PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Redhawks survived the closing seconds to beat Bremerton 40-38.
It was the Class 1A Redhawks’ second consecutive victory over an Olympic League 2A team. They also beat North Mason on the road last week.
With 10 seconds to play in Wednesday’s nonleague girls basketball game and Port Townsend clinging to a one-point lead, senior Kassie Olin hit a free throw to make it a two-point lead.
The Knights came quickly down the court, and Lizz Lamoureux was fouled on her way to the hoop with less than a second on the clock and injured an ankle.
Lamoureux’s free throws, shot by replacement player Sophia Smith, missed and the Redhawks held on for their fifth win of the season.
Kaitlyn Meek led the Redhawks with 10 points, but coach Scott B. Wilson said it was her defense that set the tone for the rest of the team.
“She probably had six or seven steals, mostly in the third period,” Wilson said. “We’re showing we can play defense without a lot of fouling, and that proved key in this game.”
Wednesday’s game was tight the entire way. Bremerton led 16-14 at halftime, but the third quarter belonged to Port Townsend.
The Redhawks outscored the Knights 14-9 in the third thanks to steals and turnovers to take a three-point lead, 28-25, into the final period.
In the fourth, Port Townsend made enough shots from the field and the foul line to counter Bremerton’s best offensive quarter of the game.
Micheala Derda led the Knights and all scorers with 17 points.
“Bremerton is a tough team and they fought to the very end,” Wilson said.
“Derda is one of the most complete players we’ve seen this season, and our defense worked hard all night to keep track of her. Most of that assignment fell to Kaitlyn Meek, who did an outstanding job, but with plenty of help from the rest of the team.”
“Jasmine Apker-Montoya was a strong contributor on offense and defense, finishing with eight points. Reilly Berkshire was a force under the basket for rebounds.”
Port Townsend (1-3, 5-9) finishes out the regular season with six Olympic League 1A games, starting tonight at league-leading Coupeville (3-0, 9-4) at 6 p.m. The starting time was recently changed due to the ferry schedule.
Now that we head into the meat of the season,” Wilson said, “it feels like we’ve hit our stride and we’re expecting a lot of close games.”
Port Townsend 40, Bremerton 38
Bremerton 8 8 9 13— 40
Port Townsend 8 6 14 12— 40
Individual scoring
Bremerton (38)
Derda 17, Lamoureux 13, Smith 4, Beach 4.
Port Townsend (40)
Meek 10, Apker-Montoya 8, Leoso 6, Olin 4, Berkshire 4, Kellogg 4, Carson 2, King 2.
Neah Bay 68, Crescent 12
NEAH BAY — The Red Devils improved to 3-0 in North Olympic League action with their second victory of the season over the Loggers.
Holly Greene paced Neah Bay with 16 points, which included 4 of 7 shooting from 3-point range. She also had five rebounds.
Gina McCaulley added 12 points for the Red Devils on Wednesday to go along with four steals. Starlena Halttunen added nine points, four steals and three assists.
Alyssa Hutto led Crescent with six points.
“Struggled with turnovers and getting shots,” Loggers coach Chris Ferrier said.
“Neah Bay can shoot and their ball movement gives us fits. Our inexperience shows against NB.
“But we are improving, and for that I’m proud of these ladies.”
Neah Bay (3-0, 8-4), ranked 10th in the latest Associated Press poll, goes on the road to take on ninth-ranked Clallam Bay (1-1, 10-2) today.
The Red Devils defeated the Bruins 51-43 last week.
Crescent (0-3, 2-11) faces the Sequim JV team on Monday.
Neah Bay 68, Crescent 12
Crescent 6 2 2 2— 12
Neah Bay 24 14 21 9— 68
Individual scoring
Neah Bay (68)
Svec 6, Olson 4, J. Greene 5, Aguirre 7, H. Greene 16, Gagnon 2, McCaulley 12, Johnson 5, Halttunen 9, Lovik 2.
Crescent (12)
Baillargeon 1, Hutto 6, Brannan 4, Ward, Belford, Lee, Hoffmann, Dodson, Morris.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Neah Bay 62, Crescent 18
NEAH BAY — Kenrick Doherty Jr. had 16 points, seven rebounds, five assist and three steals to lead the Red Devils to a North Olympic League rout.
Doherty was especially dialed in from long range, making 4 of 8 3-pointers in Wednesday’s victory.
Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. and Reggie Buttram each put up 12 points for Neah Bay, while Biship Tejano scored eight and Anthony Bitegeko and Zach Dulik each contributed six points. Bitegeko also grabbed six rebounds and Dulik had five.
Luke Leonard and Peter Johnson each scored five points to lead the Loggers.
“We hustled hard for 32 minutes,” Crescent coach Chris Ferrier said.
“Neah Bay is really a well-oiled machine. They knock down shots.
“My guys really kept battling and played hard regardless of the score. Proud of our guys.”
The Loggers (0-3, 1-12) goes on the road to face the Sequim JV team on Monday.
Neah Bay (2-0, 9-2) plays at Clallam Bay tonight, and then at Chief Kitsap on Saturday.
Neah Bay 62, Crescent 18
Crescent 7 2 2 7— 18
Neah Bay 23 26 6 7— 62
Individual scoring
Crescent (18)
Leonard 5, Johnson 5, Story 4, Peppard 2, McNeece 2, S. Williams, Hartley, Buchanan.
Neah Bay (62)
Munyagi 12, Bitegeko 6, Gagnon 2, Dulik 6, Doherty 16, Tejano 8, Buttram 12, Buzzell, Moss.
WRESTLING
Forks wins dual
TENINO — The Spartans cruised to a dual meet victory, toppling Tenino 66-9 and eclipsing Eatonville 51-24, to remain undefeated in Evergreen League action.
“That leaves the last league match of the season in Forks against Hoquiam,” Forks coach Bob Wheeler said.
“Hoquiam and Aberdeen have both lost one match on the season. [We] need to win next Wednesday to take sole possession of the dual meet league championship, and to finish a fourth straight season undefeated in league competition.”
Five Forks wrestlers went unbeaten on the mat, and three earned two wins by pin in Wednesday’s match.
Freshman Keith Thompson picked up a third-round pin in his 120-pound match against the Beavers’ Dalton Chambers, and pinned the Cruisers’ Patrick Bozinoff in the second round.
Forks 145-pounder Gavin Palmer pinned both of his opponents, and Joseph Mariner picked up two pins in his 160-pound matches.
Freshman Josue Lucas, at 106 pounds, was another double-match winner for the Spartans.
Lucas outpointed Tenino’s Cutter Copeland 17-1 to win by technical fall, and earned a 6-1 decision against Eatonville’s Wyat Schrander.
Freshman Brett Moody won by pin and scored an 18-3 technical fall win.
Other match winners for the Spartans included Jack Dahlgren (195 pounds), Kenny Gale (182), Joel Mohn (170) and Nathan Flores (220).
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Compiled using team reports.
