PORT ANGELES — It was an all-smiles evening for the Port Angeles girls basketball team in an 81-17 rout of Bremerton at home Friday night.
The Roughriders stayed unbeaten in Olympic League play in a game in which their shots were falling and their defensive pressure was suffocating.
“We shot the ball extremely well in the first half — 55 percent from the field [and] 71 percent from the free-throw line and played outstanding half-court defense,” Port Angeles coach Michael Poindexter said.
Eve Burke led the Riders with 18 points while hitting 8 of 11 shots. She added five steals.
“She hit several mid-range shots along the baseline and got a number of offensive rebound put-backs,” Poindexter said of Burke’s big night.
“Jaida Wood’s 12 points were the result of a 5 of 9 shooting effort. Our other double-figure player, Catie Brown, was a perfect 4 of 4 from the field.”
The entire varsity squad saw the floor in the win.
“All 13 of our players got substantial playing time, and we were glad to see several of them act effectively on improvement goals we’ve had for them,” Poindexter said. “We had solid effort on the floor and great support from the players on the bench.”
Myra Walker led the Riders with nine rebounds and Millie Long and Bailee Larson each posted four assists.
Port Angeles (5-0, 9-3) visits rival Sequim (5-0, 9-3) in a tussle for first place in the Olympic League on Tuesday at 5:45 p.m.
Port Angeles 81, Bremerton 17
Bremerton 5 8 3 1— 17
Port Angeles 32 22 16 11— 81
Bremerton (17) — Gardner 7, Carter 4, Irvine 2, Kerns 2, Maney 1, Stodden 1
Port Angeles (81) — Burke 18, Wood 12, Brown 10, Brady 8, Long 6, Petty 6, McGoff 5, Stensgard 5, Larson 4, Gedelman 4, Walker 2, Noel 1, Brenkman.
Sequim 70, Olympic 28
BREMERTON — The Sequim girls held Olympic to just two points in the third quarter to blow open their game, going on to win easily.
The Wolves, undefeated in league play, were led by Jayla Julmist with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Melissa Porter scored 15 points and Hannah Bates scored 11.
Hope Glasser had seven assists and eight rebounds.
“Our defense won this game tonight. We took that intensity and were able to put it into our offense, especially in the second half where we capitalized on [turnovers] and could fast break,” said coach Linsay Rapelje.
“Everyone on the bench came in and kept up the defensive intensity and played smart on offense. This was a great team win,” Rapelje said.
The Wolves went into the break with a 36-20 lead, then outscored the Trojans 20-2 in the third to open up a 56-22 lead. They ended up allowing just 8 points in the entire second half.
Sequim (5-0, 9-3) has a huge game coming up Tuesday, playing fellow first-place squad Port Angeles (5-0, 9-3) at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Sequim 70, Olympic 28
Olympic 12 8 2 6 — 28
Sequim 21 15 20 14 — 70
Olympic (28) — Riley 8, Willis 7, Jameson 5, Williams 4, Tunquist 2, Brehmer 2.
Sequim (70) — Julmist 16, Wiker 15, Bates 11, Porter 8, Raney 6, Dietzman 4, Wagner 4, Pyeatt 3, Weller 3.
Forks 59, Neah Bay 51
NEAH BAY — The Spartans knocked off Neah Bay for Forks’ first win over the Red Devils since the 2010 season, according to Forks coach David Hurn.
“Our girls had never beat them [in that stretch] which is a testament to how good the Neah Bay program has been and where we have come from,” Hurn said.
“And they had to go earn it.”
The Spartans went up 26-15 at halftime, scoring just one less point against the Red Devils than Forks managed in all four quarters of its league opener against Tenino on Tuesday in a 45-27 defeat.
“Completely different game than what we showed on Tuesday,” Hurn said.
“We were disappointed. We challenged ourselves about what team we want to be and it was night-and-day difference.
“It was fun to watch the girls play with that amount of energy and passion and our seniors were pretty excited about the win.”
Chloe Leverington had a game-high 17 points, including 10 in the first quarter, as Forks utilized its height advantage inside from the get-go.
“Chloe is a heck of a player and we wanted to take advantage and she did a great job,” Hurn said. “But we got contributions from everybody at different times in the game.”
Jayden Olson scored 11 for the Spartans.
Freshmen Kadie Wood and Kyra Neel had 10 and 6 points, respectively for the Spartans.
“Kadie and Jayden shot the ball really well in the third quarter and Kadie and Kyra Neel had 10 of our 14 points in the fourth,” Hurn said.
Neah Bay connected on five fourth-quarter 3-pointers, but couldn’t trim the deficit further.
Freshman Allie Greene led Neah Bay with 11 points. Eighth-grader Ezrah Ray scored eight points, as did junior Ruth Moss.
Forks (0-1, 5-5) visits Montesano on Tuesday.
Neah Bay 97, Crescent 12
JOYCE — The Neah Bay girls nearly cracked 100 in a 97-12 win over Crescent.
The Red Devils had five girls with at least 12 points in Friday’s win. Ocean Aguirre led Neah Bay with 23, while Cei’J Gagnon scored 14, Allie Greene 12, Ezrath Ray 12 and Ryana Moss 12.
The Loggers were led by Cydne Moore who scored six.
Neah Bay (2-0, 6-5) hosts Clallam Bay on Tuesday.
Neah Bay 97, Crescent 12
Neah Bay25 26 19 27 — 97
Crescent 4 2 4 2 — 12
Neah Bay (97) — Aguirre 23, Gagnon 12, Ray 12, Ryana Moss 12, A. Greene 12, Ruth Moss 8, Horejsi 7, L. Greene 5, Lovik 4.
Crescent (12) — Moore 6, Conat 2, Matumeak 2, Mandeville 2.
Port Townsend 58, Bear Creek 54
PORT TOWNSEND — The Redhawks withstood a 45-point performance by Bear Creek’s 6-foot-1 freshman wing Macey Huard — daughter of former University of Washington quarterback Brock Huard — to win a nonleague contest Friday.
Izzy Hammett countered with 29 points to lead Port Townsend.
The Redhawks trailed 32-24 at halftime, but Hammett and the Redhawks outscored Huard 19-9
Gina Brown chipped in with nine and Aurin Asbell had six for the Redhawks.
Only two other Bear Creek players scored in the game.
Port Townsend (1-1, 4-7) hosts rival Chimacum on Tuesday.
Port Townsend 58, Bear Creek 54
Bear Creek 12 20 9 13— 53
Port Townsend 7 17 19 16— 58
Bear Creek (53) — Huard 45, Bruner 8, Drewer 1.
Port Townsend (58) — Hammett 29, Brown 9, Asbell 6, Johnston 4, Lake 4, Fountain 4, Harris 3.
Chimacum 35, Quilcene 28
CHIMACUM — The Chimacum girls got 15 points from Katie Clark and held on after a big first half to beat Quilcene 35-28, winning their third game in a row.
The Cowboys had a lead of 23-12 a the end of the first half in Thursday’s game. The Rangers outscored Chimacum 16-12 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to catch up.
“We are seeing good growth in the team and there is improvement but the ceiling is high so we have to keep working,” said Chimacum coach Trevor Huntingford. “It has and will be the mantra this year that everyday has to be a day we grow to compete. We are young and lack a lot of playing experience in our underclassmen.”
“Clark played a smart game for us and Diamond Young [8 points] was a good presence inside. We saw good minutes from freshman Shelby [Thibeault], Alyssa [Vandenberg] and Richell [Anderson] tonight,” Huntingford said.
Chimacum was awarded a forfeit victory over Summit Olympus on Friday. The Cowboys (0-2, 6-4) play league rival Port Townsend (1-1, 4-7) on the road Tuesday.
Quilcene (3-2, 4-5) plays at Puget Sound Adventist (3-1, 3-1) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a 1B Sea-Tac League game.
Chimacum 35, Quilcene 28
Chimacum 10 13 5 7 — 35
Quilcene 6 6 6 10 — 28
Chimacum (35) — Clark 15, Young 8, Anderson 4, Vandenberg 4, J. Nordberg 2, Crawford 1, Amos 1.
