Category Archives: Pope John Paul II HS
Thursday scoreboard: Saints shut down Clan; Wolves maul Tigers
Men’s basketball
Post game interview from SMU Saints YouTube channel
Saint Martin’s 78, Simon Fraser 65 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Saint Martin’s made seven three pointers in the first half and opened up a 12 point lead, 37-25, going into the break and used stingy defense to hold the GNAC’s third leading scoring team well below their average en route to a 78-65 win over Simon Fraser.
Eric Taylor missed just one shot all night going 6-of-7 from the field including two threes and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line to finish with 18 points. Rei Jensen equalled Taylor with 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Not to be outdone, Roger O’Neill added 17 points and the Saints moved to 2-4 in the GNAC.
Saints center Matt Dodson blocked three shots and Will Bond added two more each on Clan three point attempts. Bond finished with seven points in just ten minutes of action.
Anto Olah and Matt Raivio each scored 14 points for the Clan who shot just 33.3% from the field and lost their eighth straight game. Simon Fraser is now 0-6 and remain in the conference basement.
Girls basketball
Black Hills 76, Centralia 56
WF West 56, Tumwater 14
Top scorers: Hope Mortensen (Black Hills)...20 Sarah McGee (Black Hills)......18 Lacye Groening (Tumwater).......7
Boys basketball
Ocosta 46, Northwest Christian 40
Three Rivers Christian 73, Pope John Paul II 30
Top scorers: Xin Gao (PJP2)........................14 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian)...12
Tonight (1/17): Saints host Clan; Navs, Eagles at home
The Saint Martin’s men’s basketball team returns to action tonight when they welcome Simon Fraser to Marcus Pavilion, the first of two games this week that includes a match-up with defending national champion and undefeated Western Washington on Saturday night.
The Saints are coming off of a tough trip to Alaska that saw them drop a pair of games to Alaska-Fairbanks, an 81-58 blowout on Thursday, and Alaska-Anchorage, 74-71 on Saturday night. They now sit tied for eighth place in the GNAC at 1-4 and are 5-8 overall.
Meanwhile, Simon Fraser comes into the game having lost seven straight games and are 0-5 in the GNAC and 5-8 overall. The Clan has only beaten an NCAA team once this season topping Notre Dame de Namur in November. Their other wins have come against Northwest Indian College (twice) and a pair of Canadian colleges. But the Clan can score, averaging 81 points per game behind just Central Washington and Western Washington in the GNAC.
Tip-off tonight is scheduled for 7:00 PM. The first 50 fans through the doors will receive a Saint Martin’s Saints souvenir water bottle.
A pair of small high school basketball games are also on tap tonight…
Northwest Christian vs. Ocosta – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Three Rivers Christian – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks hand Cats first league loss; Cougs, Wolves, Navs pick up conference wins
Boys basketball
River Ridge 73, WF West 50
Capital 57, Tumwater 51
Aberdeen 57, Black Hills 49
Winlock 62, Northwest Christian 47
Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – No report
With Brock Wade out with the flu, first place WF West struggled to score against River Ridge and behind 18 first half points from Brad Wallace, the Hawks took a 30-18 at the break.
After an even third quarter, River Ridge quickly built their lead to 16 points, 46-30, in the early stages of the fourth. The Bearcats then went on a 15-5 run cutting the River Ridge lead to six at the 4:51 mark before Hawks head coach John Barbee stopped the bleeding with a timeout. Within a minute and a half, River Ridge built their lead back to 13 points and never looked back closing the game with a 22-5 run that gave them a 73-50 win and moved their 2A EvCo league record to 4-3.
Brad Wallace finished with 29 points for the Hawks. The loss was the first conference defeat of the season for WF West. They still sit in first place at 6-1.
Top scorers (No Black Hills or other River Ridge stats): Brad Wallace (River Ridge)..............29 Elijah Shoffner (Northwest Christian)...18 Jayden Croft (Tumwater).................18 Keenan Williams (Capital)...............17
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 38, Ocosta 19
Black Hills 83, Aberdeen 53
Capital 30, Tumwater 20
WF West 51, River Ridge 36
Top scorers (No River Ridge stats available): Sarah McGee (Black Hills)................20 Mackenzie Reeves (Northwest Christian)...15 Hope Mortensen (Black Hills).............14 Hailey Bredeson (Northwest Christian)....11 Sophie Rice (Capital)....................11
Tonight (1/15): Hawks host Bearcats, T-Birds face Cougars
Boys basketball takes center stage in town tonight with a pair of intriguing 2A EvCo games
Preseason favorite River Ridge currently sits at 3-3 in league play, three games behind undefeated WF West. The Bearcats come to Lacey tonight where the Hawks will try to avenge one of their two losses. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
On December 11th, without head coach John Barbee on the bench following an ejection during the JV game, Brad Wallace hit a three pointer with 14 seconds remaining to give River Ridge the lead. But Brock Wade answered right back hitting a bucket with three seconds left to give WF West a 61-60 win. Wallace finished with 20 points. Since that game, Wallace has scored 30 points in five of seven games.
Across town, second place Capital travels to Tumwater to take on the T-Birds. The Cougars are 4-2 in EvCo play including a 78-58 contentious win over the T-Birds on December 11th. Jared Eidenmuller scored 29 points for Capital in the win. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM.
In other boys basketball action…
Northwest Christian vs. Winlock – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – St. Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
And one girls basketball game on the local schedule tonight when Capital hosts Tumwater. The T-Birds sit one game ahead of the Cougars at the bottom of the EvCo standings with their one league win coming against Capital on December 11th. Lacye Groening scored 18 points in the victory.
Thursday scoreboard: Saints top Wildcats; Navs rock Hyaks; Cougs come back
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 62, Central Washington 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Chelsea Haskey recorded a double-double scoring 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds and Jordyn Richardson went 4-of-5 from the field with three three pointers in Saint Martin’s 62-56 win over Central Washington in Ellensburg. The Saints are now 2-3 in GNAC play and 9-6 overall matching their win total from last season.
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian 56, North Beach 43
Northwest Christian jumped out to a 28-13 lead at the half and extended the lead to 21 points after the third quarter and held on to win 56-43 in Lacey. Haley Bredesen scored 14 points and Mackenzie Reeves added 13.
Men’s basketball
Alaska-Fairbanks 81, Saint Martin’s 58 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Boys basketball
Capital 61, Aberdeen 55
Pope John Paul II 40, Firm Foundation 35
Capital outscored Aberdeen 24-10 in the fourth quarter to erase an eight point deficit after three periods and picked up the 61-55 2A EvCo win in Olympia. Keenan Williams scored 20 points and Justin Rudd put up 16 for the Cougars.
Xin Gao scored 13 points for Pope John Paul II in their 40-35 win over Firm Foundation Christian School in Battle Ground. The Eagles are now 4-2 this season.
Tuesday scoreboard: Hawks top T-Birds twice
Boys basketball
River Ridge 75, Tumwater 63
Columbia Adventist 73, Pope John Paul II 29 – Photos above
North Beach 56, Northwest Christian 46
WF West 58, Capital 48
Top scorers: Brad Wallace (River Ridge)...28 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian)...19 David Cooper (Tumwater)...14 Justin Rudd (Capital)...14 Jayden Croft (Tumwater)...13 Keenan Williams (Capital)...13
Girls basketball
River Ridge 57, Tumwater 47
WF West 48, Capital 24
Top scorers: Lacye Groening (Tumwater)...18 Jazzlynn Brewster (River Ridge)...17 Rebecca Stevenson (River Ridge)...16
Tonight (1/8): High school hoops
The high school basketball season continues with a handful of conference games…
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian vs. North Beach – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Columbia Adventist – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge @ Tumwater – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Capital vs. WF West – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Tuesday scoreboard: Geoduck men break CCC losing streak; PJPII wins on the road; Brewster scores 30 in Hawks win
Men’s basketball
Evergreen 74, Northwest Christian 64 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Lynn 63, Saint Martin’s 48 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
KJ Hong scored 18 points and Frankie Johnson scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half to lead Evergreen to a 74-64 win over Northwest Christian. The win is the Geoducks’ first conference win since February 5th, 2011 snapping a 24 game CCC losing streak. Cody Peters and Marc Taylor each scored eight points in the win.
Despite the warm weather of Florida, Saint Martin’s was as cold as Lacey on Tuesday scoring just 19 points on seven field goals in the first half in a 63-48 loss to Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Roger O’Neill led the Saints with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. Eric Taylor came off the bench and scored 11 points while Evan Coulter added 10.
Women’s basketball
Northwest Christian 43, Evergreen 40 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
In a defensive battle, Evergreen came up just short of moving to 3-0 in CCC play, dropping a 43-40 decision to Northwest Christian to fall to 2-1 on the early conference season. The Geoducks were led by Jessica Denmon’s 10 points and Danielle Swain’s 12 rebounds. Tumwater’s Haley Vandenhazel led the way for the Beacons with 10 points off the bench.
Boy’s basketball
Pope John Paul II 51, Washington School for the Deaf 38
Centralia 87, River Ridge 80
Ocosta 41, Northwest Christian 39
Top scorers: Brad Wallace (River Ridge)..............31 Xin Gao (PJPII).........................18 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian).....13
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 74, Centralia 51
Top scorer: Jazzlynn Brewster (River Ridge).........30
Thursday scoreboard: Dorsey scores 25 as Blazers top Hawks
Boy’s basketball
Timberline 59, River Ridge 50
Columbia Adventist 84, Pope John Paul II 25
Top scorers:
Donaven Dorsey 25 (Timberline)
Brad Wallace 19 (River Ridge)
Xin Gao 13 (PJPII)
Elijah Saunders 12 (Timberline)
Kesean Coleman 12 (River Ridge)
Women’s basketball
MSU-Northern 52, Evergreen 50 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Tonight (12/4): Geoducks host Boxers, Navigators doubleheader, Hawks and Bears, PJPII in action
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Pacific – CRC Gymnasium – 6:00 PM
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Tacoma Baptist – Northwest Christian HS – 5:45 PM
Boy’s basketball
Olympia @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 7:00 PM
Pope John Paul II vs. Washington School for the Deaf – Saint Michael’s Gym – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Tacoma Baptist – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
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