ADNA — Ellie Sliva scored 25 points here Friday night to lead the Pirates in a 61-32 girls hoops win over Morton-White Pass.
Sliva, a sophomore, came off the bench and hit back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers that closed out the first quarter and started the second.
The spark was needed, Adna coach Chris Bannish said, after a sluggish start; even with Sliva’s early triples, the Pirates led just 11-6 after a quarter before pushing the lead to 30-10 at halftime.
“We have a lot of players that are pretty similar,” Bannish said, “and it needs to be somebody else each night, which will keep us tough to guard.”
Sliva hit seven 3-pointers, while Payton Aselton added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Pirates. Makaela Meister added 9 points and rebounded well, Bannish added.
Jacie Dunlap paced MWP with 14 points.
Adna (2-0) hosts Toledo in the first half of a girls-boys doubleheader on Saturday night, starting at 5:45 p.m. Morton-White Pass (1-4) hosts Napavine on Wednesday in Morton.
Lawrence Paces Loggers in Win Over Winlock
WINLOCK — Freshman point guard Callie Lawrence scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the first half, and Onalaska built a big lead early and cruised in a 56-38 win over Winlock here Friday in non-league 2B girls basketball action.
“Onalaska plays hard,” Winlock coach Tori Nelson said. “(Lawrence) hurt us big time. She’s good.”
The Cardinals gave up 23 offensive rebounds and turned the ball over 26 times, while missing 18 free throws — in, as Nelson pointed out, an 18-point loss.
“With those kind of numbers you’re not going to win ball games,” she said.
Sisters Alex and Carmen Cleveland-Barrera each added 10 points for the Loggers.
Addison Hall led Winlock with 14 points.
The Cardinals (2-2) host Seton Catholic on Monday. Onalaska (3-1) plays at Rainier on Saturday.
Mules Blow Past Toledo
CATHLAMET — Macie Elliott scored 22 points and Wahkiakum ran past Toledo, 67-39, here Friday night in non-league 2B girls basketball action.
Kal Schaplow led Toledo with 19 points, but the Indians trailed 33-15 by halftime.
“We can improve. We’re going to improve,” Toledo coach Brian Layton said. “Wahkiakum is the team to beat right now. They’re pretty good, but we need to improve.”
Kyleigh Holmes and Gracie Madill each had six rebounds for Toledo.
Jansi Merz added 16 points for Wahkiakum (3-0).
Toledo (2-2) plays in the first game of a girls-boys doubleheader on Saturday in Adna, with a 5:45 p.m. tipoff.
Edgar’s Big Night Leads Vikings Past Tigers
MOSSYROCK — Heather Edgar scored 27 points to lead Mossyrock to a 42-35 win over Napavine in a non-league girls basketball game here on Friday.
Edgar, the senior leader on the team, was “on fire from the beginning of the game,” according to coach Autumn Moorcroft.
“She played great. She was dead tired at the end but she still gave it her all,” Moorcroft said. “My whole team play good. Everybody played great defense.”
Andee Nelson recorded five assists and four steals for the Vikings, while Sydney Purvis led Napavine with 14 points.
Mossyrock (2-1) hosts Toledo on Wednesday in a non-league game while Napavine (0-4) faces Wahkiakum on Saturday in Cathlamet.
