The defending 1A Evergreen League champions did not envision starting the season off like this.

Montesano scored two points in the first quarter and never fully recovered in a 48-29 loss to WF West to open the season on Tuesday in Montesano.

The Bulldogs’ only bucket of the opening frame was a shot made by senior post player Paige Lisherness as Monte faced a 14-2 deficit heading into the second.

Monte’s offense continued its rut throughout the contest, scoring just nine points in the second quarter to trail by 13 at halftime and scored 18 points in the second half.

The Bulldogs managed to cut the Bearcats lead to eight points on a Maia Young 3-pointer with just seconds left in the third quarter, but WF West’s offense got hot to start the fourth, hitting six straight shots — including two 3-pointers — to push the lead to 44-23 with 5:25 left to go in the game.

“We just didn’t come out ready to play like I thought we would,” said Montesano head coach Mark Mansfield, citing too many missed shots and too many turnovers as contributing to the loss. “I’m dissapointed that our effort wasn’t quite what we thought it would be. … We didn’t really player our game.”

Junior guard Jaiden King led Monte with 11 points — nine in the second quarter — followed by Lisherness with eight, six on three straight baskets in the fourth quarter.

Junior forward McKynnlie Dalan scored seven points in her first varsity game since her freshman year after the standout suffered a back injury that kept her sidelined last season.

WF West was led by Drea Brumfield, who scored a game-best 23 points.

RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano forward McKynnlie Dalan (34) scored seven points in her first varsity basketball game in over a year against WF West on Tuesday in Montesano.

WF West 14 10 10 14 — 48

Montesano 2 9 12 6 — 29

Scoring

WF West (48) — Brumfield 23, Lexi Roberts 12, Kyla McCallum 7, Makayla Mencke 3, Julia Dalan 3.

Montesano (29) — King 11, Lisherness 8, Dalan 7, M. Young 3.

Elma 47, Shelton 24

Elma opened its 2021-22 campaign with a solid all-around effort in a 47-24 victory over Shelton on Tuesday in Elma.

The Eagles (1-0) shot 36 percent from the field on 28-for-81 shooting, led by Janessa Sample (15 points) and Aaleigha Weld (10 pts.).

Elma’s defense also did its job, holding the Highclimbers to just 14 points through three quarters and 16-for-68 shooting (24%) from the field in the game.

Elma also spent a large portion of the game at the free-throw line, making 14-of-31 foul shots (45%).

“I was very proud of our girls tonight. I thought they stepped on to the court with confidence,” Elma head coach Brandi Henry said. “I’m very excited to see them grow this season.”

Shelton 4 6 4 10 — 24

Elma 6 13 11 12 — 47

Scoring

Elma (47) — Sample 15, Weld 10, Aubrey Moore 9, Jackie DeMoss 4, Emmie Spencer 4, Hannah Warren 4, Nicole Johnson 1.

Shelton (24) — N/A

Hoquiam 28, Willapa Valley 27

Hoquiam held on to down Willapa Valley 28-27 in a season-opening game for both teams on Tuesday in Hoquiam.

Willapa Valley rallied from down six entering the fourth quarter to crawl to within a point, but failed to convert as Hoquiam held off the Vikings despite scoring just two points in the fourth quarter.

“We had some opportunities, we just didn’t take care of it,” said Willapa Valley head coach John Peterson, who said he took the game against Hoquiam out of his respect to the Grizzlies head coach. “Somebody asked, ‘Why are you playing Hoquiam?’ I said ‘because Chad Allan is my friend.’”

Allan said he considered Peterson a “mentor” and the feeling was mutual.

“It was a really good matchup against a John Peterson-coached team. A tight, close match,” he said. “You love classy coaches. … They’re going to have their teams ready to battle. … John is one of my mentors and I really respect him. … It’s not about classification, it’s about the kids and playing a solidly-coached team to get better at basketball.”

Hoquiam, which shot 9-for-67 (13.4%) from the field, was led by Graci Bonney-Spradlin, who scored nine points and hit 7-of-8 free throws in the game.

Willapa Valley — which dressed just seven players for the game — was led by Lanissa Amacher (8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals) and Kaylee Mican (7 pts.).

The Vikings shot 10-of-34 (29.4%) from the field while committing 25 turnovers in the game.

Hannah Hamilton grabbed 12 rebounds for the Vikings.

Willapa Valley 4 12 4 7 — 27

Hoquiam 11 7 8 2 — 28

Scoring

Hoquiam (28) — Bonney-Spradlin 9, Ella Folkers 6, Kamryn Krohn 6. Charli Sampson-Eastman 3, Katie Burnett 2, Ashlinn Cady 2.

Willapa Valley (27) — Amacher 8, Mican 7, Hamilton 6, Chayse Coady 4, Ana Chavez 2.

Raymond 50, Onalaska 34

Raymond opened its season with a convincing 50-34 victory over Onalaska on Tuesday in Raymond.

The Seagulls (1-0) were locked in a close game until 3-pointers from Kyra Gardner and Kyndal Koski pushed Raymond’s lead to six at the half.

Raymond took a commanding lead after the half with a more aggressive effort.

“(In) the third period, our kids really attacked the basket well and did a great job on defense limiting Onalasaka to tough shots,” Raymond head coach Jason Koski said after Raymond’s defense held the Loggers to five points in the third quarter and cut Onalaska’s offensive rebounding from nine in the first half to four in the second half. “Really proud of our kids for stepping up to the physical challenge of a good Onalaska basketball team.”

Gardner led Raymond with 13 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and seven steals.

Koski (12 pts.) and Karsyn Freeman (11 pts., 4 stl.), and Alia Enlow (8 pts., 7 reb.) also filled the stat sheet for Raymond.

Onalasaka 8 13 5 8 — 34

Raymond 12 15 16 7 — 50

Scoring

Raymond (50) — Gardner 13, Koski 12, Freeman 11, Enlow 8, Grace Busenius 6.

Onalaska (34) — M. Hamilton 13, Lawrence 8, Cleveland 5, D. Hamilton 4, Sandridge 3, Talley 1.

PREP GIRLS BOWLING

Tumwater 1439, Aberdeen 1274

Tumwater defeated Aberdeen 1,439-1,274 in a non-league match on Tuesday at Rainier Lanes in Aberdeen.

Aberdeen (1-2) was led by Alice Early, who bowled a turkey in Game 1 and set a new personal-best with a score of 160.

Early also posted the high-series of the day with a 292.

Aberdeen (1,274) — Cha’Tara Green (79, 74, 153); Sarah Harder (91, 123, 214); Cameryn Micheau (90, 108, 198); Aliyah Burkett (101, 120, 221); Alice Earley (160, 132, 292).

Tumwater (1,439) — Rylee Weeks (141, 117, 258); Mia Henry (104, 98, 202); Hailey Hopkins (125, 101, 226); Alyssa Weeks (124, 117, 241); Sam Bluhm (152, 96, 248).

BOWLING

Local bowler records eighth career perfect game

Larry Stover of Aberdeen bowled a 300 during the Brunswick Scratch League on Monday at Shores Bowl in Ocean Shores.

The perfect game is the eighth of Stover’s career.