OYEHUT — Ocosta head coach Jason Quinby bemoaned the missed chances in this Pacific 2B League contest with North Beach, but his team nearly drained a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to tie the game on Monday night.
After North Beach missed two free throws with 4.8 seconds left, Ocosta got off a tying shot at the buzzer just outside the 3-point line. However, it didn’t fall as the Hyaks prevailed 73-70.
“You aren’t going to beat too many teams giving up 73 points,” Quinby said. “We had a lot of missed opportunities. Over the last nine seconds, we played it perfect. We just came up one shot short.”
“Man, they had a decent look at that last shot,” North Beach head coach Larry Moore added. “It was a good game up to the end.”
Steven Sotomish led the Hyaks (1-1, 1-2) with a triple-double — 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists — and Tim Johnson led all scorers with 29 points. Rodney Washington scored 15 points and was cited by Moore for his aggressiveness to the basket. Chris You was cited for his work off the bench.
Zach Allton led Ocosta (0-2, 2-2) with 25 points, Paul Bjornsgard added 18 points and nine rebounds and Drake Mitby 12 points and eight rebounds.
On Thursday, North Beach travels to Willapa Valley and Ocosta stays home to greet Northwest Christian.
Ocosta 18 16 19 17 — 70 N. Beach 20 14 19 20 — 73
Ocosta (70) — Bailey 6, Thomas, Allton 25, Hatton 3, Beck 4, Bjornsgard 18, Mitby 12, H. Hatton, Wardlow 2. FG — 27-88. FT — 8-13.
North Beach (73) — You 6, Ewing 4, Johnson 29, Turner 3, Sotomish 10, Washington 15, Robles 2, Gonzalez 2, Poplin 2. FG — na. FT — 9-18.
JV — North Beach won.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hyaks 50, Vikings 34
OYEHUT — North Beach jumped out to an 8-0 lead and never looked back to defeat Willapa Valley in a Pacific 2B League contest at the House of Pain on Tuesday.
North Beach (2-1, 3-1) was led by a strong all-around game by Hannah Avery. The senior finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and four steals. Reilly Moore led the Hyaks in scoring with 14 points, while Helen Garman grabbed 17 rebounds.
“We jumped out and had an 8-0 lead and it kind of stayed in that range most of the game,” North Beach coach Larry Moore said. “They made a couple runs, but we kept our composure and made our free throws at the end. We got back and played some real good half-court defense and did a good job of taking care of the ball.”
Moore also cited freshman Lorin Cox for her defensive play. Cox came off the bench to add six points.
The Vikings (0-2, 1-2) were led by 10 points from Hannah Cook.
North Beach hosts Raymond on Saturday, while Valley hosts Ilwaco on Friday.
Willapa Valley 4 10 10 10 — 34
North Beach 13 14 9 14 — 50
Willapa Valley (34) — Cook 10, Pollard 2, Friese 6, Betrozoff 2, Huber 6, Anderson, Hodel, Gray 8, Hoffman, Patrick. FT — 0-5.
North Beach (50) — Herbrand 5, Desamours 1, Moore 14, Avery 12, Vogler 2, Cox 6, H. Garman 10. FG – 16-57. FT — 12-19.
JV — Willapa Valley won.
