 16 14 20 — 67

N.W. Christian 11 10 19 21 — 61

Willapa Valley (67) – Flemetis 6, M. Pearson 30, Hamilton 10, Roonsburg 5, Ashley 9, Walker 7. FG – 24-65 (.369). FT — 12-19.

N.W. Christian (61) — Fox 12, Sinclair 2, N. Phillips 24, Koukal 10, J. Phillips 2, Dominguez 11. FG — n/a. FT — 9-13.

Warriors 41, Eagles 31

ELMA — Bryce Lollar scored 21 points to lead Rochester past Elma in a non-league game Tuesday at Elma.

The Eagles (1-5) played a solid defensive game but were unable to get untracked offensively until the fourth quarter.

“I could not be more proud of our defensive effort,” Elma coach Jeff Niemi said. “The kids are 100 percent buying in defensively to what we are trying to teach them. The game down to field-goal shooting and free throws. We are not getting to the line enough and that is something we will work on.”

Cody Vollan had 14 points, 11 rebounds and three assists for the Eagles. Killian Acuff added nine points and eight rebounds, while Sam Schneider scored all eight of his points in the fourth quarter.

The Eagles will face Cottage Grove, Ore., in the opening round of the Seaside Holiday Classic on Thursday.

Rochester 11 11 11 18 — 51

Elma 7 9 8 17 — 41

Rochester (51) — Hanson, Erickson 7, Robinson 8, Riley 4, McCarthy 2, Lollar 21, Goldrick 6, Smith 2. FG — 20-47 (.426). FT — 9-12.

Elma (41) — Aho 3, Jacobson 7, Vollan 14, Schneider 8, Acuff 9, Swint, Richey, Johnston, Billerback. FG — 17-46 (.370). FT — 3-6.

Fishermen 68, Gulls 52

ILWACO — Host Ilwaco pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Raymond in a Pacific League contest Tuesday at Ilwaco.

The Gulls chopped an 11-point deficit to four early in the final period before the Fishermen launched their concluding surge.

“This was our third game in four nights,” Raymond coach Mike Tully observed. “I think the dead legs got to us. They’re a good team. They put a lot of pressure on and we made some mistakes against their press.”

Marcus Anderson contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Gulls (1-3, 2-4). Kolin Koski added 12 points for Raymond.

The Gulls host Northwest Christian on Friday.

Raymond 11 15 12 14 — 52

Ilwaco 15 15 19 19 — 68

Raymond (52) — Thepsoumphou, Maden 3, Anderson 17, Enslow 4, Delgado, Hubbard 2, Souvannavanh 4, Sida, Curtis, Collins 8, Koski 12, Rockwell 2. FG — 19-54 (FT — 12-16.

Ilwaco (68) — Whiting 11, Kaino 24, Ramsey 8, Kaech 4, Glenn 9, Tynkila 12, Sheldon. FG — 24-63. FT — 14-23.

JV — Raymond won.

Warriors 75, Indians 41

SOUTH BEND — Talented Chief Leschi had too much of everything for South Bend in the boys half of a Pacific League co-ed doubleheader on Tuesday night at Koplitz Fieldhouse.

Four players scored in double figures for the Warriors.

“They’re very athletic,” South Bend coach Manuel Rangel observed. “They’re quick and their size bothered us. They were able to get in transition and we struggled a little bit defending their transition game.”

Drew Rose paced the Indians with 15 points.

South Bend (0-4, 1-4) make the short trip to Willapa Valley on Friday.

C. Leschi 12 20 22 21 — 75

S. Bend 11 9 8 13 — 41

Chief Leschi (75) — McLean 2, Gower 13, Baker 23, Irving 18, Woodford 2, Horton 18, Dillon, Durr-Schaffer. FG — n/a. FT — 12-18.

South Bend (41) — L. Stamos 8, N. Stamos 2, Estle 2, Rose 15, Ashley, Mora 9, Oropeza 3, Lush 1, Jones 1. FG — n/a. FT — 4-10.

WRESTLING

Bobcats 51, Hawks 24

Aberdeen impressively downed Class 3A River Ridge in a non-league dual match Tuesday night at Sam Benn Gym.

Aberdeen’s Edgar Salazar returned from an injury to record a victory over a highly regarded opponent.

Bobcat coach Jimmy Martin also cited pins from Angel Cisneros, Daustin Estrada and Jeremy Roberts and an overtime victory from freshman Seth Brown.

“Very happy for our guys,” Martin said. “We were very happy Edgar Salazar was able to come back and wrestle. He got a win over their best wrestler.”

The Bobcats host rival Hoquiam on Thursday.

BOYS SWIMMING

Blazers 131, Bobcats 50

LACEY — Class 3A Timberline won 10 of 12 events in beating Aberdeen on Tuesday at Lacey.

Senior Sage Bridges won the 100-yard butterfly and junior Connor Gates took the 50-yard freestyle for Aberdeen’s event wins.

Bobcat coach Rob Burns noted several time drops on the part of his team.

“Timberline is a big Class 3A team and they are strong up and down the lineup,” Burns observed. “We came in ready to compete, put down some very solid times and time drops and improved throughout the meet.”

Aberdeen will stage a varsity-alumni meet Saturday morning at the YMCA of Grays Harbor.

200 medley relay — 1:56.9 — Timberline, Timberline, Aberdeen.200 free — 2:21.99 — Aguon (T), Hancock (T), Durr (A), McDaniels (T), Dyer (A). 200 IM — 2:31.81 — Linggi (T), Mullin (A), Phan (T), Humphrey (T). 50 free — 25.6 — Gates (A), Reiter (T), J. Smith (T), Bridges (A), N. Smith (T). Diving — 138.45 — Brooks (T), Fosbre (T), Baker (T). 100 fly — 1:06.71 — Bridges (A), Ferris (T), McDaniels (T), Linggi (T), Curry (A).

100 free — 54.05 — Lin (T), Gates (A), N. Smith (T), Griffith (T), Williams (A). 500 free — 6:05.71 – J. Smith (T), Aguon (T), Dyer (A), Ho (T). 200 free relay — 1:44.7 – Timberline, Aberdeen, Timberline. 100 back — 1:01.93 – Lin (T), Ferris (T), Durr (A), Williams (A), Phan (T). 100 breast — 1:11.93 — Reiter (T), Mullin (A), Brooks (T), Kola (A), Humphrey (T). 400 free relay – 4:01.27 — Timberline, Timberline, Timberline.