Girls basketball: Tenino improves to 14-5 overall with 50-32 win over Montesano

posted 01:07 AM 02/03
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Tenino's girls basketball team -- having its best season since 2003 -- improves to 14-5 overall and 10-3 in the Southwest Washington 1A Evergreen after its 50-32 victory over Montesano Thursday night at Brock Court at Tenino High School. A win over Hoquiam Saturday guarantees the Beavers the second seed into the 1A District IV tournament.

Sophomore post Nike McClure had a dominating performance of a career-high 29 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. Last Saturday against Rochester, McClure had 23 points, 26 rebounds and 18 (yes, 18) blocks.

PHOTO GALLERIES
-- Tenino v. Montesano (girls)
-- Tenino v. Montesano (boys)

Other Thursday highlights

Boys basketball
River Ridge is in position to win its fifth consecutive 2A Evergreen Conference title after defeating North Thurston, 67-63. The two teams are now tied atop the EvCo standings at 8-3 with one game remaining. Should River Ridge and North Thurston remain tied, they will share the league title. Seeding in the district tournament will be determined by how the teams fared against the league’s third-place team. River Ridge had a 22-point lead at 39-17 before North Thurston made a third-quarter comeback. The Rams cut the deficit to three in the final minute of the third quarter. The Hawks led by three, 66-63, with 2.4 seconds remaining before Tre Petty’s free throws sealed the victory. Brad Wallace led all scorers with a game-high 20 points, followed by Micah Hardeman’s 19 and Howie Harper’s 14. Ben Broeker led the Rams with 18 points.

Dalton Delio (12 points), Ben Stang (11) and Mac Shaw (10) led Rainier to a 50-46 victory over Hoquiam.

Girls basketball
Jaynani Cababat's 12 points paced Yelm in a 58-34 win over Foss.

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posted 01:39 AM 01/28

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posted 01:27 AM 01/27

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posted 09:53 AM 01/18

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posted 06:16 PM 01/17

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posted 02:15 AM 01/14

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posted 03:46 PM 01/12

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posted 07:24 PM 01/10

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posted 04:16 PM 01/09

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posted 06:36 PM 01/08

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posted 03:53 AM 01/08

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posted 10:16 PM 01/03

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posted 03:25 PM 12/30

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posted 03:31 PM 12/29

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