Schedule for Thursday, January 9th
Boys basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Willapa Valley – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Girls basketball
River Ridge vs. Aberdeen – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Category Archives: Basketball
Today (1/13): Clippers Host Chokers in Monday Doubleheader
Men’s and women’s basketball
SPSCC women vs. Grays Harbor – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
SPSCC men vs. Grays Harbor – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
It has been a struggle for the South Puget Sound basketball teams this season with just three wins between the two programs, but the women are much improved over the last couple seasons and the men have played hard despite defections and injuries and both teams have a good chance at wins tonight when they host Grays Harbor in doubleheader action beginning at 6:00 PM.
The SPSCC women are just 2-11 this season but have been competitive and have found a couple of solid players. Maria Jesse, a transfer from Saint Martin’s, leads the Clippers with 14.2 points per game and pulls down 7.2 rebounds per game including a 23 point, 16 rebound outburst in a win over Green River last Saturday. Sofia Guerra, a 2010 graduate of College Park High School in Pleasant Hills, California, is chipping in 12.2 points per game in her freshman season and Tumwater’s LaKeisha Anger is putting up 12 points and eight rebounds per game.
The men have just one win to their credit this season and head coach Aaron Landon is having to deal with a lot of adversity in his first season in Olympia. The Clippers lost guard Austin Bonds for the season when he broke his wrist on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Clippers have played just seven players over their last three games and without Bonds, they might be limited to just six players tonight. Brian Tyson leads the Clippers with 15 points per game.
The women and men face Grays Harbor programs that haven’t fared much better this season. The Chokers are a combined 0-6 in the NWAACC West this season.
Saturday Preps Scores: Navigators Sweep Orting, Wolves Block Blazers
Boys basketball
| Northwest Christian 65, Orting 48 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (7-6 overall) | 14 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 65 |
| Orting (0-11 overall) | 11 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 48 |
| NWC leader: Aaron Fox – 20 points |
| Peninsula 50, Capital 43 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula (9-2 overall) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 50 |
| Capital (2-10 overall) | 8 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 43 |
| CAP: Hayden, Burlingame – 9 points |
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 64, Timberline 54 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (10-2 overall) | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 64 |
| Timberline (5-6 overall) | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 54 |
| BH leader: Shayla Smothers – 18 points TIM leader: Sara Bowen – 14 points |
| Northwest Christian 36, Orting 17 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (5-7 overall) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| Orting (0-11 overall) | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| NWC leader: Mackenzie Reeves – 14 points |
| Centralia 61, Tumwater 56 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (2-2 2A EvCo) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 61 |
| Tumwater (1-3 2A EvCo) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 56 |
| TUM: MacKenzie Bergquist – 20 points |
| Aberdeen 42, North Thurston 34 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (6-5 overall) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Aberdeen (4-6 overall) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| NT leader: Megan Kramer – 14 points |
Saturday College Scores: Geoducks Earn First CCC Win; Gelhar Drops 36 in Anchorage
Dre Taylor
Men’s basketball
| Evergreen 90, Oregon Tech 87 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Tech (4-4 CCC, 11-9 overall) | 43 | 44 | 87 |
| Evergreen (1-6 CCC, 2-12 overall) | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 20 points |
A night after nearly knocking off the #6 team in the nation, Evergreen played their best game of the season and notched their first Cascade Conference win and snapped a 12 game losing streak with a 90-87 victory over Oregon Tech at the CRC Gymnasium. Marc Taylor’s jumper with 3:54 left broke a 76-76 tie and put the Geoducks up for good.
Dre Taylor dropped 20 points on the Hustlin’ Owls and Frankie Johnson added 19 points with eight assists in the win. Taylor finished with a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Calhoun chipped in 16 points as the starting lineup scored 76 of the Geoducks’ 90 points.
OIT head coach Danny Miles was going for his 999th career win but will have to wait for at least two weeks before he can collect win #1000.
| Northwest Nazarene 80, Saint Martin’s 76 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (2-4 GNAC, 5-9 overall) | 43 | 33 | 76 |
| Northwest Nazarene (3-2 GNAC, 5-8 overall) | 29 | 51 | 80 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 22 points |
Saint Martin’s shot 50% in the first half including 11 three-pointers and built a 14 point lead at the half. But the second half belonged to Northwest Nazarene as they shot 63% with eight three-pointers and took an 80-76 win on their home court in Nampa.
Ryan Rogers scored 22 points for the Saints and Isaac Bianchini set a new career high for the second game in a row with 18 points, 15 of those in the first half. Evan Coulter and Riley Carel each chipped in 13 points.
| Tacoma 63, SPSCC 51 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-3 NWAACC West, 1-11 overall) | 15 | 36 | 51 |
| Tacoma (2-2 NWAACC West, 7-7 overall) | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 27 points |
Slanblaytee Kaye and and Brian Tyson combined to score 42 of SPSCC’s 51 points in their 63-51 loss to Tacoma Community College in Tacoma. Kaye scored a game high 27 points with seven rebounds and Tyson chipped in 15 points and nine boards. The Clippers scored just 15 points in the first half on 21% shooting.
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 85, Alaska-Anchorage 78 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (4-1 GNAC, 10-4 overall) | 43 | 42 | 85 |
| Alaska-Anchorage (4-2 GNAC, 11-3 overall) | 41 | 37 | 78 |
| SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 36 points |
Angela Gelhar went off for 36 points including six of Saint Martin’s 10 three-pointers to lead the Saints to an 85-78 bounce back win at Alaska-Anchorage. Gelhar’s 36 points were the most by a Saint since 2010 and it was their first win in Anchorage since 2006. With the win, SMU moved to 4-1 in the GNAC and took back first place from the Seawolves, who fell to 4-2.
Ciara Pedroni, Jordyn Richardson and Chelsea Haskey each scored in double-digits with 12, 11 and 10 points respectively for the Saints. Jori Skorpik, starting her second game in a row, dished out seven assists.
| Oregon Tech 93, Evergreen 80 (2OT) – Recap | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | OT | OT2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Oregon Tech (5-3 CCC, 17-3 overall) | 37 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 93 |
| Evergreen (2-5 CCC, 6-8 overall) | 29 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 80 |
| TESC leader: Sammi Clark – 24 points |
Oregon Tech’s Karly Leveque hit a jumper with two seconds left in the second half to tie the game at 70, McKensey Peters made 1-of-2 free throws with 29 seconds left in the first overtime to send it to a second OT but Evergreen ran out of steam in double overtime and dropped a 93-80 decision to the Hustlin’ Owls at the CRC Gymnasium.
Sammi Clark scored 24 points for the Geoducks and Brittany Gray racked up 19 points and a game high 13 rebounds in the loss. Evergreen fell to 2-5 in the CCC while 20th ranked OIT moved to 5-3 in conference and 17-3 overall.
| Tacoma 67, SPSCC 58 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-3 NWAACC West, 2-11 overall) | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| Tacoma (2-2 NWAACC West, 8-6 overall) | 26 | 41 | 67 |
| SPSCC leader: LaKeisha Anger – 15 points |
SPSCC and Tacoma each hit 21 field goals including three 3-pointers but the Clippers committed 23 personal fouls and the Titans hit nine more free throws accounting for the nine point difference in the final, a 67-58 TCC win. LaKeisha Anger notched a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Maria Jesse added 11 points in the loss.
PHOTO GALLERY: Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon Basketball Doubleheader
Jessica Denmon
Dre Taylor
Jessica Denmon
Monica Heuer with Brittany Gray
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Evergreen played host to Southern Oregon last night and dropped a pair of Cascade Conference games to the Raiders.
The women suffered through a cold first half and despite scoring 50 points in the second half, they were unable to get closer than eight points in an 86-72 loss. The men came close taking the #6 NAIA team in the nation down to the final minute before they couldn’t get anything to fall and dropped an 80-76 decision.
For more on both games, visit the Friday Scoreboard.
Today (1/11): Geoducks Host OIT; High School Hoops
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
The 20th ranked team in the nation comes to the CRC Gym tonight when the Geoducks host Oregon Tech. The Owls are 16-3 this season but all of those losses have come in Cascade Conference play and they are 4-3 in conference after dropping one to Northwest last night in Kirkland. Evergreen sits at 2-4 the CCC after last night’s loss to Southern Oregon. Tumwater grad Carly McIsaac has played in 12 games for the Hustlin’ Owls and averages 1.4 points per game.
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Oregon Tech – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Oregon Tech’s head coach Danny Miles will go for win #999 tonight at the CRC Gymnasium against the Geoducks, who nearly upset the #6 team in the nation, Southern Oregon, last night. Miles had a chance to hit 1000 career wins at Evergreen, but the Hustlin’ Owls lost a double overtime thriller to Northwest last night in Kirkland. Oregon Tech is 4-2 in the CCC and 11-7 overall while the Geoducks are winless in conference and have lost 12 straight games.
Girls basketball
Black Hills @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 3:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Centralia – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Boys basketball
Capital vs. Peninsula – Capital HS – 5:00 PM
Capital will host sophomore JaQuori McLaughlin, who already has made a verbal commitment to play basketball at PAC-12 Oregon State, and Peninsula at 5:00 PM
Today (1/10): Geoducks Host Southern Oregon; Blazers, Rams, Bears Girls, Wolves Boys Hoops
8-bit Speedy from MascotMashup.com
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gym – 5:30 PM
A couple of tough tests for the Evergreen basketball teams when Southern Oregon comes rolling into town this evening, starting with the women at 5:30 PM. The Geoducks are in seventh place at 2-3 in the Cascade Conference and 6-6 overall. They sit a half game back of Southern Oregon, who are 3-3 in conference play but 14-4 overall.
The Raiders are led by a pair of local athletes, Elma’s Carly Meister (15.2 points per game and 8.3 boards per game) and Rainier’s Kristin Schoenherr (14.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg) with six players scoring in double digits. They score over 87 points per game.
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Southern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
The 1-10 Evergreen men are looking for their first conference win of the season but will have to face the sixth ranked NAIA team in the nation in Southern Oregon tonight. Anything is possible given the amount of three pointers that the Geoducks will hoist but the Raiders are second in the conference in scoring and third in scoring defense while Evergreen is last in both categories.
Girls basketball
Timberline vs. Central Kitsap – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Mount Tahoma – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Bellarmine – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
Black Hills vs. WF West – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
Thursday Scores: Saints Hit Rough Road Patch; Wolves Drilled, Hawks Top Bobcats
Evan Coulter
Men’s basketball
| Central Washington 83, Saint Martin’s 77 | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (2-3 GNAC, 5-8 overall) | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| Central Washington (2-2 GNAC, 6-6 overall) | 40 | 43 | 83 |
| SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 23 points |
Evan Coulter, Isaac Bianchini and Tyler Copp each set career highs scoring 23, 15 and 14 points respectively and Saint Martin’s came back from down as many as 17 points to tie the game in the second half but weren’t able to get over the hump in the closing minutes and fell 83-77 to Central Washington in Ellensburg.
Mark McLaughlin scored 27 points and Kevin Davis racked up a double-double with 13 points and 13 boards.
Women’s basketball
| Alaska-Fairbanks 78, Saint Martin’s 64 | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Martin’s (3-1 GNAC, 9-4 overall) | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks (2-3 GNAC, 8-5 overall) | 43 | 35 | 78 |
| SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 18 points |
Despite a six game winning streak, Saint Martin’s changed their starting lineup and struggled mightily in Fairbanks dropping their first GNAC game, 78-64, to Alaska. A 26-6 run in the first half sealed the deal early and the Nanooks led by as many as 27 in the second half.
Angela Gelhar scored 18 points – 10 from the free throw line for the Saints while Jordan Wilson did most of the damage for Alaska scoring 21 points with 14 rebounds.
Boys basketball
| Willapa Valley 55, Northwest Christian 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willapa Valley | 16 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 55 |
| Northwest Christian | 12 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 41 |
| NWC leader: Isaiah Koukal – 12 points |
| Columbia Adventist 50, Pope John Paul II 29 |
Girls basketball
| WF West 70, Black Hills 42 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (4-1 2A EvCo) | 12 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 42 |
| WF West (4-0 2A EvCo) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 70 |
| River Ridge 54, Aberdeen 39 |
| RR: 3-2 2A EvCo – AB: 0-4 2A EvCo |
| Columbia Adventist 47, Pope John Paul II 16 |
Today (1/9): Hawks and Navs Hoops on Light Night
Wednesday Scores: Clips Swept at Pierce; Rams, Blazers Earn Pair of Narrows Wins
Seahawks 12th Man Flag raised at the Capitol Campus on Wednesday.
Men’s basketball
| Pierce 84, SPSCC 55 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-2 NWAACC West, 1-10 overall) | 22 | 33 | 55 |
| Pierce (3-0 NWAACC West, 10-3 overall) | 32 | 52 | 84 |
| SPSCC leader: Austin Bonds – 19 points |
Austin Bonds scored 19 points on five three pointers and Slanblaytee Kaye just missed a triple-double with nine points, nine rebounds and 11 assists but the shorthanded South Puget Sound squad couldn’t stop Pierce College in the second half and fell 84-55 in Steilacoom. SPSCC played just seven players. Olympia grad Alex Johnson scored 10 points in 15 minutes of play for the Raiders.
Women’s basketball
| Pierce 67, SPSCC 65 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (1-2 NWAACC West, 2-10 overall) | 30 | 35 | 65 |
| Pierce (1-2 NWAACC West, 4-9 overall) | 35 | 32 | 67 |
| SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 22 points |
Sofia Guerra and Maria Jesse combined to score 42 points and South Puget Sound shot 61% from the field in the second half but 36 turnovers killed the Clippers and they couldn’t get past Pierce falling 67-65 in Steilacoom. Pierce shot just 39% for the game but attempted 25 more shots than SPSCC. LaKeisha Anger recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Boys basketball
| Olympia 65, South Kitsap 62 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kitsap (1-2 4A Narrows) | 11 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 62 |
| Olympia (1-3 4A Narrows) | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 65 |
| OLY Leader: Khalil Matheney – 20 points |
| Timberline 85, Mount Tahoma 56 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tahoma (1-2 3A Narrows) | 5 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 56 |
| Timberline (2-2 3A Narrows) | 25 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 85 |
| TIM leader: Tyler Gartner – 20 points |
| North Thurston 45, Shelton 36 |
| NT: 1-3 3A Narrows SHEL: 0-3 3A Narrows |
Girls basketball
| South Kitsap 40, Olympia 38 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (3-1 4A Narrows) | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
| South Kitsap (3-1 4A Narrows) | 6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 40 |
| OLY leader: Sarah Snodgrass – 21 points |
| Timberline 59, Mount Tahoma 39 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (3-1 3A Narrows) | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 59 |
| Mount Tahoma (0-3 3A Narrows) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 39 |
| TIM leader: Callan Russell |
| North Thurston 45, Shelton 28 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (2-2 3A Narrows) | 9 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 45 |
| Shelton (1-2 3A Narrows) | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
| NT leader: Alexis Ross – 11 points |
| Tumwater 54, RA Long 44 (OT) | ||||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA Long | 13 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 44 |
| Tumwater (4-7 overall) | 8 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 54 |
| TUM: Christoffer, Bergquist – 16 |
Tuesday Scores: Cougs Boys Top Wolves; Hawks and Wolves Girls Roll; PJPII Sweeps
Boys basketball
| Capital 61, Black Hills 54 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (1-3 2A EvCo) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| Capital (1-3 2A EvCo) | 18 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 61 |
| BH leader: TJ Mickelson – 25 points CAP leader: Ben Pearce – 23 points |
| Tumwater 63, Aberdeen 53 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (0-3 2A EvCo) | 17 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 53 |
| Tumwater (2-1 2A EvCo) | 11 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 63 |
| TUM leader: Josiah Warner – 19 points |
| Centralia 86, River Ridge 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (2-3 2A EvCo) | 12 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 55 |
| Centralia (4-0 2A EvCo) | 18 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 86 |
| Pope John Paul II 44, Washington School for the Deaf 36 |
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 70, Capital 28 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (4-0 2A EvCo) | 13 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 70 |
| Capital (1-3 2A EvCo) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| BH leader: Sydney Sauls – 18 points CAP leader: Olivia Jackowich – 14 points |
| River Ridge 75, Centralia 50 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (2-2 2A EvCo) | 18 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 50 |
| Centralia (1-2 2A EvCo) | 15 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 75 |
| RR leader: Savannah McGill – 18 points |
| Tumwater 44, Aberdeen 40 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (1-2 2A EvCo) | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| Timberline (0-3 2A EvCo) | 9 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
| TUM leader: Sierra Snyder – 12 points |
| Pope John Paul II 29, Washington School for the Deaf 16 |
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