Schedule for Wednesday, February 5th
College basketball
Women: SPSCC vs. Pierce – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Pierce – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
Boys basketball
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Category Archives: Basketball
Thursday Scores: Saints Women Hold Down Seawolves, Men Down Crusaders in OT
I’m going on vacation tomorrow and am in the middle of packing so this is a very quick scoreboard tonight…
College basketball
Women: Saint Martin’s 56, Alaska Anchorage 46 – Recap
Men: Saint Martin’s 80, Northwest Nazarene 73 (OT) – Recap
The Saint Martin’s women held the top scoring team in the GNAC and the 4th best scoring team in NCAA Division II to just 46 points, 38 points under their 84 points per game average, in their 56-46 win over Alaska Anchorage.
In game two of the doubleheader, Brad Norman drained a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to tie the game at 66 and force overtime. In OT, Lucas Shannon scored six of the Saints first eight points, Ryan Rogers added four and Evan Coulter hit all four of his free throws and the Saints pulled out an 80-73 comeback win. Tied at 32, Northwest Nazarene went on a 9-0 run followed by a Saint Martin’s 11-0 run that gave them a 43-41 lead that was then followed by a 10-0 Crusaders run.
Girls basketball
Timberline 41, North Thurston 30
Olympia 44, Central Kitsap 43
Aberdeen 44, Capital 30
Boys basketball
Central Kitsap 68, Olympia 59
Today (2/6): Saints Host Important GNAC Doubleheader
Saint Martin’s men’s head coach Michael Ostlund
Women: Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Men: Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
A pair of big games on tap tonight at Marcus Pavilion when the Saint Martin’s women face Alaska Anchorage and the men follow them up with a battle with Northwest Nazarene.
The women currently sit in sixth place in the GNAC at 6-4, a half game behind a big pack of teams at 7-4 including tonight’s opponent, Alaska Anchorage, and a game and a half ahead of seventh place Northwest Nazarene. The Seawolves are the top scoring team in the GNAC and fourth in the nation scoring 84.5 points per game. The Saints knocked off the Seawolves on January 11th, 85-78.
The men get a second chance at Northwest Nazarene after they fell apart in the second half and gave up a 14 point halftime lead in an 80-76 loss in Nampa. Since then, the Crusaders (3-7) have dropped five straight games and are a half game behind the Saints, Montana State-Billings and Western Oregon for sixth place in the GNAC. Six teams make the conference tournament hosted by the Saints in March.
Girls basketball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s – 5:30 PM
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s – 7:00 PM
Today (2/5): Clippers Face Pierce in Doubleheader Action
Tuesday Scores: Wolves Boys Stay Alive, Bears Drop Out
Boys basketball
| Black Hills 59, WF West 57 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (3-8 2A EvCo) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 59 |
| WF West (6-4 2A EvCo) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 57 |
| BH leader: TJ Mickleson – 26 points |
Freshman sensation TJ Mickleson scored 26 points and Tre’Marcus Hackney added 10 points to lead last place Black Hills to a 59-57 road win over WF West. The Wolves improved to 3-8 in 2A EvCo play and are still alive for one of the five 2A EvCo spots with one game left against fifth place Tumwater on Friday night.
| River Ridge 57, Aberdeen 36 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 |
| River Ridge | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 57 |
| RR leader: Kobe Key – 13 points |
| Centralia 58, Tumwater 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 58 |
| Tumwater | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 52 |
| TUM leader: David Cooper – 18 points |
Tumwater dropped to 4-6 in the 2A EvCo with their 58-52 loss to Centralia and are clinging to the last playoff spot with two games left to play. They face Black Hills on Friday and River Ridge in one week. David Cooper scored 18 points and Josiah Warner chipped in 10.
| Bellarmine 56, Olympia 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine (6-5 4A Narrows) | 9 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 56 |
| Olympia (4-7 4A Narrows) | 19 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 54 |
| OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 20 points |
Olympia’s playoff hopes were dashed in the last second when Malachi Flynn’s three pointer with 1.1 seconds left completed a Bellarmine comeback to give them a 56-55 win. The Bears led by 12 at the half and still held a 12 point lead with just over two minutes left to play. The loss drops Oly to 4-7 in the 4A Narrows, two games behind the last playoff spot with just one game left to play.
| Wishkah 78, Pope John Paul II 30 |
Girls basketball
| Timberline 45, Stadium 25 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (12-6 overall) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 45 |
| Stadium (3-16 overall) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| TIM leader: Linae Myhand – 15 points |
| Bellarmine 60, Olympia 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (6-5 4A Narrows) | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 39 |
| Bellarmine (11-0 4A Narrows) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 60 |
| OLY leader: Laura Snodgrass – 13 points |
| WF West 70, Black Hills 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF West (10-0 2A EvCo) | 18 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 70 |
| Black Hills (8-3 2A EvCo) | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 11 points |
WF West’s 70-44 win over Black Hills clinched the league title for the Bearcats and dropped the Wolves into a tie with River Ridge for the second playoff spot. Shayla Smothers was the only Wolves player to score in double digits with 11 points while Nike McClure dropped 23 points in the win for Chehalis.
| River Ridge 70, Aberdeen 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (8-3 2A EvCo) | 16 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 70 |
| Aberdeen (3-7 2A EvCo) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| Centralia 51 (4-6 2A EvCo), Tumwater (2-8 2A EvCo) 41 |
| Pope John Paul II 38, Wishkah 33 |
| Raymond (10-1 2B Pacific) 50, Northwest Christian (5-7 2B Pacific) 48 |
Today (2/4): Oly Needs to Beat the Lions; Wolves and Bearcats Girls Battle
Olympia’s Khalil Matheney
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Wishkah – St. Michael’s School Gym – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Olympia is in need of a win tonight to keep their playoff hopes alive in the 4A Narrows League. As The Olympian spelled out, there are four playoff spots available with Stadium and Gig Harbor already clinched and four teams fighting for the final two spots including Bellarmine (5-5), Yelm (5-5), South Kitsap (5-5) and Olympia (4-6). The two teams met on January 10th with the Lions taking a 54-35 win in Tacoma.
Girls basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Wishkah – St. Michael’s School Gym – 5:30 PM
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
The two top teams in the 2A EvCo battle tonight when WF West (9-0) takes on Black Hills (8-2). The Wolves might have more at stake than the Bearcats. After their loss to River Ridge on Friday, a loss to the Bearcats tonight would drop them into a tie with the Hawks. WF West took the first meeting in Chehalis 70-42.
Schedule for Monday, February 3rd
Girls basketball
Capital vs. Shelton – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Today (2/1): Geoducks Battle Northwest in CCC Doubleheader
Evergreen’s Sammi Clark
College basketball
Women: Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men: Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Important Cascade Conference game tonight at the CRC Gymnasium when the Evergreen women host in-state rival Northwest at 5:30 PM. The Geoducks (6-5 CCC) are riding a four game winning streak and come into tonight a game back of the third place Eagles (7-4 CCC). The two teams met on January 4th in Kirkland and the Geoducks took home a 69-61 win behind 17 points from Sadee Jones and Sammi Clark. Northwest is 15-8 this season overall while the Geoducks are 10-8.
Can the Evergreen men make it two in a row? They will have to pull off the upset to make it happen against a Northwest (7-4 CCC) team that beat them pretty easily in early January, 87-73. But the Geoducks (2-9 CCC) have been a different team since then and with the emergence of Dre Taylor and the three point shooting of Kyle Calhoun, they are suddenly poised for an upset on any given night.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Willapa Valley – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Friday Scores: Hawks Sweep Wolves, Blazers Win Two
River Ridge’s Jazzlynn Brewster
Girls basketball
| River Ridge 72, Black Hills 49 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (8-2 2A EvCo) | 17 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 49 |
| River Ridge (7-3 2A EvCo) | 17 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 72 |
| BH leader: Sarah McGee – 22 points RR leader: Jazzlynn Brewster – 23 points |
| Timberline 59, Mount Tahoma 18 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tahoma (2-7 3A Narrows) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Timberline (9-1 3A Narrows) | 14 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 59 |
| TIM: Linae Myhand – 15 points |
| North Thurston 59, Shelton 29 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton (2-7 3A Narrows) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| North Thurston (5-5 3A Narrows) | 12 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 59 |
| NT leader: Megan Kramer – 11 points |
| South Kitsap 59, Olympia 33 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kitsap (6-4 4A Narrows) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| Olympia (6-4 4A Narrows) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 39 |
| OLY leader: Jona Spiller – 8 points |
| Centralia 55, Capital 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (2-6 2A EvCo) | 16 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 55 |
| Capital (1-8 2A EvCo) | 9 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 52 |
| CAP leader: Rachel Fenton – 13 points |
River Ridge’s Austin Parker throws one down
Boys basketball
| River Ridge 66, Black Hills 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (2-7 2A EvCo) | 13 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 55 |
| River Ridge (6-3 2A EvCo) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 66 |
| BH leader: TJ Mickleson – 18 points RR leader: Jason Kananin – 18 points |
| South Kitsap 66, Olympia 61 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (4-6 4A Narrows) | 10 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 61 |
| South Kitsap (4-5 4A Narrows) | 16 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 66 |
| OLY leader: Mitch Fettig – 29 points |
| Willapa Valley 63, Northwest Christian 60 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (5-6 2B Pacific) | 20 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 60 |
| Willapa Valley (9-1 2B Pacific) | 14 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 63 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 20 points |
| Timberline 83 (6-4 3A Narrows), Mount Tahoma 63 (2-7 3A Narrows) |
| TIM leader: Brandell Evans – 28 points |
| North Thurston @ Shelton – No report |
Today (1/31): Hawks Host Rematch With Wolves, Oly Battles South K in Key Narrows Contest
Girls basketball
Black Hills @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 6:00 PM
Olympia vs. South Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Shelton – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Mount Tahoma – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. Centralia – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Big rematch on tap tonight when the Black Hills girls travel to Lacey to take on River Ridge. The Wolves took the first meeting on January 3rd when Taylor Sauls drilled a buzzer beating three pointer to give them the 62-61 win and solidify their place as the #2 team in the 2A EvCo. A Hawks win tonight could put that #2 spot back in play with WF West still looming on Black Hills’ schedule. River Ridge is ranked #4 in the latest AP 2A girls basketball rankings while Black Hills is right behind them at #5.
Over at Olympia High School, the Bears host South Kitsap with third place in the 3A Narrows on the line. Oly sits at 6-3 in league while the Wolves are just a game behind them at 5-4. The two teams met on January 8th in Port Orchard and South Kitsap came out on top, 40-38.
Boys basketball
Black Hills @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 8:00 PM
Thursday Scores: Beat Up Saints Struggle in Seattle
Men’s basketball
| Seattle Pacific 76, Saint Martin’s 53 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (3-7 GNAC, 6-12 overall) | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| Seattle Pacific (8-2 GNAC, 17-4 overall) | 41 | 35 | 76 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 18 points |
Saint Martin’s limped into Thursday’s rematch with Seattle Pacific without starting point guard Riley Carel (knee) and forward Lucas Shannon (concussion) and couldn’t repeat the upset of the top team in the GNAC falling 76-53 to the Falcons in Seattle.
Ryan Rogers was the only Saint to score in double digits racking up 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Evan Coulter and Matt Dodson each added seven points and senior Brad Norman notched six points in his first career start.
Patrick Simon, who missed the first meeting between the two teams with an injured wrist, led Seattle Pacific with 20 points and Riley Stockton went for 16 points and eight rebounds. The Falcons outrebounded the Saints 39-21.
Saint Martin’s fell to ninth place in the GNAC at 3-7.
Boys basketball
| Centralia 72, Capital 50 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (4-6 2A EvCo) | 13 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 50 |
| Centralia (7-2 2A EvCo) | 25 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 48 |
| CAP leader: Travis Miller – 18 points |
| Firm Foundation 73, Pope John Paul II 59 |
| FF: 2-3 1B Columbia Valley – PJPII: 2-5 1B Columbia Valley |
Girls basketball
| Washington School for the Deaf 27, Pope John Paul II 19 |
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