GIRLS BASKETBALL

Gulls 38, Hyaks 27

RAYMOND —Raymond’s girls struggled to score but their defense carried them to a Pacific 2B League victory over North Beach on Tuesday night.

The Gulls had trouble containing Adelina Desamours, who scored 22 points. But only one other Hyak scored.

Raymond got its best offensive effort from Hannah Miller, who led the team with 16 points and shot 8-of-10 from the field.

Jason Koski said he was glad his team played well in other areas on a disappointing shooting night.

“We were lackluster on offense for most of the game, but the defense was good and so was the rebounding,” he said.

Raymond (4-7, 5-10) will have the tough task of challenging powerful Ilwaco on Friday. North Beach (3-9, 4-12) will face Life Christian at home on Friday.

North Beach 7 7 8 5 — 27

Raymond 10 10 15 3 — 38

North Beach (27) — Desamours 22, Osborne-Hansen 5, Carcaise, Garman, Pope, Vogler, Cox, Dycus. FG — 10-58 (.173). FT — 1-2.

Raymond (38) — Williams 13, Mora, Quintana 3, Harland, Souvannavanh, Warnstadt, Silva 6, Miller 16, Stepp. FG — 16-72 (.222). FT — 4-10.

Tigers 57, Bobcats 41

CENTRALIA — Pulling away in the second half, Centralia topped stubborn Aberdeen in an Evergreen 2A Conference contest Tuesday night at Centralia.

Reagan Glanz paced the Bobcats with 19 points. Further details were not reported.

The Bobcats (0-5, 1-14) travel to Tumwater on Thursday.

Chitwhins 55, Loggerettes 34

WISHKAH — Breaking open a tight game in the second half, Taholah topped Wishkah in a Coastal 1B League contest Tuesday at Brian Eager Memorial Gym.

The heavily favored Chitwhins (5-0, 9-2) led by only four (23-19) at the half. They began capitalizing on turnovers to pull away.

Denise Curleybear contributed 22 points and eight steals to pace Taholah. Kayleah McCrory had 10 points and Nettie Mail barely missed a double-double with nine points and 16 rebounds.

“The second half, we just played like we should,” Taholah coach Karl Braden said. “Wishkah’s a scrappy team. I give them credit.”

Erica Bomhoff had 10 points and four steals for the Loggerettes (1-4 in league). Wishkah’s Jesse Thompson and Brooke Haskey each pulled down 13 rebounds and Megan Hill swiped five steals.

“The effort was there,” Wishkah interim head coach Kristi Christian said. “We just had too many turnovers in the second half.”

On Friday, Taholah hosts Mary M. Knight while Wishkah is home against the Willapa Valley JV.

Taholah 17 6 19 13 — 55

Wishkah 10 9 6 9 — 34

Taholah (55) — Curleybear 22, K. McCrory 10, Mail 9, Ralston 2, Grover 9, Billie 3, ManyWhitehorses, James, Vessey, Ancheta, N. McCrory, Hidalgo, Curley-Sailto. FG —20-66 (.303). FT — 12-17.

Wishkah (34) — Thompson 6, Bomhoff 10, Gutierrez 2, Hill 2, Clevenger 4, Haskey 9, Robertson 1, VanBlaricom, Buchanan, Perron. FG — 14-52 (.269). FT — 7-12.

Fishermen 73, Vikings 35

MENLO — Makenzie Kaech and Madeline Jacobson combined for 57 points as top-ranked Ilwaco trounced Willapa Valley in a Pacific 2B League game Tuesday night at Tenoski Gym.

Kaech led the way with 35 points, while Jacobson added 22 points in the blow out.

Despite the lopsided result, Willapa Valley head coach Colby Rogers said he liked the composure his team showed while facing the top ranked team in the state.

“We were as relaxed on the court as we’ve been in the last three years but they really beat us up inside,” he said. “We struggled with rebounds. They got a lot of second chance opportunities.”

Rogers had high praise for Britney Patrick, who was aggressive in in driving the lane and worked hard on defense.

The Vikings (7-4, 9-5) will try to shake off this defeat when they visit Northwest Christian on Thursday.

Ilwaco 18 18 21 17 — 73

W. Valley 11 9 10 5 — 35

Ilwaco (73) — Bannister 5, Glenn 5, Thomas 3, E. Sheldon 3, Kemmer, Simonson, Kaech 35, T. Shelton, Jacobson 22. FG — 31-62 (.500). FT — 7-16.

Willapa Valley (35) — Cook 6, Adkins 3, Patrick 9, Friese 5, B. Betrozoff 6, Ritzman, Swartz 3, O. Betrozoff 1, H. Layman, E. Layman 2. FG — 12-48 (.250). FT — 7-16.

Elks 52, Mustangs 17

AMANDA PARK — Christine Saavedra scored 16 points as Lake Quinault beat North River in a Coastal 1B League contest Tuesday at Amanda Park.

Kayleen Spigler-Mercado and Kat Neeland grabbed 13 rebounds apiece for the Elks (3-2, 6-4), who led 30-5 at the half.

“We’ve been passing a little more than we have been,” Lake Quinault coach Travis Carstensen said. “We still need to work on our rebounding.”

Leanna White paced North River (0-5 in league) with eight points.

The Mustangs host the South Bend JV/C Squad on Thursday. The Elks are home against Oakville on Friday.

N. River 3 2 6 6 — 17

L. Quinault 16 14 10 12 — 52

North River (17) — R. Gumaelius, L. White 8, Stone 2, E. Gumaelius 3, Clark 4, Churape. FG — 8-45 (.178). FT — 0-4.

Lake Quinault (52) — Tatro 13, Richards, Saavaedra 16, Spigler-Mercado 4, Neeland 6, Guadarama 4, Fowler 9. FG — 21-56 (.375). FT — 3-4.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Elks 66, Mustangs 40

AMANDA PARK — Improving its ball movement as the game went on, Lake Quinault downed North River in a Coastal 1B League game Tuesday night.

Murray Cottrell led a well-balanced scoring attack and led the Elks with 16 points. He also contributed seven rebounds, four steals and six assists.

Lake Quinault co-head coach Christian Garcia said his team played well offensively once the off-ball movement improved.

“We started out rusty in the second half we came out and started going,” he said. “In the second half we were passing well and making some good cuts.”

Garcia also highlighted Kenneth Sellers, who had six rebounds and three assists. Allen Espinoza also had a solid game with six rebounds, two steals and five assists.

That enabled Quinault to overcome a 28-point output from North River’s Luis Nieves.

Lake Quinault (2-3, 2-7) will take on Oakville at home on Friday. North River (1-4) will face a South Bend JV/C Squad team at home on Thursday.

North River 12 10 8 10 — 40

Lake Quinault 12 16 22 16 — 66

North River (40) — Schreck 8, J. Nieves 2, White 2, Holmes, L. Nieves 28, Lehrkind, Soimis. FG — 14-48 (.292). FT — 11-14.

Lake Quinault (66) — Neeland, Sellers 11, Espinoza 12, Cottrell 16, Langley 3, Venegas, Theel, Dougherty 10, Mendoza 9, Escobar 5. FG — 29-75. FT —4-5.

Chitwhins 76, Loggers 8

WISHKAH — Jesse Purdy tallied 22 points as Taholah overwhelmed an exceptionally young Wishkah team in a Coastal 1B League game Tuesday at Brian Eager Memorial Gym.

All 11 Chitwhins who suited up scored. Taholah coach Mike Rose was pleased with his team’s 23 assists.

Jack Young grabbed eight rebounds, one more than Taholah teammates Albert Hawkes and Jim Billie. Jayson Mowitch had six assists and three steals.

On Friday, Taholah (5-0, 9-3) hosts Mary M. Knight and Wishkah (0-5 in league) entertains the Willapa Valley junior varsity.

Taholah 25 22 19 10 — 76

Wishkah 0 0 1 7 — 8

Taholah (76) — Hicks 2, Dan 6, Hawkes 6, Juneau 5, Bastian 4, Waugh 4, Purdy 22, J. Mowitch 8, Billie 6, I. Mowitch 5, Young 8. FG —33-62 (.532). FT — 5-6.

Wishkah (8) – Ridgway 2, Boggs, Warren, Brennaman 1, Wilbur 4, VanBlaricom 1, Tidwell. FG — n/a. FT— 2-10.