BOYS BASKETBALL

Chitwhins 81, Comets 50

TAHOLAH — Forgoing its patented long-range offense, Taholah utilized its transition game and half-court offense to run away from Naselle to take control of the Coastal 1B League standings on Tuesday night.

Zach Cain led all scorers with 32 points, 17 rebounds, eight assists and three blocked shots. Terrance Jones added 14 points and five rebounds and Tom Anderson 10 points and four rebounds for the Chitwhins (6-0, 11-1), who were 37-for-56 from the field inside the 3-point arc.

“This was the first time I could remember us not hitting a 3-point shot,” Taholah head coach Mike Rose, whose team was 0-for-6 behind the arc, said. “We had 37 field goals off 25 assists, which was great. We had a lot of inside and transition baskets on the break and some rebound putbacks.”

Rose also cited Cain for his all-around game, as well as Anderson and Brett Orozco, who each had five assists, for helping to move the ball around on offense.

On Friday, Taholah hits the road for the first of three straight road games — a trip to North River.

Naselle 14 5 19 12 — 50 Taholah 22 22 15 22 — 81

Naselle (50) — Quintanilla 5, Lindstrom 13, Nolan 7, Eaton 2, Lund 7, Lopez 2, Hauber 4, Gregory 10. FG — n/a. FT — 6-9.

Taholah (81) — Anderson 10, Orozco 4, Dan 2, Jackson 6, J. Bastian 2, Cain 32, Jones 14, Mowitch 7, D. Bastian 4, Young. FG — 37-62 (.597). FT — 7-17.

Gulls 64, Hyaks 50

OYEHUT — Kason Koski scored 25 points as Raymond pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat North Beach in a Pacific 2B League game Tuesday at “The House of Pain.”

The Gulls (6-4, 9-5) led 22-9 after one quarter, only to see the Hyaks charge back to take the lead early in the third quarter.

Koski, however, sank a couple of 3-pointers to help Raymond regain the advantage. The Gulls sealed the victory by outscoring North Beach 20-11 in the fourth quarter.

“I thought our kids did a nice job of maintaining their composure,” Raymond coach Derek Rask said. “We made a nice run in the fourth quarter and were able to put the game away.”

Koski, 8-of-15 from the field, was also cited by Rask for his floor leadership. Teammate Marcus Anderson added 15 points and was also credited for fine defense. Kaci Phansisay had 10 points for Raymond.

Tim Johnson scored 15 points and Tim Poplin and Ryan Turner 10 apiece for North Beach (1-10, 2-13). Turner also dished out four assists, while Marcus Pope grabbed seven rebounds.

North Beach coach Larry Moore cited Pope and Poplin for their play in the paint.

“At times we played really well, but we lost Koski a couple of times and didn’t do a good job on him defensively,” Moore said. “When we needed stops and points, we just couldn’t get them and they did.”

Raymond hits the road to challenge league-leading Life Christian Academy on Thursday. On Saturday, Life Christian visits North Beach.

Raymond 22 8 14 20 — 64 N. Beach 9 14 16 11 — 50

Raymond (64) — Phansisay 10, Koski 25, Anderson 15, Sida, Souvannananh 6, Hamilton 4, Collins 4. FG — n/a. FT — 7-12.

North Beach (50) — You, Johnson 15, Turner 10, Washington 4, Pope 8, Robles, Gonzalez 3, Poplin 10. FG — n/a. FT — 1-3.

Acorns 74, Loggers 22

OAKVILLE — Devin Boyd and Alex Youckton came close to triple-doubles as Oakville beat Wishkah in a Coastal League game Tuesday at Oakville.

Boyd scored 28 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked seven shots. He also handed out four assists. Youckton finished with 14 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds.

The Acorns led 37-8 at the half.

Will Fultz had 10 points for Wishkah (0-6, 0-11).

The Loggers entertain Lake Quinault on Friday.

Wishkah 1 7 6 8 — 22 Oakville 24 13 26 11 — 74

Wishkah (22) — W. Fultz 10, Baltzell 5, Fenton 4, Palmgren 3.

Oakville (74) — D. Boyd 28, Youckton 14, Eichelberger 14, Wright 7, N. Boyd 6, Keller 4, Rodriguez 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Seagulls 53, Hyaks 30

OYEHUT — Raymond’s long-range shooting took the wind out of North Beach’s sails and lifted the Seagulls to victory in a Pacific 2B League game at the “House of Pain” on Tuesday.

The Gulls (9-1, 12-2) hit seven 3-pointers in the first half to grab a 23-point lead at halftime and roll to victory.

Winter Newman scored 18 points to pace the Gulls, while Cydney Flemetis added 14 and Aubree Gardner scored 13 points.

“We played nice offensively we got shots we are capable of making, we just didn’t make them,” North Beach coach Larry Moore said. “We gave up seven threes in the first half. In the second half, we did a much better job of getting out on their shooters. I was encouraged by how we played in the second half.”

Helen Garman scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Hyaks, while Reilly Moore added nine points and four assists.

Raymond travels to Ilwaco on Friday, while North Beach (7-4, 11-4) hosts Life Christian on Saturday.

Raymond 18 21 6 8 — 53 North Beach 9 7 6 8 — 30

Raymond (53) — Williams 7, Mora, Collins 1, Harland, Gardner 13, Souvannavanh, Warnstadt, Newman 18, Flemetis 14, Stepp, Silva, Miller. FG — n/a. FT — 6-12.

North Beach (30) — Desamours, Moore 9, Avery 8, Vogler, Cox, McGehee 2, Garman 11. FG – 11-49 (.224). FT—4-6.

Wildcats 34, Indians 21

SOUTH BEND — Ocosta controlled the boards and employed a triangle-and-two defense to shut down South Bend’s offense and come away with the victory in this Pacific 2B League game at Koplitz Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Ocosta (6-6, 8-7) outrebounded South Bend 40 to 13, led by 23 rebounds and 16 points from Kristi Raffelson. However, the real key for the Wildcats was a defensive shift.

“We did a triangle-and-two knowing that we needed to shut down (Jessica) Sanchez and (Karley) Reidinger,” Ocosta coach Jason Barnum said. “We just wanted to plug the key and work man-to-man between those two and we were just hoping that nobody else was going to get a hot hand and it played right into our strategy. We just stuck to our game plan and we ended up ahead on the scoreboard.”

“Raffelson had a lot of second and third shots,” South Bend coach Gary Wilson said. “Their size did give us trouble. Our effort was good, we didn’t score enough points.”

Despite Ocosta’s defense focusing on her, Reidinger scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds. Sanchez added three assists.

Barnum cited Erika Snider, who scored 11 points, for her performance.

South Bend (4-7, 6-9) hosts Chief Leschi on Friday, while Ocosta travels to Chief Leschi on Tuesday.

Ocosta 11 8 4 11 — 34 South Bend 3 7 9 2 — 21

Ocosta (34) — Snider 11, Barnum 7, Raffelson 16, Martin, Anderson, Marsh, M. Denny, K. Denny. FG — 15-32. FT — 2-6.

South Bend (21) — Doyle 6, Sanchez 2, Reidinger 8, Rohr 3, Conner 2, Byington, Maneman, Ogilvie. FG — 8-37. FT — 4-10.

JV — Ocosta 38, South Bend 24.

Fishermen 62, Vikings 26

ILWACO — Ilwaco took over this Pacific 2B League contest from Willapa Valley in the first half and cruised to the win on Tuesday night.

Makenzie Kaech led all scorers with 27 points for the Fishermen, who are ranked No. 2 in the state 2B girls basketball media poll and in the WIAA RPI rankings. Brooke Friese led the Vikings (1-11, 4-12) with 12 points.

“We turned the ball over too much,” Willapa Valley head coach Colby Rogers said. “While it is good for the kids to play at that pace, you are going to have some growing pains doing that.”

On Friday, Valley hosts Northwest Christian.

Willapa Valley 5 4 12 5 — 26 Ilwaco 24 23 7 8 — 62

Willapa Valley (26) — Cook, K. Atkins 6, Pollard, Friese 12, C. Adkins, Huber, Anderson, Gray 4, Hoffman 2, Patrick 2. FG — 9-37 (.243). FT — 2-4.

Ilwaco (62) — Bannister 12, Kolm 2, Thomas 11, Benenati, Kaech 27, Sheldon, Jacobson 10. FG — 27-57 (.474). FT — 7-15.

JV — Willapa Valley 43, Ilwaco 36.

Comets 62, Chitwhins 51

TAHOLAH — Tayler Ford scored 30 points as Naselle fended off Taholah in a Coastal 1B League game Tuesday at Taholah.

Down 14-12 after one quarter, the Comets outscored the Chitwhins 21-9 in the second period to grab a lead they never relinquished.

Taholah (5-1, 7-5) trimmed the deficit to five in the fourth quarter before Ford nailed a 3-point basket to put the game out of reach.

Ford’s heroics helped the Comets survive a 33-point, eight-steal effort from Taholah’s Denise Dolan. Cousins Nettie and Tomika Grover grabbed nine rebounds apiece for the Chitwhins.

“Our Achilles heel all year has been missing easy underneath-the-basket putbacks and also free throws,” Taholah coach Karl Braden said. “The girls gave it their best effort.”

Taholah visits North River on Friday.

Naselle 12 21 15 14 — 62 Taholah 14 9 11 17 — 51

Naselle (62) — Scrabeck, Chapman 18, Glenn, D. Jacot, Harmon, T. Ford 30, Tutu’u 2, Zimmerman, Ridgeway, K. Jacot 9, Weston 3. FG — n/a. FT — 4-11.

Taholah (51) — James, Dolan 33, Pope, McCrory 2, N. Grover 4, Underwood, Ralston 10, T. Grover 2, Curley-Sailto. FG — 20-71 (.282). FT — 6-19.