Girls Basketball

Bobcats 39, Spartans 36

FORKS — Led by 16 points from Dani Buckman, Aberdeen defeated Forks in a non-league game at Forks on Wednesday.

The Bobcats (1-0) held the Spartans scoreless in the second quarter and held on for the win in their season opener.

“The second was a good quarter defensively,” Aberdeen coach Jeff Niemi said. “We were rotating and getting stops. Our transition offense was how we got the majority of our buckets. They played zone the whole game and we struggled at times offensively.”

Niemi cited Buckman for her leadership and Reagan Glanz and Mari Rabung for playing hard through injuries.

Aberdeen hosts Capital on Friday.

Aberdeen 9 7 13 10 — 39 Forks 8 0 13 15 — 36

Aberdeen (39) — Buckman 16, Glanz 12, Gallinger 3, Jones 8, Heikkila, Rabung, Slyter, Roberts, Krenz.

Forks (36) — Olson 4, DeMatties 7, Kratzer 2, Hoagland 4, Peters 18, Woodruff, Rondeau.

Eagles 55, Indians 37

ELMA — A strong first-half start was more than enough for Elma to claim this season-opening win over Class 2B Toledo in this non-league contest on Wednesday night.

Peyton Elliott led the Eagles (1-0) with 16 points and six steals and Brooke Sutherby added six points and seven rebounds in the win. Quin Mikel had eight points and four blocked shots.

“We played really strong, had a lot of energy in the first half,” Elma head coach Lisa Johnson said. “We were strong out of the gate. The press was effective and we hit our shots. It was a good game to get going with.”

Today, Elma hits the road to take on Adna.

Toledo 6 7 10 14 — 37 Elma 15 18 14 8 — 55

Toledo (37) — Holmes 4, Bacon, Tauscher 20, Richardson 4, Tyner, Schaplow 1, Cline 6, Olson 2. FG — 15-44. FT — 5-14.

Elma (55) — Bieker, Elliott 16, Sutherby 6, Olson, Neary 4, Johnson 2, Mikel 8, Heller 8, Johnston 9, Sackrider 2. FG — 21-65. FT — 11-18.JV — Elma won.

Boys Basketball

Bulldogs 57, Loggers 49

ONALASKA — It took a little extra patience, but Montesano defeated Onalaska in a non-league game at Onalaska on Wednesday.

Tied 23-23 at halftime, the Bulldogs (1-0) slowed down on offense and jumped ahead by nine at the end of the third quarter to beat the Loggers.

“Our first half was a little sloppy and then our second half was a little better as far as offensive patience and figuring out how to play together,” Monte coach Doug Galloway said. “We jumped on them in the third quarter and just stayed ahead from there. We just started playing solid defense and on offense we were just more patient. We were going through more than just our first option of offense.”

L.J. Valley led the Bulldogs with 21 points, while Seth Dierkop added 10 points and eight rebounds. Nick Chapman dished out four assists.

Galloway cited freshmen Tanner Nicklas and Sam Winter for their play coming off the bench. Winter finished with nine points on the night.

Montesano hosts Eatonville on Friday.

Monte 14 9 19 15 — 57 Onalaska 10 13 10 16 — 49

Montesano (57) — Nicholson, Peterson, Ridgway 7, Burbidge, Bates, Winter 9, Chapman 4, Quinn, Valley 21, Albert, Farmer, Dierkop 10, Nicklas 6. FG – 17-38. FT-16-24.

Onalaska (49) — Haight, Frazier 8, Swett 12, Covey, Cooper 14, Wells 3, Huffman 3, Beck 9. FG – 13-44. FT- 16-26.

JV — Montesano 50, Onalaska 24, Montesano’s Jared Wallace with 12 points.

Wildcats 64, Cardinals 60

WESTPORT — locked in a back-and-forth contest, it was Ocosta’s defense that helped the Wildcats defeat Winlock in a non-league game on Wednesday.

The Wildcats (2-0) forced 27 turnovers to literally take the game out of the Cardinals clutches. Ocosta made the most of the defensive effort with good ball movement and transition offense.

“Our key was just to continue to push the ball and get after them on defense,” Ocosta coach Jason Quinby said. “We forced a lot of turnovers and cut down on our turnovers. Playing faster but taking care of the ball. We had 15 assists on 21 buckets. Just good team basketball tonight.”

Ocosta’s Zach Allton led all scorers with 20 points and added seven steals and six assists. Cole Hatton scored 13 points for the Wildcats, while Alex Bailey added 12 points. Bailey and Derek Thomas each swiped five steals. Paul Bjornsgard had a solid night with nine rebounds, four points and four steals.

Ocosta travels to Ilwaco on Friday.

Winlock 20 10 13 17 — 60 Ocosta 14 15 15 20 — 64

Winlock (60) — Whitehead, Dean 15, Miller 2, Ni. Patching 17, Steveson 6, Weinert 5, Hall 15. FG — 24-53. FT — 7-13.

Ocosta (64) — Bailey 12, Thomas 5, Allton 20, C. Hatton 13, Beck 5, Smith, Bjornsgard 4, Mitby 5, H. Hatton, Wardlow. FG — 21-58. FT — 13-17.

Spartans 64, Bobcats 59

FORKS — Forks controlled the paint to come away with the victory over Aberdeen in a non-league contest at Forks on Wednesday.

The Spartans used a 2-3 zone with 6-foot-9 Marky Adams at center to keep the Bobcats away from the basket and errant shooting by Aberdeen led to Forks building a 14-point lead at halftime and an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter. Aberdeen chipped away and cut the lead to five before the final horn sounded, but the Bobcats couldn’t overcome the early deficit.

“You have to give credit where credit is due and they have done a good job getting the team ready to go,” Aberdeen coach Mark Buckman said. “We came back out and brought some pretty good energy and more pressure in the second half, but they did the things that they needed to do and we came up short at the end.”

Despite being seven inches short than Adams, Braden Castleberry-Taylor went toe-to-toe with the Spartan center and finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Victor Gomez added 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Bobcats, while Ben Dublanko scored 10 points during his first game at point guard. Brayden Roiko swiped four steals to go with seven points.

Aberdeen (0-1) travels to Capital on Friday.

Aberdeen 12 12 10 25 — 59 Forks 19 19 11 15 — 64

Aberdeen (59) — Roiko 7, Coburn 2, Dublanko 10, Troy 2, Collett 9, Gomez 13, Metke, Castleberry-Taylor 16.

Forks (64) — Johnson 6, Schumack 6, Ramsey, Baysinger 7, Tejano 4, Baar, Browning 25, Adams 14, Flores 2, Archibald.

JV — Aberdeen 60, Forks 40.

Late Tuesday

Hyaks split in Forks

On Tuesday, North Beach’s girls edged out Forks, 39-37, in their season opener. Reilly Moore led the Hyaks with 24 points.

Later in the night, the Hyaks fell to the Spartans, 66-58, in the boys season-opening game. Tim Johnson led North Beach with 30 points.

On Friday, North Beach will travel to Chief Leschi for a Pacific League co-ed doubleheader.