Boys basketball: Mountain View 80, Washougal 50

Mountain View 80, Washougal 50 — The hot-shooting thunder overwhelmed the host Panthers from the start and handed Washougal its first loss of the season.

Mountain View built a 25-point halftime lead and cruised to the win.

Zach Thorson scored 26 points and Luke Duchesne added 21 to lead the way for the Thunder (4-2). Nine of Mountain View’s 30 field goals were 3-pointers.

Washougal coach Malcolm Estes described Mountain View’s performance as “very impressive.” He said the Thunder ran the floor well, shot well from the perimeter, and were strong on defense.

Michael McElroy led Washougal (8-1) with 11 points.

MOUNTAIN VIEW 80, WASHOUGAL 50

MOUNTAIN VIEW (4-2) — Akash Sanghera 0, Zach Torson 26, Taylor Drey 4, Ryan Johnson 9, Grayson Anderson 0, Luke Duchesne 21, Josh Barcinas 0, Rico Bolivar 14, Sean McCauley 2, Shane McCauley 4. Totals 30 (9) 11-15 80.

WASHOUGAL (8-1) — Isaac Bischoff 6, Aaron Deister 9, Michael McElroy 11, Mustapha Bah 5, David Crowley 4, Karsten Short , Trent Stauffer 5, Austin Tran 3, Joey Rubino 2, Nate Adams 2, Jaden Jantzer 3. Totals 20 (6) 4-18 50.

Mountain View 21 27 17 15—80

Washougal 9 14 17 10—50

JV — Mountain View 59-49. C — Mountain View 39-36.