Paytin Ballard had big game in the key and scored 24 points to lead the Hudson’s Bay girls basketball team to a 58-54 win over Hockinson in a 2A Greater St. Helens League game on Friday.
Ballard scored 14 of her 24 points in the second half. Mahalia Harrison had 16 of her 18 points in the second half before fouling out.
“Paytin Ballard was the star of the game,” Bay coach Michael Rainville said. “She had some big offensive rebound baskets for us in the second half.”
Aniyah Hampton hit three of four free throws in the final minute to seal the victory for Bay (4-0, 1-0 2A GSHL). Hampton finished with 13 points.
Kylie Ritter had 16 points to lead the Hawks (3-1, 1-1), and Siena Brown added 14.
Girls basketball
UNION 48, PRAIRIE 33 — Caitlyn Leake scored 13 points and the Union defense held Prairie to four points in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Mariah Gahl scored all eight of her points in the first quarter as Union took a 13-8 lead. The Titans extended the lead to 23-14 by halftime.
Olivia Euverman had five of her eight points in the fourth as Union (3-1) outscored Prairie 11-4.
Jordan Peterson had nine points to lead Prairie (0-4).
HERITAGE 48, EVERGREEN 15 — Keanna Salavea scored 22 points and Alex Rosenbaum added 10 as the Timberwolves opened 3A Greater St. Helens League play with a win.
MARK MORRIS 61, RIDGEFIELD 52 — Mark Morris overcame a slow start and then finished strong to earn a 2A GSHL home win.
Ridgefield jumped out to a 20-3 lead before the Monarchs got within 20-16 by the end of the first quarter.
Down 40-38 after three quarters, Ali Millspaugh hit three consecutive 3-pointers to provide the Monarchs with some separation.
Emma Fisher led Mark Morris with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Brooklyn Schlecht added 13 points and six assists. Madi Noel also had 13 points.
Kelli Krsul paced the Spudders with 23 points.
WASHOUGAL 63, R.A. LONG 23 — Jaiden Bea had 24 points and 16 rebounds as the Panthers overcame a sluggish start to post a 2A GSHL win.
Washougal led 12-9 after one quarter, but extended the lead to 28-11 by halftime.
Carissa De La Rocha added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers.
COLUMBIA RIVER 51, FORT VANCOUVER 13 — The Rapids scored their first eight points off breakaway layins to open the third quarter in their 2A GSHL road win at Fort Vancouver.
Teagan Benke led the Rapids, winners of two straight, with 10 points. Caitlyn McKay chipped in nine and Emma Iniguez added 8. River held a 24-9 advantage at halftime before a quick 8-0 run to begin the third quarter.
Fort scored seven of its points in the second quarter. Olivia Anthony led the Trappers with three points and four players had two points apiece — Victoria McCabe, Molly Malone, Trian Clark and April Cruz. Avery Rowe reached double figures in rebounds.
BENSON 60, CAMAS 52 — Benson of Portland used a 45-27 rebound advantage to beat the Papermakers.
Malaya LeSueur led Benson with 27 points and Mahogany Chandler-Roberts added 16.
Addison Harris led the Papermakers with 16 points and Ava Smith added 12.
Boys basketball
PRAIRIE 69, SETON CATHOLIC 36 — Hayden Rose scored 31 points and Baily Kousonsavath scored all 14 of his points in the third quarter as the Falcons used a big second-half to get a season-opening win.
Prairie was playing for the first time because three early-season games had to get rescheduled for later in the season.
“We’ve had 20 practices and no games, so it was just nice to face somebody else,” Prairie coach Jimmy Tuominen said.
The Falcons took a 28-22 lead into halftime. But with Kousonsavath leading the way, Prairie extended its lead to 49-30 after three quarters.
“We had a lot of guys playing in their first varsity game tonight,” Tuominen said. “It’s nice to get one under their belt and find out what it’s like to play at 7 p.m.”
It was also Tuominen’s first game as Prairie’s head coach. He did have a lengthy stint as interim coach for Kyle Brooks to end the 2019-2020 season.
KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 62, MONTESANO 30 — Jamison Duke and Giovanny Evanson scored 19 points for the Knights, who jumped out to a 31-7 lead by halftime and cruised to a road win.
Evanson also added six assists, five rebounds and five steals for the Knights. Ryan Tyler and Matthew Belefski also added seven rebounds each.
CASTLE ROCK 67, HOQUIAM 52 — Trystin Marin and Adam Partridge combined for 45 points as the Rockets finished strong again.
“It was a huge tale of two halves for us,” Castle Rock assistant coach Andrew Johnson said. “We came out and took a 15-3 lead, and they finished the half with a 23-0 run. That’s not an exaggeration. But then we had a good conversation at halftime about who we wanted to be, and the guys came out and played a great second half.”
Marin had 27 points to lead the Rockets, and Partridge added 18 as Castle Rock used a 25-6 fourth quarter to erase a 46-42 deficit after three quarter.
“We needed all 27 of Trystin’s points, and Adam is a guy you know is just going to bring it every night,” Johnson said. “They had 18 of our 25 points in the fourth quarter and really put us on their backs.”
