Not a program to shy away from a challenge, Montesano took on its second straight 2A opponent on the road in as many nights, defeating White River 57-52 on Saturday in Buckley.
One night after falling to WF West in Chehalis, Monte (11-3 overall) was back in action against the 2A South Puget Sound League-leading Hornets (8-4).
The Bulldogs trailed 11-6 after one quarter but found their legs in the second frame to take a 21-19 lead at the half.
Monte pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring White River 26-15 in the frame.
The Hornets cut into the deficit with three 3-pointers in the final minutes of the game, but it was too little, too late as Montesano held on for the victory, its fourth over a 2A team this season.
“We really took control in the third quarter as we started moving the ball offensively,” Montesano head coach Mark Mansfield said. “White River is a very good 2A team and is well-coached. … This is a really good win for us and I’m really proud that the entire team gave a great effort.”
Senior forward McKynnlie Dalan led the way with a double-double, scoring 24 points to go along with 14 rebounds for Montesano.
Junior guard/forward Mikayla Stanfield had one of the best games of her prep career with 15 points, 13 coming in Monte’s second-half blitz.
Freshman forward Evanjillie “Jillie” Dalan had 10 points and seven rebounds for Monte while senior guard Jaiden King had five points and seven key assists in the win.
Monte shot 20 of 56 from the field (36%) and 12 of 27 from the free-throw line (44%).
The Bulldogs also held a 33-29 rebounding advantage.
Monte hosts Hoquiam in a key 1A Evergreen League matchup at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Montesano 6 15 26 10 — 57
White River 11 8 15 18 — 52
Scoring: Montesano — M. Dalan 24, Stanfield 10, E. Dalan 10, King 5, Young 3. White River — n/a.
Other scores
Girls Prep Basketball
Ocosta 38, Oakville 36
Sound Christian 29, North Beach 25
Tahloah 46, Crescent 26
Boys Prep Basketball
Sound Christian 41, North Beach 30
BOYS PREP WRESTLING
Montesano places fifth at Norton Memorial meet
Led by an individual title from state-finalist Cole Ekerson, Montesano placed fifth as a team in the Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial wrestling tournament on Saturday in Rainier.
Ekerson won the 132-pound weight class title with a 7-0 decision victory over Vashon Island’s Colin McIntyre.
Mateo Sanchez placed second at 170 with Sean Ryker (145), Felix Romero (195) and Jesse Cervantes (285) all placed fourth as Montesano scored 118 points as a team.
Forks won with 220 points with Mount Baker (201.5) and Naches Valley (165) placing second and third, respectively.
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BOYS PREP SWIMMING
Aberdeen places seventh at Kelso Invite
Taking on some of the largest Southwest Washington schools, Aberdeen held its own and finished seventh overall at the Kelso Invitational on Saturday.
For the Bobcats, it was a case of lucky 7s — a team finish, plus several individual and relay results. Sophomore Denny Linker took seventh in the 200-yard individual medley, with teammates Jacob Hallak and Zach Parker taking ninth and 10th, respectively.
The 200 freestyle relay, with Linker, Eli Olson, Zeke Olson and Parker, took seventh overall. Parker also took ninth in the 100 butterfly, Zeke Olson was 10th in the 100 breast and the 400 free relay (Hallak, Tyson Powell, Jacob Natwick, Eli Olson) was 10th overall.
“This was a tough meet, a fast meet, a very competitive meet today,” AHS head coach Rob Burns said. “This was an opportunity to see where we were in this district, against all types of competition, and we showed we could hang with them. We were all happy with how this day turned out.”
On Wednesday, Aberdeen will stay home to greet district foe Mark Morris at the YMCA of Grays Harbor at 4 p.m.
— Submitted article
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lower Columbia 102, Grays Harbor 53
Grays Harbor College is still looking for its first win of the season after falling to Lower Columbia College 102-53 on Saturday in Longview.
GHC (0-5, 0-2 NWAC West) trailed 62-22 at halftime and shot 27% from the floor on 17-of-62 shooting.
The Chokers went 10 of 34 from the 3-point line (29%) and were outrebounded 48-33.
Izaiah Sanders led GHC with 16 points, making five 3-pointers in the contest.
Aberdeen graduate Gio Pisani added nine points and five rebounds while Jeshua Hardie had seven points and a team-best eight rebounds for the Chokers.
GHC plays at Pierce College at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Grays Harbor 22 31 — 53
Lower Columbia 62 40 — 102
Scoring: GHC — Sanders 16, Pisani 9, Hardie 7, Dineen 6, McIntosh 6, Watson 3, Rudolph 3, Favour 3. LCC — Steward 22, Horn 18, Harvey 16, Royal III, 15, Zeller 11, McCoy 10, Morris 6, Hardy 2, Leitz 2.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lower Columbia 63, Grays Harbor 32
Grays Harbor College struggled to score in a 63-32 loss to Lower Columbia College on Saturday in Longview.
GHC (1-11, 0-1 NWAC West) trailed 19-14 after the first quarter but went cold from the floor after that, scoring four points in the second period and 14 total in the second half.
The Chokers shot 21% from the field on 10-of-47 shooting, including going 1 of 15 from the 3-point ling (6.7%).
Sheridan Green led GHC with 12 points and was the only Chokers player with more than six points in the game.
Grays Harbor plays at Pierce College at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Grays Harbor 14 4 6 8 — 32
Lower Columbia 19 10 14 20 — 63
Scoring: GHC — Green 12, Hill 6, Alexander 4, Mathews 4, Martinez 4, Serna 1, Dennison 1. LCC — Soakai 15, Swan 10, Mace 9, Hanson 7, Forner 6, Todd 6, Wachmann 4, McCallum 3, Roberts 2, Larson 1.
