OREGON CITY, Ore.— Peninsula College’s J.T. Terrell ripped the nets for 27 points to spark the Pirates to an opening-round victory at the Clackamas Holiday Invitational on Wednesday at Clackamas Community College.
Terrell shot 48 percent from the field to lead the Pirates to a 79-67 win over Yakima Valley.
Deshaun Freeman of the Pirates was on fire, sinking 58 percent of his shots and accounting for 20 points.
Freeman also dominated the boards with 16 rebounds and a block while teammate Corey Clement brought down 12. Terrell had seven boards.
Sam Waller also scored in double figures for the Pirates with 11 points.
The top scorer for Yakima was Amir Royal with 25 points.
Peninsula College advanced to the semifinal game on Thursday against Tacoma. The results were unavailable at press time.
The winner of that game will play in the championship contest today at 3 p.m.
Peninsula 79, Yakima Valley 67
Peninsula College 38 41 — 79
Yakima Valley 32 35 — 67
Individual Scoring
Peninsula College (79)
Terrell 27, Freeman 20, Waller 11, Ewell 9, Sims 7, Clement 5.
Yakima Valley (67)
Royal 25, Diggs 11, Jensen 7, Molina 7, Martinez 6, Henton 5, Battle 2, Bagby 2, Flowers 2.
