PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend erupted for 24 points in the fourth quarter and got 10 3-pointers from Detrius Kelsall and Berkley Hill in a 73-56 win over Forks.
The Thursday nonleague game was back-and-0forth until the fourth when the Redhawks outscored the Spartans 24-9.
Kelsall had 25 points and hit six 3-pointers. Hill scored 22 and made four 3-pointers. Kelsall also had eight rebounds and six assists, while Hill had five assists and six steals.
Port Townsend coach Tom Webster said he knew Forks was a very good team heading into the game (the Spartans came into the game with an 8-2 record), so he was happy with the win.
“I thought we’d have to play really well just to hang in there with Forks,” he said.
Webster said he thought the Redhawks’ Kaiden Parcher did a good job defensively on Forks’ 6-foot-9 post player Marky Adams. Adams still finished with 17 points.
Forks coach Rick Gooding said Port Townsend “shot lights out” on the Spartans with the 10 treys from Hill and Kelsall.
“We didn’t defend very well, that’s on me,” Gooding said.
“We came to Port Townsend to play a tough team and get better,” Gooding said.
The Spartans (1-0, 8-3) plays an important Evergreen 1A League game against 2-0 Hoquiam at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the RedHawks (7-3, 3-0) played Granite Falls Saturday and will play at Chimacum at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Port Townsend 73, Forks 56
Forks 11 18 18 9 — 56
PT 9 22 18 24 — 73
Forks (56) — Adams 17, Browning 15, Prose 9, Schumack 6, Baysinger 4, Tejano 3, Flores 2.
PT (73) — Kelsall 25, Hill 22, Parcher 13, Boucher 10, Spencer 3.
Boys Basketball
Chimacum 63, Coupeville 56, OT
CHIMACUM — Chimacum won a 63-56 overtime battle against Olympic League 1A Division opponent Coupeville.
The Cowboys got 21 points from Issac Purser, including nine in overtime. Devyn Winkley scored 13 and Peyton Hundley 12.
I am proud of the way our team handled adversity and were able to stick to the plan. We could have let the game slip away from us on numerous occasions, but our guys kept battling to get our first road win of the season,” said coach Justin Bento.
Bento said Lane Dotson made contributions and showed leadership in all aspects of the game.
The Cowboys (3-7, 3-1) hosts Port Townsend at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday with first place in the Olympic League 1A Division on the line.
Chimacum 63, Coupeville 56, OT
Chimacum 6 20 16 10 11— 63
Coupeville 9 14 16 13 4— 56
Chimacum (63) — Purser 21, Winkley 13, Hundley 12, Hartnett 5, L. Dotson 4, Glessing 3, Richey 3.
Coupeville (56) — Smith 18, Downs 11, Spark 10, Shank 7, Wynn 7, Cope 3.
Neah Bay 74, Clallam Bay 23
CLALLAM BAY — Neah Bay continued its recent torrid play with a 74-23 win over Clallam Bay.
The Red Devils scored 26 points in the first quarter of Friday’s game against their nearby rival. Rwehabura Munyagi led the Red Devils with 18 points while Zach Dulik scored 16. It was the fourth straight win for Neah Bay.
The Red Devils (5-3) played Saturday at Evergreen Lutheran and will next host Crescent at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Ryan McCoy led the Bruins with 11 points.
Clallam Bay will next play at Chief Kitsap at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Neah Bay 42, Clallam Bay 36
Neah Bay 8 13 7 14 — 42
Clallam Bay 9 6 3 18 — 36
Neah Bay (42) — Johnson 14, Gagnon 11, Svec 6, McCaulley 6, Aguirre 3, Winck 2.
Clallam Bay (36) — Abe 10, Wonderly 9, LaChester 8, McCoy 6, Olson 3.
Chief Kitsap 97, Crescent 44
JOYCE — Crescent played one of the top class 1B teams in the state in Chief Kitsap, losing 97-44.
K.C. Spencer and Eric Emery led the Loggers with 10 points each.
Crescent (3-6) next plays the Sequim JV at home at 7 p.m. Monday.
Chief Kitsap 97, Crescent 44
CK 21 24 36 16 — 97
Crescent 8 11 13 12 — 44
Crescent (44) — Emery 10, Owens 5, Ward 3, Johnson 7, Spencer 10, Story 3, N. Peppard 6, McNeece.
Auburn Adventist 63, Quilcene 55
AUBURN — Quilcene got four players in double figures, but lost a road game to Auburn Adventist 63-55.
Coach Richie French said that while it was the best game of the year offensively for the Rangers, it was also a poor game defensively.
“The defense gave up far too much penetration,” he said. He said the Falcons also had more than 10 offensive rebounds.
The Rangers struggled against the press earlier this week against Puget Sound Adventist, but French said his team did a much better job bringing the ball up the floor against the Falcons.
Jarod Smith led the Rangers with 16 points, while Olin Reynolds scored 13. Acea Such and Juan Rogers also scored in double figures.
Quilcene (5-4, 0-3) plays at a very tough Chief Kitsap team on the road at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
North Mason 61, Sequim 47
BELFAIR — The Sequim basketball boys lost a road league game to North Mason 61-47.
Coach Greg Glasser said the Wolves had some players out sick.
“We struggled in the game. North Mason was a little hungrier,” he said.
Sequim (2-10, 0-6) next plays at Coupeville at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Wrestling
Port Angeles 51, North Mason 21
BELFAIR — Eleven Port Angeles wrestlers won their matches in a 51-21 win over North Mason.
Winning their were Dan Basden, 106 pounds; Tyler Messinger, 113 pounds; Cody Anderson, 126 pounds; Ben Basden, 145 pounds; Caleb Joslin, 170 pounds; Thomas Blevins, 182 pounds; Jace Lausche, 195 pounds; Corey Danielson, 195 pounds; Bryce Lauderback, 220 pounds. Alyssa Sweet and Desiray Carey-Dewater also won their matches.
Boys swimming
Olympic 102, Sequim 38
BREMERTON — Olympic beat the Sequim boys swim team 102 to 38,, but several Sequim swimmers posted their best individual times.
Christian Goodrich came in second in the 500-yard freestyle in 7 minutes, 9.88 seconds, dropping a whopping 44 seconds off his previous best time.
Alex Berikoff came in second in the 100 backstroke 1:20.25, dropping a second off his team. He also dropped eight seconds off his best time in the 100 freestyle.
James Thayer finished third in the 200 freestyle with a time of 3:31.67, dropping 15 seconds off his best time.
Coach Linda Moats said that Liam Payne swam the 100 butterfly for the first time with an impressive time of 1:19.98, good for second.
Moats also said the 200 freestyle relay team had a last-minute substitution (Mike Larsen for Jax Thaxton, joining Payne, Berkikoff and Christian Goodrich) and had a respectable time of 2:01.50.
