PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders forced 36 turnovers and scored 42 points in the paint in their Olympic League 2A Division opener to sink the Buccaneers at home on Friday
“Our defensive pressure caused a lot of problems and created a lot of transition points,” Port Angeles coach Kasey Ulin said.
“We shared the ball with 22 assists, so that embodies the style we like to play. We like to play defense, share the ball and be unselfish.”
Kyle Benedict had 28 points to lead the way for the Riders.
“Kyle picked up his fourth foul with about 7 minutes left in the third and we kept him in because we wanted him to work on playing under control. He knocked down three 3s in the third and really got a rhythm going.”
Garrett Edwards scored all 15 of his points in the first half for Port Angeles (1-0, 2-1).
Ulin was happy to see the Riders hit down some shots on the perimeter. Chase Cobb knocked down some 3s for us,” Ulin said. “He was really active, so I was excited for him.”
Ulin also said Stuart Methner played some effective on-ball defense.
“It was a great team win,” Ulin said.
The Riders visit North Kitsap on Tuesday in a big early season Olympic League contest.
“Now we are preparing for a huge battle at North Kitsap,” Ulin said. “They have a lot of talent, a great coach and they’ve won the league out four out the past five years, so they are the team to beat.”
Port Angeles 75, Kingston 31
Kingston 9 7 7 6— 31
Port Angeles 15 24 14 19— 75
Kingston (31) — Calloway 6, Facklim 3, Bradley 5, McDaniel 6, Campbell 3, Hermanson 6.
Port Angeles (75) — Long 6, Cobb 6, Johnson 2, Benedict 28, Clark 10, Irwin, Edwards 15, Methner 2, Jarnagin 4, Bowechop, Maestras, Nickerson,
Sequim 74, North Mason 60
SEQUIM — The Wolves used offensive balance and a tough third quarter to remain perfect in Olympic League 2A Division play by beating the Bulldogs 74-60.
Joey Oliver led Sequim with 17 points, while Riley Cowan scored 16. Nate Despain and Erik Christiansen contributed 10 points each.
The game was high-scoring in the first half, with the Wolves taking a 46-39 lead into the break. Then Sequim clamped down on defense in the third.
“We started off kind of flat defensively. The kids made an adjustment in the third,” said coach Greg Glasser.
Sequim outscored North Mason 16-5 in the third quarter to take a commanding 62-44 lead into the fourth.
The Wolves are off to a 2-0 start in league alone in first place and is 3-1 overall. “We’re doing all right. The tougher teams are still to come,” said Glasser.
The Wolves have a tough week coming up with three games in five days. They next play a very good Forks (2-1) team at home at 7:15 p.m. Monday.
Sequim 74, North Mason 60
NM 18 21 5 16 — 60
Sequim 18 28 16 12 — 74
Sequim (74) — Oliver 17, Cowan 16, Christiansen 10, N. Despain 10, Young 8, Rollness 7, D. Despain 2, Wiker 2, Whitney 2.
Sequim 62, Kingston 45
KINGSTON — Four Wolves scored in double figures as Sequim opened Olympic League 2A Division play with a road win over the Buccaneers on Wednesday.
Despain led the way with 14 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals.
Christiansen added 12 points, Keeshawn Whitney had 11 and Kyler Rollness scored 10.
Sequim 62, Kingston 45
Sequim 14 10 21 17— 62
Kingston 18 5 16 6— 45
Sequim (62) — N. Despain 14, Christiansen 12, Whitney 11, Rollness 10, Oliver 6, Cowan 5, Young 4, D. Despain, Wiker.
Darrington 70, Neah Bay 65, OT
NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay boys lost its second straight close one, this one in overtime to Darrington 70-65 despite a huge game from Jay Brunk.
Brunk had 14 points, 16 rebounds, seven blocks and six steals in the loss. Sean Bitegeko added 11 points and 14 rebounds and Keith Johnson Jr. hit three 3-pointers and scored 17.
An o for 11 start from the field to open the second quarter hurt the Red Devils and allowed the Loggers to take a three-point lead into the final quarter.
Neah Bay held a 59-57 lead with 19 seconds left, but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 at the free throw line and missed on a layup after a steal to give Darrington life.
The Loggers knotted the score with two free throws by Brevin Ross with three seconds left to send the game to OT.
Neah Bay (1-2) next plays Forks (2-1) at home at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a rematch of their game from last week that the Spartans won 67-64.
Darrington 70, Neah Bay 65, OT
D’ton 19 12 13 15 11 — 70
Neah Bay 15 18 8 18 6 — 65
Darrington (70) — Rivera 29, McConnaughy 13, Williams 11, Smith 10, Ross 7.
Neah Bay (65) — Johnson 17, Brunk 14, Bitegeko 11, Horejsi 7, Shaw 5, Soeneke 2.
Cole Dotson tries to dribble around Gabriel Smith of Klahowya. Klahowya won the Friday night game 58-32. (Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group)
Mark Krulish/Kitsap News Group Cole Dotson tries to dribble around Gabriel Smith of Klahowya. Klahowya won the Friday night game 58-32.
