Category Archives: Basketball

Friday Scoreboard: Rams Rally to Top T-Birds: Hawks Ease Past Wolves

Boys basketball

Jesuit 55, Timberline 41
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Timberline (2-4 overall) 9 12 12 8 41
Jesuit (5-2 overall) 16 14 11 14 55
TIM leader: Donaven Dorsey – 16 points

Timberline’s Donaven Dorsey struggled from the field shooting just 6-for-21 finishing with 16 points as Portland’s Jesuit led nearly the entire game in an easy 55-41 win at the elite Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro on Friday afternoon.

Dorsey collected seven rebounds and had five steals in the loss. Jack Nadelhoffer led the way for Jesuit with 22 points and pulled down 10 boards for Jesuit.

The Blazers will face Beaverton, who lost to Bishop Gorman today, at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning.

North Thurston 55, Tumwater 44
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Tumwater (2-6 overall) 7 18 14 5 44
North Thurston (2-6 overall) 8 18 10 19 53
TUM leader: David Cooper – 13 points
NT leader: Steven Stone – 20 points

North Thurston used a 19-5 fourth quarter to come back from a 39-36 deficit after three to pick up their second win of the season. Steven Stone scored 20 points and Wes Reynolds added 14 for the Rams.

Yelm 83, River Ridge 62
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Yelm (5-1 overall) 13 19 27 24 83
River Ridge (4-4 overall) 12 22 15 13 62
RR leader: Jason Kananin – 20 points

Yelm exploded for 51 points in the second half and ran away from River Ridge, 83-62, behind Elijah Fuller’s 32 points and Christopher Burian’s 30 points. Yelm is now 5-1 overall this season. Jason Kananin scored 20 for the Hawks and Kobe Key added 12.

Lakeside (9 Mile Falls) 70, Capital 52
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Capital (1-7 overall) 12 19 4 17 50
Lakeside (6-1 overall) 17 14 20 19 70
Three River Christian 57
Northwest Christian 47
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Three River Christian (5-1 overall) 20 10 13 14 57
Northwest Christian (4-4 overall) 14 13 10 10 47
 NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 16 points


Girls basketball

River Ridge 59, South Kitsap 47
RR: 6-1 overall, SK: 5-3 overall

Today (12/27): North Thurston Holiday Invite; Hawks host South K

Monday Scoreboard: Geoducks Fall Hard to Fourth DI Program

Men’s basketball

Portland State 98, Evergreen 65 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (exhibition) 31 34 65
Portland State (5-4 overall) 47 51 98
TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun – 15 points

Marc Taylor’s jumper with 15:29 left in the second half cut Portland State’s 47-31 halftime lead to just seven but the Vikings outscored Evergreen 46-20 the rest of the way to capture a 98-65 win in Evergreen’s fourth and final game against an NCAA Division I opponent this season. Kyle Calhoun scored 15 points in the loss.

Girls basketball

Lincoln 61, Olympia 50
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia (3-6 overall) 7 10 14 19 50
Lincoln (4-0 overall) 13 18 16 14 61
OLY leader: Jenna Randich – 13 points

Saturday Scoreboard: Geoducks Women Romp; T-Birds Top Rams

Women’s basketball

Evergreen 70, Northwest Christian 43 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (5-6 overall, 1-3 CCC) 36 34 70
Northwest Christian (3-8 overall, 0-3 CCC) 15 28 43
TESC leader: Sadee Jones – 14 points

Evergreen went up by as many as 38 points in the second half in Eugene and ended 2013 with their first conference win in a 70-43 laugher over Northwest Christian. Sadee Jones led the Geoducks with 14 points and Jessica Denmon chipped in 13. Denmon also racked up four steals as Evergreen forced 23 Beacons turnovers.

Yakima Valley 81, SPSCC 73 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (0-6 overall) 31 42 73
Yakima Valley (2-7 overall) 37 44 81
SPSCC leader: Sofia Guerra – 22 points

Sofia Guerra scored 22 points and Rebecca Clayton added 16 but South Puget Sound was unable to overcome a six point halftime deficit and fell to Yakima Valley, 81-73, in the second day of the Yakima Valley Crossover Tournament. The Yaks scored 30 points from the free throw line while the Clippers hit 19 free throws.

Men’s basketball

Northwest Christian 68, Evergreen 55 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (1-10 overall, 0-4 CCC) 23 32 55
Northwest Christian (9-4 overall, 3-0 CCC) 32 36 68
TESC leaders: Dre Taylor – 20 points

Dre Taylor had his second 20 point game as a member of the Geoducks in as many games and Evergreen nearly made a comeback but faltered in the end and dropped their tenth game of the year, a 68-55 loss to Northwest Christian in Eugene. KJ Hong hit a three pointer with just under ten minutes left to cut the Beacons lead to one point but Northwest Christian went on a 13-2 run after that and cruised to the win.

Skagit Valley 74, SPSCC 33 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
Skagit Valley (3-5 overall) 35 39 74
SPSCC (0-8 overall) 13 20 33
SPSCC leader: Keegan Liebelt – 11 points

South Puget Sound shot just 25% in the game, were outrebounded 42-28 and committed 24 turnovers in their 41 point loss to Skagit Valley at the Portland Crossover Tournament.

Girls basketball

Tumwater 52, North Thurston 44
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Tumwater (2-5 overall) 4 11 11 26 52
North Thurston (4-3 overall) 10 13 10 11 44
TUM leader: Mackenzie Bergquist – 17
NT leader: Megan Kramer – 23 points
Northwest Christian @ Naselle – Report score


Boys basketball

Northwest Christian @ Naselle – Report score

Today (12/21): Rams Host T-Birds in Non-Conference Action

Friday Preps Scores: Warner Hits Two Game Tying Buzzer Beaters, T-Birds Fall in 3OT

Boys basketball

Olympia 69, North Thurston 52
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
North Thurston (1-6 overall) 12 15 10 15 52
Olympia (5-3 overall) 12 14 22 21 69
NT leader: Steven Stone – 23 points
OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 19 points
River Ridge 62, Capital 59
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Capital (1-1 2A EvCo) 16 9 19 15 59
River Ridge (1-1 2A EvCo) 12 17 17 16 62
CAP leader: Jacob Pratt – 19 points
RR leader: Williams – 16 points
WF West 81
Tumwater 78 (3OT)
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT1 OT2 OT3 Final
Tumwater (1-1 2A EvCo) 8 25 16 12 7 8 2 78
WF West (2-0 2A EvCo) 20 12 16 13 7 8 5 81
TUM: J. Warner – 31
Centralia 59 (1-0 2A EvCo), Black Hills 48 (1-1 2A EvCo)


Girls basketball

North Thurston 38, Olympia 30
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Olympia 6 6 9 9 30
North Thurston 9 7 12 10 38
OLY leader: Cooper – 11 points
NT leader: Hayley Niles – 11 points
River Ridge 60 (1-1 2A EvCo), Capital 34 (1-1 2A EvCo)

Friday College Scores: Saints Unplug Hardrockers; Geoducks, Clippers Swept

Men’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 66, South Dakota Mines 61 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
South Dakota Mines (4-7 overall) 30 31 61
Saint Martin’s (4-6 overall) 20 46 66
SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 15 points

Saint Martin’s shot 52 percent in the second half to turn around a 10 point halftime deficit and finish off 2013 with a 66-61 win over South Dakota School of Mines.

Evan Coulter led the Saints with 15 points including two straight baskets late in the second half that gave the them a 55-51 lead that they would never relinquish. Ryan Rogers chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds and Riley Carel added 11 points in the win.

Corban 75, Evergreen 71 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (1-9 overall, 0-3 CCC) 35 38 71
Corban (4-6 overall, 1-1 CCC) 38 37 75
TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 21 points

Down two with under 30 second left, Dre Taylor missed a layup at the :19 mark and Frankie Johnson turned the ball over with three second left and Toby Roth hit a pair of free throws to ice the game for Corban, 75-71.

Taylor, making his debut for the Geoducks, scored 21 points off the bench and Johnson, Marc Taylor and Kyle Calhoun all scored in double digits with 13, 11 and 10 point respectively.

Portland CC 99, SPSCC 68 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (0-7 overall) 35 33 68
Portland (6-3 overall) 49 50 99
SPSCC leader: Austin Bonds – 22 points

Austin Bonds scored 22 points for SPSCC but Portland CC turned the ball over just six times, took 40 more shots than SPSCC and made 14 three pointers to take a 99-66 win in the first round of the Portland Crossover Tournament.

Women’s basketball

Saint Martin’s 69, South Dakota Mines 42 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
South Dakota Mines (3-9 overall) 13 29 42
Saint Martin’s (8-3 overall) 27 42 69
SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 18 points

Angela Gelhar hit four three pointers and finished a three point play in the middle of a 10-0 run in the second half and finished with 18 points to lead Saint Martin’s to their eighth win of the season, a 69-42 victory over South Dakota School of Mines.

The Saints hit 10 three pointers total and scored just nine field goals from inside the three point line. They also hit 21 free throws, 13 more than the Hardrockers.

Megan Wiedeman came off the bench and scored 11 points in the win.

Corban 66, Evergreen 63 – Recap
Team 1st 2nd Final
Evergreen (4-6 overall, 0-3 CCC) 29 34 63
Corban (6-7 overall, 2-0 CCC) 33 33 66
TESC leaders: Denmon, Gray – 16 points

Sammi Clark’s shot at the buzzer fell short and Evergreen fell to Corban, 66-63. Jessica Denmon and Brittany Gray led the Geoducks with 16 points each and  Clark added 15. The Geoducks fell to 0-3 in the Cascade Conference.

Skagit Valley 102, SPSCC 71 – Box score
Team 1st 2nd Final
SPSCC (0-5 overall) 27 44 71
Skagit Valley (5-2 overall) 47 55 102
SPSCC leaders: Stancil, Skaar – 16 points

Skagit Valley shot a blistering 58% to knock off SPSCC 102-71 in the first round of the Yakima Valley Crossover Tournament. Dramikha Skaar and Ashley Stancil each scored 16 points and Maria Jesse tallied 13.

Today (12/20): Saint Martin’s, River Ridge Hosts Hoops Doubleheaders

Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. South Dakota School of Mines – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM

The 7-3 Saint Martin’s women’s basketball team returns home for their last home game of 2013 tonight when they face the South Dakota School of Mines in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 5:15 PM. The Saints have won four straight games including a pair of wins over Hawaii-Hilo on The Big Island last weekend. The Hardrockers are 3-8 and fell to Seattle Pacific by 37 points last night.


Men’s basketball

Saint Martin’s vs. South Dakota School of Mines – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM

The Saint Martin’s men are looking for their third straight win when they face the Hardrockers at 7:30. The men are 3-6 this season and are coming off an impressive 82-73 victory over Northwest Christian on Wednesday night. Tonight is their last game of 2013.


Girls basketball

Capital @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 6:00 PM
Olympia @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM


Boys basketball

North Thurston @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Capital @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 8:00 PM

Thursday Scoreboard: Black Hills Blows Out Centralia

Girls basketball

Black Hills 63, Centralia 28
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Black Hills (2-0 2A EvCo) 15 18 16 14 63
Centralia (0-1 2A EvCo) 7 9 2 10 28
BH leader: Nicole Nurmi – 12 points

Nicole Nurmi scored a team high 12 points and Shayla Smother chipped in 10 to lead Black Hills to an easy 63-28 win at Centralia. 12 players scored for the Wolves in the win, who are 2-0 in the 2A EvCo and 6-1 overall.

WF West 75, Tumwater 29
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
WF West (2-0 2A EvCo) 14 23 24 14 75
Tumwater (0-2 2A EvCo) 6 8 4 11 29
TUM leader: Brooke Hare – 10 points

Nike McClure scored 15 points in WF West’s 73-29 win over Tumwater. The T-Birds were led by Brooke Hare’s ten points.

Northwest Christian vs. Three River Christian – Report score


Boys basketball

Northwest Christian 64, Three River Christian 60
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Three Rivers Christian (4-1 overall) 19 15 12 14 60
Northwest Christian (4-3 overall) 13 17 10 24 64
NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 17 points

Northwest Christian came back from a 46-40 deficit at the end of the third quarter and scored 24 points to give Three Rivers Christian their first loss of the season. Austin Koukal scored 17 points and Kenton Boogerd chipped in 16 for the Navigators who improved to 4-3 overall with their non-league win.

Today (12/19): T-Birds Girls Host #3 Bearcats; Small School Hoops

Schedule for Thursday, December 19th

Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Three Rivers Christian – NCHS – 5:30 PM
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM


Boys basketball

Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Three Rivers Christian – NCHS – 7:15 PM