Centralia offense too much for Bulldogs

CENTRALIA – The Centralia boys jumped to a big lead over Linn to start the game on Friday at Centralia, before the Bulldogs scored their first basket. That gap in scoring didn’t grow much through the rest of the game, with Linn getting the score to within 16 points in the fourth quarter, but Centralia pulled ahead again and prevailed 63-39.

Senior Keaton Bargman led the team with 20 points and eight rebounds.

Points – Bargman 20, Beier 8, Thalmann 4, Ayala 3, Alvarado 2, Olson 2.

Rebounds – Bargman 8, Beier 6, Turk 3, Alvarado 2.

Assists – Beier 5, Ruacho 2, Alvarado 2, Bargman 1, Turk 1, Thalmann 1.

Steals – Beier 2, Turk 1.

Blocks – Beier 2, Ruacho 1.

Centralia girls build lead for win

CENTRALIA – The Linn girls struggled with turnovers and offensive efficiency in their first game back from break on Friday at Centralia. They fell behind 23-16 to Centralia at halftime and lost 45-29.

Sophomore Sophia Bott led the Bulldogs with 12 points, including two 3-pointers.

Points – Bott 12, Peters 5, F. Beikman 4, Hansen 3, Damman 2, Beier 2, Thalmann 1.

Rebounds – F. Beikman 5, Bott 4, C. Beikmann 4, Damman 3, Beier 3, Hansen 2, Peters 1, Thalmann 1.

Assists – Beier 5, Hansen 1, Peters 1, Bott 1, Mueller 1, F. Beikman 1.

Steals – C. Beikmann 2, Hansen 2, Peters 2, Bott 1, Thalmann 1.

Blocks – Thalmann 2, Hansen 1.