BOYS BASKETBALL
Chitwhins 81, Loggers 21
TAHOLAH — Taholah’s boys completed an unbeaten Coastal 1B League season by trouncing Wishkah on Friday.
The Chitwhins (10-0,15-3) recognized their five seniors at halftime in an emotional ceremony but head coach Mike Rose said his players were able to re-focus on the game.
“They got pretty emotional but they played a lot but they just had fun tonight. The seniors played more than half the game,” he said.
Zach Cain scored 15 points and Jesse Purdy 11 for the Chitwhins. Rose was proud of all his seniors, but highlighted James Bastian, who came away with 11 points and six rebounds.
Connor Tidwell had eight points for Wishkah, an exceptionally young team that wound up 0-10 in league.
The Chitwhins will now have to wait to see if they will host either Three Rivers Christian or Firm Foundation in the first round of districts on Tuesday.
Wishkah 2 8 3 8 — 21
Taholah 21 22 22 16 — 81
Wishkah (21) — Ridgway, Boggs 3, Warren, Brenneman 4, VanBlaricom 6, Tidwell 8. FG — 8-51 (.157). FT — 3-8.
Taholah (81) — Orozco 7, Underwood 2, Dan 7, Hawkes 2, James-Juneau 3, Bastian 11, Cain 15, Purdy 12, Mowitch 5, Billie 11, Young 4, McCord 2. FG — 31-79 (.392). FT — 3-8.
Eagles 68, Wildcats 51
TACOMA — Noah Robinson returned from an injury to score 23 points as Pacific 2B League champion Life Christian turned back Ocosta on Friday night.
Significant underdogs, the Wildcats (5-11, 8-12) were within 10 points with 90 seconds remaining. Critical missed free throws prevented them from getting closer.
“The second quarter (an 18-8 LCA advantage) did us in, but talk about competing,” Ocosta coach Jason Quinby said. “We played as a team very, very well.”
Richard Dueber had 11 points and nine rebounds, while Cole Hatton and Kobe Beck scored 10 points apiece for the Wildcats.
Ocosta visits Winlock in a district play-in game Monday.
Ocosta 17 8 10 16 — 51
L. Christian 23 18 11 16 — 68
Ocosta (51) — Bailey 8, Martinez 4, Hatton 10, Beck 10, Waara, Bjornsgard 2, Dueber 11, Wardlow 6. FG — 19-60 (.317). FT — 8-17.
Life Christian (68) — Overgaard 17, Kelly 2, Maulana 5, Cordek 6, Shaughnessy 8, Novotny, Hall, Robinson 23, Shamp 7. FG — 26-68 (.383). FT — 8-15.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Taholah 60, Wishkah 39
TAHOLAH — Three players scored in double figures as Taholah registered an unbeaten Coastal 1B League campaign with a win over Wishkah on Friday night.
Kayleah McCrory and Nettie Mail scored 13 points apiece for the Chitwhins (10-0, 14-3), while Denise Curleybear had 10 points. Tomika Grover had 10 rebounds and McCrory six boards.
Taholah head coach Karl Braden said he was pleased with the win but wants his team to refocus on Neah Bay, which beat the Chitwhins by more than 40 earlier in the season. That game is scheduled for 3 p.m. today at Taholah.
Wishkah’s Erica Bomhoff led all scorers with 25 points. The Loggerettes closed out their season with a 2-8 league mark.
Wishkah 6 5 8 20 — 39
Taholah 14 24 11 11 — 60
Wishkah (39) — Thompson 4, VanBlairicom, Buchanan, Bomhoff 25, C. Gutierrez 6, Perron, Hill., Clevenger 4, Ashley.
Taholah (60) — James 6, Curleybear 10, McCrory 6, K. McCrory 13, Mail 13, Ralston 4, Grover 6, Hildalgo 2, Vessey, Randel, Ancheta, Bille, Curley-Sailto. FG — 24-67 (.358). FT — 3-10.
Eagles 54, Wildcats 35
TACOMA — Alea Yun scored 22 points as Life Christian beat cold-shooting Ocosta in a Pacific 2B League finale on Friday.
The Wildcats shot only 23 percent from the field and committed 23 turnovers in a raggedly played affair.
“I felt they were beatable, but we didn’t come to beat them,” Ocosta coach Jason Barnum said.
Wildcat post Kristi Raffelson performed admirably in the paint, finishing with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Wildcats (11-5, 15-5) open district competition Thursday at Rochester, facing either Morton/White Pass or Adna.
Ocosta 7 11 6 11 — 35
L. Christian 15 16 15 8 — 54
Ocosta (35) — Erika Snider 4, Martin 1, Hopfer 4, K. Barnum 8, Raffelson 18, Marsh, Denny. FG — 14-62 (.226). FT — 4-14.
Life Christian (54) — Turner 8, Whitehead 2, Lovelady 14, Yun 22, Chapman 8. FG — 21-58 (.362). FT — 8-10.
