Montesano locked up another 1A Evergreen League championship as we review Wednesday’s prep hoops games on the Harbor.

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GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Montesano 59, Rochester 11

Montesano secured the 1A Evergreen League title with a 59-11 romp over Rochester on Wednesday at Rochester High School.

The Bulldogs (14-6 overall, 7-0 1A Evergreen) were in control early over the Warriors (1-17, 0-6). Monte jumped out to an 18-4 lead at the end of the first quarter and had the game well in hand by halftime, leading 35-7.

Forwards Jillie Dalan and Ava Schrader led Monte with 16 and 14 points, respectively, with Schrader hauling in a team-best nine rebounds and Dalan recording a team-high six steals.

Point guard Tieander Olson had nine points, five rebounds and five steals for the Bulldogs.

Monte hit 22 of 69 shots from the field (32%) and hit 15-of-29 free throws (52%).

Montesano outrebounded Rochester 34-21 in the dominant performance.

“Really good defensive effort tonight. We flew around and made things difficult for Rochester,” Monte head coach Mark Mansfield said. “Things have started to click a bit better the last few weeks. … (Winning league) was one of the goals and we get to check that off and move on.”

With the league title and top playoff seed wrapped up, Montesano will have a few days off until its next game, which is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday in a regular-season finale against Elma at Montesano High School.

Montesano 18 17 12 12

Rochester 4 3 4 0

Scoring: Montesano – Dalan 16, Schrader 14, Olson 9, Perry 6, Wintrip 4, Parkin 4, Blancas 2, Wade 2, Forster 2.

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Hoquiam 46, Tenino 21

Hoquiam picked up a key league victory with a 46-21 win over Tenino on Wednesday at Hoquiam High School.

The Grizzlies (11-7, 4-2 1A Evergreen) led 16-2 after one quarter and 27-6 at the half in the win over the depleted Beavers (4-15, 1-6).

Hoquiam was led by its two standout forwards in Sydney Gordon and Aaliyah Kennedy.

Gordon had 14 points, nine rebounds, two steals and a block while Kennedy had 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block for Hoquiam.

Grizzlies guard Lexi LaBounty had three points, four rebounds, three assists and a team-high seven steals in the contest.

Hoquiam went 20 of 63 from the field (32%), held a 40-32 rebounding advantage and recorded 26 steals while turning the ball over 16 times in the game.

“Good home win. We were able to get a lot of players some time,” Hoquiam head coach Chad Allan said. “I want to give Tenino and their program a huge shout out as they came in without key, sick players and played their hearts out with many eighth graders. They were fearless and relentless. Their coach is doing a fantastic job.”

With the win, Hoquiam remains locked with Elma in a tie for second place in the 1A Evergreen League.

The Grizzlies will face the Eagles in a game that could determine the league’s No. 2 playoff seed at 6:45 p.m. on Friday at Hoquiam Square Garden.

Tenino 2 4 9 6 – 21

Hoquiam 16 11 10 9 – 46

Scoring: Tenino – Jones 9, Gonia 7, Gore 4, Thoren 1.

Hoquiam – Gordon 14, Kennedy 14, K. Brodhead 6, Capoeman 6, LaBounty 3, Stewart 3.

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PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Aberdeen guard Sophia Knutson, seen here in a file photo, had 16 points and six assists in a 60-43 loss to Shelton on Wednesday at Aberdeen High School.

Shelton 60, Aberdeen 43

Aberdeen couldn’t slow down Shelton in a 60-43 loss on Wednesday at Aberdeen High School.

The Bobcats (4-11, 2-5 2A Evergreen) led 10-5 after one quarter, thanks in large part to standout Highclimbers forward Cedar Wily being sidelined with early foul trouble.

But the Highclimbers (12-5, 5-2) seized control of the game when Wiley returned to the court as the Shelton junior scored 15 points in the second quarter as Aberdeen trailed 28-21 at the break.

Wily continued her hot shooting in the third frame, scoring 12 of her team’s 20 points in the period to put the Bobcats in a 48-29 hole entering the fourth quarter.

Wiley finished with a game-high 35 points that included five 3-pointers – many from NBA range – and scored 27 points in the second and third quarters combined.

“She dominated. She just had a game,” Aberdeen head coach Curtis Eccles said. “We couldn’t control her inside or outside.”

Aberdeen was led by sophomore point guard Sophia Knutson’s 16 points and six assists.

Alyvia Lamont had 12 rebounds to lead Aberdeen on the glass.

The Bobcats committed just 16 turnovers in the game, but according to Eccles it was a poor-shooting performance that hurt the Bobcats most.

“We did not shoot well inside the paint or out,” he said. “It was one of those nights.”

Aberdeen sits in fifth place in the 2A Evergreen Conference, one game behind Black Hills.

The Bobcats play at first-place W.F. West at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Shelton 5 23 20 12 – 60

Aberdeen 10 11 8 14 – 43

Scoring: Shelton – Wily 35. Aberdeen – Knutson 16, Brown 9, Lamont 7, Mainio 6, Dunlap 3, D. Shoemaker 2.

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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Raymond-South Bend 87, North Beach 59

Raymond-South Bend had its highest offensive output of the season with an 87-59 win over North Beach on Wednesday in Ocean Shores.

The Ravens (8-10, 4-2 2B Pacific) jumped out to a 25-6 lead over the Hyaks (3-14, 1-6) after one period of play and pulled away with a 29-17 third quarter.

Four Ravens scored in double figures for RSB, which was led by stellar senior guard Chris Quintana with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Sophomore Tanner Morris had a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds while Isaac Schlueter (12 points) and Chris Banker (11 pts., 8 reb.) also scored in double figures for RSB.

The Ravens made 34-of-72 shots (47%) – including 7 of 19 from beyond the arc (37%) – and converted 12-of-19 free throws (63%).

RSB had 43 rebounds as a team – 14 on the offensive glass – and committed just six turnovers in the game.

“We started out much better this time around than we did the last time we faced North Beach, but to their credit, they came out playing hard and hitting some tough shots in the second quarter,” RSB head coach Jon Schray said. “We were able to get control of the game by the third quarter. We got some great minutes from Tanner Morris tonight, who had his third game in a row with 10-plus rebounds.”

Raymond-South Bend sits a half game ahead of Ilwaco for second place in the 2B Pacific League and will host Chief Leschi in a league game at 7:15 p.m. on Friday at South Bend High School.

North Beach sits in fifth place and plays at Forks at 7 p.m. on Friday.

RSB 25 16 29 17 – 87

North Beach 9 20 17 13 – 59

Scoring: RSB – Quintana 18, Morris 14, Schlueter 12, Banker 11, Martinez 7, Ridderbush 6, Camarena 6, Silva 4, Miller 4, Somero 3, Morales 2.