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Today (1/26): A night of big upsets?
Another busy Saturday in the South Sound. Let’s get right to it…
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 5:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Eastern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
The struggling South Puget Sound men face off with the West Region’s second place team, Centralia, tonight. Northwest Christian grad Zach Carras is third on the Blazers scoring 11 points per game in his freshman year.
The NAIA’s #1 ranked team comes to town tonight to take on Evergreen. The Mountaineers are 23-1 overall and are coming off a victory over #15 ranked Northwest last night. The two teams met in La Grande earlier this season and EOU took a 77-60 decision.
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Centralia – SPSCC Gym – 3:00 PM
Evergreen vs. Eastern Oregon – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Alaska-Anchorage – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
The Evergreen women face a stiff test when they face #5 ranked Eastern Oregon. The Mountaineers are 22-2 overall and 12-0 in the CCC and knocked off the Geoducks 66-45 on December 21st in La Grande.
Saint Martin’s improved to 4-4 in GNAC play on Thursday and moved into fifth place one game ahead of tonight’s opponent Alaska-Anchorage. The top six teams in the GNAC make the conference tournament hosted by the Saints.
Premier Arena Soccer League
Tumwater Pioneers vs. Kitsap Pumas – Tumwater Indoor Sports – 7:00 PM
The Tumwater Pioneers will have a tough time getting off the schneid tonight against the second place Kitsap Pumas. The Pios come into tonight’s game at 0-5 but have played the toughest schedule with their previous opponents sitting at 18-7-3. The Pumas knocked off the Pios in the season opener 11-3 in Bremerton.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Raymond – Northwest Christian HS – 6:00 PM
Wednesday scoreboard: Bears sweep Shelton; Blazers girls roll, boys fall on epic Foss comeback
Boys basketball
Olympia 60, Shelton 24
Lincoln 71, North Thurston 35
Foss 78, Timberline 75
Timberline took a 67-49 lead after three quarters in Tacoma but Foss mounted a furious comeback outscoring the Blazers 29-8 in the fourth to take home a 78-75 win. Dezmyn Trent scored 43 points including 22 in the fourth for the Falcons. Donaven Dorsey scored 23 and Tyler Gartner added 17 in a losing effort for the Blazers.
Top scorers: Donaven Dorsey (Timberline)...23 Alex Johnson (Olympia)........19 Tyler Gartner (Timberline)....17 Michael Naipo (Olympia).......16
Girls basketball
Timberline 55, Foss 13
Olympia 58, Shelton 34
Lincoln 52, North Thurston 46
Top scorers: Kajana Fernandus (North Thurston)...20 Sarah Snodgrass (Olympia)...........17 Haley Harn (North Thurston).........12 Jenna Randich (Olympia).............11
Men’s basketball
Highline 78, SPSCC 68 – Box score
South Puget Sound’s Kole Podowicz scored 23 points and Jamey Smith added 16 but it wasn’t enough as Highline knocked off the Clippers 78-68. Ira Haywood led the Thunderbirds with 15 points off the bench. The Clippers fell to 1-6 in the NWAACC’s West Region.
Women’s basketball
Highline 64, SPSCC 26 – Box score
Saturday scoreboard: SPSCC sweeps Grays Harbor; Saints women top Wolves; Shock roll Pioneers; Navs girls win
Men’s basketball
SPSCC 65, Grays Harbor 63 – Box score
Western Washington 104, Saint Martin’s 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Corban 76, Evergreen 73 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
SPSCC 56, Grays Harbor 53 – Box score
Saint Martin’s 54, Western Oregon 47 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Corban 73, Evergreen 63 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Premier Arena Soccer League
South Sound Shock 20, Tumwater Pioneers 5
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 40, Naselle 22
Boys basketball
Naselle 45, Northwest Christian 24
Wednesday scoreboard: Blazers sweep Rams; Randich’s 27 leads Bears to league win
Boys basketball
Timberline 63, North Thurston 31
Central Kitsap 55, Olympia 52
Top scorers: Tru Hicks (North Thurston)....14 Elijah Sanders (Timberline)...13 Michael Naipo (Olympia).......13
Girls basketball
Timberline 49, North Thurston 48
Olympia 78, Central Kitsap 71 (OT)
Top scorers: Jenna Randich (Olympia).............27 Kajana Fernandus (North Thurston)...21 Sarah Snodgrass (Olympia)...........17 Faith Sebula (Olympia)..............17 Brittany Sebesta (North Thurston)...11 Kiera Allen (Timberline)............10 Callan Russell (Timberline).........10
Men’s basketball
Tacoma 81, SPSCC 46
Women’s basketball
Tacoma 75, SPSCC 36 – Box score
Tonight (1/16): Lacey rivalry on tap; Bears face Central Kitsap; SPSCC doubleheader
Boys basketball
North Thurston @ Timberline – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Girls basketball
Timberline @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Central Kitsap – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Women’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 6:00 PM
Men’s basketball
SPSCC vs. Tacoma – SPSCC Gym – 8:00 PM
Saturday scoreboard: Cougs, Navs, Rams nab conference wins
I have been sick for the last couple days, so apologies for the lack of posts. Let’s get to these Saturday scores…
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Anchorage 74, Saint Martin’s 71 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 71, Evergreen 68 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 92, SPSCC 48 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Northwest Nazarene 86, Saint Martin’s 69 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Oregon Tech 64, Evergreen 43 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Pierce 74, SPSCC 51 – Box score
Premier Arena Soccer League
South Sound Shock 11, Tumwater Pioneers 2 – Recap from TumwaterPioneers.com
Boys basketball
Capital 52, Black Hills 33
Northwest Christian 60, South Bend 52
Girls basketball
North Thurston 48, Aberdeen 39
Wednesday scoreboard: Girls get it done, boys suffer close losses; Clippers swept
Girls basketball
North Thurston 47, Shelton 25
Olympia 70, South Kitsap 34
Timberline 66, Mount Tahoma 48
Top scorers: Sarah McKee (Timberline)............16 Sarah Snodgrass (Olympia)...........14 Jona Spiller (Olympia)..............13 Kathrine Welcome (North Thurston)...13
Boys basketball
Mount Tahoma 64, Timberline 64 (2OT)
South Kitsap 54, Olympia 49
Shelton 43, North Thurston 40
Top scorers: Donaven Dorsey (Timberline)...17 Elijah Sanders (Timberline)...13 Max Fortier (Olympia).........12 Tru Hicks (North Thurston)....12
Men’s basketball
Lower Columbia 67, SPSCC 53 – Box score
Women’s basketball
Lower Columbia 71, SPSCC 27
Monday scoreboard: Clippers swept; Wolves knock off Blazers
Men’s basketball
Green River 79, SPSCC 59 – Box score
South Puget Sound’s Jamey Smith scored 22 points and AJ Fuller added 16 but the Clippers hit just six field goals in the first half and couldn’t come back from a 12 point halftime deficit falling to Green River 79-59.
The Clippers rallied in the early minutes of the second half but Green River took advantage of an untimely technical foul called on Johlani Porchia and their lead was built back to 14. After that, it was all Green River as their lead quickly ballooned to over twenty points and the Gators never looked back.
Green River outrebounded SPSCC 46-20 led by Kendal Brown’s nine boards to go along with his game high 25 points. Kortney Darby added 21 in the win.
Women’s basketball
Green River 59, SPSCC 46 – Box score
Renee Willey scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds but turnovers continued to plague the South Puget Sound women’s basketball team and Green River’s 28 points off of 31 Clipper turnovers proved to the difference in the Gators’ 59-46 win. McKenzie Raben collected 13 rebounds and had four assists for the Clippers in the loss.
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills 58, Timberline 53
A 16-9 third quarter erased a halftime deficit for Black Hills and the Wolves put their foot on the gas in the fourth scoring 18 points to hold on for a 58-53 non-league win over Timberline. Black Hills’ Hope Mortensen led all scorers with 15 points while Becky Clayton scored 14 for the Blazers.
Tonight (1/7): SPSCC doubleheader; Blazers host Wolves
The South Puget Sound Community College basketball teams play their first home doubleheader of the season when they host Green River tonight. The women start things off at 6:00 PM and the men will follow at 8:00 PM. The two teams have played just three games total at SPSCC this season and haven’t played in Olympia since a women’s game on December 8th.
The SPSCC women come into the game looking to get things turned around after a 115-18 loss on Wednesday night to Clark. In that game, the Clippers made just five field goals, turned the ball over 35 times and were out rebounded 41-18. But they have a chance to wipe that bad taste out of their mouth right away facing off with the 1-9 Green River Gators, who fell 91-34 to Centralia on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, the men come into the game at 3-7 overall and 0-1 in the NWAACC West region and face a Green River squad that is 9-4 overall and 1-1 in region. The Clippers dropped a 73-64 decision to Clark last week. Scott Ewing and Olympia’s Jamey Smith average 17.3 and 17.2 points per game but were held well under their average by the Penguins. Timberline’s Kole Podowicz stepped up and scored 25 points and is averaging 15 points in the four games that he has played this season. Green River is led by Kortney Darby’s 17 points and seven boards per game.
In the lone high school hoops action tonight, the Black Hills girls travel to Lacey to take on Timberline in a non-conference game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
Wednesday scoreboard: T-Birds boys edge Blazers, Blazers girls drop T-Birds
Men’s basketball
Clark 73, SPSCC 64 – Box score
South Puget Sound’s big three – Jamey Smith, AJ Fuller and Scotty Ewing – shot a combined 9-of-38 (23%) in the Clippers’ 73-64 loss to Clark in their NWAACC West opener. Smith, Fuller and Ewing combine for 47 points per game this season but were held to 29 by the Penguins. Kole Podowicz picked up the slack and scored 25 points but after taking a 32-31 lead into the locker room, SPSCC went cold in the second half shooting just 29.7% from the field and were outscored by Clark 42-32.
Boy’s basketball
Tumwater 64, Timberline 63
Stadium 65, Black Hills 51
Clover Park 86, Capital 52
Top scorers (no stats available for Tumwater/Timberline): Jake Burgess (Black Hills)...17 Keenan Williams (Capital)....11
Women’s basketball
Clark 115, SPSCC 18 – Box score
Renee Willey hit three field goals and Sarah Houchen hit a pair of baskets but those were the only shots that the South Puget Sound women hit from the field in their 115-18 loss to Clark in Vancouver. The Clippers turned the ball over 35 times and managed just forty shots compared to 73 shots taken by the Penguins. Clark shot a scorching 63% from the floor including a ridiculous 15-for-27 (56.1%) from the three point line.
Girl’s basketball
Timberline 43, Tumwater 35
North Thurston 44, Capital 28
Top scorers: Kajana Fernandus (North Thurston)....18 Lacye Groening (Tumwater)............12 Niamyah Warner-Tannis (Timberline)...12
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