ILWACO BOYS UPSET KALAMA
With their postseason hopes likely shot and their roster riddled with injuries and illness, the Ilwaco boys came out and played one of their finer efforts in recent weeks, upsetting a Kalama team with Trico title aspirations 49-41 in front of a senior night crowd at Aase Gymnasium.
The boys' senior night is technically Friday, when they play their final home game against La Center, however, with a doubleheader featuring a league title matchup between the Ilwaco and Kalama girls later in the evening, the Fishermen boys took advantage of the emotion in the gym and ran with it.
"I'm very pleased with the win," said Ilwaco head coach Paul Jarrett. "We've been in a slump. This was definitely a big one. We needed this to end on a good note."
Anthony Wirkkala, who missed Saturday night's game at La Center with walking pneumonia, showed no ill effects. The 6-5 senior post scored 17 points and collected 13 rebounds and was part of a defensive effort that limited Kalama's 6-6 Matt Trautman to just two points and one rebound in the game.
The Chinooks team that could not miss two weeks ago in a win at Kalama was not in evidence. The visitors shot just 35% for the game and shot a dreadful 2-for-10 at the free throw line, including four misses in four attempts by Trautman.
"They shot 60 percent against us the first time we played them," said Jarrett. "Tonight I hoped and prayed that they couldn't shoot that way again. Luckily, they didn't."
Ilwaco grabbed the early advantage, scoring the first five points of the game and holding a 13-4 first quarter lead before Kalama narrowed the gap with a 6-0 run to close the quarter down 13-10. The Chinooks grabbed their first lead in the third period, going up 27-24 before Ilwaco pulled back to tie the game at 32 going into the final period.
A Brandon Walker 3-pointer gave Kalama a 37-35 lead in the fourth quarter before Ilwaco regained the lead and hit 9-of-13 free throws in the period, including six straight from Wirkkala, Matt Kaino and Kolby Kirby down the stretch to seal the victory.
Colten Chalker returned from a 2-game illness absence to score a career-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field. Matt Kaino retured from an ankle injury to score 11 points and pull down eight rebounds with two steals. Paul Blaylock sprained his ankle on the stairs leading from the locker room to the gym floor. The senior point guard did not start, but did play, scoring six points.
"It's been a weird year for me," said Jarrett. "Colten got hurt early and he was out a long time. We've had other kids ill and sick and with injuries. It's one of those things, you've got to take it as it comes. Every day it's something different. I mean, who's going to roll their ankle on the way down the stairs to the locker room before a game?"
Robby Sanders paced the Chinooks with 13 points and Walker came off the bench to score 11.
Unfortunately, Ilwaco got no help from La Center last night as the Wildcats defeated Columbia 84-43, likely ending Ilwaco's slim playoff hopes. With Rochester's sweep of La Center during the regular season and split against the Fishermen, the Warriors would have an edge in a 3-way tiebreaker situation with Ilwaco and La Center.
KALAMA 10 10 12 9 -- 41
Schmit 7, Vossen 4, Arn 2, Sanders 13, Trautman 2, Walker 11, Berry 2, M. Pollock.
ILWACO 13 11 8 17 -- 49
Col. Chalker 10, Wirkkala 17, Desimone 3, Whealdon, Kaino 11, Blaylock 6, Cod. Chalker, Kirby 2, Talancon.
FIELD GOALS-KAL: 17-48-35%, ILW: 17-39-44%
3-PT FG'S-KAL: 5-19-26%, ILW: 2-9-22%
FREE THROWS-KAL: 2-10-20%, ILW: 13-20-65%
REBOUNDS-KAL: 21, ILW: 36
TURNOVERS-KAL: 14, ILW: 19
The boys' senior night is technically Friday, when they play their final home game against La Center, however, with a doubleheader featuring a league title matchup between the Ilwaco and Kalama girls later in the evening, the Fishermen boys took advantage of the emotion in the gym and ran with it.
"I'm very pleased with the win," said Ilwaco head coach Paul Jarrett. "We've been in a slump. This was definitely a big one. We needed this to end on a good note."
Anthony Wirkkala, who missed Saturday night's game at La Center with walking pneumonia, showed no ill effects. The 6-5 senior post scored 17 points and collected 13 rebounds and was part of a defensive effort that limited Kalama's 6-6 Matt Trautman to just two points and one rebound in the game.
The Chinooks team that could not miss two weeks ago in a win at Kalama was not in evidence. The visitors shot just 35% for the game and shot a dreadful 2-for-10 at the free throw line, including four misses in four attempts by Trautman.
"They shot 60 percent against us the first time we played them," said Jarrett. "Tonight I hoped and prayed that they couldn't shoot that way again. Luckily, they didn't."
Ilwaco grabbed the early advantage, scoring the first five points of the game and holding a 13-4 first quarter lead before Kalama narrowed the gap with a 6-0 run to close the quarter down 13-10. The Chinooks grabbed their first lead in the third period, going up 27-24 before Ilwaco pulled back to tie the game at 32 going into the final period.
A Brandon Walker 3-pointer gave Kalama a 37-35 lead in the fourth quarter before Ilwaco regained the lead and hit 9-of-13 free throws in the period, including six straight from Wirkkala, Matt Kaino and Kolby Kirby down the stretch to seal the victory.
Colten Chalker returned from a 2-game illness absence to score a career-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field. Matt Kaino retured from an ankle injury to score 11 points and pull down eight rebounds with two steals. Paul Blaylock sprained his ankle on the stairs leading from the locker room to the gym floor. The senior point guard did not start, but did play, scoring six points.
"It's been a weird year for me," said Jarrett. "Colten got hurt early and he was out a long time. We've had other kids ill and sick and with injuries. It's one of those things, you've got to take it as it comes. Every day it's something different. I mean, who's going to roll their ankle on the way down the stairs to the locker room before a game?"
Robby Sanders paced the Chinooks with 13 points and Walker came off the bench to score 11.
Unfortunately, Ilwaco got no help from La Center last night as the Wildcats defeated Columbia 84-43, likely ending Ilwaco's slim playoff hopes. With Rochester's sweep of La Center during the regular season and split against the Fishermen, the Warriors would have an edge in a 3-way tiebreaker situation with Ilwaco and La Center.
KALAMA 10 10 12 9 -- 41
Schmit 7, Vossen 4, Arn 2, Sanders 13, Trautman 2, Walker 11, Berry 2, M. Pollock.
ILWACO 13 11 8 17 -- 49
Col. Chalker 10, Wirkkala 17, Desimone 3, Whealdon, Kaino 11, Blaylock 6, Cod. Chalker, Kirby 2, Talancon.
FIELD GOALS-KAL: 17-48-35%, ILW: 17-39-44%
3-PT FG'S-KAL: 5-19-26%, ILW: 2-9-22%
FREE THROWS-KAL: 2-10-20%, ILW: 13-20-65%
REBOUNDS-KAL: 21, ILW: 36
TURNOVERS-KAL: 14, ILW: 19
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