Enumclaw and White River battled to a draw during a Friday night hoop doubleheader.

While the Enumclaw Hornet boys captured their contest 63-62, the White River girls wound up on the winning side of a 60-52 score.

The games were staged in the EHS gymnasium.

The boys game was a hard-fought affair, with EHS taking scoring honors in the first and third quarters and White River holding the advantage in the second and fourth. White River used a 22-14 margin to draw close, but the home Hornets escaped with the win.

Enumclaw’s offense was paced by Josh Erickson, who poured in 28 points. White River’s attack was more balanced, as four players had double-figure nights; topping the list was Tyler Meadows with 19.

The girls game had White River eventually building a double-digit lead, only to see a scrambling Enumclaw squad slice the margin to six in the late going.

Scoring came from a couple of the taller players on the floor. White River’s win was largely courtesy of 27 points by super soph Kendall Bird, who stands 6-2, while Enumclaw was led by the 26 points from the 6-1 Kylie Rademacher.

The following day, White River hosted Ellensburg and fell 62-46 to the visitors.

WHITE RIVER CLASSIC WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

The host Hornets placed seventh in the field but, on an individual bases, had a pretty good day, according to coach Joe Klein.

Leading the Hornet effort was freshman Nathan Moore, who captured the 138-pound title and was named the meet’s outstanding wrestler in the 106-145 divisions.

Freshman Max Wheeler, 106 pounds, placed second, losing only to the defending state champion; sophomore Cooper Franklin finished third at 120 pounds; freshman Jack Ervian was third at 145; and sophomore Ryan Redford “had a good day but finished one match out of the money, losing a battle in triple overtime,” Klein reported.