TOLEDO — The host Indians scored 30 points after halftime to pull away from Onalaska in a 48-36 Central 2B League girls hoops win here Tuesday.
Anna Tauscher scored 18 to lead Toledo, which also attempted 30 free throws — hitting 16 — in the win.
“It was a huge game for us to stay in the district tournament hunt, so we kind of played pretty uptight and had a lot of turnovers in the first half and just struggled to score,” Toledo coach J.B. Ewers said. “We came out in the second half and got a few steals right off the bat and converted a few lay-ins.”
Ally Bacon was the spark in that run, scoring 8 of her 12 points in a third quarter that saw Toledo turn an 18-17 lead into a 34-27 advantage.
“She really got us started there in the third,” Ewers said.
Abby Bogar led Onalaska with 14 points, and Kacey Hoyt added 13.
Toledo (5-9, 3-7 league) plays at Rainier on Thursday. Onalaska (5-9, 4-6 league) hosts Kalama on Thursday.
Vikings Shut Down Rainier
MOSSYROCK — The Vikings scored 34 points in the second half and had little trouble with Rainier here Tuesday in a 62-30 C2BL girls basketball win.
Lainee Grose scored 17 points to lead Mossyrock, while Paige Moorcroft added 7 points and 15 rebounds.
The Vikings were up 28-15 at halftime, but won the second half 34-15.
“It was a 13-point game at halftime, so it wasn’t like it was out of reach,” Mossyrock coach Darin Bullock said. “We really responded well in the second half. Defensively, I thought we executed pretty well all night long. We did a pretty good job of mixing up things, and the kids responded pretty well to that.”
Nicole Francis led Rainier with 19 points.
Ava Nelson added 10 points and nine rebounds for Mossyrock, and Stephanie Fried scored 9 with seven rebounds. The Vikings hauled in 57 boards.
Fried, Bullock added, played well defensively in guarding the Mountaineers’ point guard, and Grose, Jamie Carlson and Hailey Hadaller played well defensively on the wing.
“They weren’t giving them easy passes to make,” Bullock said, “so it was really putting pressure on them, execution-wise, for their offense.”
Mossyrock (8-4, 6-4 league) plays at Napavine on Thursday.
Pirates Build Big Lead to Beat Winlock
WINLOCK — Adna scored 21 in the first quarter and 35 in the first half here Tuesday in a 48-27 win over Winlock in C2BL girls basketball action.
Kenya Lorton led Adna with 16 points, while Isabella Elwood added 12.
“The first half was a little rough,” Winlock coach Tori Nelson said. “We actually did okay with their press. It was the halfcourt stuff we struggled with.”
Rianna Whitehead led Winlock with 13 points, but the Cardinals only attempted 29 shots (making 10) in the loss. Winlock did, however, allows just 13 points in the second half.
“Our defense can be pretty aggressive and cause some problems,” Nelson said. “We got them deep into the shot clock several times, but we didn’t shoot enough times. We had too many turnovers.”
Winlock (3-10, 1-9 league) plays at Pe Ell on Thursday. Adna (14-1, 9-1 league) hosts Wahkiakum on Thursday.
Souvenir, Mules Beat Napavine
CATHLAMET — Wahkiakum stayed undefeated here Tuesday night, putting away Napavine 57-43 in C2BL girls hoops action.
Peyton Souvenir scored 21 for the Mules, while Mollie Olson led Napavine with 20 points. Melissa Lee added 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Tigers.
“Wahkiakum does play hard and pretty intense, and that was a learning experience for these young kids and this team, on what it takes to play in an environment like that,” Napavine coach Jeremy Landram said. “They work really hard.”
Sydney Hansen added 11 points for Wahkiakum, which improved to 13-0 with the win and led 52-27 after three quarters.
Napavine (7-7, 7-3 league) hosts Mossyrock on Thursday.
Note: Napavine beat Winlock 56-39 on Saturday. Melissa Lee scored 21 and Mollie Olson added 20.
