Mule boys dump Vikes, lose at district

The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball split games last week before a season ending loss to North Beach in the first round of district play on Monday.

Last Wednesday at home, the teams were even at the half but Kalama pulled ahead in the third and held on to win 57-45.

Zach Brown scored 17 points. Luke Brown added eight. Logan LaBerge and K.C. Beery had six points each. Brody Carlson had five points, and Quentin Nelson finished the game with three.

Kalama 13 8 13 23 --57

Mules 6 15 10 14 --45

On Friday, the Mules hammered the visiting Mossyrock Vikings 90-49.

Z. Brown had a great night, scoring 30 points. Carlson had 14 points, L. Brown added 12. Beery chipped in nine points, and LaBerge had eight. Nelson scored six points, Casey Wilson added four, and Chance Cothren had three. Evan Quigley and Jake Leitz scored two points each.

Mossyrock 12 12 15 10 --49

Mules 20 24 25 21 --90

On Monday, the Mules took the long trip to North Beach to face the Hyaks in a loser out opening round of the district tournament. They lost 80-63.

"It was a tough loss for the boys," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "I really thought we could extend our season but we have to give North Beach credit. They knocked down nine threes in the first half and went six for eight in the second quarter. It really put us in a hole that we couldn't climb out of. We cut the deficit to eight midway through the fourth quarter but they knocked down another contested three and made 15 of 18 from the charity stripe in the fourth to secure the win."

Beery led the team with 17 points. L. Brown chipped in 15 and Z. Brown had 11. They both had 10 rebounds. LaBerge had nine points, Nelson scored seven. Carlson added three points and seven rebounds. Isaac Brown picked up a point from the free throw line.

Mules 13 14 13 23 --63

North Beach 22 24 8 26 --80

"We are really going to miss our two seniors both on the court and off," Souvenir said of Zach Brown and Casey Wilson. "They are great kids."