Mia Patterson made the most of her first appearance of the season in the starting lineup.
Patterson, starting on Senior Night for the Woodland girls basketball team, contributed nine points, seven rebounds and three steals as the Beavers wrapped up the Class 2A Greater St. Helens League title with a 52-45 win over Mark Morris.
“She sparked us all night,” said Woodland coach Glen Flanagan, after his team won the league title for the 13th time in 15 years.
Wrapping up their regular-season schedule, the Beavers (17-3, 11-1) avenged their only league loss. Mark Morris fell to 9-2 in league play with one game remaining.
“They thumped us the last time,” Flanagan said. “Tonight we rebounded a lot better. We were just consistent.”
Mark Morris led 15-10 after one quarter, but that’s when Charity Arn took over. The Woodland senior scored 15 of her 18 points in the middle two quarters as the Beavers built a lead. Arn also finished with four rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
“It was just a solid effort,” Flanagan said. “The girls didn’t quit. They played hard, the blocked out, and they hustled.”
Girls basketball
Battle Ground 58, Heritage 35 — The Tigers put a lock on third place in the 4A GSHL with the win over visiting Heritage.
Haley Hamilton scored 15 points to go with five rebounds, five assists and four steals for Battle Ground. Nikki Bond added 14 points and five rebounds.
Emily Myers led Heritage with 13 points.
Evergreen 58, Union 30 — Justine Joudrey scored 24 points and Jessica Chatman had 13 as Evergreen took care of Union.
Fort Vancouver 59, Hudson’s Bay 47 — Mar’shay Moore scored 40 points as Fort Vancouver’s victory created a three-way logjam for the 3A GSHL’s fifth and final playoff spot. The tiebreaker between Fort, Bay and Columbia River is scheduled for Monday at a site to be determined.
Moore was consistent throughout, scoring nine in the first quarter, 14 in the second, eight in the third and nine in the fourth including seven from the free-throw line.
Hudson’s Bay closed to within three points in the final four minutes, but Fort made their free throws down the stretch and Shaude Hutchinson had a key rebound to help Fort milk the clock.
Washougal 54, at Hockinson 48 — Kendall Utter scored 19 points and Darcy Akers added 14 as Washougal clinched the No. 3 seed to next week’s district tournament.
The Panthers hit nine 3-pointers to build a 40-29 lead after three quarters.
Washougal will open the district tournament next Friday at the No. 2 team from the 2A Evergreen Conference.
Boys basketball
At Evergreen 69, Union 63 — Caleb Dressler had a huge game with 16 points and 23 rebounds to help Evergreen remain in first place in the 4A GSHL.
The loss locks Union in as the No. 3 seed to the district playoffs.
“Caleb Dressler was a monster on the board for us tonight,” Evergreen coach Kelly Blankenship said.
Warren Edmondson had 17 points, three steals, three assists and three rebounds, including a key 3-pointer in the fourth quarter.
Battle Ground 82, Heritage 62 — Jake Belford scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Tigers rolled past Heritage.
Belford also had eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Jason Moore added 17 points, and Travis Studer 13.
Heritage’s Tim Hergert led all scorers with 26 points. Ezekiel Wells scored 12 for the Timberwolves.
Hockinson 52, Washougal 50 — The Hawks held on for the win and held on to a share of first place in the Class 2A GSHL behind 25 points from Joshua Hall.
Washougal had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but a shot from near the free-throw line rimmed out.
“We were up the whole time, so it never went back and forth, but they kept it close in the fourth quarter,” Hockinson coach Matt Gruhler said.
Doug McDonald had 14 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals for the Hawks.
“He really set the tone for us,” Gruhler said. “We needed him to pick us up because we didn’t play well out of the chute. He was able to get into the lane and get some shots.”
Mark Morris 82, Woodland 46 — Freshman Tannyr Knight made six 3-pointers in the second half for 18 points, and Kyle Hendrix had 10 rebounds and six points in Woodland’s loss at Mark Morris.
White Salmon 43, La Center 40 — Jake Kempton made a 3-pointer with four second to play, lifting the Bruins to the win.
Austin Myers had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists for La Center. Mick Jarvie had nine points, and Maverick Davison came up with six steals for the Wildcats.
Ridgefield 50, Ilwaco 42 — The Spudders withstood a second-half cold spell and pulled away from Ilwaco to win the league tiebreaker game and secure the No. 2 playoff spot to district.
Sam Landerholm scored 17 points, and Michael Potter 16 for Ridgefield. Potter made 3 of 4 free throws in the last minute of the game to help seal the win.
Signing
Priscilla Timmons, a distance runner from Skyview, announced Friday that she will attend the University of Toledo.
“It was a long, hard debate,” said Timmons, who narrowed her choices to Toledo and the University of Washington. “But when it came down to it, I really knew in my heart.”
Simmons, who finished sixth in the Class 4A state cross country meet last fall, plans to run both cross country and track for the Rockets. Toledo qualified for the NCAA Championships last fall and finished 28th.
