C.C. WOMENS BASKETBALL

Chokers 76, T-Birds 70

DES MOINES —Roaring back from an early 13-point deficit, Grays Harbor College ran its winning streak to 15 by edging Highline on Wednesday in an NWAC Western Region contest.

Down 23-10 after one quarter, the Chokers (3-0, 15-1) outscored the T-Birds 44-24 over the next two quarters but were unable to pull away.

Alexia Thrower led a quartet of double-digit GHC scorers with 19 points. She also pulled down 13 rebounds.

Angela Sikora and Sandin Kidder added 15 points each, while Hoquiam’s Izzy Hernandez came off the bench to tally 10.

“Izzy was a savior during the second quarter and game as she kept us climbing back in when others struggled,” Choker coach Chad Allan reported.

He also cited Kidder for her contributions.

The Chokers visit Lower Columbia on Saturday.

Grays Harbor 10 22 22 22 — 76

Highline 23 9 15 23 — 70

Grays Harbor (76) — Brisbois 6, Wilson 6, Sunchild 5, Thrower 19, Hernandez 10, Sikora 15, Kidder 15. FG — 32-82 (.390). FT — 8-15.

Highline (70) — Kahele-Madali, Kremers 10, Kaye 18, Demic 17, Ajayi 17, Merdrano, Ando, Martinez 8. FG — 29-70 (.414). FT — 7-11.

C.C. MENS BASKETBALL

T-Birds 83, Chokers 73

DES MOINES — Highline downed Grays Harbor College in an NWAC Western Division game Wednesday night.

Cornelius Holifield scored 24 points and Will Weems added 14 for the Chokers (1-2, 3-13). Further details were not reported.

The Chokers visit Lower Columbia on Saturday.

BOYS SWIMMING

Bobcats split

Aberdeen notched its first victory of the season by splitting with R.A. Long and Mark Morris in a double dual meet Wednesday at the YMCA of Grays Harbor.

Mark Morris won all of the events in downing the Bobcats, 118-51, but the Cats used their depth to beat R.A. Long, 88-74.

The Bobcats received strong swims from juniors Connor Gates and Trevor Mullin, senior Jared Durr and sophomores Brice Kola and Toby Courts. They also improved in all three relay races.

“Mark Morris and R.A. Long are strong teams that we’ll see in the district meet in February,” Aberdeen coach Rob Burns noted. “We stepped up to the competition and nearly everyone improved their best times. We now know where we stand with a few weeks left to prepare for districts.”

The Bobcats host Hockinson in another non-leaguer Monday.

200 medley relay — 1:57.17 — Mark Morris, Aberdeen, R.A. Long. 200 free — 2:06.74 — MacDonnell (MM), Morris (RAL), Butler (MM), Durr (A), Loidhammer (RAL). 200 IM — 2:15.89 — Soetamin (MM), Pospichal (MM), Mendez (MM), Hayes (RAL), Mullin (A). 50 free — 24.38 — Franklin (MM), Gates (A), Reece (RAL), Bridges (A), Dang (MM). 100 fly — 59.96 — Soetamin (MM), Pospichal (MM), Webster (RAL), Bridges (A), MacDonnell (MM).

100 free — 54.35 — Franklin (MM), Gates (A), Mendez (MM), Loidhammer (RAL), Courts (A). 500 free — 5:58.18 — Schafer (MM), Webster (RAL), Goodwin (MM), Kooiman (MM), Munoz (A). 200 free relay — 1:39.12 — Mark Morris, Aberdeen, R.A. Long. 100 back — 1:05.63 — Schafer (MM), Pospichal (MM), Hayes (RAL), Durr (A), Morris (RAL). 100 breast — 1:11.63 — Dang (MM), Mullin (A), Reece (RAL), Kola (A), Bergquist (RAL). 400 free relay — 4:02.07 — Mark Morris, R.A. Long, Mark Morris.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hyaks 62, Gulls 59

OYEHUT — Steven Sotomish hit a 3-point shot in the final second to give North Beach a dramatic win over Raymond in Pacific 2B League boys basketball on Wednesday at “The House of Pain.”

Down by 15 early in the third quarter, Raymond rallied behind the scoring of Marcus Anderson and Taevon Hubbard and tighter defense to lead by three with about 30 seconds remaining.

North Beach’s Marcus Pope tied it with a 3-pointer and the Gulls turned it over on the next possession.

Despite being double-teamed, Sotomish knocked down a three from the right wing for the win.

“He had two guys all over him,” Hyak coach Larry Moore said. “I didn’t think he was going to make it.”

“We defended it really well,” Raymond coach Mike Tully agreed. “We knew he was going to get the ball. We made sure he didn’t get a clear look. We were all over him, but he’s a good player and made a tough shot.”

Sotomish finished with 22 points and five assists. Pope had 17 points and Ben Poplin contributed nine rebounds for the Hyaks (5-7, 6-10).

Anderson and Hubbard finished with 14 points apiece. Kedrick Collins grabbed seven rebounds and Kaci Phansisay handed out four assists for the Gulls (4-8, 6-10).

The Hyaks challenge league-leading Life Christian at home on Friday. The Gulls are idle until hosting Ilwaco on Tuesday.

Raymond 8 20 14 17 — 59

N. Beach 21 20 11 10 — 62

Raymond (59) — Phansisay 3, Maden 3, Anderson 14, Enslow 7, Hubbard 14, Sida, Souvannavanh 8, Collins 4, Koski 6. FG — 23-59 (.390). FT — 8-14.

North Beach (62) — Robles 5, Sotomish 22, Charley, Muro, Brown, Washington 9, Poplin 9, Pope 17, Ruiz. FG — 25-51 (.490). FT — 5-6.

JV — North Beach won.

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Tigers 69, Bobcats 52

Shooting 57 percent from the field, Centralia downed Aberdeen in an Evergreen 2A Conference game Wednesday night at Sam Benn Gym.

Ben Janssan, a foreign-exchange student from Australia, led the Tiger attack with 19 points.

Ben Dublanko topped the Bobcats with 17 points and also dished out four assists. Javier Bojorge added 12 points and Jeshua Manwell 10.

Aberdeen found itself in a 19-10 hole after one quarter and never recovered.

“(We) came out pretty flat this game,” Bobcat coach Mark Buckman said. “We continue to rely on our defense to keep us in games and we allowed Centralia to be pretty efficient shooting the ball.”

Derrell Shale pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for the Cats (1-4, 3-11). Austin Timmons was cited for his play off the bench.

The Bobcats are back home Friday to face Tumwater.

Centralia 19 13 19 18 — 69

Aberdeen 10 11 16 15 — 52

Centralia (69) — Wasson 5, Brown, Ajoge 13, Emmons 3, Sharp, Janssan 19, Milton, Strophy, Ashmore 15, Grimm 14. FG — 26-46 (.565). FT — 12-17.

Aberdeen (52) — Manwell 10, Barragan, Bojorge 12, Dublanko 17, Pisani, Shale 8, Timmons 3, Tidwell 2. FG — 17-48 (.354). FT — 16-21.

BOYS WRESTLING

Bobcats 66, Warriors 12

ROCHESTER — Dropping only one contested match, Aberdeen trounced Rochester in an Evergreen 2A Conference contest Wednesday at Rochester.

Aberdeen heavyweight Skyler Murray needed only 14 seconds to pin his opponent. Pins by Tyler Souphommanichanh at 126 pounds and freshman Garret Springer at 152 pounds (the latter representing Springer’s first varsity win) were among the other AHS highlights.

Bobcat freshman Jeremy Roberts decisioned state veteran Jeremy Grant at 113 pounds. Aberdeen’s Tobias Christensen, a foreign exchange student from Denmark, picked up his first varsity victory at 220 pounds.

The Bobcat boys and girls host Elma on Thursday.