EVERETT — The Peninsula College men’s and women’s basketball teams earned another sweep when they beat NWAACC North Division rival Everett on Monday night.
The men improved to 4-1 in league and 14-2 overall after ripping the Trojans (0-4, 3-11) 99-81.
Four players scored in double figures for the Pirates as 11 of 12 players on the roster scored in the game.
All 12 played extensive minutes, coach Lance Von Vogt said, even though standout sophomore post DeShaun Freeman “got dinged up” 2:30 minutes into the game and sat out the remainder of the contest.
“We’ll evaluate DeShaun [Tuesday],” Von Vogt said.
Sophomore forward Dudley Ewell led everybody with 21 points while sophomore guards Tyler Funk and J.T. Terrell sank 18 each and Daniel Sims added 11 off the bench.
The Pirates got 36 points off the bench and led 38-26 at the half.
They came on fire in the second half, scoring 61 points when they picked up the tempo.
“That helped our guys get into the flow better,: Von Vogt said.
Corey Clement led on the boards with nine while Sam Waller grabbed seven and Ewell had six.
Sims, meanwhile, had two blocked shots.
Waller also had a team high five assists while Ewell, Sims and Jordan Rawls had four each.
The Pirates next host Shoreline (3-2, 9-7) on Saturday night.
Women’s Basketball
Peninsula 85, Everett 30
EVERETT — The Pirates (4-1, 10-5) dominated the second half after an unbalanced game in the first half.
The Pirates led the Trojans 38-20 at the break but ended up coming out strong and outscoring Everett 47-10 in the second half with strong performances by Tia Mason, Taylor Larson and Jasmine Yarde.
The Trojans fell to 2-2, 3-9.
The real story of the game was on the boards where Peninsula out-rebounded Everett 74-34.
The Pirates had four players earn double-doubles, led by Larson with 22 points and 13 rebounds.
Mason was right behind with 21 points and 12 boards while Yarde netted 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.
Jesse Ellis also chipped in 10 points while Karli Brakes added seven assists.
Yarde also had six steals.
“I thought we played really low intensity defense in the first half,” coach Alison Crumb said.
“I told the girls we need to play our basketball, and in the second half they came out firing.”
Crumb picked Mason as the player of the game.
“She gave us a spark that fed our enthusiasm, and it was a great performance to watch,” Crumb said.
“Again, we had a balanced effort with everyone on our team scoring with the exception of Raquel Young, who is out with an ankle injury.”
The Pirates have a bye today and next will host Shoreline at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
