Thursday Sports Roundup: Montesano grabs two titles at Vashon Island Invite

Wrestling

Vashon Rock Tourney

VASHON ISLAND — Montesano wrestlers won two championships at Vashon Island’s Rock tournament on Thursday.

Monte’s Austin Cain outdueled Lakeside/Nine Mile Falls’ Garrett Brown in a battle of reigning state champions to take the 160-pound title. Last year’s state 1A titlist at 152 pounds, Cain scored a takedown in overtime to edge reigning state 160-pound champ Brown, 3-1.

Bulldog senior Taylor Rupe captured the 285-pound crown by pinning Quincy’s Rey Rubio in 2:56.

The Bulldogs also had two runners-up in Jacob Ellefson and Kai Olson. Ellefson dropped a 5-0 decision to Vashon Island’s Luke Larson in the 126-pound final. Zillah’s Isaac Vargas decisioned Olson, 5-1, in the 170-pound title match.

Montesano fielded only an eight-man team due to vacations and illness.

“It’s a tough tournament, so (having four finalists) is a good showing,” Monte coach Jeff Klinger observed.

Boys Basketball

Lions 78, Grizzlies 62

YAKIMA — At the Yakima Sun Dome Invitational, a 28-10 second quarter in favor of Kennewick placed Hoquiam into a deficit it could not overcome on Thursday afternoon.

Tied at 18-18 after one quarter, Hoquiam made some defensive adjustments against Kennewick’s point guard, Saul Nieves. However, those adjustments allowed the rest of the Lions to feast on the Grizzlies’ defense — 10-of-14 shots from the field in the quarter.

“They got hot,” HHS head coach Curtis Eccles said. “Nieves had 14 of his 19 points in the first quarter, so we made some adjustments. And, it opened everything else up to the rest of the team. We got as close as 10 in the fourth quarter, so I’m proud of the guys for battling. We played a much better second half.”

Jack Adams III led Hoquiam with a double-double (21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists), with Victor James adding 15 points and Jace Varner 11 points and nine rebounds.

Hoquiam was without senior guard Jerod Steen, who was back home with a foot injury.

Today, Hoquiam (5-5) will take on Bellevue Christian on the final day of the two-day showcase.

Hoquiam 18 10 18 16 — 62

Kennewick 18 28 14 18 — 78

Hoquiam (62) — Adams III 21, James 15, Varner 11, Spradlin 9, Nash 2, Eccles 2, Dayton 1, Espedal, Folkers. FG — 22-56. FT — 11-18.

Kennewick (78) — Nieves 19, Norwood 18, Pearson 14, Thornton 14, Vanbock 2, Simmons 1, Sanders 1, Zamora 10, Swartz. FG — 29-62. FT — 11-21.

Bulldogs 76, Loggers 29

RAYMOND — Montesano cruised to victory over Darrington in the Raymond Holiday Classic on Thursday.

Led by 19 points from junior Trevor Ridgway, the Bulldogs (5-5) grabbed and early lead and never trailed.

“We came out pretty well and were trying to be a little more aggressive on defense and breath some life back into our season,” Montesano coach Doug Galloway said.

Montesano faces host Raymond today.

Montesano 23 12 22 19 — 76

Darrington 5 7 5 12 — 29

Montesano (76) — Peterson 12, Ridgway 19, Burbidge 2, Bates 6, Winter 10, Chapman 3, Quinn 4, Albert, Farmer, Dierkop 4, Valley 8, Nichlas 8. FT — 5-11.

Darrington (29) — Maltos 2, Ross 3, McConnaughy 9, young 1, Draper 4, Soloman, Tillequots 2, Jones 3, Franke 5, Ayers, Smith. FT — 11-22.

Gulls 49, Loggers 19

RAYMOND — On the first day of the Raymond Holiday Classic, Kaci Phansisay led all scorers with 14 points and five steals as host Raymond rolled past Onalaska on Thursday afternoon.

Devine Souvannavanh added 13 points and four steals for the Gulls (7-1), who rolled out to a 29-7 halftime lead. Luke Hamilton finished with a double-double — 12 points and 10 rebounds.

“I felt we were in control from the onset,” Raymond head coach Derek Rask said. “I was pleased with our defensive effort. We put a heavy emphasis on our half-court defense and we were solid today.”

Today, Raymond will take on Hoquiam to close out the two-day showcase.

Onalaska 2 5 2 10 — 19

Raymond 11 18 14 6 — 49

Onalaska (19) — Haight 5, Lawrence, Wallace, Frasier 5, Graham, Swett 2, Covey 2, Cooper 3, Wells 2, Huffman, Beck. FG — 7-35. FT — 3-3.

Raymond (49) — Phansisay 14, Koski 6, Anderson 2, Hubbard, Sida, Souvannavanh 13, Hamilton 12, Collins 2. FG — 19-52. FT — 9-11.

Vikings 60, Wildcats 51

MOSSYROCK — Evan Gootgeld scored 17 of his 23 points in the third quarter as Mossyrock rallied past Ocosta in a non-league game Thursday at Mossyrock.

The Wildcats (4-6) owned a 32-25 halftime lead. Gootgeld needed less than 30 seconds in the third quarter to trim the deficit to one by hitting consecutive 3-point shots. He never cooled off for the remainder of the period.

Ocosta was plagued by poor foul shooting (5-of-14 for the game) and ball-handling issues in the second half.

“We had great ball movement (early). In the second half, it slowed way down,” Wildcat coach Jason Quinby said.

Zach Allton had 16 points and five steals for the Wildcats. Paul Bjornsgard grabbed eight rebounds for Ocosta.

The Wildcats return to Pacific League play on Jan. 5 by hosting powerful Life Christian.

Ocosta 15 17 8 11 — 51

Mossyrock 10 15 23 12 — 60

Ocosta (51) — Bailey 5, Allton 16, C. Hatton 3, Beck 13, Bjornsgard 2, Dueber 2, H. Hatton 2, Wardlow 8. FG — 21-53 (.396). FT — 5-14.

Mossyrock (60) — J. Gootgeld 11, Mendoza 4, E. Gootgeld 23, Johnson 8, Clevenger 12, Lamott 2, Padrick, Stanley. FG — 22-46 (.478). FT — 13-24.

Girls Basketball

Chitwhins 50, Spartans 46 (OT)

OYEHUT — Taholah outlasted Forks in overtime to earn the victory at the Holiday with the Hyaks Tournament at North Beach’s House of Pain on Thursday.

Tied at 40-40 going into overtime, the Chitwhins (3-3) settled in on defense and got some key long-range shooting to top the Spartans.

“It was an interesting game,” Taholah coach Karl Braden said. “We had numerous turnovers that they took advantage of. It was back and forth, but I’m proud of my girls for playing their game and not folding under pressure. I’m extremely proud of the players coming off the bench and they held their own.”

Taholah was led by Denise Dolan, who finished with 28 points.

Taholah will host Oakville on Tuesday.

Taholah 10 6 10 14 10 — 50

Forks 7 11 11 11 6 — 46

Taholah (50) — Raldston 8, N. Grover 8, McCrory 2, T. Grover 2, Dolan 28, Rayven Underwood, Kalecia Underwood 2, Randall, Pope, Curley-Sialto, James. FT — 5-11.

Forks (46) — Garcia, Rowley 4, Olson 14, DeMatties 14, Kratzer, Hoagland, Peters 14, Barr, Rondeau, Howell, Woodruff. FT — 8-15.

Gulls 57, Loggers 26

RAYMOND — Aubree Gardner scored 25 points and Mikayla Collins joined the career 500 rebound club as Raymond thumped Onalaska on the opening day of the Raymond Holiday Classic.

Gardner scored 12 and Cydney Flemetis six points in the first quarter to stake the Gulls (7-2) to a 20-7 lead after one quarter. They were up 31-16 at the half and held the Loggers scoreless in the third period.

Raymond coach Jason Koski was most impressed with his team’s rebounding and defense. Collins had 12 boards to surpass the 500-rebound mark for her career, while Winter Newman pulled down 11 rebounds.

“They’re a big, physical team,” Koski said of the Loggers. “Overall, we outrebounded them, 42-33. For us not being very big, it showed a great physical toughness for our kids.”

The Gulls will close out tounament play tonight against Hoquiam.

Onalaska 7 9 0 10 — 26

Raymond 20 11 11 15 —57

Onalaska (26) — Duryea 2, Walters, Glenn, Nevitt, Morris, Hoyt 1, H. Pannkuk 6, M. Pannkuk, Cleveland 10, Bogar 7. FG — 10-57 (.175). FT — 6-13.

Raymond (57) — Williams 10, Mora, Collins 4, Harland 2, Gardner 25, Souvannavanh, Warnstadt, Newman 5, Flemetis 11, Stepp. FG — 21-64 (.328). FT — 8-10.

Grizzlies 50, Loggers 9

RAYMOND — Hoquiam controlled the game from the opening tip off and rolled to victory over Darrington in the Raymond Holiday Classic on Thursday.

The Grizzlies (4-5) jumped out to an 18-1 lead after the first quarter and cruised to the win over the Loggers.

“Our full-court man pressure defense created a lot of turnovers and transition baskets in the first half and in the second half we worked on running our offense,” Hoquiam coach Mark Maxfield said.

Hoquiam was led by 11 points from Maya Jump.

Hoquiam will face host Raymond today.

Hoquiam 18 21 9 2 — 50

Darrington 1 2 2 4 — 9

Hoquiam (50) — Ja. Cox 4, Mode 5, Jump 11, Dunn, Hernandez 7, Parson 8, Jo. Cox, Krohn 2, Bagwell, Vonhof 8, German 5. FG — 23-55. FT — 4-10.

Darrington (9) — Ford, Bryson 2, Bailey, Brown, Young 1, Miller 2, Ross, Wright 4, Stafford, Monteith. FG — 4-25. FT — 1-2.

C.C. Men’s Basketball

Chokers 73, Timberwolves 65

COUER d’ALENE, Idaho — A swift first half allowed Grays Harbor College to hold off Blue Mountain College in the second half for a win in the North Idaho CDA Inn-vatational on Thursday.

John Robinson led the Chokers (4-10) with a double-double — 19 points and 10 rebounds — as teammate Jacob Rainey led all scorers with 21 points. GHC led 44-26 at the half by shooting 50 percent from the field and 16-for-19 from the free-throw line.

The Timberwolves were able to outrebound the Chokers, 53-35, but only converted 35 percent fropm the field. GHC, in comparison, finished at a 44-percent clip from the field.

Today, GHC will finish in the consolation bracket final against an opponent yet to be determined.

Blue Mountain (65) — Bravo, Cook, Hawkins 5, Mathews 20, Davis 11, Logan 3, Brown 2, Kasiorek, Wyant 8, Harris 16. FG — 27-77. FT — 7-18.

Grays Harbor (73) — Hickle 7, Rowland 6, Redmond 4, Robinson 19, Rainey 21, Phillips 8, Hayes 2, Bean 6. FG — 23-52. FT — 23-29.

Halftime: Grays Harbor College 44, Blue Mountain College 26.

C.C. Women’s Basketball

Trojans 83, Chokers 71

MOUNT VERNON — A rough night on offense proved to be too much for Grays Harbor College in a loss to Everett College in the NWAC Skagit Valley Crossover tournament on Thursday.

The Trojans used a 21-14 fourth quarter to push their lead to the end against the Chokers, who hit just 38 percent from the field and only attempted 10 free throws on the night.

“We are not playing enough defense to win games at this point,” GHC head coach Chad Allan said. “Until we decide it is important we will be on the losing side of tough shooting nights. We are much better than our 5-7 record, but then again, here we are.”

Alexia Thrower led the Chokers (5-7) with a double-double — 13 points and 10 rebounds — while Romey Begay led the team in scoring with 14 points.

GHC returns to action in NWAC Western Division play at Tacoma.

Everett 18 23 21 21 — 83

GHC 18 17 22 14 — 71

Everett (83) — Perea 4, Hekker, Lopez 8, Biggerstaff 14, Hilderbrand 18, Tyler 16, Reiter, Hopkins, Chibuogwu 17, Fyfe 2, Jackson 4. FG — 31-69. FT — 15-23.

Grays Harbor (71) — Brisbios 2, Begay 14, Wilson 9, Falealii 9, Thrower 13, Efferson 7, Sikora 5, Brasher-Norwood 8, Salazar 4. FG — 29-76. FT — 5-10.