The much-anticipated basketball games between rivals Camas High School and Union turned out heavily in the Titans’ favor last Friday, as the girls dominated the second half to earn the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League victory.

Union limited Camas to four goals in the second half, outscoring the Papermakers 38-16. Jessica Chatman finished with 18 points for the Titans (10-3, 3-0). Tuileisu Anderson had 14 points and 16 rebounds and Kendra Preuninger made four 3-pointers en route to her 14 points. Tessa Vanderpool had nine points and five assists. For Camas (6-6, 1-2), which led 15-11 after the first quarter, Rachel Rice was the top scorer with 11 points.

The Titans set an early tone against the Papermakers as their pressure defense ran past the Papermakers in a Class 4A Greater St. Helens League game. Union (9-3, 3-0) led 17-4 at the end of the first quarter and didn’t look back.

Tyler Hallead’s nine points topped the scoring for Camas (3-9, 1-2).

 Camas Girls Varsity Basketball (1-1) thumped Mountain View (3-2) Monday night, 59-46, in Vancouver, as the visiting Papermakers kept pressure on the Thunder, and filled the night with many timely shots.

The Papermakers led by three, 26-33, at halftime and by six entering the fourth quarter, and simply pulled away in the final minutes of the game.

Papermaker Brenna Khaw scored an impressive 27 points, while Lauren Neff scored 11; Sierra Brown, 9; McKenna Jackson, 4; Rachel Rice, 4; and Kyla Sumpter, 4.

For Mountain View, Carly Holboke scored 22 and Bailey Lindsley scored 12.

 

The Camas Boys didn’t fare as well against the Thunder, who erased a four-point half-time deficit. Mountain View outscored Camas 17-5 in the third quarter. Trevor Jasinsky made 11 points for the Papermakers.