PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Sequim roars back in second half to beat Bulldogs

Published 2:45 pm Saturday, December 20, 2025

SEQUIM — The Sequim boys basketball team overcame a terrible start and turned up the screws on defense in the second half to overcome a double-digit deficit, beating North Mason 64-56.

The Wolves fell behind 8-0 until Mason Rapelje finally got Sequim on the board with a 3-pointer five minutes into the game. The Wolves scored just four points in the first quarter and went into the second behind 11-4. The Wolves still trailed at halftime at 28-18.

Sequim got its offense going in the third quarter, scoring 23 points to get within 48-41 going into the fourth. In the fourth quarter, the offense and defense both clicked together as the Wolves went on a 21-3 to take command of the game at 62-51. They ended up outscoring the Bulldogs 23-8 in the fourth to run away with the eight-point victory.

“Mason, Solomon [Sheppard] and Zeke [Schamadeke] all played great,” said coach Craig Brooks. “We struggled to score in that first quarter [but] played good defense in the fourth.”

Rapelje led the Wolves with 19 points. More importantly, his points came in the clutch, with 11 in the fourth quarter. He hit a 3-pointer to give Sequim a 49-48 lead with 6:30 left in the game. It was Sequim’s first lead of the night. He also shot 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the fourth.

Sheppard was right behind with 18 points, while Andy Reynolds had 10 points.

Sequim (2-1, 3-3) takes nearly two weeks off for the Christmas holiday. The Wolves next play on Jan. 1 in a tournament against Wenatchee, first against Sandpoint, Idaho, with a game Jan. 2 against Eastmont (East Wenatchee).

Sequim 64, North Mason 56

Seq. 4 14 23 23 — 64

NM 11 17 20 8 — 56

Sequim (64) — Rapelje 19, Sheppard 18, Reynolds 10, Brooks 7, Bacchus 6, Tennell 4.

NW Christian 70, Crescent 34

TACOMA — The Crescent basketball team got in a big hole after a two-point second quarter and could climb out of it in a 70-34 loss Friday to Northwest Christian.

“The second quarter really smacked us,” said coach Chris Ferrier. “We missed five or six bunnies in a row and the game got away from us. The rest of the game was a bit of we’d get started, take one step forward, then two steps back”

Ferrier said the Loggers had a lot of unforced mistakes and missed laupups.

“The guys are improving. The effort is there, the heart and the dedication are there, it’s just a skill thing right now and we have to make up some of that in practice,” Ferrier said.

Crescent (2-5) next plays at Concordia Christian on Monday.

NW Christian 70, Crescent 34

Cres. 11 2 12 9 — 34

NWC 18 20 17 15 — 70

Crescent (34) — Liam Sprague, 13, Jax Sprague 10, Chartier 5 Holmes 2, L.Harris 4.

Girls Basketball Neah Bay 65, Pateros 35

WATERVILLE — The Neah Bay girls basketball team got ahead 25-3 after the first quarter and cruised to a 65-35 win over Pateros on Saturday in a tournament in Waterville.

With a big lead early, 13 Red Devils got into the game including four eighth-graders. Ten Neah Bay players scored. Qwaapeys Greene led the team with 14 points, while Cerise Moss hit three 3-pointers for nine points. Wiinuk Martin had nine points and Brianna McGimpsey had eight points and four steals. Angel Halttunen had seven points and six rebounds.

Neah Bay (6-1) also beat Garfield-Palouse 48-36 and Waterville 62-51 at the same tournament.

Neah Bay 65, Pateros 35

Pat. 3 10 8 14 — 35

NB 25 17 7 16 — 65

Neah Bay (65) — Q. Greene 14, Cerise Moss 9, W. Martin 9, McGimpsey 8, A. Halttunen 7, Caylee Moss 6, D. Halttunen 5, H. Martin 3, Yallup 2, Lawrence 2.

Crescent 47, Wishkah Valley 17

WISHKAH — The banged-up Crescent girls basketball team relied on its bench and gave starters some minutes off in a 47-17 win over Wishkah Valley on Saturday.

It was already the ninth game of the year for the Loggers (5-4). Most teams have only played six or seven games so far.

“Finally after three years I can sub out five players,” said coach Brian Shimko. The Loggers played much of the last two years with six or seven players and this year they have 11 on their roster. A pair of eighth-graders, Airalynn Terrell and Bailey Terzi, got in to play the Wishkah game.

He said all-league player Naomii Sprague has been dealing with injuries. She led the team with 18 points against Wishkah, while Mariella Kneiss added 12 points. Rozlyn Currie scored six.

Crescent also lost 54-33 to Ocosta on Friday. The Loggers play their 10th game of the year Monday, hosting Concordia Christian at 2:30 p.m., then the Loggers get eight days off to prepare for Quilcene.

Crescent 47, Wishkah Valley 17

Cres. 10 8 12 17 — 47

WV 2 6 5 4 — 17

Crescent (47) — Sprague 18, Kneiss 12, Currie 6, Hopper 4, Chester 4, Terrell 2, Terzi 1.

Quilcene 41, Wishkah Valley 19

WISHKAH — The Quilcene girls basketball team improved to 7-1 on the season, going on an 11-0 run in the third quarter, capped off by a three-pointer from Mia Foreman to ice a 41-18 victory over Wishkah Valley on Friday.

“It was an OK effort tonight,” said coach Mark Thompson. “We are beginning to shoot the ball the way we need to, and Brianne Evans is starting to be a good floor leader on offense. On defense we have gotten out of position too much over the last couple of games, but we will clean that up.”

Evans led the team with 12 points and three assists and eighth-grader Lila Anderson contributed nine rebounds. Cora Canterbury scored 10 points and Foreman added six.

Quilcene next hosts Mary M. Knight at 3:30 p.m. Monday.

In other games this weekend, Montesano beat Forks, 62-44, Bellevue Christian beat East Jefferson 77-40 and Neah Bay beat Lake Roosevelt 68-49 on Saturday and lost 56-46 to Moses Lake Christian, with both of those games in Waterville. In girls’ games, Montesano beat Forks 44-40 and Bellevue Christian beat East Jefferson 64-30.

Quilcene 41, Wishkah Valley 19

Quil. 10 6 16 9 — 41

WV 5 3 1 9 — 18

Quilcene (41) — Brianne Evans 12, Canterbury 10, Foreman 6, Sarnes 4, Shafter 4, Brylee Evans 2, Anderson 2, Freiberg 1.