Boys Hoops: Tumwater's big 1st half too much for Aberdeen

1/16/2025

Tumwater 62, Aberdeen 50

(Tumwater, WA) The host team Tumwater Thunderbirds got off to a fast start in the 1st half knocking down 18 in the 1st quarter and 20 in the 2nd 8-minutes building a 38-15 lead over the visiting Aberdeen Bobcats. Aberdeen’s Jhacob Quezada hit a 3 to begin each quarter but the T-Birds quickly got in the groove and were hitting from the inside and out.

Senior Jake Dillon was red hot from behind the arc sinking 6 3-balls scoring and 18 1st half points. Sophomore Luke Overbay got the start due to regular starter Bryce Morgan out sick. Overbay took advantage scoring 6 from long range himself and racking rebounds and blocked shot on defense.

Tumwater cooled off a touch in the 2nd half but still had plenty of room to control the outcome. The Bobcats Isaac Garcia heated up hitting a pair of 3’s and going 4-6 from the line scoring 13 of his 17 points in the 2nd half. Aberdeen outscored Tumwater 35-24 in the 2nd half but that big halftime deficit was too much to overcome. Quezada also finished in double figs with 16 for the Bobcats.

Dillon led the T-Birds with 20 points and Overbay added 10 but also had 5 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Overbay’s effort was good enough to earn our Thorbeckes MVP award of the game. Sophomore Julian Balsley got his first significant varsity time played well scoring 6 and picking off 3 boards.

Tumwater improved to 3-1 in EVCO 2A play and 9-3 overall and will next face Battle Ground on Monday in an MLK showcase at Lower Columbia College. Aberdeen is now 2-2 in league play and 3-7 overall. The Bobcats will host Hoquiam on Monday in a non-league match-up.

Scoring

Tumwater: Jake Dillon 20, Luke Overbay 10, Sahara Anthony III 6, Beckett Wall 6, Julian Balsley 6, Landon Anchors 5, Josh Schlecht 2, Grady Wall 2, Braeden Konrad 2, Ethan Bello 2, Max Bunn 1

Aberdeen: Isaac Garcia 17, Jhacob Quezada 16, Ryker Scott 6, Xanto Raya 4, Gabe Matthews 3, Justin Howard 2, Floyd Jones 2

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