Boys basketball: Columbia River 70, Mountain View 32

A fast start propelled Columbia River to a lopsided win in its 3A GSHL opener.

Nathan Hawthorne scored 10 of his 14 points in the first quarter. Andrew Vickers had three 3-pointers as River built a 27-8 lead after eight minutes.

Alex Torson led Mountain View with 16 points, but the Thunder’s leading scorer was held to four points in the first half.

COLUMBIA RIVER 70, MOUNTAIN VIEW 32

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Alex Torson 16, Garrett Jones 3, Collin Biggs 0, Jake Ryan 5, Nolan Biggs 2, Jeremiah Duenas 4, Danny Crenshaw , Dante Williams , Cameron O’Neil 0, Jose Leyva 0, Spencer Ortega 0, Kyle Johnson 2. Totals 13 (4) 2-5 32.

COLUMBIA RIVER — Nathan Hawthorne 14, Joey Bean 11, Andrew Vickers 14, Robert Hanley 0, Sam Walker 2, Vincent Daniels 0, Torey Jones 5, Cody Wolf 3, Spencer Long 2, Chad Pedigo 7, JAlex Hansen 10, Jeff Yingling 2. Totals 28 (9) 5-8 70.

Mt. View 8 8 4 12–32

River 27 12 20 11–70

JV — River 49-34, C River 61-57