FORKS — The Forks boys basketball coaching staff talked with their team about playing together before the Spartans’ Evergreen League opener against Rochester.
Forks appeared to take the lesson to heart, starting strong by limiting Rochester to just six first-quarter points, as the Spartans ran to a 57-48 win over the Warriors.
“Parker [Browning] had 25 [points] and Markie had 14 and a ton of rebounds, but I can’t tell you any kid did better than another because they all played a lot harder and a lot smarter this week,” Spartans coach Rick Gooding said of Tuesday’s game.
“We gave up too many offensive rebounds and had too many turnovers, but we fought. We played like Spartans.”
Rochester changed its tactics in an attempt to chisel away at Forks’ lead, but the Spartans were prepared.
“They did some different things, they went from zone [defense] to man and our guys adjusted really well,” Gooding said.
“We had guys who had zeroes on the score sheet who did some big things for us.
“Scott Archibald on the bench didn’t get to play, but was calling out defensive rotations and the kids in the locker room gave him props.”
Gooding felt his team fed off the energy of the large home crowd.
“Anytime Forks gets an awesome crowd like that the kids definitely respond,” Gooding said.
“It made for a great atmosphere, a great high school atmosphere. I thank the fans for coming out.”
The Spartans (1-0, 1-1) visit Elma on Friday.
Forks 57, Rochester 48
Rochester 6 15 9 18— 48
Forks 12 19 10 16— 57
Individual scoring
Rochester (48)
Goldrick 12, Hickle 10, Escotte 8, Hawes 7, Kennedy 6, Almore 3, Erickson 1.
Forks (57)
Browning 25, Adams 14, Schumack 7, Prose 4, Tejano 3, Ramsey 2, Pegram 2
Olympic 69, Chimacum 42
CHIMACUM — The Cowboys hung with the high-powered Trojans for a a half before being swept away in the third quarter.
Olympic’s lead mushroomed from 35-25 to 56-32 after the third period.
Devyn Winkley led Chimacum with nine points. Sam Golden added eight and Quinn Dowling had seven for the Cowboys.
Chimacum (0-3) hosts Port Angeles (1-1) todays.
Olympic 69, Chimacum 42
Olympic 19 16 21 13— 69
Chimacum 12 13 7 10— 42
Individual scoring
Olympic (69)
Johnson 18, Matheny 15, Nelson 7, Mosley 6, Horst 6, Yost 6, Becker 5, Moore 4..
Chimacum (42)
Winkley 9, Golden 8, Dowling 7, Porter 5, Koenig 4, Torres 3, Dotson 2, Shaw 2, Bainbridge 2.
Bremerton 68, Sequim 50
BREMERTON — The Wolves (0-1, 1-2) were blown out on the road against the Knights in their Olympic League 2A division opener.
Sequim visits Port Townsend on Monday.
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Compiled using team reports.
