NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay basketball boys continued their hot streak with their 12th straight win, beating Taholah 84-53.
The Red Devil girls also won Monday, beating Taholah 82-43.
The boys had a balanced approach as usual with six kids scoring eight or more points. The Red Devils were led by Cameron Moore with 19 and Rwehabura Munyagi with 16. Cole Svec scored 12, while Kenrick Doherty had 11 and Anthony Bitegeko and Philip Greene each chipped in eight.
Neah Bay tends to start fast, but this game didn’t fit that pattern. The game was relatively close early, tied 14-14 in the first quarter, but the Red Devils blew the game open in the third quarter with 31 points in eight minutes.
The Neah Bay boys, No. 7 in the WIAA’s RPI ranking on Monday, jumped all the way up to No. 2 after Monday’s win.
Neah Bay (13-3, 6-0) played Tuesday against Forks. The Red Devils next play at home at 6:30 p.m. today against Clallam Bay.
Neah Bay 84, Taholah 53
Taholah 14 13 11 15 — 53
Neah Bay 14 22 31 17 — 84
Taholah (53) — Cain 20, Mowitch 10, Anderson 6, Orozco 6, Jones 5, Bastian 2, Jackson 2, James 2.
Neah Bay (84) — Moore 19, Munyagi 16, Svec 12, Doherty 11, A. Bitegeko 8, Greene 8, S. Bitegeko 6, Tyler 2, Dulik 2.
Girls Basketball
Neah Bay 82, Taholah 43
NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay girls got five 3-pointers and 21 points from Tristin Johnson, winning their fourth straight and ninth out of their past 10 with an 82-43 win over Taholah.
Cheyanna Svec hit four 3-pointers and scored 16, while Cei’J Gagnon scored 15 points. Vonte Aguirre added 10 and Starlena Halttunene eight.
The Red Devils got off to a ferocious start, taking a 26-2 lead in the first quarter and never looking back. In their past three wins, the Red Devils girls have outscored their opponents 204-66 (an average score of 68-22).
Since losing two straight at the Crush in the Slush late last year, the Neah Bay girls have come within a single basket of winning 10 in a row. Their lone loss was 53-51 against Evergreen Lutheran, which scored the winning bucket at the buzzer.
Neah Bay (13-3, 6-0) played Tuesday against Forks. The Red Devils next play at home at 5 p.m. today against Clallam Bay.
Neah Bay 82, Taholah 43
Taholah 2 15 16 16 — 43
Neah Bay 26 12 25 19 — 82
Taholah (43) — Grover 19, Pope 11, Ralston 8, James 2, Saito 2, McCrory 1.
Neah Bay (82) — Johnson 21, Svec 16, Gagnon 15, Aguirre 10, Haltunnen 8, Winck 6, McCaulley 4, Jimmicum 2.
