C.C. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Chokers 83, Cardinals 62
MOUNT VERNON — Angela Sikora’s brilliant long-range shooting lifted Grays Harbor College past Skagit Valley on the second day of the Skagit Valley Holiday Classic on Friday.
Sikora, who did not even attempt a 2-point field goal, knocked down 12 of 18 from 3-point range in scoring 36 points. Alexia Thrower added 22 points as the Chokers improved to 10-1.
Down by 17 at the half, Skagit Valley rallied to within seven with six minutes left, but GHC’s Sandin Kidder answered with a three-ball and Thrower added a rebound basket to restore order.
Thrower also grabbed 12 rebounds.
“These ladies are doing something special with their true teamwork and effort,” Grays Harbor coach Chad Allan said. “It’s fun to watch.”
The Chokers conclude tourney play today against Everett.
Grays Harbor 20 25 13 25 — 83
Skagit Valley 19 9 16 18 — 62
Grays Harbor (83) — Brisbois 7, Feaster, Wilson 4, Sunchild 4, Thrower 22, Hernandez 4, Sikora 36, Kidder 6. FG — 28-64 (.438). FT — 12-16.
Skagit Valley (62) — Garner 8, Skipworth 12, DeNike 2, Soberano-Foster 3, Piland, Shipman, Hogan 7, Geffe 8, Van Ess 2, Pittman 20. FG — 25-52 (.481). FT — 7-10.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bears 50, Grizzlies 39
YAKIMA – State-ranked Brewster withstood a Hoquiam comeback to beat the Grizzlies on the final day of the Yakima SunDome Tournament on Friday.
Hoquiam cut the lead to six with five minutes to go but got no closer. The Grizzlies (2-8) got off to a slow start but picked it up on both ends of the floor to get the game close again in the fourth quarter.
With Bryson Eccles missing the second half with an illness and Matt Brown unavailable, also due to illness, the Grizzlies suffered on the glass, being outrebounded 42-28.
“Offensive rebounds were the major difference and I would estimate that half of Brewster’s offensive rebounds resulted in putback buckets for them,” HHS coach Curtis Eccles said.
Victor James led the way offensively with 16 points and Rayyon Dayton led the team with 13 rebounds.
Hoquiam will start Evergreen 1A League play on Tuesday against Tenino at home.
Hoquiam 4 16 8 11 — 39
Brewster 10 18 10 12 — 50
Hoquiam (39) — James 16, Dayton 6, Eccles 5, Larsen 2, Folkers 2, Smith 2, Morales. FG — 13-52 (.250). FT — 9-19.
Brewster (50) — Kelpman 14, Taylor 11, Jarrell 11, Baker 6, Nava 6, Riggan 2, Sonneman, Najera. FG — 25-58 (.362). FT— 4-6.
Hyaks 74, Sandy 30
OYEHUT — North Beach’s boys easily handled their Canadian opponents, defeating Sandy 74-30 at the Holiday with the Hyaks tournament on Friday night.
The Hyaks (2-8) scored 20 or more points in three quarters while holding Sandy to single digits in the first and fourth quarters.
Ben Poplin led the way with 23 points but Steven Sotomish was also a big part of the offense with nine points and nine assists.
North Beach head coach Larry Moore said this is the most complete game his team has played all year.
“We’ve played really well defensively this year but we struggled to move the ball up the floor to get the offense going and it all came together tonight,” he said.
Moore also highlighted Jaymin Ruiz who came off the bench to contribute seven points and eight rebounds.
Sandy (30) — Brammer 9, Doromal 7, Hupe 5, D. Vasdev 3, Y. Vasdev, Dahillon 3. FG— 10-48 (.208). FT — 2-6.
North Beach (74) — Robles 8, Sotomish 9, Charley 5, Washington 12, Poplin 23, M. Pope 10, D. Pope, Ruiz 7. FG — 34-60 (.566). FG— 34-60 (.566) FT— 3-7 .
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Chitwhins 51, Blackhawks 31
LUMMI ISLAND — Taholah’s girls capped off an impressive tournament run by burying their opponents in the first quarter with a 25-point barrage on their way to a 50-31 victory over Lummi.
Not only did Taholah execute on the offensive end, the Chitwhins also played lockdown defense and didn’t allow Lummi to get into double digits until early in the third quarter.
Denise (Dolan) Curlybear came through with 14 points while the eighth grader Nakeah McCrory had a team-high 14 rebounds.
“I pulled the starters halfway through the second quarter and it was good to get them in the game and see what we had,” Taholah coach Karl Braden said. “It was great to see them play well and they got a chance to improve before the start of league play.”
The Chitwhins (5-3) host North River on Jan. 5.
Taholah 25 10 11 4 — 51
Lummi 2 7 16 6 — 31
Taholah (51) —Jones 5, Curleybear 14, K. McCrory 2, Ralston 3, Mail 8, Billie 11, N. McCrory 2, Hildalgo, Curley-Sailto, Randall 4. FG — 19-34 (.558) FT — 8-11.
Lummi (31) — Ell, Morris 2, Rosillo 6, McEldery 4, Jones, Jacobs 13, Humphreys 2, Toby 2. FG — n/a. FT — n/a.
