Boys basketball: Kelso 67, Evergreen 55

Shaw Anderson scored 22 points and Riley Noah added 21 as visiting Kelso held off Evergreen in a 3A Greater St. Helens League game.

Evergreen (5-7, 1-2) trailed 34-27 at halftime, but pulled within two points in the third quarter. But Kelso (9-3, 3-0) held on thanks to shooting 20 for 23 from the free throw line, with Anderson going 10 for 10.

“We could not get a shot to drop from outside,” Evergreen coach Brett Henry said. “Our pressure zone created a lot of turnovers. It really kept us in the game.”

Dwight Jones had 14 points and five steals for Evergreen. Jeremy Harju had 12 points and Zyell Griffin added 10.

KELSO 67, EVERGREEN 55

KELSO — Spencer Davis 0, Emmitt Kinch 8, Riley Noah 21, Peyton Noah 0, Reece Tack 6, Anders Gamble 2, Shaw Anderson 22, Jon Bowlby 8. Totals 20 (7) 20-23 67.

EVERGREEN — Zyell Griffin 10, Jerontae Burns 7, Dwight Jones 14, Jeremy Harju 12, Brock Schoene 0, X’Zayvier Washington 0, Christian Huerta 4, Carter Monda 6, Daud Kahn 2. Totals 20 (3) 12-17 00.

Kelso 14 20 18 15–67

Evergreen 17 10 15 13–55

JV — Kelso won.