Category Archives: River Ridge HS
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.
Tonight (1/31): River Ridge and Tumwater for 2nd place
Biggest game on the docket tonight is in the 2A EvCo when the River Ridge boys host Tumwater with second place and keeping pace with North Thurston on the line. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:45 PM.
Here is the full schedule…
Boy’s basketball
Black Hills at North Thurston – 7:30 5:45
Tumwater at River Ridge – 7:45
King’s Way Christian at Pope John Paul II – at St. Michael’s – 7:00 PM
Girl’s basketball
Tumwater at River Ridge – 6:00 PM
Black Hills at North Thurston – 7:30 PM
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
Tonight (1/27): Rams. T-Birds. Let’s do this.
First place in the 2A EvCo is on the line tonight in Lacey when the North Thurston boys play host to Tumwater at 7:30 PM. Both teams come into the game at 5-2 in conference. The Rams are coming off a surprising loss to head coach Tim Brown’s dad Ron Brown and his Centralia Tigers while Tumwater has won three straight. Olysports.com will be on hand and will bring you updates and pictures on our Twitter account @OlySportsBlog.
In other action around town, River Ridge goes to Black Hills and will move into sole possession of second place if they can knock off the Wolves. Meanwhile, back in Lacey, Timberline hosts Capital.
And since I have a hungry one year-old yelling at me and crawling up my leg (I’m a professional!), here is the preview-free version of the girl’s basketball schedule…
Central Kitsap at Olympia
Capital at Timberline
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.
Tonight (1/26): Saints women host Seattle Pacific
The Saints Martin’s Saints women (7-12 overall, 2-7 GNAC) host second place Seattle Pacific (12-5 overall, 6-3 GNAC) tonight at Marcus Pavilion. Seattle Pacific sophomore forward Katie Benson is fifth in the GNAC in scoring with 16.1 points per game and senior guard Nyesha Sims is third in rebounding pulling down 9.1 rebounds per game despite standing only 5’8″. The Falcons handled the Saints in Seattle 70-39 just before the new year. Now that I’ve really sold you on the game, let me add that tip-off is set for 7:00 PM.
In girl’s basketball action, it’s a Tumwater/Lacey showdown as River Ridge (10-6, overall, 6-2 Evergreen) hosts Black Hills (10-4 overall, 3-3 Evergreen) and North Thurston (12-2 overall, 6-1 Evergreen) hosts Tumwater (8-7 overall, 3-4 Evergreen) in makeup games from last week’s snowstorm. The Rams beat Tumwater by just five on January 6th and have to be wary of a letdown against the T-Birds the day before they take on first place W.F. West on Friday night. River Ridge beat Black Hills 72-62 in their first meeting earlier this season.
January 24th recap: Shakeup!
Boy’s basketball
River Ridge 72, W.F. West 55
Tumwater 71, Aberdeen 62
Centralia 67, North Thurston 65
A big shakeup in the Evergreen Conference standings after tonight. With Tumwater’s win and North Thurston’s loss, the Rams and T-Birds are tied for first at 5-2. The two teams meet on Friday night in Lacey with first place in the conference on the line. River Ridge’s win moves them into third at 5-3 and W.F. West’s loss drops them from second to fourth.
Girl’s basketball
North Thurston 57, Centralia 35
Tumwater 71, Aberdeen 70
W.F West 49, River Ridge 42
North Thurston won their 8th straight game after jumping out to a 39-13 halftime lead. W.F. West’s only loss of the season was to River Ridge in Lacey, the Hawks were unable to give them their second loss at their hands on Tuesday night.
Tonight: we now return you to your regularly scheduled seasons
High school sports finally get back on track tonight after all the snow.
Only one boy’s game in town tonight as River Ridge hosts W.F. West at 7:30. The Hawks fell to 4-3 in the Evergreen Conference last night after an overtime loss in Centralia and have now dropped three straight. They had been tied with the Bearcats and Tumwater for second place before the loss.
Two girl’s games in town tonight. The ninth ranked North Thurston Rams host Centralia and Tumwater takes on Aberdeen. North Thurston comes in at 11-2 while Centralia is just 1-14 and in their previous meeting on January 3rd, the Rams won easily, 72-34.
Last night: bad night for Olympia teams
Men’s basketball
Corban College 82, Evergreen 65 – read more in Evergreen’s game recap.
Tacoma CC 92, SPSCC 80 – More from The Olympian.
Women’s basketball
Corban College 61, Evergreen 50 – More from Evergreen.
Tacoma CC 66, SPSCC 56 – More from The Olympian.
Boy’s basketball
Wilson 61, Timberline 49
Lincoln 60, Capital 33
Centralia 56, River Ridge 49 in overtime
Girl’s basketball
Wilson 70, Timberline 44
River Ridge 38, Centralia 21
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