SEQUIM — Jayla Julmist and Hope Glasser finished with double-doubles as Sequim opened its season with an impressive 77-68 win over Class 3A Bainbridge.
“We picked up an early first quarter lead and held on the whole game in a very exciting finish,” Wolves coach Larry Brown said. “Jayla Julmist led all Sequim scorers with 17 points and 20 rebounds. Kalli Wiker added 16 [points], with 14 in the second quarter alone. Hope Glasser also picked up a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
“The girls played an amazing game and fought hard all four quarters. Freshmen Hannah Wagner, and Riley Pyeatt played very tough minutes and combined for eight crucial fourth-quarter points including [shooting] 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.”
The Wolves (1-0) host Coupeville at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Sequim 77, Bainbridge 68
Bainbridge 13 13 16 26— 68
Sequim 18 25 16 18— 77
Bainbridge (68) — Wikstrom 32, Carson 14, Havill 10, Kozlosky 10, Coburn 2
Sequim (77) — Julmist 17, Wiker 16, Glasser 14, Dietzman 9, Wagner 9, Porter 5, Pyeatt 4, Sparks 3,
Forks 40, Aberdeen 21
FORKS — The Spartans remained undefeated, crushing 2A Aberdeen 40-21 thanks to a huge 17-4 third quarter that put the game away.
Jayden Olson hit four 3-pointers and led Forks with 12 points. Rian Peters had eight and Chloe Leverington six.
The Spartans built up a 19-12 lead by the half, then blew the game open in the third, going into the fourth quarter up 36-16.
“We were really focused in the third. We didn’t really finish in the fourth, but that’s OK,” said head coach David Hurn.
“It’s a good start. We’ve got some things to work on offensively,” Hurn said.
The Spartans (2-0) host Neah Bay at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Forks 40, Aberdeen 21
Forks 8 11 17 4 — 40
Aberdeen 4 8 4 5 — 21
Forks (40) — Olson 12, Peters 8, Leverington 6, Johnson 5, Riley 5, Kilmer 4.
Lynden 55, Port Angeles 43
LYNDEN — The Roughriders couldn’t close out on the Lions’ potent outside shooting attack and struggled at the free throw line and on layups offensively in a loss to perennial state-contending Lynden.
“The loss came down to a few too many shooters left open on the perimeter, a few too many missed free-throws (we were 3-13 for the night), and a few too many missed lay-ins,” Port Angeles coach Michael Poindexter said. “Just a bit of improvement in those areas would have made the score more accurately reflect how close the game felt to our coaches and players.”
Down 10 after one quarter thanks to Lynden’s hot 3-point shooting, the Riders pulled to within 40-36 on a Millie Long steal and score off an in-bounds pass at the buzzer to close out a strong defensive third quarter.
“We played a solid man-to-man defense for the last three quarters, doing a pretty good job against one of the better shooting teams we’ll see this year,” Poindexter said.
But Port Angeles couldn’t get untracked offensively in the final frame.
“In the fourth quarter we struggled from the field, shooting just 3 of 12, and from the free-throw line, where we were 1 of 5,” Poindexter said. “Defensively, we ended up putting Lynden to the free-throw line eight times in the final quarter.”
Long and freshman Eve Burke led the Riders with 14 points apiece.
“Nine of Millie Long’s 14 points came from three-pointers (she was 3 of 5 from behind the arc),” Poindexter said. “Eve Burke’s points came mostly inside (6 of 8 from the field).
“As a team, we shot 52 percent for 2-point shots, and just 21 percent for 3-point shots.”
It was a good early-season test for a Port Angeles team full of underclassmen.
“The coaching staff was pleased with the resiliency our players showed, fighting back from the early deficit and not panicking,” Poindexter said. “We did an outstanding job getting offensive rebounds, especially in the third quarter. The game, against the No. 6 team in state 2A last year, with most of its lineup back, was a good learning experience for our younger players.”
Port Angeles (1-1) hosts Cascade Christian in the Riders’ home opener on Wednesday.
Lynden 55, Port Angeles 43
Port Angeles 6 15 15 7— 43
Lynden 16 17 7 15— 55
Port Angeles (43) — Burke 14, Long 14, Cooke 7, Wood 4, Brady 2, Larson 2, Walker, Politika, Olsen, Noel.
Lynden (55) — VanderHaak 22, Tjoelker 7, Doerge 5, Villars 5, Bonsen 5, Holleman 4, Hershey 4, Holman 2, VanderYacht 1.
Clallam Bay 48, Friday Harbor 31
FRIDAY HARBOR — Three Bruins scored in double figures as Clallam Bay knocked off the host Wolverines in the Friday Harbor Tipoff Classic on Friday.
Hannah Olson scored 13 points, Miriam Wonderly added 12, Cedar Johnson had 10 and Jada Clemmons nine for the Bruins.
“Pretty excited, they beat us last year by 11 [in the first game of the season], Bruins coach Michael Maines said.
“We started out real strong, [led] 26-11 at the half. The defense was great.
“We were able to get some players in and get playing time for the fourth quarter, that will help us down the road. It was a good early test for us.”
Clallam Bay (1-0) faced Seattle Academy for the tourney title late Saturday.
Clallam Bay 48, Friday Harbor 33
Clallam Bay 18 8 12 10— 48
Friday Harbor 5 6 8 13 — 31
Clallam Bay (48) — Olson 13, Wonderly 12, Johnson 10, Clemmons 9, Smith 4, K. Tyree, M. Tyree, Jimmicum, Corpuz, Signor, Littleton.
Bellevue Christian 60, Chimacum 31
CHIMACUM — Operating at less than full strength, the Cowboys fell at home to the Vikings on Friday.
Chimacum was missing two players to injuries and two more that have yet to reach the 10-practice requirement to play in games.
Another Cowboy, Savannah Huntingford, was injured Friday, further hampering Chimacum.
It was a closer game than the final score showed, Huntingford said.
“We were making them work for stuff but we had to really work hard to get anything going,” he said. “We kind of had a fear of their length, I think.
“We hung around pretty well most of the game, we were down 14 or 15 with four minutes to go and they didn’t take their foot off the pedal. They were picking us up in 3/4 court man defense and we just ran out of gas.”
Chimacum was down to six players for much of the night, but Huntingford was encouraged that his kids didn’t get discouraged.
“They didn’t hang their heads in this one, the group that hit the floor played tremendously hard,” Huntingford said.
He praised Jadeah Nordberg’s rebounding against the taller Vikings.
“She grabbed a ton of boards for us again and it’s hard when you are giving up seven or eight inches to a girl,” Huntingford said.
“Grace Yaley shot better and found her handle, she looked like she found a little rhythm.
“Clara Noble had textbook defense, her man-to-man and help defense was impressive.
Mia McNair led the Cowboys with 16 points despite being guarded by a 5-foot-11 athlete.
“They went with their best defender on her and she still managed to put up 16,” Huntingford said.
“Teams are showing her a lot of respect early.”
Chimacum (0-2) will visit North Mason on Monday.
Bellevue Christian 60, Chimacum 31
Bell. Christian 16 15 15 14— 60
Chimacum 10 7 11 3— 31
Bellevue Christian (60) — Vanderbank 19, Bold 14, Skaggs 8, Reese 6, Olson 6, Mumford 4, Dodson 2.
Chimacum (31) — McNair 16, Yaley 8, Nordberg 5, Clark 2, Noble 2, Horner, Huntingford.
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