ADNA — The Trojans held Adna to just 8 first-half points as they rolled past the Pirates 53-35 here Thursday night in Central 2B League girls hoops action.
Both teams ran full-court presses, but Pe Ell’s caused a number of Pirate turnovers in the first half and helped the Trojans to a 23-8 halftime lead.
Pe Ell (11-7, 5-5) then went on to outscore the Pirates 30-27 in the second half to earn its fifth league victory of the season.
“We handled things a little better in the second half and we put together a good run in the fourth quarter, but it was too late,” said Adna coach Jeff Beasley. “When you dig that deep of a hole for yourselves it’s hard to climb out of.”
Adna (6-10, 2-6 league) had a late push in the fourth quarter and outscored Pe Ell 16-15, but it wasn’t enough.
Bethany Elliott led the Pirates with 8 points and Jordan Zurfluh added 7 while pulling down a team-high 10 rebounds.
The Trojans had three girls in double figures, with Christina Brooks scoring a game-high 13. Alissa Brooks-Johnson finished with 12 points for Pe Ell and Christina Brooks chipped in with 10.
The Pirates host Toutle Lake on Tuesday, while Pe Ell travels to Napavine the same day with both games starting at 7 p.m.
Tigers Mauls Mossyrock
MOSSYROCK — A relentless full-court press propelled Napavine to a 61-26 win over the Vikings here Thursday night in Central 2B League girls basketball action.
The Tigers held Mossyrock to just 7 first-half points and blanked the Vikings in the second quarter, while notching 36 first-half points.
“They just jumped on us early,” said Mossyrock coach Gale Bridges. “We’ve been playing pretty good, but we just didn’t handle their pressure very well tonight.”
The Vikings came back in the third quarter to outscore Napavine 10-9, but the Tigers closed out the game by taking the fourth quarter 16-9.
Lacey Morris finished with 14 points and was the only Tiger to reach double figures on Thursday night, but all the Napavine girls who hit the court scored.
The Tigers shot an efficient 24 of 41 from the floor while holding Mossyrock to 7 of 26 shooting.
“Gosh, they are really good. I’m speechless,” said Bridges. “There’s a reason they’re the No. 3 team in the state.”
Staci Jacobson led the Vikings with 10 points, while Montana Eastman chipped in with 5.
“It’s good to have this kind of game now instead of districts, when it really matters,” said Bridges.
Mossyrock (7-10, 4-5 league) will travel to Wahkiakum on Tuesday, while Napavine (15-3, 10-0) will host Pe Ell the same day. Both games start at 7 p.m.
Mules Wear Out White Pass
RANDLE — The Panthers suited up just seven players and the fatigue caught up with them in the fourth quarter of a 59-54 Central 2B League loss to Wahkiakum here Thursday night.
White Pass was outscored 24-14 — and fouled out two players — in the fourth quarter.
“I felt pretty good about it. I guess, as good as you can,” Panther coach Mike Elliott said. “You’ve gotta make some foul shots.”
The Panthers hit just 20 of 37 from the free throw line, but got 23 points from Mikel Elliott and 21 points from Preslie Coleman.
The contest was a welcome change from the first time the two teams met, Elliott said, when Wahkiakum won 75-44 in Cathlamet. The Panthers outrebounded Wahkiakum 38-35, with Elliott grabbing nine and Elise Peterson and Coleman each pulling down eight.
White Pass (7-10, 1-8 league) plays at Mossyrock on Thursday.
Morton Holds Off Knights
VANCOUVER — Annie Schinnell led the way with 26 points as the Husky girls stayed unbeaten in Columbia Valley League hoops play with a 39-36 win over King’s Way-Seton Catholic here Thursday.
Morton trailed by a point at the intermission and but came back with a 13-10 third quarter, and the Knights missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final 20 seconds to help the visitors secure the win.
Edrienne Chan led the hosts with 23 points.
The Huskies (7-0 league) hosts Columbia Adventist in a boys/girls doubleheader on Tuesday. The girls kick things off at 5:30 p.m.
