EDMONDS — The Peninsula men cracked 100 points for the first time this year and they needed almost all of those points in a 100-93 road win over Edmonds.
The men had a 50-33 lead at the half, but the Tritons responded with a 60-point second half to make a game of it. At one point, Edmonds had cut the lead to 87-83 with 1:56 left to play, but a 3-pointer and six straight free throws by the Pirates’ Cameron Burton pushed the lead back up to 11 points at 96-85 with 49 seconds to play, effectively sealing the win.
Burton ended up scoring 21 points (nine of those points coming in the final two minutes), with four assists and three steals, while Colby Jackson had his biggest game of the year, making seven 3-pointers and scoring 34 points to go along with six rebounds.
Marky Adams had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Eli’sha Sheppard had nine points. Trent Warren added eight boards.
As a team, the Pirates shot 52 percent (13 for 25) on their 3-point attempts. Burton and Jackson combined to shoot 77 percent (10 for 13) on their treys.
The win puts the Pirates back at .500 in North Division play, tied for third place at 3-3.
Peninsula (3-3, 13-8) next plays at Whatcom at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Peninsula 100, Edmonds 93
Peninsula 50 50 — 100
Edmonds 33 60 — 93
Peninsula (100) — Jackson 34, Burton 21, Adams 15, Sheppard 9, Crane 7, Warren 5, Buckley 4, Huish 3, Williams 2.
Edmonds (93) — Higgins 25, Walton 24, LaCasse 22, Frazier 9, Zamora 5, Morris 4, Price 4.
Women’s Basketball
Edmonds 62, Peninsula 57
EDMONDS — The Peninsula women were undone by a poor fourth quarter, getting outscored by Edmonds 14-1 at the end of the game in a 62-57 loss.
The women had a 56-48 lead with 6 minutes left, but simply could not buy a bucket over the final stretch, going 0 for 9 from the floor to finish the game.
Tiffani Smith led the team with 14 points, four assists and three steals, while Jamellia Clark had 13 points and seven rebounds. Jocelyn Moore scored nine points and Ashlynn Sharp had seven points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals. Yamelei Rodriguez scored eight while pulling down six boards.
The women struggled with their outside shooting, going just 3 for 20 on their 3-point attempts.
Peninsula (1-4, 3-14) next plays at Whatcom at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Edmonds 62, Peninsula 57
Peninsula 17 14 17 9 — 57
Edmonds 10 12 20 20 — 62
Peninsula (57) — Smith 14, Clark 13, Moore 9, Sharp 7, Rodriguez 8, Alvarez 3, Caci 3.
Edmonds (62) — Smith 21, Carlson 12, Tadytin 7, Rojas 7, Wilde 6, Tapau 6, Leenstra 3.
