Category Archives: River Ridge HS
Saturday scoreboard: Saints post OT win; Bears win thriller; Hawks, Cougs score big non-conference wins
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 60, UPS 56 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Northwest Indian College 54, SPSCC 36
Brooke Paulson hit a free throw to tie the game at 49 with 3.5 seconds left in regulation and a pair of three pointers from Jori Skorpik and Angela Gelhar in overtime helped Saint Martin’s secure a 60-56 win over UPS at Marcus Pavilion.
Chelsea Haskey led the way for the Saints with 18 points and 15 rebounds and Mackenzie Taylor added 14 points and 14 boards. Brooke Paulson went just 2-for-16 from the field but her seven free throws helped the Saints down the stretch and gave her 11 points on the game. Skorpik hit two big three pointers, the first at the end of the first half to give the Saints a 29-28 lead going into the locker room and another in overtime and finished with eight points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Kelsey McKinnis led the Loggers with 17 points, just under her season average of 18.3, as the Saints stout defense limited her touches throughout the game. But following a timeout, McKinnis received the inbounds pass and took it straight to the basket to put the Loggers up 49-48 with 6.8 seconds to play.
The Saints move to 7-5 overall this season and are now 5-0 at home.
Girl’s basketball
Olympia 42, Capital 41
Sarah Snodgrass scored 21 points in a back and forth affair that saw seven lead changes in the fourth quarter ending with a 42-41 Olympia non-league victory over Capital. After a Jenna Randich free throw tied the score at 37, the Cougars took a 39-37 lead. Faith Cebula then hit a three pointer to put the Bears up 40-39. But the Cougars answered back again and took a 41-40 lead before Sarah Snodgrass hit a bucket to put the Bears up for good.
Men’s basketball
Blue Mountain 89, SPSCC 76 – Box score
Blue Mountain hit nine three pointers in the first half to open up a 13 point lead at the break over South Puget Sound. The two teams played even basketball in the second half and the Clippers fell 89-76 in the third place game of the Big Bend Holiday Classic in Moses Lake. Scotty Ewing and Jamey Smith scored 20 and 19 points respectively for SPSCC in the loss.
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 72, Mount Tahoma 68
Capital 38, Kamiakin 35
Black Hills vs. Port Angeles – No report
Brad Wallace scored 31 points as River Ridge had to come from behind and knock off Mount Tahoma at Spanaway Lake High School. The Hawks took a 34-32 lead at the half but the T-Birds posted a 20-16 third quarter to take a two point lead heading into the fourth. But for the second time in the game, River Ridge scored 22 points in a quarter and took home the 72-68 win.
Capital knocked off the News-Tribune’s #9 ranked Kamiakin 38-35 at the SunDome Shootout in Yakima. The Cougars improved to 2-0 at the Shootout over the weekend.
Friday scoreboard: Geoducks drop pair to ranked teams; Hawks take Wolves in conference bouts
Men’s basketball
Eastern Oregon 77, Evergreen 60 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
Eastern Oregon 66, Evergreen 45 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 83, Black Hills 59
Timberline 66, Graham Kapowsin 41
Tumwater 70, Shelton 50
Willapa Valley 57, Northwest Christian 38
Top scorers (no Tumwater stats reported): Brad Wallace (River Ridge)............33 Jacob Burgess (Black Hills)...........21 Elijah Sanders (Timberline)...........17 Austin Koukal (Northwest Christian)...16
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 78, Black Hills 60
Olympia 52, Kennedy 27
RA Long 45, Tumwater 41
Top scorers: Jazzlynn Brewster (River Ridge)...24 MaKenna Schultz (River Ridge).....23 Jenna Randich (Olympia)...........17 Sarah Snodgrass (Olympia).........13 Ashley Chrisoffer (Tumwater)......11
Tonight (12/21): Hawks host Wolves; Blazers, Bears, T-Birds non-leaguers
Boy’s basketball
Timberline vs. Graham Kapowsin – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. Shelton – Tumwater HS – 7:30 PM
Black Hills @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 8:00 PM
Girl’s basketball
Black Hills @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 6:00 PM
Olympia vs. Kennedy – Olympia HS – 7:00 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
Tonight (12/18): Capital, Black Hills, Tumwater games postponed; Hawks host Centralia; Geoducks’ doubleheader
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge vs. Centralia – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Postponed: Capital @ Black Hills, Tumwater @ Aberdeen
Girl’s basketball
Postponed: Capital @ Black Hills, Tumwater vs. Aberdeen
Women’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 5:30 PM
Men’s basketball
Evergreen vs. Northwest Christian – CRC Gymnasium – 7:30 PM
Today (12/15): SMU Classic continues; Navs, Wolves, Hawks girls in action
Women’s basketball
SMU Classic
Northwest Nazarene vs. Simpson – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Dominican – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Girl’s basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Tenino – Northwest Christian HS – 4:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Puyallup – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge vs. Lakes – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
Friday scoreboard: So much basketball
Boy’s basketball
Black Hills 64, Centralia 53
Capital 93, River Ridge 82
Olympia 63, Yelm 28
Foss 80, Timberline 66
Lincoln 90, North Thurston 56
WF West 73, Tumwater 61
Top scorers:
Brad Wallace 44 (River Ridge)
Donaven Dorsey 30 (Timberline)
Jared Eidenmuller 24 (Capital)
Calvin Truong 20 (Capital)
Keenan Williams 19 (Capital)
Josh Newell 19 (Black Hills)
David Cooper 18 (Tumwater)
Tru Hicks 17 (North Thurston)
Ande Grantham 16 (North Thurston)
Jacob Burgess 16 (Black Hills)
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge 60, Capital 38
Timberline 57, Foss 13
Yelm 49, Olympia 44
Lincoln 53, North Thurston 46
Jazzlynn Brewster 16 (River Ridge)
Jenna Randich 16 (Olympia)
Sarah McKee 12 (Timberline)
Kajana Fernandus 12 (North Thurston)
MaKenna Schultz 12 (River Ridge)
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 56, Simpson 47 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Central Washington 79, Evergreen 57 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Men’s basketball
Yakima Valley 83, SPSCC 73 – Box score
American Basketball Association
Salem Sabres 108, Olympia Rise 98
Tonight (12/14): SMU Classic; Bears, Cougs host girls/boys doubleheaders; Donaven vs. Dezmyn
Women’s basketball
SMU Classic
Northwest Nazarene vs. Dominican – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
Saint Martin’s vs. Simpson – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
Saint Martin’s hosts the SMU Classic on Friday and Saturday night. The first game on Friday pits Northwest Nazarene against Dominican of Califorrnia. Tip-off is set for 5:15 PM.
Following that game, the Saints will take on former Evergreen player and assistant coach Derrick Pringle Jr.’s Simpson Red Hawks. Simpson, an NAIA school from Redding, California is 3-8 on the season while the Saints are 4-5 and are playing just their third home game of the season. Tip-off is at approximately 7:30 and you can watch and listen to me call the game here
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 5:45 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 6:00 PM
Boy’s basketball
Timberline vs. Foss – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:45 PM
Olympia vs. Yelm – Olympia HS – 8:00 PM
Timberline’s Donaven Dorsey missed most of Wednesday’s game against Lincoln’s big talents with foul trouble but tonight the junior will get his shot against another Tacoma standout, Dezmyn Trent and Foss. Trent was the 3A co-player of the year last season and is averaging 28.8 points per game in for games this season including 40 against Clover Park and 35 against In a 63-60 win over Mount Tahoma on Wednesday night.
Monday scoreboard: Eidenmuller’s 29 leads Cougs over T-Birds in league opener
Men’s basketball
Central Washington 100, Evergreen 59 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian 52, South Bend 32
Black Hills 49, Aberdeen 47
Capital 78, Tumwater 58
WF West 61, River Ridge 60
Top scorers:
Jared Eidenmuller 29 (Capital)
Brad Wallace 20 (River Ridge)
Austin Koukal 18 (Northwest Christian)
Jason Kananin 17 (River Ridge)
Matt Cox 16 (Capital)
Girl’s basketball
Tumwater 44, Capital 36
South Bend 51, Northwest Christian 41
WF West 57, River Ridge 24
Aberdeen 58, Black Hills 45
Top scorers:
Lacye Groening 18 (Tumwater)
Mackenzie Bergquist 11 (Tumwater)
Hope Mortensen 11 (Black Hills)
Sophie Rice 10 (Capital)
Tonight (12/11): EvCo play gets underway; Navs host South Bend
Boy’s basketball
Northwest Christian vs. South Bend – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Tumwater @ Capital – Capital HS – 7:30 PM
Black Hills vs. Aberdeen – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
The 2A Evergreen Conference kicks off the regular season tonight with a pair of games locally.
Tumwater sits at 0-2 on the season after falling to White River in their opener and Enumclaw on Friday night. They will have a full roster of players after the football team’s state final run when they travel to Capital to take on the 3-2 Cougars. Capital dropped their opener to Auburn-Riverside and lost to a good Olympia team but has since knocked off White River and trounced Peninsula. Keenan Williams leads the Cougs scoring 16.5 points per game in four reported games.
Black Hills hosts Aberdeen in their conference opener. The Wolves are 2-3 overall this season picking up wins over Klahowya and Chief Leschi. Jacob Burgess scored a career high 30 points against Chief Leschi. But the Wolves have struggled mightily in their losses. They have fallen to a struggling Shelton squad, 41-35, and were beaten soundly by Skyline (77-27) and Battle Ground (70-40). Aberdeen comes into the game at 1-4.
Girl’s basketball
River Ridge vs. WF West – River Ridge HS – 7:30 PM
The best player in the region comes to town tonight, luckily for River Ridge, she’ll do her damage in the JV game. Nike McClure, a junior who is already committed to Washington State, transferred from Tenino to WF West in the offseason but didn’t actually move so she was ruled ineligible to play varsity basketball this year. Unfortunately, that means we are deprived of seeing McClure face this talented Hawks team that is 3-0 overall this season.
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