GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bulldogs 80, Warriors 35

MONTESANO — Five players scored at least eight points as Montesano easily remained unbeaten.

Zoe Hutchings contributed 16 points and seven rebounds, while Zoee Lisherness added 14 points and six boards for the Bulldogs (4-0). Samantha Stanfield also yanked down seven rebounds.

Down 9-8 in the early going, the Bulldogs came out of a timeout with a 9-0 run triggered by Stanfield’s 3-point basket. Montesano led 47-25 at the half and limited Rochester to 10 second-half points.

“After a slow start, we really played hard for the rest of the game,” Monte coach Julie Graves said. “We really buckled down and played great defense in the second half and we shared the ball well on offense.”

Lisherness handed out six assists and Glory Grubb five. Katie Granstrom swiped five steals and Hannah Hatcher four for Montesano.

The Bulldogs host Castle Rock in the second half of a co-ed doubleheader Friday.

Rochester 13 12 6 4 — 35

Montesano 23 24 21 12 — 80

Rochester (35) — Morris, Schneider, Bates 6, Hahn 2, Sederberg 9, Horger, Lewis, Winter 16, E. Elkins 2, M. Elkins. FG — 15-38 (.395). FT — 2-5.

Montesano (80) — Granstrom 7, Ekerson 2, Hutchings 16, Grubb 8, Stanfield 6, Lovell 9, Lisherness 14, Perkinson 8, Hatcher 6, Miller 2, Mittleider 2. FG — 34-74 (.459). FT — 7-14.

JV — Montesano 37, Rochester 14. Riley Thoemmes 13 points for Montesano.

Indians 40, Comets 35

NASELLE — Hannah Byington and Jessica Sanchez scored 11 points apiece as South Bend edged Naselle in a non-league game Wednesday night at Naselle.

The Indians (2-1) led all the way and withstood a Naselle rally that trimmed the lead to three with about three minutes remaining.

“Our girls did a good job down the stretch to hang on and secure the game with strong defense and rebounding,” South Bend coach Gary Wilson said.

Karley Reidinger contributed 11 rebounds, six steals and four assists for the Tribe. Sanchez amassed nine rebounds, four steals and four assists and Katelyn Doyle four steals for South Bend.

The Indians return to Pacific League play Friday at home against Ocosta.

South Bend 12 9 11 8 — 40

Naselle 4 8 11 12 — 35

South Bend (40) — Medina, Byington 11, Markwell, Doyle 2, Stigall, Sanchez 11, Loza, Reidinger 9, Rohr 7, Baker. FG — 16-50 (.320). FT — 5-8.

Naselle (35) — Jacot 3, Steenerson 2, Harmon 10, Glenn 9, Zimmerman 6, Gudmundsen 5. FG — 15-47 (.319). FT — 4-11.

Eagles 54, Gulls 24

RAYMOND— Breaking open a tight game in the second half, Life Christian Academy downed Raymond in a Pacific League game Wednesday at Raymond.

The Gulls trailed only by only four, 23-19, at halftime but tallied only five points in the second half.

“As a team, we shot 13 percent and that kind of percentage won’t give you a chance against a very physical and athletic team,” Raymond coach Jason Koski said. “As a team, I thought we made improvement from our previous game and as a coach that’s all you can ask from your kids.”

Hannah Miller played a fine all-around game for the Gulls, with seven points and six rebounds. She was also cited for strong defense. Makenna Williams had five rebounds for the Gulls (0-2, 0-4).

Raymond visits North Beach on Friday.

Life Christian 15 8 12 19 — 54

Raymond 9 10 1 4 — 24

Life Christian (54) — Turner 13, Whitehead 2, Lovelady 13, Yang, Escobar, Yun 25, Evans 6. FG — 23-58 (.397). FT — 1-4.

Raymond (24) — Williams 5, Mora 3, Quintana 3, Harland 6, Warnstadt, Silva, Miller 7, Stepp. FG — 7-53 (.132). FT— 7-9.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawks 72, Bobcats 70

River Ridge came from behind in the fourth quarter to nip Aberdeen in a non-league contest Wednesday at Sam Benn Gym.

The Bobcats (1-2) led most of the way, taking a 55-49 advantage into the fourth quarter. But floor leader Ben Dublanko fouled out in the late going and the Hawks scored 23 points in a back-and-forth final stretch.

“Conditioning seemed to play a factor in the fourth quarter,” AHS coach Mark Buckman noted. “Down the stretch, (we) committed too many costly errors and had too many missed opportunities.”

Three River Ridge guards combined for 50 points, led by Marquan Cannon’s 20.

Dublanko finished with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists. Alonzo Coburn tallied 11 points, four steals and three assists. Derrell Shale and Cody Sayres grabbed seven rebounds apiece.

JV — River Ridge 71, Aberdeen 66. Payton Miller 14 points for Aberdeen.

C squad — River Ridge 59, Aberdeen 49. Nate Mosqueda 14 points for Aberdeen.

Beavers 73, Eagles 25

ELMA — Class 2A Woodland thumped Elma in a non-league game Wednesday at Elma.

Details were unavailable. The Eagles (1-3) host the touring Templestowe team from Australia on Friday.

BOYS SWIMMING

Highclimbers 123, Bobcats 60

A strong Shelton team won 11 of 12 events in spoiling Aberdeen’s home opener Wednesday at the YMCA of Grays Harbor pool.

Conner Gates was the lone Bobcat event winner, taking the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:30.31. Jared Durr earned a district-qualifying time in the 100 backstroke.

Bobcat coach Rob Burns wasn’t discouraged by his team’s showing.

“We are a young team, but we have some solid veterans who were leaders today,” he observed. “Some guys swam in events they normally don’t swim in and did very well.”

Gates, Durr, Tanner Williams, Tye Williamson, Cruz Alfaro-Leal and Eric Eng were cited for their performances.

The Bobcats will compete in the Mark Morris Sprint Pentathlon on Saturday.

200 medley relay — 1:54.44 — Shelton, Aberdeen, Aberdeen. 200 free — 2:13.39 — Karr (S), Edwards (S), Durr (A), Pratt (S), Dyer (A). 200 IM — 2:30.31 — Gates (A), S. Matheny (S), Mullin (A), C. Matheny (S), Morson (S). 50 free — 23.82 — Womer (S), Tavares (S), M. Olson (S), Bridges (A), Gates (A). Diving — 113.20 — Evans (S), I. Olson (S), Morales (S). 100 fly — 1:05.07 — Youngquist (S), Bridges (A), C. Matheny (S), Curry (A), Alfaro-Leal (A).

100 free — 54.24 — Womer (S), M. Olson (S), Courts (A), Meza (S), Shaw (A). 500 free — 6:16.99 — S. Matheny (S), Morson (S), Dyer (A), Williams (A), Williamson (A). 200 free relay — 1:47.42 — Shelton, Aberdeen, Aberdeen. 100 back —Tavares (S), Durr (A), Pratt (S), Williams (A), Eng (A). 100 breast— Youngquist (S), Mullin (A), Karr (S), Kola (A), Meza (S). 400 free relay — 3:29.2 — Shelton, Shelton, Aberdeen.

GIRLS BOWLING

Bobcats third

TUMWATER — Things did not go well for Aberdeen’s bowlers as they placed third behind Black Hills and Chehalis in a three-team meet Wednesday at Tumwater.

Black Hills came from behind to defeat Chehalis with the Bobcats struggling in third place. Aberdeen lost both both team games and both Baker games while falling well below its previous total.

Bobcats coach David Bruncke said he was frustrated by the loss, considering the team’s recent success.

“To go from our best game in our two-year history to our worst game this year was frustrating for all,” he said. “The girls are all looking forward to some practice time before the next match to work out some of the issues from today.”

Syndi Tingwall led the Bobcats with a 273 total for two games. She also had Aberdeen’s high game of 139.

Aberdeen — Meghan Howell 122-137 — 259, Sydni Tingwall 139-134 — 273, Bailee Green 134-91 — 225, Kaitlyn Martin 100-92 — 192, Annabelle Micheau 92-90 — 182.