FORKS — Forks started slow in a 52-32 loss to Rochester in the Evergreen League opener for each team.
The Spartans trailed 13-1 after one quarter and 29-6 at halftime.
“We struggled to get things going tonight,” Spartans coach Madison Riebe said of Tuesday’s game.
“Once we started clicking the girls relaxed, but we could never get out of our hole.
“As always, we are taking away things from the game that we are going to improve on.”
Alexis Leons led Forks with 17 points and Skyler DeMatties added six.
Joni Lancaster led all scorers with 20 points for Rochester.
The Spartans (0-1, 0-2) visit Elma (1-0, 3-0) on Friday.
Rochester 52, Forks 32
Rochester 13 16 17 6— 52
Forks 1 5 9 18— 32
Individual scoring
Rochester (52)
Lancaster 20, Baird 12, Justice 8, Seymour 4, Hickle 4, Hahn 2, Saxon 2. .
Forks (32)
Leons 17, DeMatties 6, Woodruff 4, Goodlance 2, Kratzer 2, Baar 1.
Quilcene 50, Port Townsend 46
QUILCENE — The Rangers topped the Redhawks at home in the first of two nonleague games between the two Jefferson County schools this season.
[We] were able to provide enough ball pressure with [our] press to assist [[us] in getting the win,”Quilcene coach Briana Weller said.
“It was a pretty solid defensive effort thus far in the season.
“Now we must build on this momentum and intensify our defensive presence.”
Port Townsend coach Scott B. Wilson said the Redhawks played their best game of the season.
“We took care of the ball and cut down on turnovers,” Wilson said.
“We more than doubled our scoring led by Kaitlyn Meek’s 24 points, which came from all over the floor.
“Kassie Olin stepped up her scoring.
“We launched a press that got us back in the game in the third quarter, scoring 18 points mostly on fast breaks.”
Megan Weller led Quilcene with 19 points, Allison Jones added 16 and eighth–grader Abby Weller notched a double-double with 13 rebounds and nine points.
“A couple of treys by Jones in the second half stymied [our] momentum,” Wilson said.
“. . . Still, I was happy with the ball movement, our defensive teamwork and Jenna Carson’s tough assignment of guarding Megan Weller.”
Port Townsend will host Quilcene on Monday, Dec. 21.
The Redhawks (0-4) visit Sequim on Monday.
Quilcene (1-1) hosts Crescent on Friday.
Quilcene 50, Port Townsend 46
Port Townsend 10 6 18 12— 46
Quilcene 12 10 15 13— 50
Individual scoring
Port Townsend (46)
Meek 24, Olin 9, Leoso 7, Carson 3, King 2.
Quilcene (50)
M. Weller 19, Jones 16, A. Weller 9, Williams 2, Brown 2, Kieffer 1, Gray 1.
Port Angeles 39, Vashon 27
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders stayed unbeaten (4-0) on the season with a win over the Class 1A Pirates.
Port Angeles posted an early 11-5 advantage over Vashon after one quarter, but Riders coach Michael Poindexter thought his team could have played even better.
“We hurt ourselves at the beginning of the game by taking early 3-point attempts,” Poindexter said of Tuesday’s game.
“Later in the first half we made Vashon’s defense work more, getting us better shooting opportunities and drawing fouls.
“We also improved our tenacity in battling for loose balls and rebounds that we were losing early in the game.”
Nizhoni Wheeler led Port Angeles with 11 points, eight rebounds, five steals and three blocks.
Hayley Baxley hit for 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out three assists.
“Hayley Baxley had a good all-around game, her best of the season so far,” Poindexter said.
Maddie Boe led the Riders in assists with six and also nabbed five steals.
Port Angeles led 21-10 at halftime, but errant shots from close range helped Vashon stay close in the second half.
“We missed several lightly contested or uncontested shots inside tonight, as well as missed seven free throws out of 13,” Poindexter said.
“That contributed to our inability to get a comfortable lead against Vashon.”
Siena Jennatty led all scorers with 15 points for the Pirates. Jennatty knocked down 4 of 10 3-point attempts.
“We will be continuing to work on better vision and close-out technique on high-quality outside shooters,” Poindexter said.
The Riders host Chimacum on Friday.
Port Angeles 39, Vashon 27
Vashon 5 5 9 8— 27
Port Angeles 11 10 8 10— 39
Individual scoring
Vashon (27)
Jannetty 15, Hille 8, Anderson 2, Stoffer 2.
Port Angeles (39)
N. Wheeler 11, Baxley 10, C. Wheeler 6, Steinman 5, Boe 2, Flores 2, Gray 2, Lunt 1.
Bremerton 52, Sequim 46
SEQUIM — The Wolves clawed out of a 26-11 halftime deficit against the Knights, to tie the game at 32-apiece early in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t complete the comeback down the stretch.
Adrienne Haggerty and Jordan Miller scored 18 points to lead Sequim.
The Wolves (0-1, 1-1) host Port Townsend (0-3) on Monday.
Bremerton 52, Sequim 46
Bremerton 17 9 6 18— 52
Sequim 6 5 20 15— 46
Individual scoring
Sequim (46)
Haggerty 18, Miller 18, Christiansen 3, Grasser 3, M. Bentz 2, McMinn 2.
Chimacum 31, Olympic JV 24
BREMERTON — The Cowboys clamped down defensively and picked up a road win against the Trojans’ JV.
“I felt our defensive effort and energy was outstanding, and we caused turnover after turnover but didn’t capitalize often enough on the turnovers created,” Chimacum coach Trevor Huntingford said.
“I feel moving forward to Friday [against Port Angeles] we need to work on setting our own pace and not getting too frantic with the ball in our hands.”
Shanya Nisbet led the Cowboys with 14 points and Maddie Dowling chipped in with six points.
“Shanya Nisbet shot the ball well tonight and picked up shots at the line,” Huntingford said.
“. . . I felt Maddie Dowling had her best overall effort of the early season, and Holly Snider gave us solid minutes coming off the bench tonight.”
Huntingford was pleased with the win.
“I feel that we can build off of it as [the] girls like that they are starting to get more familiar with the new lineups [due to] injuries,” Huntingford said.
Chimacum (2-1) visits Port Angeles on Friday.
Chimacum 31, Olympic JV 24
Individual scoring
Chimacum (31)
S. Nisbet 14, Dowling 6, M. Nisbet 4, Castillo 4, Snider 3, McKinlay 1..
Olympic JV (24)
Triggs 9, Gross 8, Peck 3, Bohlman 2, Matheny 2.
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Compiled using team reports.
