PORT TOWNSEND — Five East Jefferson players reached double digits in scoring as the Rivals put away Charles Wright in the second half of a 71-42 Nisqually League win at Bruce Blevins Gym on Thursday.
The season opener doubled as the first game as head coach for former Port Townsend standout Alex Little.
“Boys played hard,” Little said. “We’re running all new stuff and there were a lot of instances where they weren’t as dialed in as they can be. But they got better as the game went on. The biggest victory tonight was the growth and the trust they gained in what we’re asking them to do.
“It wasn’t always pretty. But it was almost always with great effort.”
Little’s son, Asher, led the way with 15 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and a pair of blocks.
Luke O’Hara added 14 points, three rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks.
Landon Hoppe chipped in with a dozen points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal.
Reese Williamson provided 11 points, three steals and a block, and Julius Mercado scored 10.
Rene Martin had a team-high seven assists.
East Jefferson (1-0) visits Coupeville on Tuesday.
East Jefferson 71, Charles Wright 42
CW 6 14 13 9 — 42
EJ 19 10 22 18 — 71
Charles Wright: Park 17, Njonge 7, Underwood 6, Li 4, VanDerPloog 4, Green 2.
East Jefferson (71) — Little 15, O’Hara 14, Hoppe 12, Williamson 11, Mercado 10, Hicks 3, Shockley 2, Martin 2, Kruse 2.
Sequim 68, Kingston 62
SEQUIM — Mason Rapelje and Solomon Sheppard each poured in 23 points as the Wolves opened Olympic League play with a 68-62 win over Kingston at Rick Kaps Gymnasium.
“Solomon and Mason played great,” Sequim coach Craig Brooks said. “Big contributions from our bench as well. Nolan Bacchaus and Andy Reynolds did really well against their big guy.
“A bunch of different players made key plays throughout the game. It was a real team win.”
The Wolves (1-0, 2-0) visit Lincoln of Tacoma today.
Sequim 68, Kingston 62
King. 15 17 16 14 — 62
Seq. 14 26 18 10 — 68
Sequim (68) — Rapelje 23, Sheppard 23, Tomel 7, Bacchus 6, Schmadeke 4, Klimp 3, Reynolds 2, Miller 1.
Girls Basketball Forks 57, Crescent 21
JOYCE — Forks earned its second win over a North Olympic Peninsula opponent with a 57-21 win over Crescent on the road Thursday.
“We have some really tough opponents coming up next week, so this was a chance to go on the road and do our thing,” Forks coach David Hurn said. “We worked with some different lineups and got an idea of what we need to work on.”
Chloe Gaydeski led the Spartans with 15 points, while Bailey Johnson added 14.
Forks visits Neah Bay on Tuesday and has games with Onalaska and Toutle Lake next weekend.
“Those are three teams looking to earn state trophies,” Hurn said. “We will learn a lot about ourselves next week.”
Sequim 73, Kingston 28
SEQUIM — Hailey Wagner led the way with a double-double, reaching career highs in points (20) and rebounds (11) as the Wolves ran past the Bucs.
“The girls worked hard on the defensive side,” coach Joclin Julmist said.
“Jordyn [Julmist] had a good game with 14 points and was the primary defender on their best player. She rebounded with seven boards.”
The freshman added four steals and four assists.
Gracie Chartraw led Sequim with 26 points on 11-of-22 shooting and also had the team high in assists with seven.
Kaiya Robinson scored five and swiped three steals with a pair of blocks.
“Kaiya got it going, five points, great defense,” Julmist said.
“Indi [Mixon] had a solid game on both sides of the floor.”
Sequim (1-0, 2-0) visits Anacortes today.
