CLALLAM BAY — Abraham Venske and a balanced offensive attacked paced Neah Bay in a 66-48 win over Clallam Bay in North Olympic League boys basketball action.
Venske scored 21 points and had five rebounds and three blocks for the fourth-ranked Red Devils in Friday’s win.
Ryan Moss added eighth points, three assists and four steals for Neah Bay, while John Reamer, Jongi Claplanhoo and Kenrick Doherty Jr. scored seven points apiece.
Reamer also pulled down a team-high six rebounds.
Kelly Gregory led the Bruins with 19 points and six rebounds. Sam Signor scored 18 and pulled down seven boards, and Alan Greene added seven points.
Clallam Bay coach Kelly Gregory was happy with his team played and how well they slowed the pace despite the Red Devils’ constant pressure.
“They fought right to the bitter end,” the elder Gregory said.
Both teams return to action Wednesday. Neah Bay (2-0, 8-2) hosts Crescent, while the Bruins (1-1, 5-6) travel to face Taholah.
Neah Bay 66, Clallam Bay 48
Neah Bay 9 22 22 13— 66
Clallam Bay 7 7 9 25— 48
Individual scoring
Neah Bay (66)
Buzzell 4, Venske 21, Nedderhoff 6, Reamer 7, Claplanhoo 7, Doherty 7, Moss 8, Dulik 2, Greene 4, Johnson, Munyagi, McGimpsey, Martinez.
Clallam Bay (48)
Greene 7, Signor 18, Gregory 19, Cowdrey 4, Keys, Wrzesien, Diehl.
Sequim 51, Bremerton 42
BREMERTON — The Wolves took over third place in the Olympic League with a dominating fourth quarter.
The Knights held the lead at the end of each of Friday’s first three quarters, including a 35-32 advantage going into the fourth.
Sequim finished strong, playing its best offensive and defensive quarter of the game and outscoring Bremerton 19-7 in the fourth.
Alex Barry led the Wolves with 27 points, 18 rebounds and two blocks.
Complementing Barry was a balanced effort. Jackson Oliver had six points, including two 3-pointers; Alex Rutherford scored five points; Payton Glasser had five points, five rebounds and three assists; Vance Willis had four points and five boards; and senior big man Josh McConnaughey a team-high four assists and two points.
Sequim hosts Kingston (1-6, 5-9) on Tuesday before travelling to face first-place Olympic (7-0, 11-3) on Friday.
Sequim 51, Bremerton 42
Sequim 11 10 11 19— 51
Bremerton 14 12 9 7— 42
Individual scoring
Sequim (51)
Barry 27, Willis 4, Oliver 6, Glasser 5, Bates 2, McConnaughey 2, Rutherford 5, Espinoza.
Bremerton (42)
Winderl 3, Carter 2, Bumanglag 5, Gilbert 3, Kroger 4, Pedesclaux 3, Chapman 8, Cole 14.
Forks 63, Rochester 46
ROCHESTER — The Spartans earned their first Evergreen League victory of the season and first win in more than a month behind the scoring of Colton Raben and Parker Browning.
“It’s a lot funner winning than it is losing,” Forks coach Rick Gooding said following Friday’s game.
“Our kids are jacked up. It’s awesome. For a lot of these kids, it’s their first win in a while.”
Raben topped the Spartans with 27 points and Browning added 23.
Gooding also praised the play of a couple players who didn’t score, Carlos Tejano and Cole Baysinger.
Gooding also said the Spartans’ rebounding and defense were much improved over previous games.
“I can’t say enough about the effort,” Gooding said.
“It’s easy when you lose a bunch of games in a row to just kind of give up, quit, do whatever, but our kids stuck with it.
“They did the little things, blocked out, played defense, help-side defense, and it definitely paid off.”
Forks (1-8, 2-10) hosts Elma (2-5, 2-10) on Tuesday.
“We’re really glad to get a win,” Gooding said. “Hopefully these guys see what it takes to win a game.
“Obviously, we still got a long way to go, but it’s a start. Everything has a start, so hopefully this ignites us into doing something good.”
Forks 63, Rochester 48
Forks 14 16 14 19— 63
Rochester 11 7 17 13— 48
Individual scoring
Forks (63)
Raben 27, Ramsey 3, Palmer 2, Browning 23, Adams 8, Tejano, Baysinger, Pegram, Rondeau.
Rochester (48)
McLemore 15, Larson 5, Kennedy 4, Rogers 6, Nelson 18, Patton, Hawes, Haber.
Olympic 65, Port Angeles 19
BREMERTON — The Trojans scored the first 27 points of the game to put the Roughriders away early.
“Olympic jumped on us early and often,” Port Angeles coach Kasey Ulin said following Friday’s game.
“They are extremely athletic, talented and they get after you every foot of the court for every second of the game.”
Olympic (7-0, 11-3) led 21-0 after one quarter and 38-6 at halftime.
“After the first 2-3 minutes, we tried so much one-on-one, and that is not our game,” Ulin said.
“Unfortunately, that led right into their hands, and we turned the ball over and gave them layups.
“We are not a team that can just beat teams going one-on-one. We have to play team basketball. We have to be more fundamental than other teams and we have to play harder than other teams.
“If we don’t do that, we struggle and tonight that was magnified.”
Hunter Hathaway led Port Angeles with eight points.
The Riders (1-6, 4-11) will look to rebound Tuesday when they host North Mason (2-4, 7-7).
Port Angeles defeated the Bulldogs 58-51 last month for its only Olympic League win of the season thus far.
Olympic 65, Port Angeles 19
Port Angeles 0 6 10 3— 19
Olympic 21 17 17 10— 65
Individual scoring
Port Angeles (19)
N. Angevine 2, Hathaway 8, Rogers 3, Pederson 2, Heilman 2, Boesenberg 2.
Olympic (65)
McGee 4, Mosely 2, Harris 3, Campana 8, McInnis 18, Yost 11, Nelson 2, J. Johnson 6, D. Johnson 15.
Crescent 40, Port Angeles C 35
JOYCE — The Loggers won their first game of the season by defeating the Port Angeles C team at home.
“Our boys got their first much-needed win,” Crescent coach Darren Heaward said of Thursday’s game.
“PA-C is a well-coached team a had us on our heels a few times, but our boys found some grit and came out on top.”
Martin Waldrip led the Loggers’ balanced attack with nine points. Luke Leonard and KC Spencer had seven points each, and Neil Peppard, Wyatt McNeece added six each.
Peppard grabbed 11 rebounds and McNeece had 10, while Waldrip and Zach Fletcher grabbed six apiece. Fletcher also had five steals.
“Wyatt and Neil both had a good game on the boards. Zac hustled and ended up getting five steals. Luke contributed seven points and played some good defense,” Heaward said.
Crescent 40, Port Angeles C 35
Port Angeles C 8 5 12 10— 35
Crescent 9 12 6 13— 40
Individual scoring
Crescent (40)
Waldrip 9, Fletcher 4, Leonard 7, Peppard 6, McNeece 6, Buchanan 1, Spencer 7.
Taholah 76, Crescent 37
TAHOLAH — The Chitwins were too much for the young and busy Loggers.
“I know our boys were spent as this was our fourth game this week, and traveling to Taholah is quite a road trip,” Crescent coach Darren Heaward said after Friday’s game.
“It’s tough when you face a team like this, as they have so many weapons, but our boys played hard. I was really proud of them as they kept their heads up throughout the game.”
Wyatt McNeece led the Loggers with 14 points and KC Spencer added nine.
“Wyatt was a force on the boards and scored 14 points, and KC Spencer continues to be consistent,” Heaward said.
Crescent hosts fourth-ranked Neah Bay on Wednesday.
Taholah 76, Crescent 37
Crescent 10 10 6 11— 37
Taholah 28 26 14 8— 76
Individual scoring
Crescent (37)
Waldrip 5, Fletcher 1, Peppard 7, McNeece 14, Buchanan 1, Spencer 9.
