Middle two frames doom Beavers at home

Only trailing by one after the first quarter, the Tenino High School girls basketball team struggled in the second and third quarters to eventually drop a non-league game to Kalama, 49-36 on Saturday at Brock Court.

The Chinooks outscored their opponent 33-17 in the middle two stanzas. The Beavers (2-7) made just nine field goals all night and five of them were from beyond the arc.

“We had a tough night finishing around the hoop,” Tenino head coach Kirsi Gofinch said. “I think it’s a game we can learn a lot from. Proud of how the effort levels were sustained.”

Charley Jones led the Beavers with 13 points while Kylie Gonia added seven and Kyla Watson recorded six. Forty-one of Kalama’s 49 points were scored by three players.

Tenino gets a quick turnaround and faces Stevenson on Monday before taking on local foe Mossyrock next week.

At Brock Court
CHINOOKS 49, BEAVERS 36
Kalama 10 16 17 6 — 49
Tenino 9 8 9 10 — 36
Tenino (36) — Jones 13, Gonia 7, Watson 6, Gore 4, Grayless 2, Brodersen 2,
Pfaff 2

Boys drops fourth game in a row
It has not been home cooking for the Beavers, losers of four in a row and the latest a 63-33 setback to Class 1A District 4 foe Seton Catholic on Saturday at Brock Court. In six home games so far, they have lost five of them by double digits.

Still, Tenino (1-8) was in a tight one against the Cougars after one quarter, down just four. For the rest of the game, it scored 16 points, including one free throw in the third. It finished the night 11-of-45 from the field and had 18 turnovers.

Kellan Johnson was the Beavers leading scorer with eight points while Owen Whitaker registered seven. Jeremiah McKague, one of three with five points, caromed a team-best 10 rebounds.

Tenino has three non-league games in a week’s span, starting with Monday night versus Stevenson.

At Brock Court
COUGARS 63, BEAVERS 33
Set. Catholic 21 12 17 13 — 63
Tenino 17 6 1 9 — 33
Tenino (33) — Johnson 8, Whitaker 7, McKague 5, Bennett 5, Czuleger 5, Mathison 3