WOMEN’S C.C. BASKETBALL

Chokers 94, Blazers 81

CENTRALIA — Opening with a 33-point first quarter, Grays Harbor held off a second-half surge from Centralia to register its 20th straight win on Wednesday.

The Chokers had three players score over 20 points. with Alexia Thrower and Sandin Kidder leading the way with 25 apiece.

“It was a close game after the first quarter and Centralia flat-out competed,” said Grays Harbor head coach Chad Allan. “We found a way to finish the game with Alexia Thrower, Sandin Kidder, and Angela Sikora sharing the load and Katie Brisbois and Estelle Wilson doing all the grunt work.”

The Western Division-leading Chokers (8-0, 20-1) will remain on the road Saturday at Pierce.

Grays Harbor 33 13 19 29 — 94

Centralia 22 13 16 20 — 81

Grays Harbor (94) — Brisbois 16, Wilson 3, Thrower 25, Sikora 23, Kidder 25, Feaster 2, Bell, Sunchild, Hernandez. FG — 32-77 (.416). FT — 18-22.

Centralia (81) — Howard 29, Kleemeyer 13, Lancaster 14, Claybrooks 8, Kemble 2, Connally 12, Elwood 2. FG— 29-61 (.475). FT — 13-18.

C.C. MENS BASKETBALL

Blazers 82, Chokers 77

CENTRALIA — The Centralia College men came from behind in the second half to down Grays Harbor College in an NWAC Western Division game Wednesday at Centralia.

The Chokers (1-7, 3-19) outscored the Blazers from the field. But Centralia made 21 of 29 free throws, while GHC was 9 of 11.

Caleb Thomas led the Chokers with 25 points. Other details were not reported.

The Chokers visit Pierce on Saturday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Taholah 60, State Deaf 14

TAHOLAH — Denise Curleybear dropped 21 points as Taholah dominated State Deaf in the opening round of the District IV Class 1B Tournament on Wednesday.

The Chitwhins (15-4) face Naselle in a semifinal scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Ilwaco.

Taholah used a press to force turnovers and get points in transition. This strategy powered the offense and kept the Terriers from ever getting anything going.

Curleybear and the rest of the starters only played the first half.

Taholah coach Karl Braden highlighted the performances of Celisha Ralston, who had six points and eight rebounds, and eighth-grader Ashley Hildalgo, who came off the bench to score 10 points.

“Our next game is going to be more difficult,” he said. “We played Naselle (and) they graduated a lot of seniors, but they’re good again this year.”

State Deaf 2 8 4 0 — 14

Taholah 22 18 15 5 — 60

State Deaf (14) — Truorg 4, McKinney 4, Gutierrez 6, Kramme, Stone, Tudor, Clearbrook, Rogers. FG — n/a. FT — 1-1.

Taholah (60) — James 1, Curleybear 21, N. McCrory 2, K. McCrory 2, Mail 3, Ancheta 4, Ralston 6, Grover 4, Hildalgo 10, Curley-Sailto 7, Billie, Vessey. FG — 26-69 (.377). FT — 2-5.

Comets 58, Elks 32

NASELLE —Well-balanced Naselle ended Lake Quinault’s season by downing the Elks in the opening round of the District IV Class 1B Tournament on Wednesday at Naselle.

Jaylah Tatro and Kayleen Spigler-Mercado scored 10 points each for the Elks, with Spigler-Mercado also grabbing nine rebounds. Kat Neeland led Lake Quinault rebounders with 14, while also contributing three assists and three steals.

Cold shooting doomed the Elks, who connected on only 19 percent of their field-goal attempts.

“We had a lot of rebounds and not as many turnovers as we usually do,” Lake Quinault coach Travis Carstensen said. “The baskets just didn’t go in.”

The Elks concluded their season with a 9-10 record.

L. Quinault 8 10 10 4 — 32

Naselle 17 15 12 14 — 58

Lake Quinault (32) — Tatro 10, Richards, Saavedra 6, Spigler-Mercado 10, Neeland 4, Guadarrama 2, Fowler. FG — 13-67 (.194) FT — 5-8.

Naselle (58) — Scarbeck, Haataia 3, Jacot, Steenerson 11, Harmon 1, Glenn 10, Colombo 2, Zimmerman 14, Cenci, Gudmundsen 8, Weston 9, Dayton. FG — 22-54 (.407). FT — 14-20.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tigers 78, Gulls 59

CHEHALIS — Unable to maintain a halftime lead, Raymond fell to Napavine in the second round of the District IV Class 2B Tournament on Wednesday at Chehalis.

The Gulls (9-13) will face the Morton/White Pass-Life Christian loser in a loser-out game Monday.

Raymond had the shooting touch going in the first half while Napavine struggled from the field, but the Tigers filled it up in the second half and started using a 1-3-1 trap that frustrated the Gulls.

“We didn’t handle it well. We started throwing the ball away,” said Raymond head coach Mike Tully. “On top of that, we had been hitting shots all game and at the end of the fourth quarter it kind of flipped.”

Marcus Anderson scored 20 points to lead the Gulls. Devine Souvannavanh had a good game in the loss, grabbing six rebounds while dishing out eight assists. Cole Enslow was also solid and had five rebounds and four assists in his second game as a starter.

Raymond 15 20 14 10 — 59

Napavine 16 14 23 25 — 78

Raymond (59) — Phansisay 12, Maden, Anderson 20, Enslow 10, Hubbard 4, Sida, Souvannavanh 5, Curtis, Collins 8, Koski. FG — 25-64 (.391). FT — 0-0.

Napavine (78) — Kinswa, Lantz 9, Purvis 27, Subitsch 2, Woodrum 2, D. Stanley 22, P. Stanley 13, Evander 4. FG — 28-55 (.509). FT — 15-20.

T-Wolves 79, Hyaks 44

ROCHESTER — Blasting out to a 28-2 lead after one quarter, Morton-White Pass trounced North Beach in the second round of the District IV Class 2B Tournament on Wednesday at Rochester.

North Beach (8-14) drops into the losers bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will face a loser-out game on Monday at a time and place to be determined.

Red-hot early in their district play-in win over Wahkiakum, the Hyaks were unable to bottle that performance for Wednesday’s contest. They didn’t muster a field goal until the second quarter.

“I’m proud of how hard the kids played, considering we were down 28-2 after the first quarter,” North Beach coach Larry Moore said.

Steven Sotomish scored 17 points to lead the Hyaks. Tavo Muro and Chance Beck were praised by Moore for their hustle off the bench.

N. Beach 2 14 18 10 — 44

MWP 28 16 18 19 — 79

North Beach (44) — Robles 3, Sotomish 17, Beck, Charley 6, Muro 5, Brown, Washington 2, Poplin 7, M. Pope 2, D. Pope, Ruiz, Day-Heyd 2. GH — 16-56 (.286). FT — 7-13.

MWP (79) — Morris 2, Rashoff 13, Gillispie 8, Lewis 3, Richards 2, Young, Martinez, Poquette 20, Pelletier, Storey 18, Higdon 7, Salguero 6. FG — 24-46 (.522). FT — 13-16.