BOYS BASKETBALL

Grizzlies 72, Beavers 28

TENINO — Blasting out to a 22-4 lead after one quarter, Hoquiam thumped Tenino in an Evergreen 1A League contest Friday at Tenino.

The Grizzlies (2-3, 5-11) had three starters return from a two-week suspension. Starting post Matt Brown, however, was out due to what HHS coach Curtis Eccles described as “an undisclosed issue.” He is due to return in Hoquiam’s next game.

Payton Quintanilla returned to action with 16 points, while Victor James added 15 points and Rayyon Dayton had 13 points and nine rebounds.

“We were able to pressure them and create turnovers,” Eccles said. “A lot of our points were transition buckets.”

Bryan Morales came off the bench to grab eight rebounds. All nine Grizzlies who suited up scored.

Hoquiam returns home Wednesday to face Elma.

Hoquiam 22 11 18 21 — 72

Tenino 4 14 5 5 — 28

Hoquiam (72) — Quintanilla 16, James 15, Dayton 13, Bumstead 9, Folkers 6, Morales 5, Eccles 4, McMillan 2, Larsen 2. FG – 30-64. FT — 7-19.

Tenino (28) — Beckford 7, Russell 6, Sanders 7, Dowies 4, Canepa 2, Deoskey 2, Brewer, Gubbe. FG — 8-40. FT — 11-21.

JV — Hoquiam won.

Eagles 75, Hyaks 70

OYEHUT — League-leading Life Christian rallied in the second half to fend off North Beach’s upset bid in a Pacific 2B League game Friday at Oyehut.

Shooting well from the perimeter, the Hyaks owned a 40-29 halftime lead. But Hyak post Ben Poplin, who had scored 13 points until then, was sidelined midway through the third quarter with a knee injury of undetermined severity.

Behind the scoring of freshman Omari Maulana, the Eagles erupted for 46 points in the second half. Maulana finished with 29 points.

“They were in a zone and we were hitting our outside shots,” Hyak coach Larry Moore said of the first-half performance. “They started being a little more aggressive on the offensive boards. When Ben went out, we didn’t have the low-post presence offensively.”

North Beach’s Marcus Pope had a sensational outing with 24 points. Steven Sotomish added 14 points and seven assists and Rodney Washington dished out five assists.

The Hyaks (5-8, 6-11) will be idle until Friday, when they host Ilwaco.

Life Christian 15 14 23 23 — 75

North Beach 23 17 12 18 — 70

Life Christian (75) — Overgaard 13, Maulana 29, Cordek 8, Shaughnessy 15, Novotny, Hall, Shamp 10. FG — 23-67 (.343). FT — 19-24.

North Beach (70) — Robles 8, Sotomish 14, Charley 5, Washington 6, Poplin 13, Pope 24, Ruiz. FG — 24-54 (.444). FT — 13-19.

Spartans 64, Eagles 46

ELMA — League-leading Forks pulled away in the fourth quarter to subdue Elma in an Evergreen 1A League contest Friday at Elma.

Outscoring the Spartans 15-9 in the third quarter, the Eagles trailed by only six (47-41) entering the final stanza. But Elma’s shooting went cold while Forks padded its lead from the foul line.

Elma’s Cody Vollan erupted for 33 points. Cobey Moore contributed nine rebounds, three rebounds and three assists. Carter Jacobson also had nine rebounds.

“Turnovers tell a big part of the story. We turned it over 27 times; them 19,” Elma coach Jeff Niemi summarized. “We did outrebound them (26-25), which was a big part of our game-planning. Very proud of the kids to battle back and make it a game for 3 1/2 quarters.”

The Eagles (2-3, 3-14) travel to Hoquiam on Wednesday.

Forks 18 20 9 18 — 65

Elma 9 17 15 5 — 46

Forks (65) — Johnson 8, Reaume 11, Jacoby 2, Baysinger 12, Prose 9, Armas 21, Baar 2, Morton. FG — 23-45 (.511). FT — 15-17.

Elma (46) — Jacobson 5, Johnston 3, Billerback, Vollan 33, Schneider 2, Swint 1, Moore 2. FG — 16-39 (.410). FT — 11-20.

Chitwhins 82, Owls 51

TAHOLAH — In what could be seen as a de facto Coastal 1B League title game, Taholah’s boys got a big game from Zach Cain and defeated Mary M. Knight .

The Chitwhins (6-0, 10-2) benefited from a 38-point performance from Cain, who added 14 rebounds, three blocks and four steals.

“It was one of the best games he’s ever played as a Chitwhin,” said Taholah head coach Mike Rose. “It was a well played game by everyone and we were playing for a league title basically. We’ve got four games left so we’re in a good spot right now.”

Taholah also got solid games from Eli Waugh and Jayson Mowitch. Mowitch had three assists and four steals while Waugh made his presence felt inside with five rebounds and two blocks.

The Chitwhins visit North River on Tuesday.

Knight 14 12 15 10 — 51

Taholah 25 25 20 12 — 82

Knight (51) — Nantz 14, J. Shaw 3, Thompson 8, Ralph 6, Krippelcz 6, Fries 4, Newman 3, Compton 8, N. Shaw 5. FG — n/a. FT — 4-14.

Taholah (82) —Orozco 18, Underwood 2, Dan 2, James-Juneau, Madson, Waugh, Cain 38, Purdy 7, J. Mowitch 12, Billie 3, I. Mowitch, Young. FG — 33-71 (.465). FT — 6-9.

JV — Taholah 65, Knight 11.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Eagles 69, Spartans 23

ELMA – Five players scored at least eight points as Elma trounced Forks in an Evergreen 1A League game Friday at Elma.

Jalyn Sackrider led Elma’s scoring with 16 points. Kali Rambo was the only other Eagle to reach double figures with 10, but Kassedy Olson, Kaelyn Burgher and Brooke Sutherby each scored eight points.

Olson, who dished out five assists, was cited by Elma coach Lisa Johnson for her play off the bench.

“Our defense was spot on from the first minute of the game until the (end),” Johnson observed.

Rambo had five steals for the Eagles (4-1, 16-1).

Elma travels to Hoquiam on Tuesday.

Forks 4 6 4 9 — 23

Elma 19 16 17 17 — 69

Forks (23) — Johnson 3, Olson 5, Kratzer, Baar, Hoaglund 3, Peters 10, Rowley, Rondeau, Kilmer.

Elma (69) — Sackrider 16, Bieker 6, Burgher 8, Sutherby 8, Olson 8, Bol 2, Johnson, Mikel 6, Johnston 5, Rambo 10.

Grizzlies 42, Beavers 36

TENINO — Although unable to gain separation from its underdog opponent, Hoquiam edged Tenino in an Evergreen 1A League game Friday at Tenino.

The Grizzlies (3-2, 9-8) led narrowly most of the way, but HHS coach Mark Maxfield said final margin might have been the largest of the game.

“It was a pretty lackluster effort,” Maxfield said. “I thought Tenino played harder than we did.”

Karlie Krohn scored 11 points to lead the Grizzlies, while Maddie German contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Playing despite a virus, Rylee Vonhof grabbed nine rebounds.

Tenino was only 1-of-14 from 3-point range.

“We did a great job getting out on them and they were forcing their 3-point shots,” Maxfield said.

The Grizzlies host Elma on Tuesday.

Hoquiam 13 10 10 9 — 42

Tenino 12 7 9 8 — 36

Hoquiam (42) — Jade Cox 3, Carlyle 3, Jump 8, Bagwell 2, Jordan Cox, Krohn 11, Strom, Vonhof 5, German 10. FG — 18-50 (.360). FT — 6-15.

Tenino (36) — Craig 2, Greene, Letts 2, Mathis 12, Schow 18, Collins, Bertsch, Dowies 2. FG — 12-60 (.200). FT — 11-15.

Chitwhins 53, Owls 44.

TAHOLAH — It wasn’t exactly how the coaching staff drew it up but Taholah’s girls were able to come away with the win against Mary M. Knight on Friday after some defensive adjustments in the second quarter on Friday.

The win put the Chitwhins (6-0, 10-2) in good position to win the Coastal 1B league title if they can keep up their current pace through the last few games of the schedule.

Nettie Mail played a big role in the win with 15 rebounds to go with 17 points. Tomika Grover was a monster on the glass and had 18 rebounds with her six points.

Denise Curleybear topped Taholah with 22 points.

Taholah’s offense struggle to get easy shots in transition but once the defense got comfortble, head coach Karl Braden said his team began to click.

“We clamped the defense on them in the second and third quarter,” he said. “We switched to a man-to- man midway through the third quarter. We stared settling down in the second quarter.”

Taholah will travel to North River on Tuesday.

Knight 16 6 7 15 — 44

Taholah 10 10 18 15 — 53

Knight (44) — D’April 5, Ruggles, Skinner 1, Sowle 16, Koonrad 14, Diggle, Davidson 8. FG — n/a. FT — 7-7.

Taholah (53) — Curleybear 22, McCrory 3, Mail 17, Ancheta 3, Grover 6, Curley-Sailto 2, James, Vessey, Randall, Ralston, Billie, Hildalgo. FG— 20-71 (.282). FT — 6-21.

Loggerettes 45, Viking JV 31

WISHKAH — In a non-league matchup, Wishkah handled Willapa Valley’s junior varsity team in a 45-31 home victory on Friday night.

The win snaps a seven-game losing streak and was powered by a well-rounded scoring effort.

“They played their best, they put 110 percent effort and they played together as a team,” said interim head coach Kristi Christian. “We rebounded really well and moved the ball around. It was a confidence booster”

Megan Hill led the team with eight points and also contributed four steals and seven rebounds.

Jesse Thompson also found a way to make her presence felt in the game and had 12 rebounds and four steals.

Wishkah faces Oakville on the road Tuesday.

Valley JV10 7 10 4 — 31

Wishkah 8 12 17 8— 45

Willapa Valley JV (31) — Triplett 4, O. Betrozoff 7, Amacher 6, Ritzman 6, Matlock 5, H. Layman 4, Ayala. FT — 11-25

Wishkah (45) — Thompson 4, Bomhoff 8, Gutierrez 6, Perrin 2, Hill 8, Clevenger 7, Haskey 8, Robertson 2. FG — 20-54 (.370). FT — 3-6.

Elks 56, Acorns 43

AMANDA PARK — Lake Quinault’s girls spent most of the game diligently protecting a slim lead but pulled away late to beat Oakville in a Coastal 1B League game Friday.

“It was really close and in the last two minutes we had 12 points,” said Lake Quinault coach Travis Carstensen they made some turnovers and we hit some shots and some free throws.”

Jaylah Tatro, who led the team with 30 points, scored 10 of those points in the fourth quarter to help seal the deal.

Kat Neeland had 12 rebounds and seven steals to go along with her five points.

Carstensen also highlighted the defensive effort of Liz Guaderama, who had nine rebounds and eightsteals.

Lake Quinault (3-3, 7-4) will hit the road to face Three Rivers Christian on Saturday.

Lake Quinault 13 8 11 24 — 56

Oakville 6 12 10 15 — 43

Lake Quinault (56) — Tatro 30, Richards, Saavedra 2, Spigler-Mercado 7, Neeland 5, Guadarama 10, Fowler 2. FG — 20-61 (.328). FT — 12-17.

Oakville (43) — Workman, Mendez 16, Ortivez, Coal 14, Bray 9, Bird, Bynum 4. FG — 20-50 (.400). FT — 2-9.