Missed in yesterday’s preview and recap were Northwest Christian’s non-league basketball games against Evergreen Lutheran. Both teams picked up wins with the boys beating the Eagles 73-66 and the girls scoring an easy 48-16 victory.
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Tonight (2/2): EvCo on the line, Saints at home
Big big big game tonight in Lacey when River Ridge hosts North Thurston. The Rams are in first place at 8-2 in the 2A Evergreen Conference but the Hawks are nipping at their heels just one game behind at 7-3. North Thurston won the first game 68-51 on January 13th behind 18 points each by seniors Landon Rushton and Ben Broeker. River Ridge’s Brad Wallace scored 20 in the first meeting. All three have had big games recently. Wallace scored 37 points against Tumwater on Tuesday, Broeker scored 36 against Black Hills on Tuesday and Rushton had 38 against Tumwater on Friday. Tip-off is set for 7:30.
In men’s basketball action, Saint Martin’s (8-12 overall, 4-7 GNAC) returns home to take on Simon Fraser (6-12 overall, 1-9 GNAC). The Saints scorched the Clan 90-68 in their first meeting in Burnaby, British Columbia on January 7th. Jeremy Green had 26 points and Brok Pendelton had 21. Simon Fraser features Cal Poly transfer Justin Brown – the GNAC’s fifth leading scorer at 15.7 points per game – at guard. The Saints’ Green is third at 17.4 ppg. Tip-off at Marcus Pavilion is at 7:00 PM.
It’s also senior night for the Northwest Christian girls when they take on Raymond at 7:15 PM. Raymond beat the Navigators 42-40 in their first meeting.
January 31st recap: setting it up
Boy’s basketball
North Thurston 61, Black Hills 59 – OT (or 67-63, depending on your source)
Raymond 68, Northwest Christian 59
River Ridge 80, Tumwater 68
Black Hills put a scare into North Thurston but Ben Broeker’s 36 points, including the first four points in overtime (according to @MegWochnick), kept the Rams from dropping a shocker to the Wolves. Meanwhile, River Ridge kept pace with the Rams with their victory over Tumwater. Brad Wallace had 37 points in the win and helped set up a game on Thursday between the second place Hawks at 7-3 and North Thurston with the league title on the line.
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 59, Tumwater 46
Northwest Christian 49, South Bend 48
North Thurston 75, Black Hills 62
Ciara Williams had 24 points for North Thurston in their win over Black Hills and Kyahri Adams had 20 in River Ridge’s defeat of Tumwater setting up a game on Friday night between two 8-2 teams in the 2A EvCo with second place potentially on the line.
January 28th recap: Oly colleges go 1-5, Navigators, Shock win
Men’s basketball
SPSCC 75, Centralia 66
Eastern Oregon 109, Evergreen 63 – More from Geoducks athletics
MSU-Billings 82, Saint Martin’s 74 – More from MSUBsports.com
SPSCC ground out the only win for Olympia area colleges on Saturday night knocking off Centralia College 75-66 despite 32 points from Centralia’s Van Lockett. The Clippers improve to 3-5 in the NWAACC West division and Centralia drops to 2-7.
Women’s basketball
Centralia 61, SPSCC 41
Eastern Oregon 54, Evergreen 53 – More from Geoducks athletics
MSU-Billings 58, Saint Martin’s 52 – More from SMUSaints.com
The Evergreen State College women, just 4-18 on the season, continue to give ranked opponents fits. On Saturday in La Grande, the Geoducks fell just a buzzer beater short of beating the #8 ranked Eastern Oregon Mountaineers falling 54-53. The Geoducks led by as many as ten in the second half and were up by one with just 2.4 seconds left but were whistled for a fould and EOU’s Dominique Johnson sank both her free throws to win the game. Black Hill’s Danielle Swain led the way for Evergreen with 18 points and nine rebounds.
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian 66, Ocosta 48
Zach Carras scored 21 points for the Northwest Christian Navigators…all in the second quarter. That’s a solid eight minutes of work.
Indoor Soccer
South Sound FC Shock 13, WSA Rapids 8 – Unofficial score, as recalled by @Emmettoconnell
UPDATE FROM SSFC: South Sound FC 12, WSA 9
Big win for the South Sound FC in their third home game at Tumwater Indoor Sports. WSA Rapids was undefeated coming into the game and had beaten the shock 11-3 at the Bellingham Sportsplex in December. The win moves the Shock’s record to .500 at 3-3.
January 27th recap: One North Thurston team seizes first place while the other falls
Boy’s basketball
Capital 75, Timberline 59
Olympia 56, Central Kitsap 34
River Ridge 67, Black Hills 58
North Thurston 86, Tumwater 69
Landon Rushton scored 38 points for North Thurston in their 86-69 victory over Tumwater. The win moves the Rams into sole possession of first place in the EvCo. The packed house in Lacey witnessed a wonderful performance by Rushton, a hard fought game by both teams and a symphony of whistles as over 45 fouls (I estimated closer to 50) were called on the two teams, and yet you could say that the referees showed tremendous restraint in a very rough and tumble kind of game.
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian 35, Ocosta 25
Central Kitsap 50, Olympia 42
Timberline 53, Capital 38
Tumwater 58, Centralia 34
W.F. West 59, North Thurston 42
However, down in Chehalis, the lady Rams couldn’t secure first place in the EvCo falling to W.F. West 59-42. W.F. West jumped out to a commanding 30-16 halftime lead and were never seriously threatened again.
Men’s basketball
College of Idaho 73, Evergreen 44 – Game recap from the Geoducks
Women’s basketball
College of Idaho 62, Evergreen 47 – More from Geoducks athletics
January 26th recap: Saints lose, Rams keep rolling
Men’s basketball
Seattle Pacific 66, Saints Martin’s 54
The Saints closed an 11 point halftime margin to just five halfway through the second half but the Falcons then went on an 11-2 run and never looked back. The Saints were led by Jeremy Green’s 14 points and 10 rebounds and Roger O’Neill’s 10 points. The loss drops the Saints to 4-6 in GNAC play. They travel to MSU-Billings on Saturday. For more info, read the game recap from SPUFalcons.com
Women’s basketball
Seattle Pacific 78, Saint Martin’s 62
Same story for the Lady Saints. After cutting the Seattle Pacific lead to just six points in the second half, the Falcons went on a 9-0 run and the Saints were never in the game again. Chelsea Haskey led the Saints with 12 points. The Saints are now 2-8 in the GNAC and host MSU-Billings on Saturday at 2:00 PM. For more read the recap from SMUSaints.com
Girl’s basketball
North Thurston 51, Tumwater 32
Northwest Christian 46, Naselle 38
Black Hills at River Ridge (no score found yet)
North Thurston keeps on rolling thanks to 14 points from Elyssa Quichocho and 13 points from Ciara Williams. Tumwater kept the game close trailing by only six at halftime but the Rams scored 24 points in the third quarter to blow the game wide open. North Thurston travels to Chehalis tomorrow night to take on W.F. West with first place in the Evergreen Conference on the line.
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