FORKS — Even though the Forks boys basketball team has already locked up a Pacific 2B League title, the Spartans have plenty to remain motivated about, which North Beach discovered Friday night.
The Spartans won 69-19 and locked up sole possession of the league championship by doing so.
“They didn’t want to share [the title]. The boys wanted it all for themselves,” said coach Keith Weekes.
The Spartans still have something left to give them motivation — a perfect record in the Pacific 2B League, which they can wrap up with a win Tuesday against Chief Leschi.
The Spartans played all seven of their seniors, including a couple of seniors on the JV team. One of those, David Ward, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Forks dominated the boards, with five players with at least eight rebounds. Titus Rowley led the way with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Brody Lausche had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Landen Olson had seven points and 11 rebounds, while Juan Terrones had six points and eight rebounds.
Kyle Lohrengel, playing limited minutes had five points, eight rebounds, three steals, three assists and two blocked shots.
Forks (7-0, 17-2) plays at Chief Leschi (1-6,1-18) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Afterward, the Spartans will get a first-round bye in the district playoffs, Weekes said.
Forks 69, North Beach 19
NB 5 4 3 7 — 19
Forks 17 24 15 13 — 69
Forks (69) — Rowley 13, Lausche 10, Olson 7, Foster 6, Ramos 6, Terrones 6, Ward 5, Lohrengel 5, Davila 4, Hernandez-Stansbury 3, Willenbrink 2, Barajas 2.
Crescent 77, Ch. Kitsap 28
JOYCE — The Crescent boys basketball team on senior night romped over Chief Kitsap 77-28 on Friday night.
Senior Dom Sprague wasn’t able to play the duration of the game, but Chief Kitsap allowed Sprague to win the tip and score a bucket to start the game.
Fellow senior Henry Bourm had 16 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Josh Noel pulled down 10 rebounds and had five steals to go with eight points.
Levi Bourm had six steals to go with 18 points.
“We were able to get all of our guys in the scoring column. I can’t say enough about the two seniors we are graduating,” said coach Chris Ferrier. “Dom and Henry have been with the program for a long time and they have brought a lot of positive energy and effort to the Crescent program.”
Crescent (10-9, 4-2 in the North Olympic League) finished second in the league for the fourth year in a row. The Loggers play a nonleague game against the Port Angeles C team next Friday and then await their playoff seeding in the Tri-District Tournament.
Crescent 77, Chief Kitsap 28
CK 7 8 7 6 — 28
Cres. 22 25 22 8 —77
Crescent (77) — L. Bourm 18, H. Bourm 16, L. Sprague 8, Noel 8, Chartier 7, Thompson 6, J. Sprague 5, Holmes 3, D. Sprague 2, Mason 2, Harris 2.
Neah Bay 78, Clallam Bay 47
NEAH BAY — The Clallam Bay boys basketball team got 23 points from William Hull, but Neah Bay countered with balance as nine players scored at least four points in a 78-47 win over the Bruins.
The Red Devils were led by Makyah Chambers with 18. Tyler Swan had 12 and Mathias Greene 11. The Bruins got seven points each from Dylan Simmons and Coletyn Hull.
One highlight of the game is Chambers was honored for scoring his 1,000th point for the Red Devils.
Neah Bay (16-3, No. 7 RPI) hosted Taholah on Saturday. Clallam Bay
The Bruins (4-11) host Mary M. Knight at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Neah Bay 78, Clallam Bay 47
CB 8 11 22 6 — 47
NB 28 20 16 14 — 78
Clallam Bay (47) — W. Hull 23, C. Hull 7, Simmons 7, Vincent 6, Politte 4.
Neah Bay (78) — Chambers 18, Swan 12, Greene 11, Sawyer 9, Cumming 8, Ray 7, Wimberly 5, Woodruff 4, Jimmicum 4.
Bellevue Christian 83, East Jefferson 32
CHIMACUM — Bellevue Christian, one of the top teams in the Nisqually League, blew open a Friday game against East Jefferson with a 26-5 second quarter en route to an 83-32 win over the Rivals.
East Jefferson was led by Dillon Page-Castillo with 10 points. Julius Mercado scored eight points.
The Rivals also lost 66-57 to South Whidbey on Saturday. East Jefferson (1-3, 5-11) next plays at Klahowya (1-5, 3-16) on Tuesday in an important league game.
Bellevue Chr. 83, East Jefferson 32
BC 20 26 8 29 — 83
EJ 10 5 7 10 — 32
East Jefferson (32) — Page-Castillo 10, Julius Mercado 8, John Mercado 3, Diaz-Zavalza 2, Williamson 2, O’Hara 1.
Girls Basketball Neah Bay 57, Clallam Bay 7
NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay girls basketball team showed its usual balance with seven players scoring at least five points in a 57-7.
Angel Halttunen led the Red Devils with 15 points, while Danica Halttunen had eight and Cerise Moss seven.
For the Bruins, Brilei Hull scored four and Hanna Robinson scored three.
Neah Bay (17-1, No. 1 RPI) played Taholah on Saturday.
Clallam Bay (3-10) hosts Mary M. Knight at 4 p.m. Monday.
Neah Bay 57, Clallam Bay 7
CB 2 0 5 0 — 7
NB 6 19 17 15 — 57
Clallam Bay (7) — Hull 4, Robinson 3.
Neah Bay (57) — A. Halttunen 15, d. Halttunen 8, Cerise Moss 7, Ramos 6, B. McGimpsey 6, Greene 5, Martin 5, Yallup 3, Johnson 2.
Bellevue Christian 59, East Jefferson 25
CHIMACUM — The East Jefferson girls got off to a slow start against league-leading Bellevue Christian and could never catch up in a 59-25 loss.
The Rivals scored just one point in the first quarter. Bellevue Christian came in to Friday’s game 14-2 and ranked No. 1 in the state in Ratings Percentage Index. Teri Wiley led the rivals with eight points while Penina Vailolo had five.
East Jefferson’s schedule gets easier with Bellevue Christian and Annie Wright, both unbeaten in league and ranked among the top four 1A teams in the state, out of the way. The Rivals have a good shot to finish with a winning record both in the Nisqually League and overall with games left against Life Christian, Seattle Christian and Vashon, which have a combined record of 14-29.
East Jefferson (2-3, 9-8) next plays at 7 p.m. Friday in Port Townsend against Life Christian (2-4, 5-9).
Bellevue Chr. 59, East Jefferson 25
EJ 1 9 8 7 — 25
BC 11 22 14 12 — 59
East Jefferson (25) — Wiley 8, Vailolo 5, Plotner 4, Shockley 3, Harris 2, Liske 2, Botkin 1.
