SEQUIM — Sequim fell to 0-2 in Olympic League 2A boys basketball play with a 45-41 loss at home to Kingston.
The Wolves find themselves in unfamiliar territory, the bottom of the league standings. They are joined there by another team accustomed to playing for the league championship, Olympic.
Sequim (3-3) plays at Olympic (3-4) tonight.
The Wolves and Buccaneers were close the full 32 minutes Wednesday. The score was tied after one quarter, and Sequim led by one at halftime, 21-20.
Kingston outscored the Wolves by three points in the third quarter and two in the fourth to notch its first league win of the season.
Nick Faunce recorded a double-double for Sequim, scoring 12 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.
Jackson Oliver added 11 points and two steals, and Payton Glasser had 10 points and nine boards.
Gabe Gregory led Kingston (1-1, 3-2) with 13 points and Liam Young scored 12.
Kingston 45, Sequim 41
Kingston 12 8 11 14— 45
Sequim 12 9 8 12— 41
Individual scoring
Kingston (45)
A. Chiquiti 9, English 1, P. Chiquiti 2, Gregory 13, Young 12, Veilleux 6, Friedel, Shaw, Sax, Spencer, Miller.
Sequim (41)
Glasser 10, Shea 4, B. Despain 2, Oliver 11, Faunce 12, Cowan 2, N. Despain, Black.
Port Angeles 66, North Mason 47
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders added to the momentum they gained from a thrilling overtime win over Olympic earlier this week by returning home and routing the Bulldogs.
“I was very happy to see us play well after the big win at Olympic,” Port Angeles coach Kasey Ulin said following Wednesday’s win over North Mason.
“Sometimes teams can have a lack of intensity coming off such an intense game, so I was thrilled to see us come out with great focus and energy.”
The Riders avoided any sort of a letdown by outscoring the Bulldogs 14-7 in the first quarter and building their lead to 35-19 by halftime.
Port Angeles improves to 2-0 in Olympic League 2A and 4-2 overall.
“Defensively, we were great and forced 30 turnovers,” Ulin said, “and we dominated on the glass, winning the rebound margin 40-28.
“We had 18 assists, which shows me we are playing as a unit and sharing the ball well. Offensively, every single player scored, and our bench got to play most of the fourth quarter, getting valuable minutes.
“It was a great team effort on both sides of the ball.”
The Riders had three players score in double figures, led by Luke Angevine, who had 15 points. The junior also had seven rebounds and four assists.
Noah McGoff and Colton McGuffey each scored 12 points. McGuffey, a sophomore, also pulled down seven rebounds.
“Colton was a stud tonight. He is really coming into his own,” Ulin said.
Grayson Peet had a nice all-around showing, racking up nine points, seven steals and six assists.
The Riders take a break from league action until next month, but they’ll be busy over the next four days, hosting Klahowya (0-8) tonight, Tumwater (2-2) on Saturday and Archbishop Murphy (1-4) on Monday.
“The kids are excited and growing more confident. We are 2-0 in league and are going to work hard to improve over the next three weeks to be ready when we get back into league play Jan. 5,” Ulin said.
“Overall, I am extremely proud of the boys, and we have gotten off to a fantastic start in league, but we need to continue to improve daily and stay focused on bringing a high level of intensity each day at practice.”
Port Angeles 66, North Mason 47
North Mason 7 12 13 15— 47
Port Angeles 14 21 18 13— 66
Individual scoring
Port Angeles (66)
Gochnour 2, Peet 9, McGoff 12, Shamp 3, McGuffey 12, Angevine 12, Pederson 4, Rogers 4, Joslin 3, Clark 2.
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Port Angeles 53, North Mason 21
BELFAIR — The Roughriders continued their undefeated start to the season with their largest margin of victory of the season.
The 53 points is the most Port Angeles (2-0, 7-0) has scored this season. The Riders have yet to allow a team to score more than 27 points and all of but one of their wins have been by double digits.
Nizhoni Wheeler scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Port Angeles on Wednesday. She also shared the team lead in assists, three, with Maddie Boe and Katyn Flores.
Hayley Baxley added eight points, five rebounds and three steals, and Emily Johnson finished with seven points.
Boe had eight steals and scored six points, while Laurn Lunt had six points and three steals. Flores also scored six points.
Despite North Mason suiting up only six players due to injury, Port Angeles didn’t put the game out of reach until its 19-point third quarter made its lead 42-18.
“Our halftime lead was only 10 due to a number of missed shots inside, and due also to our fouling,” Riders coach Michael Poindexter said.
Six of North Mason’s 13 first-half points came from the free-throw line.
Hailey Simonson led the Bulldogs (0-1, 5-2) with eight points.
Port Angeles hosts Klahowya (0-8) tonight before taking a break until after Christmas when it travels to face Anacortes (4-2) on Tuesday, Dec. 29.
Port Angeles 53, North Mason 21
Port Angeles 12 11 19 11— 53
North Mason 6 7 5 3— 21
Individual scoring
Port Angeles (53)
Boe 6, Lunt 6, Johnson 7, Steinman 4, Flores 6, Baxley 8, McGuffey 1, N. Wheeler 15, C. Wheeler, Gray.
North Mason (21)
Simonson 8, Left 3, Rock 6, Womack 4.
Kingston 53, Sequim 40
KINGSTON — Lily Eckert put up 25 points to lead the Buccaneers to an Olympic League 2A victory over the Wolves.
Adrienne Haggerty and Jordan Miller combined to score 33 of Sequim’s 40 points Wednesday. Haggerty finished with 18 and Miller scored 15.
The Wolves fall to 0-2 in league play (2-3 overall).
They host Olympic (1-1, 3-1) tonight at 7 p.m. The Trojans bounced back from their 37-22 loss to Port Angeles on Monday by beating North Kitsap 59-50 on Wednesday.
Kingston 53, Sequim 40
Sequim 11 11 6 12— 40
Kingston 16 15 13 9— 53
Individual scoring
Sequim (40)
M. Bentz 2, Christiansen 5, Haggerty 18, Miller 15, Montelius, Bower, McMinn, J. Bentz.
Kingston (53)
Kaye 7, Eckert 25, Day 3, Friedel 4, Beaulieu 9, Gomez 2, George 3, A. Hiner, E. Eliason, Siebers.
Mary M. Knight 49, Quilcene 42
ELMA — The Rangers couldn’t keep hold of a halftime lead in their nonleague loss to the Owls.
“The Owls simply outplayed us in the third and fourth quarters,” Quilcene coach Briana Weller said of Tuesday’s game.
“We had trouble executing good defensive deliveries and closeouts.
“Offensively, we need to work on making critical put-backs and layups. The offensive sets are working but we need to be stronger with the ball, seeing the floor, and hitting the open cutters.”
The Rangers were outscored 28-16 in the second half.
Allison Jones hit four 3-pointers and led Quilcene in scoring with 17 points. She also had three steals and three assists.
Megan Weller added 15 points, five rebounds and three assist, and Abby Weller grabbed 16 rebounds and had 10 points, four assists and two steals.
The Rangers (2-2) open SeaTac League play tonight at Rainier Christian (1-4).
Mary M. Knight 49, Quilcene 42
Quilcene 10 16 7 9— 42
Mary M. Knight 7 14 17 11— 49
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Compiled using team reports.
