Schedule for Saturday, December 21st
Girls basketball
Tumwater @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 6:30 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
Friday Preps Scores: Warner Hits Two Game Tying Buzzer Beaters, T-Birds Fall in 3OT
Boys basketball
| Olympia 69, North Thurston 52 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (1-6 overall) | 12 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 52 |
| Olympia (5-3 overall) | 12 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 69 |
| NT leader: Steven Stone – 23 points OLY leader: Khalil Matheney – 19 points |
| River Ridge 62, Capital 59 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital (1-1 2A EvCo) | 16 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 59 |
| River Ridge (1-1 2A EvCo) | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 62 |
| CAP leader: Jacob Pratt – 19 points RR leader: Williams – 16 points |
| WF West 81 Tumwater 78 (3OT) |
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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT1 | OT2 | OT3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumwater (1-1 2A EvCo) | 8 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 78 |
| WF West (2-0 2A EvCo) | 20 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 81 |
| TUM: J. Warner – 31 |
| Centralia 59 (1-0 2A EvCo), Black Hills 48 (1-1 2A EvCo) |
Girls basketball
| North Thurston 38, Olympia 30 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| North Thurston | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 38 |
| OLY leader: Cooper – 11 points NT leader: Hayley Niles – 11 points |
| River Ridge 60 (1-1 2A EvCo), Capital 34 (1-1 2A EvCo) |
Friday College Scores: Saints Unplug Hardrockers; Geoducks, Clippers Swept
Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 66, South Dakota Mines 61 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Mines (4-7 overall) | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| Saint Martin’s (4-6 overall) | 20 | 46 | 66 |
| SMU leader: Evan Coulter – 15 points |
Saint Martin’s shot 52 percent in the second half to turn around a 10 point halftime deficit and finish off 2013 with a 66-61 win over South Dakota School of Mines.
Evan Coulter led the Saints with 15 points including two straight baskets late in the second half that gave the them a 55-51 lead that they would never relinquish. Ryan Rogers chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds and Riley Carel added 11 points in the win.
| Corban 75, Evergreen 71 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (1-9 overall, 0-3 CCC) | 35 | 38 | 71 |
| Corban (4-6 overall, 1-1 CCC) | 38 | 37 | 75 |
| TESC leader: Dre Taylor – 21 points |
Down two with under 30 second left, Dre Taylor missed a layup at the :19 mark and Frankie Johnson turned the ball over with three second left and Toby Roth hit a pair of free throws to ice the game for Corban, 75-71.
Taylor, making his debut for the Geoducks, scored 21 points off the bench and Johnson, Marc Taylor and Kyle Calhoun all scored in double digits with 13, 11 and 10 point respectively.
| Portland CC 99, SPSCC 68 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (0-7 overall) | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| Portland (6-3 overall) | 49 | 50 | 99 |
| SPSCC leader: Austin Bonds – 22 points |
Austin Bonds scored 22 points for SPSCC but Portland CC turned the ball over just six times, took 40 more shots than SPSCC and made 14 three pointers to take a 99-66 win in the first round of the Portland Crossover Tournament.
Women’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 69, South Dakota Mines 42 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Mines (3-9 overall) | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| Saint Martin’s (8-3 overall) | 27 | 42 | 69 |
| SMU leader: Angela Gelhar – 18 points |
Angela Gelhar hit four three pointers and finished a three point play in the middle of a 10-0 run in the second half and finished with 18 points to lead Saint Martin’s to their eighth win of the season, a 69-42 victory over South Dakota School of Mines.
The Saints hit 10 three pointers total and scored just nine field goals from inside the three point line. They also hit 21 free throws, 13 more than the Hardrockers.
Megan Wiedeman came off the bench and scored 11 points in the win.
| Corban 66, Evergreen 63 – Recap | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen (4-6 overall, 0-3 CCC) | 29 | 34 | 63 |
| Corban (6-7 overall, 2-0 CCC) | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| TESC leaders: Denmon, Gray – 16 points |
Sammi Clark’s shot at the buzzer fell short and Evergreen fell to Corban, 66-63. Jessica Denmon and Brittany Gray led the Geoducks with 16 points each and Clark added 15. The Geoducks fell to 0-3 in the Cascade Conference.
| Skagit Valley 102, SPSCC 71 – Box score | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPSCC (0-5 overall) | 27 | 44 | 71 |
| Skagit Valley (5-2 overall) | 47 | 55 | 102 |
| SPSCC leaders: Stancil, Skaar – 16 points |
Skagit Valley shot a blistering 58% to knock off SPSCC 102-71 in the first round of the Yakima Valley Crossover Tournament. Dramikha Skaar and Ashley Stancil each scored 16 points and Maria Jesse tallied 13.
Today (12/20): Saint Martin’s, River Ridge Hosts Hoops Doubleheaders
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. South Dakota School of Mines – Marcus Pavilion – 5:15 PM
The 7-3 Saint Martin’s women’s basketball team returns home for their last home game of 2013 tonight when they face the South Dakota School of Mines in the first game of a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 5:15 PM. The Saints have won four straight games including a pair of wins over Hawaii-Hilo on The Big Island last weekend. The Hardrockers are 3-8 and fell to Seattle Pacific by 37 points last night.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. South Dakota School of Mines – Marcus Pavilion – 7:30 PM
The Saint Martin’s men are looking for their third straight win when they face the Hardrockers at 7:30. The men are 3-6 this season and are coming off an impressive 82-73 victory over Northwest Christian on Wednesday night. Tonight is their last game of 2013.
Girls basketball
Capital @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 6:00 PM
Olympia @ North Thurston – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
North Thurston @ Olympia – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Black Hills vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 7:30 PM
Capital @ River Ridge – River Ridge HS – 8:00 PM
Thursday Scoreboard: Black Hills Blows Out Centralia
Girls basketball
| Black Hills 63, Centralia 28 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills (2-0 2A EvCo) | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 63 |
| Centralia (0-1 2A EvCo) | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 28 |
| BH leader: Nicole Nurmi – 12 points |
Nicole Nurmi scored a team high 12 points and Shayla Smother chipped in 10 to lead Black Hills to an easy 63-28 win at Centralia. 12 players scored for the Wolves in the win, who are 2-0 in the 2A EvCo and 6-1 overall.
| WF West 75, Tumwater 29 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF West (2-0 2A EvCo) | 14 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 75 |
| Tumwater (0-2 2A EvCo) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| TUM leader: Brooke Hare – 10 points |
Nike McClure scored 15 points in WF West’s 73-29 win over Tumwater. The T-Birds were led by Brooke Hare’s ten points.
| Northwest Christian vs. Three River Christian – Report score |
Boys basketball
| Northwest Christian 64, Three River Christian 60 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Christian (4-1 overall) | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 60 |
| Northwest Christian (4-3 overall) | 13 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 64 |
| NWC leader: Austin Koukal – 17 points |
Northwest Christian came back from a 46-40 deficit at the end of the third quarter and scored 24 points to give Three Rivers Christian their first loss of the season. Austin Koukal scored 17 points and Kenton Boogerd chipped in 16 for the Navigators who improved to 4-3 overall with their non-league win.
Today (12/19): T-Birds Girls Host #3 Bearcats; Small School Hoops
Schedule for Thursday, December 19th
Girls basketball
Northwest Christian vs. Three Rivers Christian – NCHS – 5:30 PM
Tumwater vs. WF West – Tumwater HS – 7:00 PM
Boys basketball
Pope John Paul II vs. Firm Foundation – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Three Rivers Christian – NCHS – 7:15 PM
Wednesday Scoreboard: Saints Pull Away Late; Rams, Bears Girls Get Conference Wins
Men’s basketball
| Saint Martin’s 82, Northwest Christian 73 | |||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Christian (7-4 overall) | 41 | 32 | 73 |
| Saint Martin’s (3-6 overall) | 40 | 42 | 82 |
| SMU leader: Ryan Rogers – 19 points |
Ryan Rogers scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half including two three pointers and Matt Dodson’s three point play at the 4:05 mark led Saint Martin’s to an 82-73 non-conference win to NAIA Northwest Christian.
In a back-and-forth contest that featured 14 lead changes and 10 ties, the Saints pulled away late in the contest. Tied at 64, Rogers hit a three at the 6:01 mark to give the Saints the lead for good. Following an Austin Kuemper free throw, Dodson scored the next five points for the Saints including a strong take to the hoop on a fastbreak pass from Issacc Bianchini that fell and drew the foul. He would hit the and-one free throw to give the Saints a 72-66 lead.
After a Coleton Baker jumper that cut the Saint Martin’s lead to four points, Bianchini calmly buried a three pointer with 2:33 left and the Beacons would never threaten again.
Riley Carel scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and pulled down six boards and Lucas Shannon was perfect from the field going 6-of-6 for 12 points. Evan Coulter chipped in 11 points with four assists. The Saints shot 54.4% from on the night including 43.5% from distance.
University of Oregon transfer Kuemper led Northwest Christian with 21 points and seven rebounds while Montana transfer Spencer Coleman, who scored five points in the NCAA Tournament against Syracuse last year and averages 21 points and 11 rebound per game, scored 19 quiet points and was kept off the glass with just three boards as the Saints outrebounded the Beacons 33-30.
Boys basketball
| Foss 70, North Thurston 58 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foss (2-0 3A Narrows) | 17 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 70 |
| North Thurston (0-2 3A Narrows) | 13 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 58 |
| NT leader: Chris Reynolds – 17 points |
North Thurston trailed Foss by just four points until the fourth quarter when the Falcons finally pulled away from the Rams to take home a 70-58 3A Narrows League win. Chris Reynolds led the Rams with 17 points and Steven Stone and David Marrero each added 16. Armond Davis led all scorers with 22 for Foss.
| Gig Harbor 65, Olympia 59 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gig Harbor (2-0 4A Narrows) | 17 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 65 |
| Olympia (0-2 4A Narrows) | 10 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 59 |
| OLY leader: Mitch Fettig – 19 points |
Gig Harbor took a 10 point lead into the half and despite a 38 point second half, the Bears were unable to reel in the Tides and fell 65-59. Mitch Fettig led all scorers with 19 points and Ben Bishop and Max Fortier each finished in double digits with 11 and 10 points respectively. The Bears fell to 0-2 in the 4A Narrows.
| Wilson 71, Timberline 51 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson (2-0 3A Narrows) | 16 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 71 |
| Timberline (0-2 3A Narrows) | 8 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 51 |
Donaven Dorsey scored 14 of Timberline’s 17 first half points but was also saddled with foul trouble all game long and the Blazers fell to Wilson, 71-51. Timberline fell to 0-2 against the two 3A Narrows League favorites.
| Columbia Adventist 61, Pope John Paul 32 |
Girls basketball
| North Thurston 41, Foss 20 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Thurston (1-1 3A Narrows) | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 41 |
| Foss (0-2 3A Narrows) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| NT leader: Hayley Niles – 16 points |
North Thurston moved to 1-1 in the 3A Narrows League with their 41-20 win over Foss in Tacoma. Hayley Niles scored 16 points and Megan Kramer notched eight for the Rams.
| Olympia 39, Gig Harbor 32 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia (2-0 4A Narrows) | 14 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 39 |
| Gig Harbor (0-2 4A Narrows) | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| OLY: Cooper, Fesenbek – 10 points |
After scoring just one point in the third quarter and falling behind 28-21, the Bears clamped down and outscored Gig Harbor 18-4 to take their second win of the 4A Narrows League season with a 39-32 road win. Mackenzie Cooper and Nicole Fesenbek each scored 10 points and Jenna Randich added seven.
| Wilson 61, Timberline 53 | |||||
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timberline (1-1 3A Narrows) | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 53 |
| Wilson (2-0 3A Narrows) | 15 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 61 |
| TIM leader: Callan Russell – 20 points |
Callan Russell scored 20 points and Linea Myhand chipped in 10 but the Blazers were unable to overcome Wilson’s 21-16 second quarter and fell 61-53 in Tacoma. Josie Matz led the Rams with 17 points.
| Columbia Adventist 46, Pope John Paul 15 |
Today (12/18): Saints Finally Come Home; Blazers Host Wilson in Key Narrows Battle
Evan Coulter
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Christian – Marcus Pavilion – 7:00 PM
The Saint Martin’s men FINALLY play their first non-exhibition game of the season on their home court at Marcus Pavilion tonight when they face Northwest Christian at 7:00 PM.
The Saints went 2-6 in counting games while on the road including a split in GNAC play. They knocked off Simon Fraser 78-62 on December 5th and fell to Western Washington 87-75 on December 7th. They have played two exhibition games against Division I opponents and hung with Montana on Sunday night, trailing by just eight twice in the second half.
Northwest Christian is 7-3 in their first season under head coach Luke Jackson. Jackson was one of the best and most popular players to come out of the University of Oregon and was the tenth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. Now he is the head coach of the NAIA school across the street from his alma mater. The Beacons are led by Spencer Coleman’s 20.7 points per game and 11.1 rebounds per game.
You can listen or watch the game with me, Brandon Sparks, on the call by clicking here.
Brandell Evans
Boys basketball
Timberline vs. Wilson – Timberline HS – 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
North Thurston vs. Foss – North Thurston HS – 7:00 PM
Olympia vs. Gig Harbor – Olympia HS – 7:00 PM
Narrows League play continues tonight with a big game at Timberline High School where Donaven Dorsey and the Blazers take on Alphonso Anderson and the odds on favorites in the 3A Narrows, the Wilson Rams.
Wilson is 1-0 in the 3A Narrows League coming off a 40 point win against Mount Tahoma on Friday night while Timberline sits at 0-1 in league after falling to Foss in overtime. The Blazers bounced back on Saturday with a double overtime win at Kentwood. Dorsey scored 44 of their 66 points in the game.
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