BELLINGHAM — The Port Angeles girls basketball team swept a pair of games at a Meridian tournament this weekend behind its defense and a huge game from Teanna Clark.
The victories evened the Riders’ record at 4-4.
The Roughriders forced 33 turnovers and had 17 steals in a rugged 41-22 win over Curtis on Saturday. This came after a 66-32 win Friday in which Clark scored 27 points.
Curtis shot just 19 percent from the floor against the Riders’ defense.
”Both teams were playing their third game in three days, and it showed in terms of shooting percentages and turnovers,” said coach Michael Poindexter. “It was the most physical game we’ve played all year, and that affected our shooting percentage on inside shots. We’ll be working on improving our ability to score in spite of contact in the coming weeks.”
Port Angeles 41, Curtis 22
Curtis 5 7 7 3 — 22
PA 11 11 11 5 — 41
Port Angeles (41) — Lindsay Smith 13, Doherty 9, Clark 7, Lexie Smith 7, Politika 5, Stevens, Alward, Kenzie Moses.
Port Angeles 66, Sultan 32
On Friday, the Riders got up on Sultan 22-5 in the first quarter thanks to 13 points from Clark.
“Teanna was 6-for-9 for three-point shooting in the game, and half of her three came in the first quarter,” Poindexter said. “The entire team played well on both ends of the floor. Cayleigh Alward led us in rebounding [seven], Teanna Clark and Lindsay Smith in assists, and Teanna, Lindsay and Lexie Smith in steals.”
The Riders forced 32 turnovers and had 15 offensive rebounds to Sultan’s four. They also tallied 20 steals.
Clark had five assists and four steals to go along with her points. Lindsay Smith added 12 points, five steals and four assists and Lexie Smith had 10 points and five steals.
Port Angeles is off until Friday when the Roughriders will travel to play at Central Kitsap.
Port Angeles 66, Sultan 32
Sultan 5 10 7 10 — 32
PA 22 14 14 16 — 66
Port Angeles (66) — Clark 27, Lindsay Smith 12, Lexie Smith 10, Politika 4, Alward 4, Doherty 4, Stevens 3, Manson 2, Kenzie Moses.
