TACOMA — The Port Angeles boys basketball team moved within a win of state after belting fellow Olympic League team Olympic 62-43 at the Class 2A West Central District tournament Saturday night at Foss High School.
After getting knocked to the consolation bracket Friday night against Fife, the Roughriders (17-8 overall)rebounded to stay alive.
“We rebounded well from the Fife loss and came out to dominate from the opening bell to the final buzzer against Olympic,” Rider coach Wes Armstrong said.
The Riders lost 57-52 to Fife in the championship quarterfinals Friday.
Yet Saturday’s win placed them in a sixth-seed to state, loser-out game against Lindbergh on Monday at 6:15 p.m. at Foss High School.
Ian Ward scored 15 points and Colin Wheeler added 10 for the Riders, who led 18-8 after one quarter and 34-16 at halftime.
Ward and Keenen Walker both had seven rebounds for Port Angeles.
Friday’s loss
Things didn’t go quite as smoothly on Friday against the Fife Trojans, as Port Angeles let an 11-point halftime lead slip away in a winner-to-state contest.
The Trojans climbed back into the game with an 17-6 advantage in the third quarter as the two teams deadlocked at 41-41 going into the final period.
“Fife extended their defense out and we didn’t handle the pressure well,” coach Wes Armstrong said.
Ian Ward led three players in double figures with 17 points.
Colin Wheeler and Hayden McCartney canned 10 points each.
Fife 57, Port Angeles 52
Port Angeles 21 14 6 11 — 52
Fife 13 11 17 16 — 57
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (52)
Walker 8, Antioquia 7, Ward 17, Wheeler 10, McCartney 10.
Fife (57)
Murrey 5, Branche 6, Findlayson 2, Carpenter 9, Glahn 2, Miller 17, McCrossin 16.
Port Angeles 62, Olympic 43
Olympic 8 8 6 21 — 62
Port Angeles 18 16 11 17 — 62
Individual Scoring
Olympic (43)
Gallagher 11, Otis 5, Phillips 17, Muir 2, Towne 8.
Port Angeles (62)
Porter 8, Phair 3, Morgan 5, Walker 9, Antioquia 3, Ward 15, Wheeler 10, McCartney 9.
Neah Bay 55, Muckleshoot 53
LYNNWOOD — Jimmy Jimmicum put up his own rebound shot with 0.8 seconds left to vault the Red Devils to third place at the 1B Tri-District tournament Saturday at Lynnwood High School.
It was the first lead of the game for the Red Devils, who had to beat Christian Faith 65-49 on Friday in a loser-out game to earn a state berth.
Neah Bay now has a rematch against Tri-District champion Mount Rainier Lutheran this coming Friday at Mountlake Terrace High School.
The winner earns a spot in the eight-team state tournament bracket, while the loser gets one more shot at moving on.
Against Muckleshoot, the Red Devils got the ball back with 29.4 seconds left and the score tied at 53.
Neah Bay worked the clock down to 29.4 seconds when Drexler Doherty passed the ball to Jimmicum, who took the shot but missed.
He then grabbed the rebound and put the ball through the hoop for the winning score.
Muckleshoot led 17-16 after one period of play, 32-28 at halftime and 45-37 going into the final quarter.
The Red Devils outscored Muckleshoot 18-8 to earn the win.
Doherty led the Red Devils with 17 points while Jimmicum had 12.
Tony Cabanas led Muckleshoot with 24 points.
Jimmicum had a team-high eight boards while Zeke Greene had four steals and Drexler ended up with three assists.
Eli Monette had three steals and two assists.
Neah Bay 55, Muckleshoot 53
Neah Bay 16 12 9 18 — 55
Muckleshoot 17 15 13 8 — 53
Individual Scoring
Neah Bay (55)
DeBari 5, Smith 2, Jimmicum 12, Greene 8, Dulik 2, Doherty 17, Pascua 9.
Muckleshoot (53)
Brendpadle 2, Pulsifer 4, Cabanas 24, Paei 19, Oldham 4.
Neah Bay 65, Christian Faith 49
Chr. Faith 6 12 20 11 — 49
Neah Bay 19 12 16 18 — 65
Individual Scoring
Christian Faith (49)
Richardson 5, Lusinik 8, Mead 2, T. Conley 13, D. Conley 15, Amosun 6.
Neah Bay (65)
Debari 4, Smith 3, Jimmicum 6, Greene 3, Dulik 9, Doherty 28, Pascua 4, Monette 8.
Lindbergh 56, Sequim 53
TACOMA — Lindbergh ended the Wolves’ season with the three-point win in a loser-out West Central District tournament game Saturday.
Sequim lost 71-62 to Olympic League champion Kingston on Friday night in the quarterfinals to slip into the consolation bracket against Lindbergh the next day.
The contest went down to the wire as Kenny Meier got a steal for the Wolves and tied the game at 53-all with a layup.
But a Lindbergh player was fouled attempting a 3-point shot in the waning moments and was sent to the line for three free throws. He sank all three, sealing the Wolves’ fate.
“I’m really proud of the way our guys played,” Sequim (16-9) coach Greg Glasser said.
“The ball just didn’t go into the hole as much as we would have liked.”
Overall, the Wolves put themselves into a good spot, Glasser said.
“We had the opportunity to play for that [state bid],” he said. “I think it was a great experience for our younger kids, and we made some great memories with our seniors, too.”
Sequim had only two seniors this year, Nick Camporini and Meier.
Gabe Carter led the Wolves with 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists while Jayson Brocklesby and Corbin Webb sank 12 points each.
Webb also had four assists.
“We didn’t lose a game by more than nine points all season,” Glasser said.
“That’s just a testament to those kids and how hard they battled all year long.”
Lindbergh 56, Sequim 53
Sequim 11 16 9 17 — 53
Lindbergh 19 11 8 18 — 56
Individual Scoring
Sequim (53)
Carter 19, Brocklesby 12, Webb 12, Camporini 8, Meier 2.
Lindbergh (56)
Not reported.
Kingston 71, Sequim 62
Sequim 11 15 15 21 — 62
Kingston 17 16 19 19 — 71
Individual Scoring
Sequim (62)
Hill 2, Meier 2, Carter 11, Webb 19, Brockelsby 26, Camporini 2.
Kingston (71)
Bowman 1, Sander 5, Dean 8, Hill 24, Byers 14, Ravenholt 11, Sundquist 6, Burgess 2.
