Multiple Twin Harbors girls hoops teams won key league games as the regular season enters the final stretch.
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Montesano 68, Hoquiam 40
Montesano all but locked up another 1A Evergreen League title with a 68-40 victory over Hoquiam on Friday at Montesano High School.
The Bulldogs (13-5 overall, 6-0 1A Evergreen) got off to a good start despite leading scorer Jillie Dalan being limited due to foul trouble.
In Dalan’s stead, senior post Ava Schrader scored eight points in the first quarter for Montesano.
Monte led by nine after the first eight minutes of the game and held a comfortable 39-20 lead by halftime.
After the Grizzlies (10-7, 3-2) scored the first five points of the third quarter, the Bulldogs defense held Hoquiam to four points for the remainder of the quarter to maintain its sizable lead.
“So proud of the girls tonight. They just came out with a lot of intensity and energy,” Monte head coach Mark Mansfield said. “Everybody picked it up defensively and did their part. It was a total team win.”
Bulldogs sophomore point guard Tieander Olson put her name in the league MVP race with a huge performance. Olson scored 31 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out six assists and had nine steals to dominate the court and draw praise from both head coaches.
“Tieander had a huge effort tonight and just did a great job,” Mansfield said.
“Olson proved to everyone why she plays with MVP passion and effort,” Hoquiam head coach Chad Allan said. “Love seeing players like this who make everyone around them step up or pay the price.”
Schrader added 17 points, seven rebounds and eight steals for Montesano.
Dalan spent much of the game on the bench due to foul trouble and finished with two points and eight rebounds.
Montesano went 27 of 56 from the floor (48%) and shot 13 of 24 from the free-throw line (54%).
Hoquiam was led by Aaliyah Kennedy and Katlyn Brodhead with 11 and 10 points apiece, respectively.
Montesano had 29 rebounds to 25 for Hoquiam and committed 23 turnovers to 40 for Hoquiam.
The Grizzlies hit 14 of 39 shots from the field (36%).
“We had high hopes we had improved enough to give them a much better game,” Allan said. “I have nothing but pride for my players as growth against teams that attack our weaknesses are ugly and stressful. We had bright spots of course. But ultimately it is solely my fault for not having them better prepared. We learn and move forward.”
Montesano now sits two games up on Elma and 2.5 games ahead of Hoquiam for the top spot in the 1A Evergreen League.
“I just couldn’t be prouder of this group,” Mansfield said. “They’ve really started to come together these last couple of weeks.”
Both teams compete against league opponents at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Hoquiam hosts Tenino while Montesano will be in Rochester to face the Warriors.
Hoquiam 13 7 9 11 – 40
Montesano 22 17 12 17 – 68
Scoring: Hoquiam – Kennedy 11, Brodhead 10, Gordon 7, Capoeman 5, Stewart 4, LaBounty 3. Montesano – Olson 31, Schrader 17, Blancas 6, Wintrip 4, Forster 4, Parkin 2, Dalan 2, Jones 1, Wade 1.
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Aberdeen 56, Centralia 45
Aberdeen kept itself in the race for a playoff spot with a 56-45 win over Centralia on Thursday in Aberdeen.
The Bobcats (4-10, 2-4 2A Evergreen) jumped out to an 11-point lead after one quarter and held a 28-13 advantage by halftime.
Aberdeen continued to apply pressure, outscoring the Tigers (5-11, 0-6) by eight in the third quarter to take a comfortable 47-24 lead, allowing Cats head coach Curtis Eccles to rest his starters in the fourth period.
Sophomore point guard Sophia Knutson (13 points), post Alyvia Lamont (12 pts., 10 rebounds) and guard Bentley Brown (10 pts.) each scored in double digits to lead the Bobcats, which hit 23-of-56 shots from the field (41%), including 19 of 39 from inside the 3-point line (49%).
“We shot well. We really did,” Eccles said. “That was the difference, making some shots inside the paint.”
Aberdeen had just 17 turnovers in the game and limited Centralia standout Brooklyn Sprague to three points at halftime, thanks to the defensive efforts of Bobcats freshman Shay Dunlap, who guarded Sprague in Aberdeen’s box-and-1 defense.
The Bobcats host Shelton at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Aberdeen 18 10 19 9 – 56
Centralia 7 6 11 21 – 45
Scoring: Knutson 13, Lamont 12, Brown 10, Mainio 8, Dunlap 6, D. Shoemaker 5, Kolodzie 2.
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Raymond-South Bend 54, Forks 47
Raymond-South Bend picked up a 54-47 2B Pacific League victory over Forks on Thursday in Forks.
“Really nice win for our kids tonight in a tough environment on the road,” said RSB head coach Jason Koski, whose teams led 32-22 at the half. “Defensively, the kids played very solid and didn’t give up too many open looks in their half-court offense.”
The Ravens (11-5, 3-1 2B Pacific) avenged their lone 2B Pacific League loss of the season thanks in large part to the performances of junior post Ava Baugher and junior guard Kassie Koski, who scored 18 and 14 points, respectively.
Baugher scored 11 points in the second half and had nine rebounds while Koski scored half of her points in the second quarter and added five rebounds and three assists to her stat line.
RSB allowed 12 offensive rebounds to the Spartans (8-9, 5-1) in the first half to just three in the second half.
Ravens point guard Megan Kongbouakhay had seven points, five rebounds and a game-high 10 assists in a performance Coach Koski said “controlled the tempo and was awesome attacking the middle third of the floor to give our posts good feeds, and she found our shooters for good, open looks.”
RSB sits a game behind Forks in the win column and will host North Beach in a league game set for 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday at South Bend High School.
RSB 19 13 8 14 – 54
Forks 11 11 13 12 – 47
Scoring: RSB – Baugher 18, Koski 14, Morley 8, Kongbouakhay 7, Stigall 6, Pine-Isaksen 1. Forks – Johnson 17, Dilley 13, Peters 7, Gaydeski 5, Neel 3, Rondeau 2.
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Elma 33, Tenino 29
Elma earned a 33-29 Senior Night victory over Tenino on Friday in Elma.
The Eagles (6-11, 4-2 1A Evergreen) led 15-10 after a low-scoring first half and 24-17 after three quarters against the Beavers (4-13, 1-5).
Despite the only double-digit quarter of the game coming from Tenino with 12 points in the fourth, it wasn’t enough as Elma held on for the 33-29 victory.
Sophomore forward Keke Bol led Elma with 14 points.
Elma shot 26% from the field on 12-of-47 shooting.
The Eagles honored seniors Nency Guzman, Holly Murphy and Amaya Lewis on Senior Night.
Elma sits in second place in the 1A Evergreen League with the victory and faces Aberdeen at 7 p.m. Monday at Aberdeen High School.
Tenino 6 4 7 12 – 29
Elma 8 7 9 9 – 33
Scoring: Tenino – Asay 11, Laughlin 6, Williams 4, Gonia 4, Thoren 4. Elma – Bol 14, Moore 5, Roberts 4, Bednarik 3, Lewis 3, Tolentino 2, Escoffon 2.
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Mary M. Knight 43, Ocosta 37
Ocosta saw Mary M. Knight pull away in the final frame in a 43-37 Wildcats loss on Friday in Westport.
Ocosta (4-10, 2-5 1B Coastal) led 16-15 at the half and 26-25 after three quarters of play before the Owls (11-5, 4-4) took over with a 18-point fourth quarter, which proved to be too much for the Wildcats to overcome.
Ocosta was led by sophomore Peyten Morris with 13 points and senior Gabby Ness, who had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Sophomore Elly Mirante added eight points and 13 rebounds for Ocosta, which held the Owls to 24% shooting on the evening.
Ocosta shot 31% from the field on 15-of-48 shooting and had 38 rebounds and 20 turnovers as a team.
Ocosta takes on Taholah in a 1B Coastal League game at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Taholah High School.
MMK 7 8 10 18 – 43
Ocosta 7 9 10 11 – 37
Scoring: Ocosta – Morris 13, Ness 11, Mirante 8, Wolfley 3, Baldwin 2.
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Bellevue Christian 52, Montesano 29
Montesano’s four-game winning streak was snapped with a 52-29 loss to Bellevue Christian on Saturday at Bellevue Christian High School.
The Bulldogs (13-6) got off to a slow start at 17-6 and never found an offensive groove, scoring a mere 19 points through the first three quarters of play.
“We came out flat they got up on us early,” Monte head coach Mark Mansfield said. “We weren’t quite moving like we should. … It didn’t feel like we had quite the same focus we’ve had the last few games, but it was a good test for us.”
Standout junior forward Jillie Dalan led Monte with 15 points to go along with seven rebounds.
Guard Tieander Olson and forward Ava Schrader had eight rebounds apiece to lead the Bulldogs on the boards.
Monte shot 23% from the field on 11-of-48 shooting and hit 5-of-12 free throws in the game (42%).
Montesano 6 9 4 10 – 29
Bellevue Chr. 17 6 17 12 – 52
Scoring: Montesano – Dalan 15, Parkin 4, Olson 4, Schrader 3, Wintrip 2, Jones 1.
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Other games
North Beach 60, Ilwaco 26 (Thursday)
Taholah 59, Lake Quinault 9 (Friday)
Ocosta 31, Crescent 29 (Saturday)
Pe Ell 55, Willapa Valley 21 (Saturday)
