Jack Jenniges and Breckin Miller each scored 12 points as the Seton Catholic boys basketball team edged Castle Rock 52-49 on Thursday.
In a game that was tight throughout, Brady Angelo and Jacob George each hit vital 3-pointers in the forth quarter for the host Cougars.
Seton Catholic (12-3, 4-1) has won 10 of its last 11 games and pulled into a first-place tie with King’s Way Christian in the 1A Trico League.
Lane Partridge scored 14 points and Adam Partridge added 13 points for Castle Rock (8-7, 1-4).
Boys basketball
CAMAS 80, BATTLE GROUND 38 — Stephen Behil scored 20 points and hit six of his team’s 10 3-pointers as the Papermakers cruised to a 4A GSHL home win.
Behil hit three 3-pointers as part of a 30-point Camas first quarter.
Carson Frawley added 13 points, while Beckett Currie and Jamison Carlisle each scored 12 points.
Todd Copper led Battle Ground with 11 points.
MARK MORRIS 77, FORT VANCOUVER 33 — Kobe Parlin scored 19 points and the Monarchs rode a 29-point second quarter to a 2A GSHL road win.
COLUMBIA RIVER 64, WASHOUGAL 53 — Alden Fay scored 20 points and the Rapids pulled away late for a key road win in their quest for a 2A GSHL district berth.
“This game was really critical for us,” River coach David Long said. “We had to win this game to help secure that last playoff spot.”
Adam Reeder scored 14 points and Nico Valdez added 13 points for the Rapids (6-10, 6-6), who outscored Washougal 20-9 in the final quarter.
Tucker Kneipp scored 19 points to lead the Panthers (3-8, 2-7).
LA CENTER 70, COLUMBIA-WHITE SALMON 53 — Boston Walker scored 22 points, Coby Garner added 18 points and the Wildcats earned a 1A Trico League win in the Gorge.
Bryson Sauter scored 18 points and Carson Lanz added 17 points for the Bruins.
Girls basketball
MARK MORRIS 35, HOCKINSON 32 — The Monarchs won a defensive battle in a clash between teams vying for third place in the 2A GSHL.
“It was an absolute war tonight,” Mark Morris coach Sean Atkins said. “Hockinson is a senior-drive physical group and we matched their intensity.”
Charlie Blain had 21 rebounds along with six points for Mark Morris (10-6, 8-4).
Kylie Ritter scored 10 points for Hockinson (10-6, 7-3).
UNION 57, HERITAGE 32 — Caitlyn Leake scored 10 points in a very balanced scoring effort from the Titans to get the non-league win.
Heritage’s Keanna Salavea led all scorers with 20 points.
HUDSON’S BAY 56, WOODLAND 23 — Mahaila Harrison scored 23 points and the Eagles clamped down on defense for a 2A GSHL road win.
Bay led 13-12 after the first quarter, but then allowed just two points each in the second and third quarters.
MOUNTAIN VIEW 49, ESTACADA (Ore.) 28 — Katelyn Henderson scored 17 points, including nine of her team’s 14 points in the first quarter, as the Thunder earned a non-league road win.
Nina Peterson scored 15 points and Victoria Schneider added 11 points for Mountain View.
