POULSBO — Port Angeles allowed a game-long lead to melt away in the fourth quarter against North Kitsap before rallying to force overtime with some clutch shots late, eventually triumphing 46-43 in overtime in a girls basketball contest Friday night.
The Roughriders led 28-15 at halftime after a hot-shooting second quarter (50-percent on field goals), including 10 of Lindsay Smith’s game-high 20 points and all five of freshman Morgan Politika’s points off the bench.
“Our nine-point lead going into the fourth quarter slipped away due to turnovers and missed shots, along with the Vikings scoring on five of their first six possessions to tie the game at 37-37 midway through the final quarter,” coach Michael Poindexter said.
“The second-half of the fourth quarter saw little scoring, and NK had a 42-39 lead when Izzy Felton was fouled on a three-point attempt with seven seconds left in the game. She made the first free throw but missed the next two; however, Lexie Smith grabbed the offensive rebound and was fouled as she put the ball back up. With four seconds left, Lexie hit both free-throws to tie the game at 42-42. North Kitsap’s half-court attempt fell short at the buzzer.
Inside shots by Paige Mason and Lindsay Smith put Port Angeles up four in overtime.
North Kitsap went to the free-throw line six times in the bonus period, but they made just one of the six free-throws. After two Rider missed free throws late in overtime, North Kitsap had one more possession and missed a 30-foot shot to end the game.
“The Vikings did a good job of patiently attacking our zone defenses, but overall, we were pleased with our defensive effort and adjustment to North Kitsap’s game plan,” Poindexter said.
“As for our offense, we had a bit of a regression in terms of our inside scoring, settling too often for low-percentage takes inside. However, we made up for that somewhat with our best outside shooting effort of the season, especially by Lindsay Smith, who was 4-7 on her 3-point shots.”
Lindsay Smith also had five rebounds and four steals to go with her 20 points.
Mason had six points and nine rebounds and Felton six points, four assists and four steals.
Port Angeles (4-1, 6-6) hosts Kingston on Tuesday.
Port Angeles 46, North Kitsap 43
PA 10 18 7 7 4 — 46
NK 4 11 11 16 1 — 43
Port Angeles (46): Li. Smith 20, Felton 6, Mason 6, Clark 5, Politika 5, Rognlien 2, Le. Smith 2, Manson, K. Moses.
North Kitsap (43): Kline 17, McMillian 10, DeVries 10, Beers 4, Le 2.
Rivals split pair
PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson girls basketball team split a pair of Nisqually League games last week, pulling past Charles Wright with a second-half burst in a 57-33 win and playing close against a tough Bellevue Christian squad for a half before the Vikings broke the contest open in a 62-24 loss Friday night.
“Against Charles Wright we had a super slow start, but then dialed it in during the second half,” coach Lorraine Rimson said. “We pressed and scored about 10 points in, I think, a minute. Then we cruised to the victory.”
Penina Vailolo led the Rivals with 19 points, eight rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Dylin Shockley added 10 points, while Abbie Liske added six points, three blocks and three rebounds.
The story was reversed against Bellevue Christian, rated No. 6 in the Class 1A RPI.
“BC was undefeated in league last year, and they are vastly improved,” Rimson said. “Nonetheless, we held our own in the first half and it was 24-16 at halftime. But we got.into foul trouble, and we dont have a deep bench. They pulled away and the second half was as brutal as the first half was great.
The girls know who they are, and this won’t undermine them. They are really excited to take on Vashon next week — a team we need to beat to stay on track to achieve our goals.”
East Jefferson (4-2, 4-6) visits Vashon on Tuesday.
Boys Basketball
North Kitsap 69, Port Angeles 49
POULSBO — Port Angeles’ hot start on North Kitsap’s home court fizzled out after a quarter and the Roughriders’ attempt at ending the Vikings’ 57-game home winning streak fell short in a 69-49 loss Friday.
The Roughriders ran out to a 21-10 advantage on the RPI-rated No. 5 Vikings (5-1) after a solid first-quarter effort and were hanging on to a 30-23 advantage with 3:42 left in the first half after back-to-back 3s by Dallas Dunning.
But North Kitsap, specifically 6-foot-4 senior shooting guard Harry Davies, sparked the Vikings with a runout and slam dunk and North Kitsap was off to the races, outscoring Port Angeles 46-19 the rest of the way.
Davies finished with 20 points to lead all scorers.
Parker Nickerson and Dunning led the Riders with 16 points apiece.
Port Angeles (3-3, 7-4) visits Kingston on Tuesday.
North Kitsap 69, Port Angeles 49
PA 21 11 11 7 6 — 49
NK 10 23 19 17 — 69
Port Angeles (49) — Nickerson 16, Dunning 16, Shamp 6,
North Kitsap (69) — Davies 20, Williams 13, Chmielewsi 11, Hudson 8, Orness 5.
