A fourth-quarter rally by the host Hawks came up just short in the 2A Greater St. Helens League game.
After a steal and a timeout with 8 seconds to play, Hockinson had two good looks but neither shot dropped.
“We had great looks. We did exactly what we needed to do,” Hockinson coach Manny Melo said, noting that a put-back chance was on the rim and fell off as the horn sounded.
Louden Wardius scored 19 points to pace Ridgefield (4-2, 1-1), which led by seven points at the end of three quarters.
“Both teams had to fight through adversity,” Melo said. “We were one inch away from winning the game.”
Ry Paulson scored a game-high 20 points and shot 62 percent for the Hawks (3-4, 0-2). Logan Klodt added 13 points and Kinai Kiyokawa 11.
RIDGEFIELD 66, HOCKINSON 65
RIDGEFIELD (4-2, 1-1) — Tim Radosevich 2, Travis Gottsch 10, Drew Williams 8, Cameron Short 3, Logan Moses 2, Kellen Bringhurst 2, Austin Wellman 9, Auston DeHaan 7, Louden Wardius 19, Spencer Andersen 4, Jack Vance 0. Totals 26 (2) 12-19 66.
HOCKINSON (3-4, 0-2) — Kinai Kiyokawa 11, Owen Bell 4, Matt Gospe 4, Kedrick Johnson 6, Jordan Lester 0, Weston Gullberg 0, Ry Paulsen 20, Ryder Poverud 7, Logan Klodt 13, John Crawford 0. Totals 24 (2) 15-25 65.
Ridgefield 20 16 19 11–66
Hockinson 20 10 18 17–65
JV — Ridgefield won. C — Ridgefield won.
