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Friday Prep Scores: Blazers Pull Even With Wilson; Last Place Wolves Hand Tigers First EvCo Loss

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Girls basketball

Timberline 64, Wilson 53
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Wilson (7-1 3A Narrows) 11 11 12 19 53
Timberline (7-1 3A Narrows) 23 14 12 15 64
TIM: Callan Russell (above) – 23 points

Callan Russell scored 23 points and Linae Myhand and Niamyah Warner added 14 and 13 points respectively to lead Timberline to a 64-53 win over 3A Narrows League first place Wilson. The two teams are now tied for first place in the Narrows at 7-1. The Blazers jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and extended their lead to 15 points at the break and never looked back to move to 9-6 overall. The Rams fell to 12-4 this season.

River Ridge 58, Capital 28
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
River Ridge (5-3 2A EvCo) 13 25 7 13 58
Capital (1-7 2A EvCo) 6 12 6 4 28
RR: Jazzlynn Brewster – 16 points
CAP: Spencer Pettit – 10 points
North Thurston 53, Foss 32
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Foss (0-8 3A Narrows) 8 6 12 6 32
North Thurston (4-4 3A Narrows) 15 12 15 11 53
NT: Malia Akalirai – 14 points
Olympia 56, Yelm 49
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Yelm (3-6 4A Narrows) 24 9 6 10 49
Olympia (5-3 4A Narrows) 11 18 17 10 56
OLY: Sarah Snodgrass – 19 points
Northwest Christian 59, Ocosta 40
NWC: 4-5 2B Pacific OC: 0-9 2B Pacific


Boys basketball

Black Hills 66, Centralia 52
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (2-6 2A EvCo) 12 12 16 26 66
Centralia (6-1 2A EvCo) 12 15 15 10 52
BH: TJ Mickelson – 21 points

Freshman TJ Mickelson scored 21 and Black Hills finished strong with a 26 point fourth quarter to lead the last place Wolves to a 66-52 over first place Centralia. Tre’Marcus Hackney added 16 points in the win and Black Hills moved to 2-6 in the 2A EvCo while the Tigers dropped their first league game.

Olympia 64, Yelm 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia (3-5 4A Narrows) 18 22 9 15 64
Yelm (5-4 4A Narrows) 17 17 15 13 62
OLY: Matheney, Fettig – 14 points
Wilson 85, Timberline 72
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (4-4 3A Narrows) 17 13 19 23 72
Wilson (8-0 3A Narrows) 20 19 18 28 85
TIM: Brandell Evans – 20 points
Foss 50, North Thurston 47
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston (2-6 3A Narrows) 12 9 14 12 47
Foss (5-3 3A Narrows) 11 7 17 15 50
NT: Darin Sroor – 18 points
WF West 68, Tumwater 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
WF West (6-2 2A EvCo) 12 20 14 22 68
Tumwater (3-5 2A EvCo) 21 16 9 16 62
TUM: David Cooper – 19 points
River Ridge 57, Capital 43
RR: 5-3 2A EvCo CAP: 3-5 2A EvCo

Today (1/24): Blazers Girls, Wilson Narrows Fight; T-Birds, Bearcats Rematch; Geoducks Doubleheader

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Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 6:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 6:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Wilson – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM

A battle for first place hits Timberline High School tonight when the 5-2 Blazers host 6-1 Wilson at 7:00 PM. The two teams met on December 18th in the 3A Narrows opener and freshman Josie Matz scored 17 points for the Rams in a 61-53 win. Callan Russell scored a game high 20 points in the loss for the Blazers.

Timberline is 8-6 overall this season and is riding a three game winning streak after dropping a pair of non-conference games to Central Kitsap and Black Hills. Wilson is 12-3 this season and are ranked #8 in 3A in the latest Scoreczar rankings.


Boys basketball

Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 8:00 PM

Tumwater hosts WF West tonight in a rematch of an instant classic from December 21st. Josiah Warner scored 31 points including a pair of buzzer beating 3-pointers that kept the T-Birds alive in a triple-overtime 81-78 loss in Chehalis.


Men’s and women’s basketball

Women: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men: Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM

The Evergreen women and reigning Cascade Conference Player of the Week Brittany Gray host Northwest Christian in game one of a Geoducks doubleheader at the CRC Gymnasium. Evergreen sits at 4-5 in the CCC after a weekend sweep in Portland and are in seventh place a game behind Southern Oregon and Northwest. The Beacons and Geoducks met on December 21st in Eugene and Sadee Jones scored 14 points in a 70-43 romp.

In game two, former University of Oregon star and former ex-NBA player Luke Jackson brings his Northwest Christian team to town in fifth place in the CCC at 5-4. Meanwhile, the Geoducks are looking for their second win of the conference season after they were swept in Portland last weekend.

Thursday Scores: Saints Drop Two; Wolves Tear Up Tigers

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Men’s basketball

Alaska 64, Saint Martin’s 47 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Alaska (6-2 GNAC, 11-5 overall) 31 33 64
Saint Martin’s (3-5 GNAC, 6-10 overall) 21 26 47
Attendance: 1083


Women’s basketball

Montana State-Billlings 75, Saint Martin’s 56 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Saint Martin’s (5-3 GNAC, 11-6 overall) 20 36 56
MSU-Billings (6-2 GNAC, 13-5 overall) 32 43 75
SMU leader: Krista Stabler – 16 points


Girls basketball

Black Hills 65, Centralia 35
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Centralia (2-5 2A EvCo) 5 7 8 15 35
Black Hills (7-1 2A EvCo) 6 24 17 18 65
BH leader: Sarah McGee – 12 points
WF West 62, Tumwater 25
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Tumwater (2-6 2A EvCo) 1 2 10 12 25
WF West (8-0 2A EvCo) 20 18 12 12 62

Today (1/23): Saints to Pack the Pavilion for ROOT Sports Televised Contest

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Men’s basketball

Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska – Marcus Pavilion – 9:00 PM

The Saint Martin’s men take on Alaska tonight at Marcus Pavilion in a GNAC battle that will be shown live on ROOT Sports at 9:00 PM. With an alumni rally planned for 7:00 at the Worthington Center and a student tailgate beginning at 7:30 at the TUB behind the pavilion, buzz around campus is extremely high and the atmosphere for the game will be great. And it is quite the bargain. Individual general admission tickets are $6 for adults and are buy one get one free at the door. The Pack the Pavilion night is also a white out and fans are encouraged to wear white.

The Saints come into the game at 3-4 in the GNAC with road wins over Simon Fraser and Western Oregon and an upset of Seattle Pacific in their last home game in early January. The Saints play a four guard offense most of the time and junior Ryan Rogers leads the way with 15.1 points per game with senior Evan Coulter just behind him at 14.1 ppg. Redshirt freshman Isaac Bianchini has scored in double digits in each of the last three games with 15, 18 and 14 points mostly coming from behind the three point line. He is 15-of-26 from behind the arc during that time.

Alaska is one of the biggest surprises of the GNAC season so far sitting in second place at 5-2. The Nanooks of Fairbanks have four players scoring in double-digits led by senior guard Ronnie Baker’s 16 points per game. 6-11 senior center Sergej Pucar is a load in the paint averaging 13.5 ppg and senior forward Andrew Kelly pulls down a team leading 8.2 rebounds per game and adds 11.8 points.

If you are unable to make it to Marcus Pavilion, the game can be seen live on ROOT Sports immediately following the BYU/Portland West Coast Conference game. If you don’t get Root Sports, you can watch the webcast with me, Brandon Sparks, on the call by clicking here.


Girls basketball

Black Hills vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM

Wednesday Scores: Bush’s 30 Leads Blazers to Big Win Over Falcons

Men’s basketball

Clark 73, SPSCC 47 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Clark (7-0 NWAACC West, 15-1 overall) 35 38 73
SPSCC (1-7 NWAACC West, 1-15 overall) 18 28 47
SPSCC leader: Brian Tyson – 13 points

Five of the six SPSCC players played 38+ minutes again while Clark, the top team in the NWAACC, played 12 and none of their players played more than 29 minutes in the Penguins’ 73-47 win over the Clippers. Brian Tyson led South Puget Sound with 13 points and Keegan Liebelt and Brandon McGurkin each added 12.

Women’s basketball

Clark 74, SPSCC 48 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Clark (7-0 NWAACC West, 15-2 overall) 34 40 74
SPSCC (2-6 NWAACC West, 3-14 overall) 23 25 48
SPSCC leaders: LaKeisha Anger – 18 points

LaKeisha Anger notched a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds but SPSCC turned the ball over 29 times and took 22 less shots than Clark in a 74-48 loss to the Penguins. Sofia Guerra scored 11 points and Maria Jesse added nine points, eight rebounds and six assists. 2013 Timberline grad Sarah McKee scored four points in 16 minutes for Clark.

Boys basketball

Timberline 65, Foss 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Foss (4-3 3A Narrows) 15 12 20 15 62
Timberline (4-3 3A Narrows) 20 12 11 22 65
TIM leader: Jarryn Bush – 30 points

Without University of Washington signee Donaven Dorsey, Jarryn Bush scored 30 points and Brandell Evans chipped in 18 to lead Timberline to a 65-62 win over Foss.

The Falcons went on a 15-0 run after halftime and led the the Blazers 47-43 after the third quarter. But the Blazers came back and finished the quarter on an 11-5 run and outscored Foss 22-15 in the fourth quarter to draw themselves even with the Falcons at 4-3 in the 3A Narrows.

Seattle U commit Armond Davis scored 37 points in the loss for the Falcons.

Olympia 62, Shelton 40
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia (9-6 overall) 8 15 21 18 62
Shelton (0-14 overall) 9 11 7 13 40
OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 13 points
Lincoln 68, North Thurston 42
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lincoln (6-1 3A Narrows) 9 31 12 16 68
North Thurston (2-5 3A Narrows) 2 7 15 18 42
NT leader: Darrin Sroor – 18 points

University of California-Berkeley signee Ahmaad Rorie scored eight points in somewhat limited action off of the bench in his first game back since leaving Florida’s Montverde Academy and Lincoln thrashed North Thurston, 68-42. Rorie was declared eligible to play for the 16-1 Abes just hours before the game.

Girls basketball

Timberline 59, Foss 35
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (6-1 3A Narrows) 18 14 9 18 59
Foss (0-7 3A Narrows) 9 10 8 8 35
TIM leader: Sara Bowen – 18 points
Olympia 48, Shelton 15
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Shelton (3-10 overall) 1 0 7 7 15
Olympia (6-9 overall) 17 16 11 4 48
Lincoln 44, North Thurston 33
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston (3-4 3A Narrows) 10 11 4 8 33
Lincoln (5-2 3A Narrows) 12 8 12 12 44
NT leader: Megan Kramer – 19 points

Today (1/22): Top Tacoma Talent Rolls into Lacey

Boys basketball
North Thurston vs. Lincoln – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Foss – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM

Some high caliber talent rolls into Lacey tonight when Lincoln and Foss take on North Thurston and Timberline respectively.

Lincoln (5-1 3A Narrows, 12-1 overall) is fresh off of their upset of #1 ranked and previously undefeated Jackson on Monday and feature an outstanding backcourt including freshman Londrell Hamilton. They could possibly have senior University of California-Berkeley signee Ahmaad Rorie back if he wins his appeal today after returning from Florida’s Montverde Academy on mysterious terms. Tip-off between the Abes and Rams is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Foss (4-2 3A Narrows, 11-3 overall) brings Seattle University commit Armond Davis to Timberline in a game that is a little less intriguing without University of Washington signee Donaven Dorsey. Timberline sits at 3-3 in the 3A Narrows, just a game behind the Falcons.


Girls basketball

Olympia vs. Shelton – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM


Men’s and women’s basketball

Women: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men: SPSCC vs. Clark – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM

Tuesday Scores: Cougs and T-Birds Split, Wolves Girls Roll, Navs Take Two

Boys basketball

Capital 55, Tumwater 49
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Tumwater (3-4 2A EvCo) 12 15 11 11 49
Capital (3-4 2A EvCo) 14 10 14 17 55
TUM leader: Josiah Warner – 14 points
CAP leader: Travis Miller – 14 points
Northwest Christian 52, South Bend 44
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
South Bend (0-7 2B Pacific) 11 11 13 9 44
Northwest Christian (4-4 2B Pacific) 15 16 9 12 52
NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 20 points
WF West 60, River Ridge 53
WFW: 5-2 2A EvCo   RR: 4-3 2A EvCo
Aberdeen 63, Black Hills 58
AB:2-5 2A EvCo    BH: 1-6 2A EvCo


Girls basketball

Tumwater 54, Capital 32
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Capital (1-6 2A EvCo) 5 10 4 13 32
Tumwater (2-5 2A EvCo) 16 9 20 9 54
CAP leader: Spencer Pettit – 16 points
TUM leader: Ashley Christoffer – 22 points
Black Hills 80, Aberdeen 52
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (6-1 2A EvCo) 20 21 24 15 80
Aberdeen (2-5 2A EvCo) 5 15 19 13 52
BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 18 points
WF West 45, River Ridge 42
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
WF West (7-0 2A EvCo) 8 13 10 14 45
River Ridge (4-3 2A EvCo) 7 2 17 16 42
RR leader: Makenna Schultz – 16 points
Northwest Christian 52, South Bend 41
NWC: 3-5 2B Pacific    SB: 2-5 2B Pacific

Today (1/21): #5 Hawks Host #2 Bearcats, Cougs Battle T-Birds, Navs Doubleheader

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Girls basketball

Northwest Christian vs. South Bend – Northwest Christian HS – 5:45 PM
Capital @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM

The ScoreCzar #2 and #5 ranked teams in 2A meet tonight at River Ridge High School when WF West takes on River Ridge at 7:30 PM.

The Bearcats easily knocked off the Hawks in the middle of December, 43-23, behind 13 points and 15 rebounds from Washington State bound Nike McClure and currently sit atop the 2A EvCo at 6-0. They are 12-2 overall with their only losses coming to 2A #1 Mark Morris and the 3A #3 Juanita.

River Ridge is two games behind them in third place at 4-2 in conference and 11-2 overall. Makenna Schultz scored 15 of River Ridge’s 23 points in the first meeting between the two teams.


Boys basketball

Northwest Christian vs. South Bend – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:30 PM

Monday Scoreboard: Dorsey-less Blazers Drop MLK Day Thriller

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Brandell Evans

Auburn Mountainview 45, Timberline 43
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Auburn Mountainview (5-8 overall) 6 14 12 13 45
Timberline (7-7 overall) 15 11 8 9 43
TIM leader: Brandell Evans – 18 points

In their first game without Donaven Dorsey, Bradell Evans scored 18 points but couldn’t hit the game winning 3-pointer in the final seconds and Timberline dropped a 45-43 Martin Luther King Jr. Day non-conference game against Auburn Mountainview at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Tristan Miguel scored the go ahead bucket for the Lions with seven seconds left and finished with 14 points.