Willapa Valley locked up a league crown as we review recent prep hoops games on the Harbor.
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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Willapa Valley 58, Ocosta 41
Willapa Valley completed a perfect league season with a 58-41 win over Ocosta on Friday in Menlo.
The Vikings (18-2 overall, 8-0 1B Coastal) jumped out to a 14-6 lead after one quarter and held off the Wildcats (13-5, 5-2) the rest of the way to earn the Senior Night victory.
Blane King led Valley with 20 points, 14 in the second half to lead the Vikings to victory.
“Blane King was fantastic on both ends of the floor,” Valley head coach Derek Rask said. “His jump shooting in the second half was huge.”
Senior guard Nathan Fluke added 13 points while Lucas Lusk led Valley with 11 rebounds.
Ocosta head coach Jason Quinby said rebounding was a factor in his team’s loss.
“Tonight, I thought we moved the ball around better than our first game with Valley, but the main difference in the game tonight was Valley rebounded and we didn’t,” he said. “Normally, we average between 15-20 offensive boards a game and tonight we had nine, and only had 24 for the game total where we normally average 47. We did OK on the turnovers, but just couldn’t secure enough boards to limit Valley to one shot. As a result, they had way too many good looks that offensive boards present.”
Jesus Agramon had 12 points and six assists to lead Ocosta.
Luis Solis added 11 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats.
With the win, Valley locked up the 1B Coastal League crown and the league’s No. 1 playoff seed.
“We hosted Senior Night this evening and honored the two seniors in our program, Nathan Fluke and Aiden Sliva. They have positively impacted our program and team, and we fully appreciate all of their contributions. We will certainly miss them as they graduate from our program at the end of the season,” Rask said. “Not only was this a great Senior Night, but we were able to solidify the league title. I’m really proud of our team. They truly earned this accomplishment and we are ready to continue our success in the district tournament coming up.”
Ocosta sits in second place and can lock up the No. 2 seed with a win over Naselle at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Naselle.
Ocosta 6 11 12 12 – 41
Willapa Valley 14 13 17 14 – 58
Scoring: WV – King 20, Fluke 13, Ritzman 9, Sliva 4, Aust 4, Lusk 4, Russell 4. Ocosta – Agramon 13, Solis 11, Turner 6, Beard 4, Welch 4, Ceja 3.
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Ilwaco 72, Raymond-South Bend 39
Playing without a pair of starters proved too much to overcome in Raymond-South Bend’s 72-39 loss to Ilwaco on Thursday i n Ilwaco.
Despite a team-high 16 points from standout senior guard and 2B Pacific League MVP candidate Chris Quintana, the Ravens (9-11, 5-3 2B Pacific) fell behind 20-10 after the first quarter and 35-16 by halftime.
“We had a rough night,” RSB head coach Jon Schray said. “We were down two starters and just couldn’t get in a groove. Ilwaco on the other hand, couldn’t do anything wrong.”
With the loss, the Ravens finish third in the 2B Pacific League and will face Mossyrock in the first round of the 2B District 4 Tournament at noon on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Montesano High School.
Raymond-South Bend 10 6 10 13 – 39
Ilwaco 20 15 19 18 – 72
Scoring: RSB – Quintana 16, Schlueter 5, Silva 5, Schray 5, Martinez 4, Orozco 2, Banker 2. Ilwaco – Petit 15, Pelas 12, Cunningham 11, Gordon 9, Needham 8, Kaino 4, Johnson 3, Hernandez 2.
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Black Hills 76, Aberdeen 50
A big game by Tarren Lewis wasn’t enough as Aberdeen lost to Black Hills 76-50 on Friday in Aberdeen.
Lewis scored a team-best 27 points in the game on 9-of-24 shooting and 6-of-10 free throws to lead the Bobcats (7-12, 3-7 2A Evergreen).
Despite Lewis’ performance, the Bobcats struggled to slow down the league-leading Wolves (14-6, 9-1) as Black Hills led by eight after one quarter and 37-19 at the half.
Aberdeen junior Isaac Garcia had a double-double with 11 points and a team-best 11 rebounds.
The Bobcats went 17 of 48 from the field (35%) – including 3 for 18 from the 3-point line (17%) – and committed 23 turnovers in the game.
Aberdeen takes on Hoquiam in a Myrtle Street Rivalry matchup at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Hoquiam.
Black Hills 20 17 20 19 – 76
Aberdeen 12 7 19 12 – 50
Scoring: Aberdeen – Lewis 27, Garcia 11, Quezada 4, Gladson 3, O’Brien 2, Scott 2, Kelly 1.
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Other games
Chief Leschi 44, North Beach 32
