Schedule for Friday, December 28th
Boys basketball
Tumwater vs. Yelm – North Thurston HS – 5:15 PM
River Ridge @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Girls basketball
River Ridge vs. Peninsula – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Category Archives: High school
Saturday Scoreboard: Geoducks, Clippers, Saints Women Go 3-0; Blazers Top T-Birds
Women’s basketball
| Evergreen 69, Northwest 61 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (2-3 CCC, 6-6 overall) | 30 | 39 | 69 |
| Northwest (2-3 CCC, 9-7 overall) | 33 | 28 | 61 |
| TESC leader: Clark, Jones – 17 points |
Down by three at the half, Evergreen used a 16-3 run capped off by a Sammi Clark three at the 14:30 mark to build an 11 point lead. Northwest University stormed back and held a two point lead before a pair of Clark free throws tied the game and another pair of Justina Laney free throws gave the Geoducks the lead back for good and they held on to a 69-61 Cascade Conference win over Northwest University in Kirkland.
Clark finished with 17 points, mostly from the line where she was 9-of-10, and Sadee Jones poured in 17 points of her own. Brittany Gray and Jessica Denmon each approached a double-double with 12 points, nine rebounds and 10 points, eight boards respectively.
The Geoducks moved to 2-3 in the CCC and back to .500 overall at 6-6. They will play host to Southern Oregon on Friday at 5:30 PM.
| SPSCC 77, Green River 61 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River (0-2 NWAACC West, 2-9 overall) | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| SPSCC (1-1 NWAACC West, 2-9 overall) | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| SPSCC leader: Maria Jesse – 23 points |
Maria Jesse and LaKeisha Anger each recorded double-doubles in South Puget Sound’s 77-61 win over Green River at the SPSCC gym on Saturday afternoon. Jesse led the way with 23 points and 16 boards while Anger added 20 points and grabbed ten rebounds as the Clippers picked up their first NWAACC West win of the season and just their second win overall.
Ashley Stancil and Wakeena De La Cruz chipped in 11 and 10 point respectively and Sofia Guerra collected 12 rebounds and handed out six assists in the win.
| Saint Martin’s 77, Western Oregon 46 – More |
Men’s basketball
| #17 Northwest 87, Evergreen 73 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (0-5 CCC, 1-11 overall) | 32 | 41 | 73 |
| Northwest (3-2 CCC, 12-4 overall) | 44 | 43 | 87 |
| TESC leader: Kyle Calhoun – 23 points |
| Green River 66, SPSCC 57 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River (1-1 NWAACC West, 4-7 overall) | 30 | 36 | 66 |
| SPSCC (1-1 NWAACC West, 1-9 overall) | 26 | 31 | 57 |
| SPSCC leader: Slanblaytee Kaye – 21 points |
| Saint Martin’s 73, Seattle Pacific 69 – More |
Girls basketball
| Timblerline 62, Tumwater 55 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (2-7 overall) | 16 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 55 |
| Timberline (4-4 overall) | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 62 |
| TUM: Sierra Snyder – 16 points TIM leader: Callan Russell – 19 points |
Friday Scoreboard: Sauls’ Buzzer Beater Shocks Hawks
Boys basketball
| Stadium 57, Olympia 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium (4-0 4A Narrows) | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 57 |
| Olympia (0-3 4A Narrows) | 9 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 52 |
| OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 15 points |
Olympia fell to 0-3 in the 4A Narrows League but kept things tight with league leader Stadium in their 57-52 loss. One bad quarter doomed the Bears turning a one point halftime deficit to a 37-29 hole after three. Khalil Matheney led Oly with 15 points and Max Fortier added 10 in the loss. Bobby Moorehead scored 23 points for the Tigers.
| Wilson 76, North Thurston 36 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (0-3 3A Narrows) | 2 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 36 |
| Wilson (3-0 3A Narrows) | 27 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 76 |
| NT leader: Wes Reynolds – 8 points |
Wilson took it to North Thurston from the get go opening up a 25 point lead after the first quarter and a 44-9 lead at the half en route to a 76-36 win. Jamal Welch and David Jenkins outscored North Thurston themselves with 23 and 18 points respectively for Wilson.
| Centralia 72, Capital 64 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia (2-0 2A EvCo) | 13 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 72 |
| Capital (0-3 2A EvCo) | 16 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 64 |
| CAP leader: Jacob Pratt – 16 points |
Much like crosstown Oly, Capital had one bad quarter, the third, and fell to 1-8 overall this season and 0-3 in the 2A EvCo. Four Capital players scored in double figures led by Spencer Pratt’s 16 points and Ty Gentry’s 11.
| River Ridge 61, Black Hills 51 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (2-1 2A EvCo) | 19 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 |
| Black Hills (1-2 2A EvCo) | 8 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 51 |
| RR leader: Jason Kananin – 14 points BH leader: TJ Mickelson – 22 points |
River Ridge opened up an 11 point lead after the first quarter and never looked back and knocked off Black Hills 61-51 to move a game ahead of the Wolves in the 2A EvCo. Jason Kananin scored 14 points and Thayer Murphy chipped in 12 for the Hawks. TJ Mickelson went for a game high 22 points for Black Hills.
| Tumwater 59, Bonney Lake 45 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (4-6 overall) | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 59 |
| Bonney Lake (0-10 overall) | 4 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 45 |
| TUM leaders: Warner, Cooper – 15 points |
| Timberline 62, Shelton 36 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (5-5 overall) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 62 |
| Shelton (0-8 overall) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 36 |
| TIM leader: Jarryn Bush – 16 points |
Girls basketball
| Olympia 59, Stadium 15 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (3-0 4A Narrows) | 18 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 59 |
| Stadium (0-4 4A Narrows) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| OLY leader: Sarah Snodgrass – 10 points |
11 different Bears scored led by Sarah Snodgrass’ 10 points in Olympia’s 59-15 thumping of Stadium. The Bears stayed undefeated in the 4A Narrows League. Vanessa Higgins scored 11 of Stadium’s 15 points.
| Black Hills 62, River Ridge 61 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge (1-2 2A EvCo) | 11 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 61 |
| Black Hills (3-0 2A EvCo) | 8 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 62 |
| RR leader: Makenna Schultz – 17 points BH leader: Taylor Sauls – 17 points |
Taylor Sauls hit a buzzer beating three pointer and Black Hills stayed unbeaten in the 2A EvCo with a thrilling 62-61 comeback win over River Ridge. The game winner was the second three pointer in the last ten seconds for Sauls, who finished with 17 points to lead the Wolves while Nicole Nurmi and Sarah McGee scored 13 and 10 points in the win.
Mackenna Schultz led River Ridge with 17 points and Jazzlynn Brewster added 12 as the Hawks fell to 1-2 in the 2A EvCo. Black Hills improved to 3-0, but they have yet to face superpower WF West while River Ridge has already lost to them once.
| Timberline 59, Shelton 29 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton (2-5 overall) | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| Timberline (3-4 overall) | 12 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 59 |
| TIM leader: Linea Myhand |
| Wilson 67, North Thurston 49 |
| WIL: 3-0 3A Narrows NT: 1-2 3A Narrows |
| Centralia 68, Capital 51 |
| CENT: 1-1 2A EvCo CAP: 1-2 2A EvCo |
| Winlock 39, Northwest Christian 33 |
| WIN: 3-5 overall NWC: 2-6 overall |
Today (1/3): #5 Hawks Battle #6 Wolves in Big EvCo Girls Matchup
Boys basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Stadium – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM – Radio: ESN
Capital vs. Centralia – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
League basketball gets back underway just a little bit before actual classes get underway. Can Olympia right the league ship and challenge 4A Narrows League leader Stadium at Chick Rockey Gym tonight? Black Hills and River Ridge have identical records, who will separate themselves in the wide open 2A EvCo? Can Capital bounce back after dropping two games in Yakima to 1A teams?
Girls basketball
River Ridge @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 6:00 PM – Radio: ESN
North Thurston vs. Wilson – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
The highlight of the night comes at 6:00 when Black Hills hosts River Ridge in a key battle between two of the top teams in the 2A EvCo. Both teams sit at 7-1 overall this season but the Wolves have a game advantage in the conference standings after River Ridge fell to superpower WF West in December. River Ridge was ranked #5 and Black Hills was was ranked #6 in 2A in the last Seattle Times girls basketball rankings.
Early Saturday Score: Dorsey’s 26 Leads Blazers to Les Schwab Invite Win
Boys basketball
| Timberline 55, Beaverton 44 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton (2-4 overall) | 10 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 44 |
| Timberline (3-4 overall) | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 55 |
| TIM leader: Donaven Dorsey – 26 points |
Donaven Dorsey scored 26 points with eight rebounds in Timberline’s 55-44 win over Beaverton in the 9:00 AM game of the Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Oregon.
The Beavers held a 24-20 halftime lead but the Blazers turned it up in the second half with 35 points including a reverse slam off of a steal by Dorsey to open the fourth quarter.
Timberline will next face Central Catholic at 11:30 on Sunday morning at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. The Rams knocked off South Eugene in the 10:30 game, 62-51.
Today (12/28): NT Holiday Invite Continues; Hawks Host Seahawks
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 |
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| 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
Schedule for Friday, December 27th
Boys basketball
River Ridge vs. Yelm – North Thurston HS – 5:15 PM
Tumwater @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Girls basketball
River Ridge vs. South Kitsap – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
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
Schedule for Saturday, December 21st
Girls basketball
Tumwater @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 6:30 PM
Oly Sports 