PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team finished its nonleague schedule by forcing 28 turnovers in a 56-39 victory over Rochester.
“Our defensive pressure was key tonight,” Roughriders coach Kasey Ulin said following Wednesday’s win.
“We are a defensive team and we rely on our defense to get our offense going. We forced 28 turnovers, which led to some easy baskets.”
Grayson Peet nearly had a triple-double for Port Angeles, finishing with 15 points, 10 assists and eight steals.
“Grayson was great defensively and was a spark to get our offense going,” Ulin said. “He is so quick that he causes havoc on defense and can get to the paint almost anytime he wants on offense.”
Lambros Rogers also had a nice all-around game for the Riders with 14 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and five assists.
Luke Angevine also scored in double figures with 12 points.
“I also liked the play from Luke tonight. He was aggressive and attacked the hoop all night,” Ulin said.
Josh Kennedy led the winless Warriors (0-10) with 14 points and made an impact on defense.
“Rochester played very hard, and the 6-foot-7 Kennedy kid was extremely athletic and did a good job for them. He blocked or altered shots all night long,” Ulin said.
While Ulin is satisfied with the Riders’ defense, he said the offense is still a work in progress.
“We didn’t shoot very well from 3 in the first half, going 1 for 12, and in the second half we got to the rim better, getting higher-percentage shots,” Ulin said. “Our execution was better against the zone, but we still need to improve on moving the ball better and attack the gaps in the zone.
“When we combine our defensive identity with our ability to shoot the basketball, we are going to be tough. We have not found our rhythm yet offensively, but I believe we are getting there.
“We want to keep improving week by week, building up for the playoffs with the ultimate goal to peak going into postseason.”
Port Angeles (2-0, 6-4) returns to Olympic League 2A play Tuesday at North Kitsap (3-0, 8-2) in a showdown of the league’s last two unbeaten teams.
Port Angeles 56, Rochester 39
Rochester 11 6 9 13— 39
Port Angeles 10 15 14 17— 55
Individual scoring
Port Angeles (55)
Peet 15, McGoff 3, Shamp 2, McGuffey 6, Angevine 12, Pederson 4, Rogers 14, Gochnour, Joslin.
FORKS 71, CHIEF KITSAP 53
OCEAN SHORES — The Spartans were again led by Parker Browning and Marky Adams, but this time those two had plenty of help, and Forks went 2-0 at North Beach’s Holidays with the Hyaks tournament.
Browning scored 22 and Adams finished with 18. Keishaun Ramsey added nine and Jeffery Schumack scored eight in Wednesday’s victory.
“We had good scoring from a variety of guys, which was awesome to see,” Forks coach Rick Gooding said.
“If we can get another couple guys to score, we can be tough.”
Chief Kitsap Academy put up 20 points in the first quarter and led by one at halftime, 33-32.
The second half, though, was all Forks.
“I had to get on them a little bit at halftime,” Gooding said. “And they came out and responded. They came out with a lot energy, actually started attacking the hoop.”
The Spartans built such a big lead that Gooding was able to empty the bench near the end of the game, and Scott Archibald and Daniel Maxfield took advantage of the playing time by scoring two points each.
“Some guys were rewarded for always coming to practice, JV-type guys, and both Daniel and Scotty hit shots,” Gooding said.
“The other guys were up off their butts, screaming and yelling. So that was awesome to see that team camaraderie.”
Forks (2-3, 4-5) gets back to Evergreen League play next week with a road game against Hoquiam (3-1, 7-2) on Wednesday and a home tilt with Eatonville (3-2, 6-4) on Friday.
“Those will be some good tests for us,” Gooding said, “but we’re really excited.”
Forks 71, Chief Kitsap 53
Forks 17 15 16 23— 71
Chief Kitsap 20 13 10 10— 53
Individual scoring
Forks (71)
Schumack 8, Ramsey 9, Baysinger 4, Pegram 2, Maxfield 2, Browning 22, Prose 5, Adams 18, Archibald 2, Tejano, Jacoby, Davis.
Chief Kitsap Academy (53)
Moss 8, A. Sipai 6, K. Sipai 17, McLean 17, S. McCloud 2, Jones 3, L. McCloud.
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Compiled using team reports.
