MONTESANO — Leading by seven after three quarters, North Beach was unable to hold off Mossyrock’s rally in the fourth quarter to fall 48-46 in a loser-out contest on Monday evening.
The Hyaks led, 36-29, after three. Then, a series of Hyak turnovers and offensive rebounds by the Loggers helped erase the deficit.
“A couple of turnovers here, offensive rebounds there, and all of a sudden, they hit a 3 to come back and tie the game,” North Beach head coach Larry Moore said. “The girls played hard, but we needed to take care of the ball better, rebound better.”
Reilly Moore led with 13 points and Helen Garman added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Hyaks (13-10).
The North Beach girls basketball team also had a rough Saturday evening during the District IV 2B championship quarterfinals at Montesano.
The Hyaks took on second-ranked Wahkiakum, the Central 2B League champions, and couldn’t slow them down in a 77-48 loss.
Coach Moore cited his three seniors — Reilly Moore, Hannah Avery and Helen Garman — for their hard work this season and in their basketball careers.
“I’m proud of our girls. We didn’t let up in effort,” Moore said.
North Beach 10 15 11 10 — 46 Mossyrock 7 11 11 19 — 48
North Beach (46) — Desamours 6, Moore 13, Avery 7, Vogler 8, McGehee, Garman 12. FG — 15-47. FT — 9-14.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Chitwhins 61, Eagles 31
CASTLE ROCK — Taholah used brilliant long-range shooting to clinch a regional berth by trouncing Three Rivers Christian in the semifinals of the District IV Class 1B Tournament on Saturday at Castle Rock.
The Chitwhins (13-8) will face the winner of Saturday night’s Naselle-Mary M. Knight game for the district championship at 5 p.m. Saturday at Montesano. Both finalists are guaranteed berths in the following week’s regionals.
Hitting four 3-point shots, Taholah’s Denise Dolan led all scorers with 28 points. She also had nine steals and four assists.
Teammate Nettie Grover was even more productive from downtown, sinking five treys. She finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
After owning a 22-14 halftime lead, Taholah broke it open with a 26-point third quarter. Dolan scored 13 points in that quarter, while Grover nailed a couple of threes.
“The girls were more relaxed tonight than usual,” Taholah coach Karl Braden said. “We had a good crowd come down and I think they fed off the crowd.”
Celisha Ralston grabbed 10 rebounds for the Chitwhins.
Taholah 9 13 26 13 — 61
Three Rivers 9 5 10 7 — 31
Taholah (61) — James, Dolan 28, Pope, McCrory 10, N. Grover 15, Ralston 2, T. Grover 4, K. Underwood 2, Sailto, R. Underwood. FG — n/a. FT — 2-7.
Three Rivers (31) — Johnson, Baker, A. Carns, Tevis, Cushman, Wallace 13, S. Carns 9, H. Cathcart 2, O. Cathcart 7, Carjola. FG — n/a. FT — 8-19.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Chitwhins 80, Acorns 37
CASTLE ROCK — Terrance Jones scored 23 points as Taholah nailed down a regional berth by thumping Oakville in a District IV Class 1B semifinal on Saturday at Castle Rock.
The Chitwhins (19-2) will take on either Naselle or Columbia Adventist for the district championship at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Montesano. Both finalists are guaranteed berths in the following week’s regionals.
Taholah shot a sizzling 60 percent from the field.
“We had a lot of assists,” Taholah coach Mike Rose said. “We were getting out on the break, we were running the offense and getting the ball inside.”
Jones, who also had five steals and five rebounds, was one of four Chitwhins to score in double figures.
Brett Orozco had a fine all-around performance with 13 points, seven steals, six rebounds and four assists. Zach Cain added 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Tom Anderson had 11 points and seven assists.
As a team, the Chitwhins came up with 26 assists.
Oakville 11 7 7 12 — 37
Taholah 25 22 20 13 — 80
Oakville (37) — D.J. Holloway, Schland, Murray, W. Holloway 2, N. Boyd 2, D. Boyd 11, Eichelberger 7, Starright 12, Keller 3. FG — n/a. FT — 2-12.
Taholah (80) — Anderson 11, B. Orozco 13, Dann, Jackson 4, Purdy 8, J. Bastian 2, Cain 12, Jones 23, Mowitch 7, D. Bastian, Young. FG — 35-58 (.603). FT — 5-13.
