TACOMA — The Port Angeles girls basketball team is one win away from a district championship after dominating Sumner 41-25 in the semifinals Saturday night.
Port Angeles (20-4 overall) advanced to the Class 2A West Central District title game Monday morning at ShoWare Center in Kent with the win
The Roughriders will play the winner of late Saturday night’s White River-Eatonville game at 10 a.m.
The Riders held Sumner to single digits in every quarter Saturday night.
“We played really good defense,” coach Mike Knowles said. “We protected the basket and made sure that they worked for their shots.”
“We controlled the paint.”
Port Angeles had only 10 turnovers in the game and had three players grab 29 rebounds.
“We did an unbelievable job on the boards,” Knowles said.
Kiah Jones led the way with 11 rebounds, while Taylyn Jeffers had 10 and Jessica Madison took down eight.
Alison Knowles also put the defensive clamps on Sumner’s best scorer.
Madison scored 14 points while Knowles added 12.
Port Angeles 41, Sumner 25
Port Angeles 10 10 11 10 — 41
Sumner 6 5 8 6 — 25
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (41)
K. Jones 7, Knowles 12, Madison 14, Johnson 5, Frazier 1, Jeffers 2.
Sumner (25)
Olsen 2, Wagner-Swrcib 8, King 6, Lubking 7, Theden 2.
Neah Bay 45, Lopez 33
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — The Red Devils easily beat the Lobos 45-33 to become 1B Tri-District champions Friday night.
Cherish Moss and Cierra Moss led Neah Bay in scoring with 10 points apiece.
Merissa Murner chipped in six points while Courtney Winck had five.
Neah Bay pulled away in the second half, forcing the Lobos into 24 turnovers, eight of which were steals by Cherish Moss.
Dominating the boards were Cynon Allen with nine and Rebecca Thompson, who had six rebounds to accompany her five steals.
With the win, the Red Devils improve their record to 22-1 and become the top seed going into the regional round of the state tournament Friday at Mountlake Terrace High School.
Neah Bay 45, Lopez 33
Neah Bay 11 9 12 13 — 45
Lopez 4 12 10 7 — 33
Individual Scoring
Neah Bay (45)
Moss 10, Moss 10, Tyler 7, Murner 6, Winck 5, Thompson 4, Allen 2.
Lopez (33)
Not reported.
Highland Christ. 32, Quilcene 28
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — The Ranger girls lost a heartbreaker at the 1B Tri-District tournament Friday, ending their season.
“This was a very competetive game,” said Quilcene coach Joe Whitsett.
“We had a great season and we ended it giving everything we could. Highland Christian was an extremely tough and physical team.”
Highland Christian was able to hold onto the lead despite an 11-point fourth-quarter rally by the Rangers after scoring only single digits the other three periods.
Leann Weed led Quilcene in scoring with 10 while Sarah Baccus had nine.
Highland Christian 32, Quilcene 28
Highland 10 6 4 12 — 32
Quilcene 6 5 6 11 — 28
Individual Scoring
Highland (32)
Brown 9, Olin 7, Kirby 6, Enge 4, Sytsma 3.
Quilcene (28)
Weed 10, Baccus 9, Kaiser 4, Turley 4, Beukes 1, Zimmerman 2
Foster 74, Sequim 64
UNIVERSITY PLACE — The Wolves hung tough until the fourth quarter, dropping a loser-out 2A West Central District game Saturday.
“We played a great game,” said Sequim coach Stephanie Lewis. “We just stopped crashing the boards in the fourth quarter.”
Foster was able to hold off the Wolves thanks in part to making 10-of-12 from behind the arc.
Leading Sequim in scoring was Haleigh Harrison with 16, while Rylleigh Zbaraschuk had 12 and Lea Hopson 10.
Foster 74, Sequim 64
Sequim 14 7 20 13 — 64
Foster 12 22 20 20 — 74
Individual Scoring
Sequim (64)
Harrison 16, Zbaraschuk 12, Hopson 10, Besand 8, Balkan 4.
Foster (74)
Not reported.
