PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team had it all going Friday night.
Putting up perhaps the most complete performance of the Wes Armstrong era thus far, the Roughriders dropped visiting Klahowya 84-49 for their fifth straight victory.
Port Angeles dished out 21 assists on the night and shot 26 of 33 from the free throw line on the way to their highest point total in more than five years.
Twelve of 13 Riders in uniform scored — led by Colin Wheeler’s game-high 18 — as they topped 80 points for the first time since January 2007.
“Guys are now starting to believe, and they understand the guys behind them are just as good as them,” said Armstrong, now in his second year as Rider head coach. “So they are always fighting for playing time.
“The difference in the game [Friday night] was our bench. Our depth wore them down.
“Those guys came in and we didn’t even skip a beat.”
With the win, the Riders (5-1 in Olympic League, 6-1 overall) are off to their best start since the 2006-07 team started its year 7-0.
That team, coached by since-departed Erik Lathen, is also the last Rider boys squad to visit state in the past 13 years.
“These guys aren’t going to go down without a fight, and that’s a great thing to have to be successful,” Armstrong said. “The guys are really starting to trust in each other, and there’s not a sense of panic [when another team makes a run].
“That was something we were concerned with coming in, was how to close out and how to finish games.
“This year we’re doing a good job of starting the runs on our own.”
It was the Riders’ second unit that sparked a game-changing second quarter surge Friday night.
Led by Tanner Phair, and Keenen Walker, the Riders hounded Klahowya into numerous turnovers with their full-court press.
That resulted in a 28-7 Port Angeles frame that all but put the game away as the Riders went into halftime up 41-19.
“Both [Keenen] and Tanner did a great job of pressuring the wings,” Armstrong said. “We were causing traps in the corners and other guys were able to jump the passes in the passing lanes.”
Starter Ian Ward did a little bit of everything for the Riders with nine points, eight rebounds, five blocks and three steals.
Walker finished the game with six assists and four steals, while Phair dropped in 11 points. Fellow sub Casey Smith also added 16 points off the bench.
“We’re playing very unselfishly,” Armstrong said.
Port Angeles visits North Kitsap for its next Olympic League game Tuesday.
That will be followed by a nonleague contest at Class 2A Tyee of the Seamount League on Wednesday.
Port Angeles 84, Klahowya 49
Klahowya 12 7 17 13 — 49
Port Angeles 13 28 19 24 — 84
Individual Scoring
Klahowya (49)
Sheets 4, Schureman 2, Smith 1, Davis 18, Hartford 2, Rose 13, Campos 4, Flowers 5.
Port Angeles (84)
Porter 5, Phair 11, Morgan 6, Braithwaite 2, Walker 4, Antioquia 2, Ward 9, Wheeler 18, McCartney 4, Burke 1, Smith 16, Elliott 6.
SEQUIM 57, NORTH KITSAP 45
SEQUIM — The Wolves (5-1, 8-1) finished a grueling four-game week with their seventh straight win Friday night.
Playing without starting point guard Corbin Webb for the second game in a row, the Wolves raced out to a 33-16 halftime lead and never looked back.
Jason Brocklesby scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Wolves keep pace with Port Angeles (5-1) and Kingston (5-0) atop the league standings.
Gabe Carter came close to a double-double as well, scoring 16 and snagging nine rebounds.
Sequim 57, North Kitsap 45
North Kitsap 6 10 10 19 — 45
Sequim 15 18 11 13 — 57
Individual Scoring
North Kitsap (45)
Nguyen 6, unavailable 2, Ford 2, Mitchell 2, DeGuzman 10, Urquhart 4, Waller 2, Reitman 17.
Sequim (57)
Hill 8, Meier 1, Carter 16, Brocklesby 18, Guan 3, Camporini 8, Eekhoff 2.
OLYMPIC 62, PORT TOWNSEND 55
SILVERDALE — Jacob DeBerry’s game-high 21 points weren’t enough to save the Redskins from a third straight Olympic League loss Friday night.
Quintin Phillips scored 20 points and had five steals as the Trojans took advantage of several Redskin (1-5, 1-6) turnovers.
Olympic 62, Port Townsend 55
Port Townsend 9 11 20 15 — 55
Olympic 8 13 23 18 — 62
Individual Scoring
Port Townsend (55)
Rubio 2, Thielk 5, Solvik 11, Ristick 12, Juran 4, DeBerry 21.
Olympic (62)
Campbell 1, Encomienda 7, Gallagher 13, Otis 5, Calanda 3, Phillips 20, Sullivan 9, Fullilove 4.
CHIMACUM 56, CHARLES WR. 55 OT
CHIMACUM — Colin MacLeod missed two free throws for the Terriers with no time left in overtime as the Cowboys (1-1, 3-2) held on for the 1A Nisqually League win Friday night.
Landon Cray led Chimacum with 23 points as the game’s top scorer, while Dylan Brown-Bishop added 17.
The Cowboys have a short break before playing in the Crush in the Slush tournament in Port Townsend on Dec. 28-29.
Chimacum 56, Charles Wright 55
Charles Wright 13 7 17 14 4 — 55
Chimacum 12 16 11 12 5 — 56
Individual Scoring
Charles Wright Academy (55)
MacLeod 21, Dale 7, Fuller 7, Peterson 7, Agnew 6, Dietz 3.
Chimacum (56)
Cray 23, Brown-Bishop 17, Eldridge 7, Manix 4, Riggle 3, Dukek 2.
FORKS 62, ROCHESTER 36
FORKS — The Warriors were no match for the Spartans without their top two scorers in Friday night’s SWL Evergreen Division game.
“They played tough but we came out and had a great second quarter,” Forks coach Scott Justus said. “Our bench did some good things defensively as well.”
Braden Decker led the Spartans with 16 points, while Frank Noles had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
The Spartans are on the road for their next game at Neah Bay on Dec. 27 starting at 1 p.m.
QUILCENE 47, TACOMA BAPTIST 24
TACOMA — The Rangers shot out to a 28-point halftime lead and cruised to an easy victory against the Crusaders on Saturday night.
“We came in and did what we had to do,” Quilcene coach Mark Thompson said. “We took advantage of a favorable match-up.”
Quilcene’s Brandon Bancroft scored a game-high 19 points, while Dan Davidson managed a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Quilcene next plays Crescent on Dec. 30 starting at 7 p.m.
Quilcene 47, Tacoma Baptist 24
Quilcene 15 20 9 3 — 47
Tacoma Baptist 1 6 4 13 — 24
Individual Scoring
Quilcene (47)
Bancroft 19, Davidson 16, Schreier 3, Svetich 3, Perez 2, King 2.
Tacoma Baptist (24)
Stoehr 11, Jordan 4, Olive 4, Brazil 3, Smith 2.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
FORKS 61, ROCHESTER 33
FORKS — The Spartans held Rochester scoreless the entire first quarter and led from start to finish in Friday night’s SWL-Evergreen Division victory.
Taylor Morris notched a double-double for Forks, scoring a game-high 24 points and collecting 12 rebounds.
“The girls hustled for four quarters, very happy with their play,” Forks head coach Dave Zellar said. “They ran. They pushed the ball.”
The Spartans (1-1, 2-3) did so under control as well, turning the ball over just 12 times on the game.
Casey Williams added 14 points in the win, while Terra Sheriff had eight.
Forks 61, Rochester 33
Rochester 0 13 11 9 — 33
Forks 14 16 12 19 — 61
Individual Scoring
Rochester (33)
Ruege 12, Hnute 9, Leischaer 7.
Forks (61)
Morris 24, Casey Williams 14, Sheriff 8, Brown 6, Raben 6.
PORT TOWNSEND 55, OLYMPIC 54
PORT TOWNSEND — The Redskins got 16 points a piece from Caroline Dowdle and Bella Fox and held off a late Trojan rally to win Friday night’s Olympic League showdown.
Port Townsend (3-3, 3-4) survived an 18-point game from Olympic’s Jalyn Halstead that included six 3-pointers, breaking a two-game losing streak in the process.
“It’s a huge win of us,” Port Townsend head coach Randy Maag said.
Port Townsend dished out 20 assists as a team with just 12 turnovers. Dowdle had five of those at point guard while also adding five steals and six rebounds.
Port Townsend 55, Olympic 54
Olympic 12 6 13 23 — 54
Port Townsend 15 6 15 19 — 55
Individual Scoring
Olympic (54)
Legat 4, Quitevis 8, Jones 7, Payne 7, Jackson 10, Halstead 18.
Port Townsend (55)
Johnson 2, Evalt 10, Maag 9, Dowdle 16, Fox 16, Hossack 2.
CHIMACUM 30, CHARLES WRIGHT 26
CHIMACUM — Kaylee Castillo scored five of her team-high nine points in the fourth quarter to help hand head coach Brad Burlingame his first win with the Cowboys.
Krista Hathaway added 10 rebounds and three steals and Lauren Thacker had eight points as Chimacum (1-1, 1-5) claimed its first 1A Nisqually League victory of the year.
Chimacum 30, Charles Wright 26
Charles Wright 4 7 11 4 — 26
Chimacum 7 8 5 10 — 30
Individual Scoring
Charles Wright (26)
Not reported.
Chimacum (30)
C. Nelson 4, Castillo 9, Cossell 5, Thacker 8. Hathaway 4.
SEQUIM 50, NORTH KITSAP 48
POULSBO — These Wolves sure are streaky.
A little more than two weeks after ending a 43-game losing streak, Sequim (5-1, 7-1) has won seven in a row after claiming its fourth victory in five days Friday night.
Lea Hopson submitted yet another big scoring night, pouring in 18 points to lead the Wolves.
Taylor Balkan added 13 to help render Indika Bray’s 19-point performance moot.
Sequim 50, North Kitsap 48
Sequim 9 8 14 19 — 50
North Kitsap 10 12 12 14 — 48
Individual Scoring
Sequim (50)
Balkan 13, Haupt 1, Hopson 18, Harrison 5, Briones 4, Zbaraschuk 9.
North Kitsap (48)
Cardoaza 2, Brown 8, Bray 19, Whitbeck 6, Williams 8, Simmons 5.
PORT ANGELES 69, KLAHOWYA 37
SILVERDALE — The Riders (6-0) made quick work of the Eagles, outscoring them 43-16 in the first half on their way to an Olympic League win.
Jessica Madison had her third straight 20-point game, scoring 21 while sinking 8 of 8 free throws. Kiah Jones added 11 points and Taylyn Jeffers 10.
Port Angeles 69, Klahowya 37
Port Angeles 18 25 13 13 — 69
Klahowya 6 10 12 9 — 37
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (69)
K. Jones 11, Knowles 8, Walker 3, Northern 3, Madison 21, Frazier 5, Rodocker 8, Jeffers 10.
Klahowya (37)
Lever 1, Durbin 7, Fletcher 4, Dixon 12, Page 2, Holt 11.
TACOMA BAPTIST 52, QUILCENE 9
QUILCENE — The Rangers were shut out in the first and fourth quarters in a nonleague loss to the Crusaders on Saturday.
Tacoma Baptist 52, Quilcene 9
Quilcene 0 6 3 0 — 9
Tacoma Baptists 14 12 18 8 — 52
Individual Scoring
Quilcene (9)
Weed 5, Kaiser 4.
Tacoma Baptist (52)
Not reported.
TAHOLA 41, CLALLAM BAY 38
CLALLAM BAY — The Bruins’ second half rally came up short against the Chitwhins on Saturday night.
Melissa Willis stuffed the stat sheet for the Bruins (5-3) with 13 points, eight rebounds, nine blocks and six steals
Jazzmin Randall added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Tahola 41, Clallam Bay 38
Tahola 15 9 9 8 — 41
Clallam Bay 8 6 12 12 — 38
Individual Scoring
Tahola (41)
Laura James 20, Pulsifer 3, Johnston 7, Capoeman 4, Grover-McCray 5, Mowitch 2.
Clallam Bay (38)
Willis 13, Randall 14, K. Erickson 4, Parker 7.
