With six first-place finishes, the Aberdeen Bobcats placed second overall at the Grays Harbor Championships boys wrestling meet on Saturday, Dec. 18, at Sam Benn Gym in Aberdeen.

While Aberdeen dominated the lower weight classes, it was 2A Bremerton that won the titles in the mid-weights.

The Bobcats placed second behind Bremerton 279.5-250, led by weight-class victories from Talatheon Warness (106 pounds), Michael Hatton (113), Joel Nelson (120), Drew Lock (126), Jack Dore (138) and Eric Hayter-Ramsey (285).

Four of Aberdeen’s championship-match wins ended via pinfall.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen Eric Hayter-Ramsey, left, faces off against Franklin Pierce’s Derryck Wallace in the final match of the 285 pound weight class at the Grays Harbor Championships boys wrestling meet Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

Warness pinned Franklin Pierce’s Sirvanny Pich-Heng just 20 seconds into their 106 final.

Hatton and Aberdeen teammate Tyler Caskey battled for two rounds before Hatton earned the fall at 3:26 of the match.

Similarly, Nelson pinned teammate Jayden Velazquez 50 seconds into the third round.

Hayter-Ramsey impressed in his victory over Derryck Wallace, using his fleet-footed athleticism to gain positional advantages over Wallace in earning a pinfall victory at 3:10 of the match.

Lock won a highly-competitive match against Shelton’s Tyler Fleshman that went the distance, earning a 10-6 victory on points in the 126 final.

Dore won via a 6-1 decision over teammate Shayne Glowacki to take the 138 class title.

Bremerton won seven individual crowns, taking titles in the 132 and 145-195 weight classes.

Several Twin Harbors-area squads — including Montesano, Elma and Willapa Harbor — did not attend the event due to various COVID and non-COVID-related issues.

North Beach had two wrestlers — Westin Fruh and Johnny Jerome, advance to their respective class championship match, with Jerome dominating Ty Lacy of Shelton to earn the win via fall 34 seconds into the second round.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD North Beach’s Johnny Jerome picks up Shelton’s Ty Lacy during the final match of the 220 pound weight class at the Grays Harbor Championships boys wrestling meet Saturday at Aberdeen High School.

After Bremerton and Aberdeen, Franklin Pierce (126 points), Shelton (122.5), North Beach (61), Hoquiam (51) and Ocosta (44) finished third through seventh in the final team standings.

For full meet information, visit https://tinyurl.com/2ras5uk4.

The top finishers for each weight class are as follows:

106 — 1, Talatheon Warness, Aberdeen. 2, Tanner Urita, Bremerton. 3, Sirvanny Pich-Heng, Franklin Pierce.

113 — 1, Michael Hatton, Aberdeen. 2, Tyler Caskey, Aberdeen. 3, Elijah Martin, Shelton.

120 — 1, Michael Hatton, Aberdeen. 2, Tyler Caskey, Aberdeen. 3, Elijah Martin, Shelton.

126 — 1, Drew Lock, Aberdeen. 2, Tyler Fleshman, Shelton. 3, Wyeland Lomedico, North Beach.

132 — 1, Logan Nickels, Bremerton. 2, Michael Leontyev, Aberdeen. 3, Alfredo Guzman-Gadwa, Aberdeen.

138 — 1, Jack Dore, Aberdeen. 2, Shayne Glowacki, Aberdeen. 3, Jakobi Serrato, Bremerton.

145 — 1, Brennan Galloway, Bremerton. 2, Dustin Wallace, Franklin Pierce. 3, Scott Smisek, Franklin Pierce.

152 — 1, Danny Wakonabo, Bremerton. 2, Xavier Kemp-Vlasak, Franklin Pierce. 3, Cameron Huisingh, Shelton.

160 — 1, Diego Clemen, Bremerton. 2, Hunter Berisford, Franklin Pierce. 3, Aiden Watkins, Aberdeen.

170 — 1, Thor Michaelson, Bremerton. 2, Hayden Hall, Franklin Pierce. 3, Dylan Hollingsworth, Ocosta.

182 — 1, Lars Michaelson, Bremerton. 2, Westin Fruh, North Beach. 3, Anthony Burtenshaw, Hoquiam.

195 — 1, Roiel Sorensen, Bremerton. 2, Liam Heikkila, Aberdeen. 3, Ivan Picazo, Bremerton.

220 — 1, Johnny Jerome, North Beach. 2, Ty Lacy, Shelton. 3, John Vertefeuille, Bremerton.

285 — 1, Eric Hayter-Ramsey, Aberdeen. 2, Derryck Wallace, Franklin Pierce. 3, Daniel Tausa, Shelton.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Raymond 62, Tenino 44

After a high-scoring first half, Raymond’s defense stepped up and shut down the Tenino Beavers to earn a 62-44 victory on Saturday, Dec. 18, in Raymond.

Led by 1A Evergreen League co-MVP Ashley Schow’s 21 points, Tenino (5-2 overall) took a 35-31 lead at the half thanks in large part to five 3-pointers, three by Schow alone.

But Raymond (6-1) increased the defensive pressure in the second half, holding the Beavers to just two points in the third quarter and four field goals over the final 16 minutes of the game.

“Once we figured out that you have to actually guard someone and compete and win every individual matchup our team was able to pull away,” Raymond head coach Jason Koski said. “Super happy for our kids to meet and accept the challenge that Tenino presented to us.”

Raymond guard Kyra Gardner had another dominant performance, scoring 38 points — 21 in the second half — to go along with nine steals, six rebounds and four assists.

Freshman Karsyn Freeman scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds as Raymond outrebounded a Tenino team that features two 6-footers 26-21.

Raymond plays at Rainier in a game scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Tenino 18 17 2 7 — 44

Raymond 16 15 13 18 — 62

Scoring

Tenino (44) — Schow 21, Abby Severse 8, Alivia Hunter 7, Megan Letts 4, Rilee Jones 4

Raymond (62) — Gardner 38, Freeman 10, Grace Busenius 8, Izzy Silvernail 2, Paige Williams 2, Alia Enlow 1, Kyndal Koski 1

Montesano 63, White River 43

Montesano got off to a hot start in a 63-43 victory over White River on Saturday, Dec. 18, in Montesano.

The Bulldogs (6-1) hit 9-of-14 (64%) from the field in the first quarter to push out to a 17 point lead after eight minutes of play.

The 2A class Hornets (6-1) responded by increasing the defensive pressure to trim Monte’s lead to 34-25 at the half.

But behind an outstanding game from Monte junior forward McKynnlie Dalan, the Bulldogs outscored White River 28-18 in the second half to hand the Hornets their first loss of the season.

“(White River) is a good, well-coached team that battled back in the second quarter,” Montesano head coach Mark Mansfield said. “We did a nice job of moving the ball, finding people and we hit some shots.”

Dalan, whom Mansfield stated “was really tough inside,” scored a game-high 32 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and had 10 deflections.

Mikalya Stanfield (8 points, 5 rebounds) and Paige Lisherness (8 pts., 6 reb., 6 steals) scored eight points apiece for Montesano, which shot 24-for-62 (39%) as a team.

Montesano plays at Adna at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

White River 6 19 10 8 — 43

Montesano 23 11 14 14 — 63

Scoring

White River (43) — N/A

Montesano (63) — Dalan 32, Stanfield 8, Lisherness 8, Maia Young 4, Addi Winter 4, Vanna Prom 4, Jordan Karr 3

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL

Elma competes at prestigious Seaside Invitational in Seaside, Oregon

Elma (2-5) lost 51-41 to Madras (Oregon) on Thursday, Dec. 16; fell 70-67 against Cottage Grove (Oregon) on Friday, Dec. 17; and defeated Rochester 67-54 on Saturday, Dec. 18.

“After having a week off since our (last) game, we came out unenergetic and unmotivated,” Elma head coach Matt Ferrier said of his team’s entrance into the invitational, but said by the end of their three games, the Eagles are showing signs of improvement. “Our team is coming around. Our chemistry is growing. Our trip to Oregon has been a huge step in the right direction.”

Elma 6 6 12 17 — 41

Madras 15 17 7 21 — 51

Scoring

Elma (41) — Sawyer Witt 16, Gibson Cain 10, Jerred Bailey 4, Cason Seaberg 3, Canon Seaberg 2, Tim Flores 2, Conan Baxter 2, Traden Carter 2

Madras (51) — Ball 17, Smith 14, Boyle 10, Harry 7, Walluation 3

Elma 6 18 9 34 — 67

Cottage Grove 17 20 7 26 — 70

Scoring

Elma (67) — Witt 20, Canon Seaberg 14, Cain 10, Bailey 7, Cason Seaberg 5, Carter 4, BAxter 4, Vessey 3

Cottage Grove (70) — Cameron 23, Bascue 17, T. Kishen 12, Murphy 11, C. Kishen 1

Elma 67, Rochester 54

(Line score not available)

Scoring

Elma (67) — Witt 23, Canon Seaberg 14, Cason Seaberg 9, Bailey 8, Grant Vessey 5, Carter 4, Flores 2

Rochester (54) — Groninger 21, McAferty 9, Clause 7, Robbins 5, Payne 4, O-Conner 3, Rotter 2, Vasquez 2