PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team’s three-game winning streak was snapped when it lost 52-33 at home to Tumwater.
The Roughriders were doomed by a two-point second quarter that put them behind 27-11 at halftime.
“Tumwater is one of the best teams in 2A, so this was a great test for us,” Port Angeles coach Kasey Ulin said of Saturday’s loss.
“We were a little tired from playing our fifth game in seven days, but Tumwater is a very good team. They are physical, athletic and play great team basketball.”
The Thunderbirds (3-2) are fourth in Class 2A in the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Cloud 9 Top 9 rankings.
They were led by Cade Otton, who finished with 11 points. Ty Gentry added 10 points.
Port Angeles’ top scorer was Luke Angevine, who put up 10 in the loss. Lambros Rogers added seven points and Colton McGuffey had six.
The Riders (5-3) rebounded from their low-scoring second quarter and were only outscored 25-22 by Tumwater in the second half.
“We need to continue improving on our execution and finer details, and we are going to be just fine,” Ulin said.
“We fought until the very end, and if you take away the second quarter, it was a seven-point game.”
Tumwater 52, Port Angeles 33
Tumwater 13 14 14 11— 52
Port Angeles 9 2 9 13— 33
Individual scoring
Tumwater (52)
Geathers 3, Gentry 10, Otton 11, Dowers 8, Koukal 4, Dowell 5, Yates 2, Gibbons 9.
Port Angeles (33)
Peet 5, Shamp 5, McGuffey 6, Angevine 10, Rogers 7.
Oakville 64, Crescent 50
OAKVILLE — The Loggers proved they have made significant improvements over the first three weeks of the season in their loss to the Acorns.
Crescent opened 2015-16 with a 80-32 loss to Oakville at home. On Saturday, they cut the gap between the two Class 1B teams to 16 points.
“We started the season by getting a royal beatdown from Oakville, losing by 48 points. We came in very focused on not allowing that to happen again,” Loggers coach Chris Ferrier said.
“In the first game, we were overwhelmed by their pressure, but this game they tried three different presses against us and we broke their presses consistently enough that we were able to get many shots at the rim.”
The Loggers were within eight points in the third quarter, but foul trouble sent some key players to the bench and their less-experienced backups were exploited by the Acorns.
KC Spencer paced Crescent with 15 points while grabbing five rebounds and committing only two turnovers.
Wyatt McNeece contributed 10 points and had 11 rebounds, and Sunne Williams scored 10 points in, Ferrier said, “his first real basketball action ever.”
The Loggers (0-7) play at Quilcene (2-3) today at 4:30 p.m.
“The progress our guys have made is quite tangible to the eye. Now all we need is to find a way to get one in the win column,” Ferrier said.
Oakville 64, Crescent 50
Crescent 14 8 16 12— 50
Oakville 20 16 12 16— 64
Individual scoring
Crescent (50)
Spencer 15, S. Williams 8, Buchanan 4, Leonard 4, E. Williams 2, Story 6, McNeece 11, Hartley, Johnson, Peppard.
Rainier Christian 42, Quilcene 35
COVINGTON — The Rangers opened the SeaTac League season with a loss to the tall and scrappy Mustangs.
“This game was extremely physical, and the Mustangs definitely had the size and verticality mismatch,” Quilcene coach Briana Weller said of Friday’s loss.
“To [our players’] credit, they battled but once again couldn’t seem to hang on to a first-half lead.”
Megan Weller scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds for the Rangers. Allison Jones scored 12, McKenzie Kieffer finished with nine rebounds and five points, and Abby Weller scored four and ripped down 16 rebounds.
Quilcene (2-3) committed 30 turnovers in the loss.
“We tend to get in a giant rush at times and then just give the ball away to our opponents,” Briana Weller said.
“This young team is learning to settle in and be strong with the ball, as well as working on tempo control and utilizing the shot clock to our benefit.”
Quilcene hosts Crescent today at 3 p.m.
Oakville 53, Crescent 6
OAKVILLE — The inexperience Loggers fell on the road to the Acorns.
“Oakville was bigger and scored the majority of their points from 2 feet from the basket,” Crescent coach Chris Ferrier said.
Grace Baillargeon, Alyssa Hutto and McKenzie Brannan each scored two points for the Loggers in Saturday’s game.
Crescent plays at Quilcene today at 3 p.m.
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Compiled using team reports.
