PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak in a big way, dominating North Kitsap at home en route to a 59-47 win.
Despite some of the Roughriders’ recent struggles, they are sitting solidly in second place in the Olympic 2A League with a 4-1 record after Tuesday’s win.
The Vikings came in to the game with a chance to move into second place in league. The Riders quickly jumped out to a 13-4 lead in the first quarter. Anna Petty hit a 3-pointer at the end of the first half and the Roughriders went on a 7-0 run to begin the second half as a 27-19 lead got stretched to 37-19 early in the third quarter.
Port Angeles maintained an 18- to 21-point lead for most of the rest of the second half as the game was more lopsided than the final score showed.
“One of our goals going into the night was increased offensive production — better shot choices and higher percentage shooting. That was a key to success for us, as we shot well both from inside and on 3-point shots,” coach Michael Poindexter said.
Six Port Angeles players totaled seven 3-pointers, with Petty making two. Lindsay Smith led the team with 16 points and five steals, while Petty had 13 to go along with nine assists and four steals. Paige Mason had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Lexie Smith had 10 rebounds.
Port Angeles (4-1, 4-6) next plays at Kingston (0-5, 0-7) at 7 p.m. today.
Port Angeles 59, North Kitsap 47
PA 12 8 22 14— 56
North 12 13 17 22— 64
North Kitsap (47) — Baugh 20, DeVries 8, Zetty 6, Sunnenberg 4, Komar 3, McMillan 3, Beers 2, Kline 1
Port Angeles (59) — Lindsay Smith 16, Petty 13, Mason 11, Clark 5, Lexie Smith 4, Moses 3, Williams 3, Stevens 2, Rognlien 2.
Sequim 63, Kingston 15
SEQUIM — The Sequim girls basketball team got off to a scorching 31-2 start in the first quarter, going on to rout Kingston 63-15 to remain perfect on the season.
Hannah Bates was 5-for-5 on 3-point shots in the first quarter. She finished with 17 points to lead the Wolves.
Jelissa Julmist added 13 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists, and Jolene Vaara had 13 points and four steals. Taryn Johnson scored nine and Sammie Bacon pulled down seven rebounds.
The first-place Wolves (5-0, 9-0) next host Olympic (2-3, 3-4) at 7 p.m. today.
Sequim 63, Kingston 15
Sequim 31 20 10 2— 63
Kingston 2 5 4 4— 15
Sequim (63) — Bates 17, Vaara 13, Julmist 13, Johnson 9, Turella 5, Bloomenrader 4, Herman 2, Bacon, Green, Mixon, Heyting.
East Jefferson 57, Charles Wright 10
PORT TOWNSEND — The East Jefferson girls basketball team got off to a 25-2 start in swamping Charles Wright 57-10 at home in a Nisqually League game.
The Rivals got 13 points from Alyssa Vandenberg, 10 from Maddy Harris and eight each from Addy Asbell and Lizzy Storm.
The win puts East Jefferson (2-2, 2-5) in a tie for third place with Vashon and Life Christian. The Rivals next play at league-leading Bellevue Christian (5-0, 8-0) at 7 p.m. today.
East Jefferson 57, Charles Wright 10
CWA 2 3 4 1— 10
East Jeff. 25 16 8 8— 57
East Jefferson (57) — Vandenberg 13, Harris 10, Storm 8, Asbell 8, Botkin 6, O’Donnell 4, Vailolo 4, O’Hara 2, Liske 2.
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Compiled from team reports. Email scores to sports@peninsuladailynews.com or phone 360-417-3525.
Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, right, drives past North Kitsap’s Jade Sunnenberg on Friday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Angeles’ Lexie Smith, left, looks for a chance to pass around North Kitsap defenders, from left, Evelyn Beers, Megan Komar and Jade Sunnenberg on Tuesday night in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
