RAINIER — Toledo made up for a rough first quarter with 23 points in the third here Friday night, beating Rainier 54-24 in Central 2B League boys basketball action.
Rainier led 7-4 after the first frame, though neither team scored for the first 3 ½ minutes.
“It was just off. Things didn’t do our way; we didn’t make shots, they didn’t make shots, we’d get a steal and then turn it over,” Toledo coach Grady Fallon said. “It just seemed like we were in quicksand or something.”
Toledo, though, won the middle two quarters by a combined margin of 39-5 to turn the game into a rout. Reece Wallace scored all 8 of his points in the second quarter to spark the rally.
“He’s been really good about distributing the ball,” Fallon pointed out of his senior point guard. “He’s really not concerned with his own stats. I feel like he’s really wanting to get back to Spokane (for the state tournament), and he knows it’s going to take all of us.”
Westin Wallace led Toledo with 11 points and added six rebounds and five blocked shots. Fano Arceo-Hansen chipped in 7 points, while Jacob Ashby led Rainier with 10 points.
Toledo (13-2, 10-1 league) hosts Mossyrock on Wednesday.
Cards Heat Up, Shoot Past Pe Ell 88-54
PE ELL — Winlock sizzled from the field in an 88-54 win over Pe Ell here Friday night in C2BL boys hoops action.
“Everybody we play shoots the lights out. It doesn’t matter who it is,” Trojan coach Chris Fitzgerald said. “I think we’re better defensively than offensively, but boy — I just must not know a dang thing about basketball, because it doesn’t seem like it on the number sheets.”
Nick Patching led Winlock with 23 points and Dawson Hall scored 21. The Cardinals went 32 of 58 from the floor and 12 of 22 from the 3-point line.
Kobe Hoffman went 10 of 18 from the field and a career-high 23 points to lead Pe Ell, and the game was tied at 19 after a quarter, after a late tip-off due to a late arrival by the officiating crew.
“That’s the best first quarter we’ve played all year,” Fitzgerald said. “And then we just couldn’t buy a bucket.”
Winlock led 39-25 at halftime and scored 27 in the fourth quarter.
Carter Whitehead scored 12 and Noah Patching added 11 for Winlock, while Ryan Shepherd scored 8 with 11 rebounds for Pe Ell.
The Trojans (1-13, 0-11 league) host Morton-White Pass on Wednesday. Winlock (10-5, 7-5 league) plays at Wahkiakum on Wednesday.
Pirates Clamp Mules
ADNA — Adna allowed double digit scoring in the first quarter, but locked down to prevent any repeat occasions, rolling to a 79-28 victory over Wahkiakum here on Friday in Central 2B League boys basketball play.
Wahkiakum managed 14 points in the first frame, but could only double that total through the remainder of the ball game. Adna coach Luke Salme credited it to more discipline on the defensive end.
“We didn’t gamble as much in the second,” Salme said. “We played a little tougher and a little smarter and we got some easy buckets out of it, which is nice because there were some mental lapses in the beginning.”
Cody Young led all scorers with 24 points for Adna, dropping 21 of them in the first half. The Pirate scoring effort also received some assistance from Lyle Metzenberg and Blake Davis, who added 13 and 11 points, respectively. The Mules were led by Brody Carlson’s 7 points.
Salme also noted that he was satisfied with the team’s efficiency from beyond the 3-point arc, as Pirates shot 13 of 29 from deep.
“We can definitely live with that,” Salme said.
Adna (14-1, 10-1 league) will travel to Napavine Wednesday for a much-anticipated rematch with the Tigers, who have claimed the Pirates’ only loss of the season.
Tigers Pressure Vikings to 84-24 Rout
NAPAVINE — The Tigers took care of business early, scoring 63 first half points to coast to a 84-24 win over Mossyrock in C2BL boys hoops action here on Friday.
Peyton Stanley led Napavine with 13 points and eight rebounds as four Tigers scored double-digits.
Napavine poured on the defense early, taking full advantage of a young Vikings squad to result in transition scoring.
“The first half we came out and put on some pressure,” Napavine coach Rex Stanley said. “We were able to get out in transition and get easy points.”
Deuce Kolb led the Vikings with 10 points, while Lucas Johnson chipped in 6 points and five boards.
Stanley was especially impressed with Ben Woodrum’s work coming off the bench. Woodrum scored a season-high 12 points in just eight minutes of play.
“He looked really good,” Stanley added. “All in all, everybody contributed and all 12 guys scored. It was a nice team effort.”
Napavine (12-3, 9-2 league) will host one of the top C2BL teams in the Adna Pirates on Wednesday, while Mossyrock (1-13, 1-10 league) will be at Toledo.
Offense Falters, Loggers Fall to Chinooks
ONALASKA — The Loggers put out the effort, but in the end couldn’t find the bottom of basket as Kalama defeated Onalaska 48-34 here in C2BL boys basketball on Friday.
The open looks were there, but the Onalaska offense just couldn’t find a rhythm, only reaching double digit scoring in the third quarter. When the offense falters, it’s difficult to remain successful in other aspects of the game, as Logger coach Dennis Bower noted.
“The same problem keeps coming up that we can’t score points,” Bower said. “It puts so much pressure on every other part of your team. I feel for the kids.”
A bright spot for the Loggers was a 13-point outing by Ashton Haight. Bower added that Tristan Lawrence stabilized the team with his defensive effort off the bench and praised A.J. Volk for his ability to see plays before they develop. The Chinooks were led by 13 points from Alex Dyer.
“We’re young and I can’t fault the effort, but this game was one that we thought we could win going in,” Bower said. “Our back is really against the wall now to win some ball games.”
Onalaska (4-11, 2-9 league) will host Rainier Wednesday.
T-Wolves Come Up Big in Defensive Battle
MORTON — A gritty defensive ball game served as a substitute for the usual offensive firepower of both squads as Morton-White Pass grinded out a 51-36 win over Toutle Lake here in C2BL boys hoops action on Friday.
According to MWP coach Tony Gillispie, the low-scoring affair was all attributed to a playoff feel, resulting in a high level of defensive play.
“It was really a district atmosphere where every bucket was a challenge,” Gillispie said. “Toutle has shooters everywhere and we stuck to a defensive game plan that worked.”
The Timberwolves put themselves in somewhat of a hole in the first quarter, only mustering 4 points before righting the ship for the rest of the matchup. Matt Poquette led all scorers with 20 points while hauling in 15 rebounds, and Kade Gillispie added in 10 points for MWP.
Despite Poquette being his usual self as a high-octane scorer, Gillispie chose to praise his leadership and persistence in finding teammates for open shots while Poquette drew the defensive pressure.
“I think Matt’s leadership and trust in his teammates is exceptional to still go to guys even when they miss a few,” Gillispie said. “We’ve got to be a little creative on offense. Tonight guys eventually got hot to carry us to the win.”
Gillispie also credited Tristan Storey’s effort in the paint against Toutle’s Michael Adams, holding the post to just 4 points while scoring 8 points of his own. Nate Hoff bolstered the Ducks’ effort with 15 points and five rebounds.
“These type of games are grinding games as we get closer to districts and it’s nice to come out on top in this one,” Gillispie said.
Morton-White Pass (12-3, 9-2 league) will travel to Pe Ell on Wednesday.
