1/9/2026
W.F. West 75, Black Hills 27
Another 2A EvCo matchup transpired as the W.F. West Bearcats faced the Black Hills Wolves at home. A rivalry game between the two schools that W.F. West has had control of in recent years. This game was no different for the Bearcats. From the tipoff, they were locked and loaded and put the pressure on the Wolves early. After getting a comfortable lead, they never looked back and took home the win and maintained first place in the 2A EvCo
From the jump, the Bearcats got into a rhythm with their half-court offense and smothering defense. In the first half of the first quarter, the Wolves did hang in there and exchanged scores well with Chehalis, and even had a two-point lead at one point. Slowly but surely, though, W.F. West started to climb back and sneak away with a lead of its own. Dilyn Boeck, now a 1,000-point scorer, got off to a great start with a nice pull-up jumper in what would be a great game for her.
One of the biggest keys to the Bearcats’ success was their offensive rebounding in the first half and their outstanding zone defense that led to many forced turnovers. Giving second-chance opportunities to a team like W.F. West will not go over too well, and they did a great job of crashing the boards all night. The defense, as mentioned, was superb, and it seemed like they got their hand in every passing lane all night.
With the dominant defense and the scoring prowess of the team, they ran away with the lead and never looked back. Joy Cushman, Dilyn Boeck, and Kaitlyn Chloupek all had double-digit scoring nights. Right behind them were Izzy Teeters and Mallory Gaskill with eight points. All around domination, with everyone seemingly getting a piece of the pie. W.F. West is now 8-4 and 2-0 in league, sitting at the top of the 2A EvCo. Black Hills will fall to 7-6 and 0-2 in league on the season.
MVP and Stats
Dilyn Boeck got the Thorbecks MVP of the game with a 16 point night as well as her defense and facilitating. She showed why she is one of the best players to come out of the Chehalis basketbal program and this night was no different. Joy Cushman finished with 14 points on the game and Kaitlyn Chloupek had 11. Izzy Teeters and Mallory Gaskill each had eight points as well. Drees Cushman also had seven points for the night. They will take on Aberdeen at home on Tuesday, January 13th with a 7:00 pm tipoff.
For Black Hills, Nat Buchanan had 10 ppints for the Wolves, Tyler Venable had seven, Taylor Morrison had three, and Haley McMahon and Barrate McKissick each had two. They will face Tumwater on the road on Tuesday, January 13th with a 5:30 pm tipoff.
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Game Highlights
Tyler Venable Hits the Tough Bank Shot
Kaitlyn Chloupek Gets Her Own Rebound off Missed Free Throw and Puts up the Layup
Dilyn Boeck Spins Into a Mid-Range Jumper
Joy Cushman with the Spin Move Leading to the Layup