Prep Roundup: Chinooks cruise past Beavers
Friday, December 5, 2008 7:56 PM PST
By Rick S. Alvord and Rick McCorkle
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E-mail this articleKALAMA — Brandon Walker turned in a solid all-around effort with a game-high 17 points, five rebounds and five steals as Kalama opened its season with a 61-41 thrashing of Woodland in nonleague boys basketball action Thursday.
“For the first game, the kids came out pretty aggressive and put good pressure on them defensively,” Kalama coach Jody Stemkoski said. “We still missed some easy buckets, but for the first game, we got the cobwebs out and played well all-around.”
Robby Sanders added 12 points and Ryan Chiodo had nine points and six rebounds for the Chinooks. Trevor Hurn led the Beavers (0-2) with 14 points.
Chinooks 61, Beavers 41
WOODLAND (41) — Colby Leonardson 4, Trevor Hurn 14, Shane Brady 6, Cole Clark 6, Jesse Kersey 3, Nick Fuller 8.
KALAMA (61) — Robby Sanders 12, Jordan Wall 3, Brandon Walker 17, Brandon Osterlund 0, Ryan Chiodo 9, Logan Kallwick 2, Jacob Neiman 3, Will Coleberg 2, Matt Pollock 13.
Woodland 5 17 7 12 — 41
Kalama 18 14 14 15 — 61
Tigers lock down Gulls
CLATSKANIE — Chris Wood had 14 points and nine rebounds, and post man Ethan Andrews added a double-double (11 points, 10 boards) as Clatskanie opened its season with a 53-37 win over Seaside in a nonleague boys basketball game Thursday.
The Tigers forced 12 turnovers in the second quarter alone and outscored the Seagulls 18-1 to take command.
“We finally started locking down our traps in the second quarter and started forcing some turnovers,” Tigers coach Keith Sloderbeck said. “We did a good job defensively.”
K.C. Taylor had a solid game for Clatskanie with eight points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Sloderbeck praised the overall offensive performance of point guard Mitch Ryan.
Tigers 53, Seagulls 37
SEASIDE (37) — Bletscher 11, Laurd 7, Hawes 5, Carow 3, Broderick 2, DeGandi 2, Snyder 2, Spear 3, Rotella 2.
CLATSKANIE (53) — Chris Wood 14, Ethan Andrews 11, K.C. Taylor 8, Seth White 8, Mitch Ryan 4, Danny Somes 4, Cody Sloderbeck 2, Ian Anderson 0, Matt White 2, Trent Garlock 0, Zach Krause 0.
Seaside 14 1 7 15 — 37
Clatskanie 7 18 15 13 — 53
Oman leads Ilwaco
ILWACO — Ilwaco made some defensive adjustments in the second half as the Fishermen rolled to a 69-44 victory over Ocosta in nonleague boys basketball on Thursday.
Ocosta’s Kaylan Forbis netted 18 points in the first half, but the Ilwaco defense held him to six in the final 16 minutes.
“We did a good job containing his penetration to the basket,” Ilwaco coach Kip Meinhardt said. “Kolby Kirby was defending him in the first half and did a good job, but we made some jump switches in the second half to help him out.”
Karl Oman led the balanced Ilwaco attack with 18 points. Jack Whealdon added 13 points and dished eight assists, and Justin Short chipped in 12 points.
Fishermen 69, Wildcats 44
OCOSTA (44) — Kaylan Forbis 24, Richard Graham 12, A.J. Oglesby 7, Darius Bushnell 1, Johnson 0.
ILWACO (69) — Karl Oman 18, Jack Whealdon 13, Justin Short 12, Cody Bliss 9, Kolby Kirby 9, Chris Schommer 7, Bobby Byrd 1.
Ocosta 8 14 11 11 — 44
Ilwaco 14 16 26 13 — 69
Boys basketball schedule/results
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Indians take down Ducks
TOUTLE — Three Toledo players scored in double figures, led by Tiffany Tornow’s 14 points, as the Indians cruised past Toutle Lake 65-39 in a nonleague girls basketball game Thursday.
It was the season opener for the young Ducks, who wilted under Toledo’s early full-court pressure and trailed 24-9 after a quarter.
“Their press killed us in the first quarter. We are young. We had our deer-in-the-headlights look going,” TL coach Larry Hoff said.
Candi Zion and Kelsey Stone added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Indians. Kiana Saluni led Toutle with 11 points, nine rebounds and five steals, and Kelsey Kent chipped in nine points. Payton Hoff had six points, eight boards and dished five assists.
Indians 65, Ducks 39
TOLEDO (65) — Stone 10, Tornow 14, Hellem 5, Scott 0, Ewers 4, Buswell 3, Zion 11, Hope 1, Lucas 8, Votaw 4, Coffey 5.
TOUTLE LAKE (39) — Jamie Wall 4, Hayley Gorton 0, Kelsey Kent 9, Sarah Andrews 3, Payton Hoff 6, Kiana Saluni 11, Christian Carlson 4, Maddie Timm 2, Nichole Locke 0.
Toledo 24 11 21 9 — 65
Toutle 6 8 13 12 — 39
Lumberjills cage Ravens
Katie Gudgell knocked down 17 points and Sadie Petersen added 10 as R.A. Long built a huge first-quarter lead and coasted to a 62-34 victory over Terry Fox of British Columbia in nonleague girls basketball at Joe Moses Court on Thursday.
“The girls really got after it and did a good job rebounding,” RAL coach J.D. Ott said. “We grabbed 37 rebounds and forced Terry Fox into 23 turnovers. We also did a good job getting after the loose balls.”
Kelsey Craft grabbed 11 rebounds and Tirzah Coalman dished seven assists for RAL.
Lumberjills 62, Ravens 36
TERRY FOX (36) — AnnaMarie Lida 4, Sheilyn Macaventa 2, Kirsten Rinke 4, Erin Vekic 21, Nichelle White 5.
R.A. LONG (62) — Hannah Johnson 4, Christina Driscoll 4, Leah Ahrens 8, Sadie Petersen 10, Kelsey Craft 8, Katie Gudgell 17, Averie Bogner 4, Tara Haas 2, Tirzah Coalman 5.
Terry Fox 10 12 8 6 — 36
R.A. Long 23 17 9 13 — 62
Tigers fall at Seaside
SEASIDE — Seaside’s Ashley Mayfield nearly outscored the entire Clatskanie lineup as the Seagulls soared to a 53-34 victory in nonleague girls basketball on Thursday.
Mayfield led all scorers with 31 points.
Ronni Villines led Clatskanie with 14 points. Tiana Hughes grabbed seven rebounds, and Maria Nolan added four rebounds and two steals.
Seagulls 53, Tigers 34
CLATSKANIE (34) — Ronni Villines 14, Kayleigh Taylor 7, Maria Nolan 6, Tiana Hughes 5, Liz Green 2.
SEASIDE (53) — Riley Tidell 7, Ashley Mayfield 31, Sara LaCoss 5, Becca Lynch 1, Anna Toyas 6, Megan Potter 3.
Clatskanie 5 13 10 6 — 34
Seaside 5 21 10 17 — 53
Deaton-led Mules win
NASELLE — Shelby Deaton erupted for 21 points, 21 rebounds and five steals to lead Wahkiakum past Naselle 65-47 in a nonleague girls basketball game Wednesday night.
Halie Boyce (12 points, eight boards), Kari Schillios (10 points, seven boards) and Jordan Wirkkala (eight points, seven boards, six assists) also played well for the Mules (1-0).
Wahkiakum led 33-22 at halftime and never looked back.
Emily Green led all scorers for Naselle with 21 points and Nicole Tarabochia scored 14.
Mules 65, Comets 47
WAHKIAKUM (65) — Shelby Deaton 21, Halie Boyce 12, Kari Schillios 10, Jordan Wirkkala 8, Ashley Helms 7, Evelyn Clark 4, Shelby Felton 2, Brieanna Olsen 3, Rebecca Patching 0, Blaine Land 0.
NASELLE (47) — Laney 2, Juarez 0, Condon 1, Green 24, Tarabochia 14, Wasmundt 4, Leeland 2, Dearmore 0.
Wahkiakum 15 18 10 22 — 65
Naselle 11 11 13 12 — 47
Girls basketball schedule/results
JV report
Boys basketball
Kalama 74, Woodland 26 — Orrin Preheim led the Chinooks with 16 points and Jeremy Schoenberg chipped in 11.
Girls basketball
Rainier 35, Castle Rock 29 — Tianna Gibson poured in 17 points for the winners (1-0) and Heather Crape added six.
C-squad report
Boys basketball
R.A. Long 54, Terry Fox 25 — Anton Stalick scored 13 points, Sean Sheppard 10 and Evan Earnest nine for RAL.
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