Hoquiam and Montesano closed out impressive regular seasons as we review Wednesday’s Twin Harbors girls prep hoops games.

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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Hoquiam 60, Rochester 30

Hoquiam capped off one of its best regular seasons in recent memory with a 60-30 drubbing over Rochester on Wednesday at Rochester High School.

The Grizzlies (13-7 overall, 6-2 1A Evergreen) won for the third consecutive game and seventh in its past eight contests by jumping out to an early 19-6 lead and holding the Warriors (2-18, 1-7) to nine points in the second half.

“Tonight was the last league game against a very improved Rochester program. We are not ones for making excuses, but I am so very proud of my whole team for not being able to practice for the past two days due to school closures and come out and play as resilient and hard as they did,” Hoquiam head coach Chad Allan said. “It was a very challenging game where everything was highly contested in the paint and our crew just put on the hard hats and went to work. So proud of their mental and emotional growth.”

Katlyn Brodhead scored 16 points, dished out four assists and had six steals while Sydney Gordon also had 16 points to go along with six rebounds to lead the Grizzlies.

Forward Aaliyah Kennedy continued her stellar freshman season with 14 points and 10 rebounds for Hoquiam, which got contributions from a wide variety of players in the win.

ZACH MARTIN | THE CHRONICLE Hoquiam’s Lexi LaBounty (right) defends Rochester’s Arissa LaBaron during the Grizzlies’ 60-30 win on Wednesday at Rochester High School.

“Lexi LaBounty and Nadine Stewart did all the little things tonight that allowed us to pull away on second half. I want to highlight Austyn Capoeman, who has been working tirelessly all season to get back after missing all last season with her best varsity minutes just in time for post season,” Allan said. “Four days off without a practice with everyone out of normal routines and schedules, then to just jump into a road game is not easy. So proud of how they came together.”

Hoquiam went 21 of 44 from the field (47%) and outrebounded the Warriors 30-27.

The Grizzlies forced 34 turnovers and had 25 steals, led by Brodhead and LaBounty with six apiece.

Hoquiam ends the season as the 1A Evergreen League’s No. 2 seed and will host a first-round district game on Wednesday (time, opponent to be determined).

Hoquiam 19 11 10 20 – 60

Rochester 6 15 2 7 – 30

Scoring: Hoquiam – K. Brodhead 16, Gordon 16, Kennedy 14, Capoeman 5, A. Brodhead 2, Burtenshaw 2, Stewart 2, Stankavich 2, LaBounty 1. Rochester – Hoover 12, Demers 5, Kinsella 4, L. Dupont 4, S. Dupont 1.

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PHOTO BY MIKE ROBERTS Elma’s Keke Bol (10) shoots against Montesano’s Ali Parkin (32) during the Bulldogs’ 62-19 win on Wednesday in Montesano.

Montesano 62, Elma 19

Montesano turned a close game into a rout in a 62-19 victory over Elma on Wednesday at Montesano High School.

The Bulldogs (15-6, 8-0 1A Evergreen) capped off a perfect league record by turning what was a two-point first-quarter lead into a 32-12 halftime advantage.

Monte outscored the Eagles (6-13, 4-4) 20-5 in the third quarter and held Elma to nine points over the final three quarters of the game to earn the win.

“We just had an overall exceptional team effort tonight,” Monte head coach Mark Mansfield said. “We didn’t shoot particularly well, but we pounded the boards and kept getting opportunities. We had a little talk after the first quarter about our defense and held (Elma) to two points in the second quarter and took command of the game. Just a really good defensive effort.”

Standouts Jillie Dalan and Tieander Olson led Monte with 18 and 15 points, respectively, while senior Ali Parkin had her best game of the season with nine points on Senior Night.

PHOTO BY MIKE ROBERTS Montesano’s Jillie Dalan (24) shoots against Elma’s Keke Bol during the Bulldogs’ 62-19 win on Wednesday in Montesano.

Olson tied with senior teammate Hazel Jones for the team lead with eight rebounds as the Bulldogs outrebounded Elma 41-16.

Monte had 26 steals on the evening, led by Olson with six, and shot 24 of 77 from the field (31%) and 12 of 24 from the free-throw line (50%).

Ten different players scored for Monte in the game, including senior Ava Schrader, who had two points on her Senior Night.

Elma was led by senior Amaya Lewis with 10 points.

The Eagles shot 32% from the field on 8-of-25 shooting and went 1 for 2 from the free-throw line (50%).

Montesano enters the 1A District 4 Tournament as the 1A Evergreen League’s No. 1 seed and will host a game on Wednesday (time, opponent to be determined).

Elma is the No. 3 league seed and will play on the road on Wednesday (time, opponent to be determined).

Elma 10 2 5 2 – 19

Montesano 12 20 20 10 – 62

Elma – Lewis 10, Moore 4, Guzman 3, Bol 2. Montesano – Dalan 18, Olson 15, Parkin 9, Blancas 5, Perry 4, Wade 3, Forster 2, Jones 2, Schrader 2, Wintrip 2.

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Tumwater 51, Aberdeen 29

Aberdeen couldn’t find enough offense in a 51-29 loss to Tumwater in a 2A Evergreen Conference game on Wednesday in Aberdeen.

The Bobcats (4-13, 2-7 2A Evergreen) scored just five points in the first half to trail 22-5 at halftime before finding a more offensive rhythm in the second half.

Aberdeen was led by sophomore guard Bentley Brown with 16 points and went 9 for 44 from the field (20%) and 6 of 18 from the free-throw line (33%).

“We just didn’t shoot well,” Aberdeen head coach Curtis Eccles said. “With school being out the last two days prior to the weekend, it may have shown a little bit having four days off. We were definitely rusty shooting. … Hopefully we can bounce back and shoot the ball better at home.”

Aberdeen closes out the regular season with a league game against Black Hills at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Aberdeen.

The Bobcats will then play at Washougal in the 2A District 4 pigtail play-in game on Wednesday.

Aberdeen 2 3 11 13 – 29

Tumwater 12 10 12 17 – 51

Scoring: Aberdeen – Brown 16, Knutson 4, Dunlap 3, Lamont 3, Mainio 2, D. Shoemaker 1.