In what the Camas girls basketball team hopes is a preview of the state tournament, the Papermakers traveled to Tacoma on Monday and won a clash between two of the best teams in Class 4A.
Addison Harris scored 20 points as the No. 1-ranked Papermakers beat No. 3 Tahoma 73-53 at the Puget Sound Holiday Classic.
Leading 37-33 at halftime, the Papermakers clamped down on defense in the second half. Tahoma point guard Hope Hassmann, a Cal-State Fullerton signee, was help to nine points.
“They have lots of offensive firepower,” Camas coach Scott Thompson said. “It took us a while to figure out how to get stops. When we get in those moments we tend to solve our issues by unleashing Parker Mairs on the problem. Today, she did a fantastic job against one of the best point guards in state, and really changed the game completely.”
On offense, Camas used its superior ball movement to generate high-quality shots. The Papermakers shot 57 percent from the field and had 25 assists on 30 field goals.
Sophie Buzzard had 15 points and Riley Sanz added 14 points. Kierra Thompson had 12 points and 12 assists.
Girls basketball
HERITAGE 76, STEVENSON 26 — Keanna Salavea had a triple-double (35 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists) as the Timberwolves rolled to a win at MLK Day at Fort Vancouver.
Salavea scored 24 points in the second quarter. That’s when Heritage (9-5) put on a full-court press and outscored Stevenson 36-9.
Dani Wallace and Aria Obias each scored 11 points for Stevenson (5-8).
MOUNTAIN VIEW 52, CENTRALIA 40 — Nina Peterson scored 22 points, Katelyn Henderson added 13 points and the Thunder earned a win at MLK Day at Fort Vancouver.
Peterson and Henderson each scored six points in the first quarter as Mountain View (6-9) took a 19-6 lead.
Centralia (1-12) couldn’t catch up despite 27 points from Emily Wilkerson.
WEST LINN (Ore.) 56, SKYVIEW 39 — Lainey Phillips scored 11 points but the Storm couldn’t overcome cold shooting at MLK Day at Fort Vancouver.
Skyview (10-4) mustered seven field goals and was 4 for 20 from 3-point range.
SETON CATHOLIC 60, RIDGEFIELD 45 — Anna Mooney scored 27 points and the Cougars clamped down on defense in the second half to win at MLK Day at Fort.
Kiera Williams added 11 points and Remy Jenniges scored 10 points for Seton Catholic (13-1).
The Cougars led 31-24 at halftime before gradually pulling away, holding Ridgefield to eight points in the third quarter.
Janessa Chatman scored 12 points to lead Ridgefield (7-7).
BONNEY LAKE 65, UNION 63 — Ava Smith and Brooklyn Haywood each scored 23 points but the Titans couldn’t hold off Bonney Lake at the Puget Sound Holiday Hoopfest.
Smith and Haywood both did damage from the perimeter. Smith connected on seven 3-pointers while Haywood hit five.
Union led by double-digits in the third quarter before Bonney Lake closed on a 7-0 run.
The Titans had a chance to tie the game at buzzer, but Haywood’s contested shot in the paint was off the mark.
TUMWATER 39, KELSO 25 — Trailing 29-5 at halftime, the Lassies found their footing in the second half after the MLK Basketball Tribute in Longview.
Lexi Grumois scored 10 points to lead Kelso (6-7).
Cierra Larson scored 11 points to lead Tumwater (11-4).
Boys basketball
UNION 75, KELSO 47 — Yanni Fassilis scored 21 points as the Titans rolled to a win at the MLK Basketball Tribute in Longview.
Evan Manville added 16 points for Union (10-6). The Titans took control by outscoring Kelso 21-11 in the second quarter to lead 37-23 at halftime.
Hayden Yore scored 12 points to lead Kelso (8-6).
TUMWATER 63, SKYVIEW 61 — Demaree Collins scored 26 points but the Storm couldn’t hold off the Thunderbirds at the MLK Basketball Tribute in Longview.
Freshman Malakai Weimer added 10 points and 8 rebounds for Skyview (8-7). Gavin Packer had nine points and seven assists.
Tumwater (11-4), which starts five seniors, trailed 50-43 entering the fourth quarter.
CASTLE ROCK 54, KALAMA 39 — Trystin Marin scored 25 points as the Rockets earned a win at the MLK Basketball Tribute in Longview.
Castle Rock (6-6) jumped to a 15-7 lead at the end of the first quarter on one of Marin’s four 3-pointers. From there, Kalama (1-11) could never trim the lead to less than five points before the Rockets pulled away in the fourth quarter.
