Hoquiam picked up a victory in its league-opener, defeating Elma 53-28 on Tuesday at Hoquiam Square Garden on the campus of Hoquiam High School.

The Grizzlies (6-3 overall, 1-0 1A Evergreen) used a solid defense, shared the ball well and finished plays to win the league-opener for both schools.

Elma (1-5, 0-1) led 9-7 at the end of one quarter due to aggressive play and field goals from four different players in the low-scoring frame.

But Hoquiam’s defense tightened — leading to the Eagles scoring just three points in the second quarter — and the offense warmed-up to take a 22-12 halftime lead.

The Grizzlies continued to make shots in the third quarter. Seniors Graci Bonney-Spradlin, Ella Folkers and Chloe Kennedy each had two field goals in the period to outscore Elma 17-5 and take a commanding 39-17 lead into the fourth quarter.

Led by Folkers’ eight points on two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws, Hoquiam won the fourth quarter 14-11, and the game by 25 points.

PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Hoquiam senior guard Ella Folkers scored a game high 15 points in the Grizzlies’ 53-28 win over Elma on Tuesday at Hoquiam High School.

“It was a good, hard-fought first league win of the year,” Hoquiam head coach Chad Allan said. “Elma came out very aggressive and disruptive in the first quarter and it took us a while to settle down and let our game come to us. … Solid balanced team effort.”

Hoquiam had a balanced offensive effort with three players in double figures.

Bonney-Spradlin led the Grizzlies with 13 points to go along with a team-high seven assists and seven steals.

Folkers scored a team-high 15 points and Kennedy had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Ashlinn Cady had eight points and eight rebounds for Hoquiam, which went 20-for-56 shooting (36%) and 9 of 14 from the free-throw line (64%).

Elma was led by Mia Monroe and Emmie Spencer with eight points each and shot 11 of 55 from the field as a team (20%).

Hoquiam had 17 assists and 17 steals as a team.

Elma outrebounded Hoquiam 42-41, but also committed more turnovers than the Grizzlies 27-18.

The Eagles will take on Raymond in a non-league matchup at 6 p.m. on Thursday in Raymond.

Hoquiam plays a league game at Tenino at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Elma 9 3 5 11 — 28

Hoquiam 7 15 17 14 — 53

Scoring: Elma — Monroe 8, Spencer 8, DeMoss 6, Johanson 2, Rambo 2, Moore 2. Hoquiam — Folkers 15, Bonney-Spradlin 13, Kennedy 11, Cady 8, LaBounty 2, Brodhead 2, Howard 2.

Montesano 72, Tenino 3

Montesano made an emphatic statement to open league play, routing Tenino 72-3 on Tuesday at Tenino High School.

The Bulldogs (7-2, 1-0 1A Evergreen) held the Beavers (3-9, 0-1) scoreless in three of the game’s four quarters, jumping out to a 19-0 lead after one quarter and 39-0 lead at halftime.

Tenino broke the improbable shutout bid by scoring its three points in the third quarter and trailed Monte 57-3 entering the fourth quarter.

Monte shot 32 of 76 from the field (42%), recorded 32 steals and held a massive 38-10 rebounding advantage.

Eight players scored for the Bulldogs led by senior standout McKynnlie Dalan, who led all scorers with 21 points to go along with seven rebounds and five steals.

Evanjillie “Jillie” Dalan scored 13 points and had seven rebounds while Olivia Young (9 points), Jordan Karr (8 points), Vanna Prom (8 points) and Jaiden King (6 points, 8 steals) each hit multiple shots in the game.

“Really good defensive effort,” Monte head coach Mark Mansfield said. “Our girls really communicated well and flew around tonight.”

Monte host Eatonville in a key league game at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Montesano 19 20 18 15 — 72

Tenino 0 0 3 0 — 3

Scoring: Montesano — M. Dalan 21, E. Dalan 13, Young 9, Karr 8, Prom 8, King 6, Stanfield 5, York 2.

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Ilwaco 65, Ocosta 51

Ocosta played well, but too many turnovers led to a 65-51 league loss to Ilwaco on Tuesday in Ilwaco.

The Wildcats (5-6, 2-3 2B Pacific) trailed 18-10 in the first quarter but trimmed the deficit to 30-25 after outscoring the Fishermen (7-4, 4-0) 15-9 in the second quarter.

Ocosta trailed 39-36 with just over two minutes left in the third quarter, but saw Ilwaco take advantage of some breakdowns to stretch its lead back to nine heading to the fourth quarter.

After what Ocosta head coach Jason Quinby said was “a couple more minutes of sloppy play” to open the fourth quarter, the Wildcats found themselves down 15 and were never able to recover.

Ocosta was led by Xander Prigmore, who scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds.

Josh Figueroa scored six points and led Ocosta with six assists and four steals in what Quinby dubbed, “another outstanding all-around game,” despite missing 1.5 quarters due to foul troubles.

Ocosta went 19-of-60 shooting from the field (32%), but committed 21 turnovers in the game.

“We probably played our best game of the season tonight, but as has been our problem in the games we’ve lost, turnovers were our downfall again. (Turnovers) really hampered our offensive output and gave Ilwaco just enough transition buckets to pull out the win. … I’m hoping to keep building off our momentum on defense and will continue to stress ball control in practice, which will hopefully carry over into our next game.”

Ocosta hosts Forks in a league game at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Ocosta 10 15 14 12 — 51

Ilwaco 18 9 18 17 — 65

Scoring: Ocosta — X. Prigmore 14, Turner 9, K. Agramon 8, T. Lewis 7, Figueroa 6, M. Lewis 4, Barnum 3. Ilwaco — Turner 18, West 14, Needham 12, Morris 8, Rogers 8, Cutting 3, Pelas 2.

Raymond 65, North Beach 31

Raymond was in control from the get-go en route to a 65-31 league victory over North Beach on Tuesday in Ocean Shores.

The Seagulls (7-5, 3-2 2B Pacific) led 19-7 after one quarter, paced by senior standout Morgan Anderson’s 15 first-quarter points.

Raymond owned a 34-16 point-lead at halftime and outscored the Hyaks (1-8, 0-4) 22-9 in the third quarter.

Anderson led the way with 35 points on 16-of-17 shooting (95%) and six rebounds, all on the offensive glass.

Skyler Hutson (8 points), Jarrod Gunderson (7 points) and Talan Yearout (6 points) each recorded multiple field goals in the game.

“Our guys did a good job of getting him the ball in good positions,” Raymond head coach Mike Tully said of Anderson’s big game. “Our ball movement was good, especially early in the game. It was a good game for us to get going again after break.”

Tyrrell Curry and Tyrell Hovland scored nine and eight points apiece, respectively, for North Beach.

The Hyaks host South Bend in a league game at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Raymond hosts Elma in a non-league contest scheduled for Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

Raymond 19 15 22 9 — 65

North Beach 7 9 9 6 — 31

Scoring: Raymond — Anderson 35, Hutson 8, Gunderson 7, Yearout 6, Heuy 2. North Beach — Curry 9, Hovland 8, J. Charley 5, Niiranen 4, Eastman 3, Baggaley 1, Johnson 1.

Willapa Valley 67, Naselle 43

Willapa Valley took the lessons learned from a brutal holiday schedule and used it to earn a 67-43 league victory over Naselle on Tuesday at Naselle High School.

The Vikings (6-3, 3-0 1B Columbia Valley) got a balanced effort on offense with nine different players scoring in the game while shooting 27 for 67 as a team (40%).

Willapa Valley led 20-10 after one quarter and outscored Naselle (2-7, 2-2) 36-16 in the second and third quarters combined to secure the victory.

Three Vikings scored in double figures, with seniors Wil Clements (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Garrett Keeton (11 points, 11 rebounds) recording double-doubles in the game.

Senior guard Derek Fluke scored 14 points and led Willapa Valley with four assists and three steals.

“Our speech was take what we learned the last three games — that speed, mental focus and physicality — and transfer it to our league and we did just that,” Vikings head coach Jay Pearson said. “When we play with energy and compassion, you can make mistakes and still win and that’s what we did tonight. … Good start for the month.”

Willapa Valley hosts the Washington School for the Deaf at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.

Willapa Valley 20 11 25 11 — 67

Naselle 10 7 9 17 — 43

Scoring: Willapa Valley — D. Fluke 14, Clements 14, Keeton 11, Pearson 8, King 6, N. Fluke 5, K. Fluke 5, Ritzman 2, Ruelas 2. Naselle — n/a.

Other scores

WF West 73, Aberdeen 37

Chief Leschi 79, South Bend 38