PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles bounced back from an awful first quarter but couldn’t completely overcome it in a 46-42 loss to Archbishop Murphy in nonleague boys basketball action.
The Wildcats held a convincing 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Roughriders, though, weren’t quite convinced. They got back five of the points in the second quarter and two more in the third to set up an exciting final period Monday at Port Angeles High School.
“We struggled to make shots in the first quarter, along with turning the ball over, and we fell behind early,” Riders coach Kasey Ulin said.
“We came out much more aggressive and executed better in the second and third quarters. It was a one-, two-possession game throughout the second half, but we never were able to get the lead.”
Lambros Rogers recorded another double-double for the Port Angeles, scoring 16 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. Noah McGoff finished with 10 points and made seven steals.
“Lambros played fundamental basketball, and when you apply that with his athletic ability, he is tough,” Ulin said.
“I thought Noah played well also. He does a lot of things that don’t always show up in the stat line . . . he is always in the right place, grabbing loose balls and rebounds.”
Luke Angevine added nine points for the Riders.
Archbishop Murphy (3-4) was held 20 points below its scoring average. The Wildcats entered Monday’s game averaging 66.8 points.
“Our defense was great all night, but the story of the game was us turning the ball over 17 times and shooting 13 for 25 from the free-throw line,” Ulin said.
“In close games, teams who take care of the ball and make their free throws usually win. That will be a point of emphasis for us over the next two weeks before we get back into league play.”
Port Angeles’ (2-0, 5-4) next game is a nonleague matchup with Rochester (0-9) at home Wednesday, Dec. 30.
After that, the Riders finish out the regular season with a month of Olympic League 2A games, beginning with North Kitsap (3-0, 7-2) in a showdown of two of the league’s three remaining unbeaten teams Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Archbishop Murphy 46, Port Angeles 42
Archbishop Murphy 14 9 13 10— 46
Port Angeles 3 14 15 10— 42
Individual scoring
Archbishop Murphy (46)
A. Carter 4, J. Carter 4, Parafina 14, Gordon 15, Joseph 7, Halpin 2, Miller, Halpin, Schmutz.
Port Angeles (42)
Peet 3, McGoff 10, Shamp 2, McGuffey 2, Angevine 9, Rogers 16, Pederson.
Eatonville 65, Forks 62
EATONVILLE — The Spartans lost their fourth straight game but didn’t go down easy after a long trip to face-off with the Cruisers.
“It was a great high school game” Forks coach Rick Gooding said. “Went right down the wire. We were back and fourth with leads all through the fourth quarter.
“Obviously, they got the final lead. We had a chance with six seconds left to tie the game; didn’t execute very well, but that’s basketball.
“It was a great game.”
Marky Adams scored 22 and Parker Browning had 21 for the Spartans on Monday.
“He shot very well from the free-throw line, and finished strong, too,” Gooding said of Adams.
“Parker and Marky both were themselves. They had 21 and 22, so 43 of our 62 [points]. Everyone else chipped in a little bit here and there.”
Gooding said Eatonville’s press defense didn’t bother the Spartans as much as other teams’ presses have in the past few weeks.
“We broke the press a lot better,” Gooding said. “They tried jumping out on us in the second half with a press, but we broke it a couple times and made them get out of it, which was nice to see after our last couple of games.”
Forks (2-3, 2-5) is off until next week when it plays at the Holiday with the Hyaks tournament in North Beach. The Spartans will face Taholah on Tuesday and Central Kitsap Academy on Wednesday.
“Obviously, we still got a lot of things to learn,” Gooding said.
“We’re right there in a lot of these games, we’re just right there.
“We got to figure out how to win, we got to execute little bit better when it matters, and early in the game for that matter, do all the small things so we don’t put ourselves in a back and forth game. If we block out or execute early in the game, shoot, we might be up 10.”
Eatonville 65, Forks 62
Forks 10 15 19 17— 65
Eatonville 15 13 17 19— 62
Individual scoring
Forks (62)
Schumack 4, Ramsey 3, Baysinger 5, Browning 21, Prose 6, Adams 22, Pegram, Tejano.
Eatonville (65)
Brandt 7, Schoepf 12, Springer 5, Wolfe 4, Layman 4, York 7, Moeller 12, Hutchings 16.
Neah Bay 82, Tulalip Heritage 62
NEAH BAY — Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. scored 22 points to lead the Red Devils to a nonleague victory over the Hawks.
Munyagi made 10 of 17 shots from the field and had six rebounds, three steals and three assists in Monday’s win.
Three other Red Devils scored in double figures: Kenrick Doherty Jr. had 19 points and Jericho McGimpsey and Ryan Moss each had 13.
Moss also had six rebounds, five assist, four steals and three blocks. McGimpsey finished with five steals and two blocks, and Doherty had four steals.
Tulalip’s Willy Enick matched Munyagi with 22 points. Robert Miles added 19 points and Josh Iukes had 16 for the Hawks (1-4).
Neah Bay (3-2) next plays in Port Townsend at the Crush in the Slush. The Red Devils face Port Townsend (1-5) on Monday and Nooksack Valley (6-3) on Tuesday.
Neah Bay 82, Tulalip Heritage 62
Tulalip Heritage 16 18 15 13— 62
Neah Bay 21 19 17 25— 82
Individual scoring
Tulalip Heritage (62)
Whitebear 2, Iukes 16, Enick 22, Miles 19, Fryberg 3, Joseph, Jeter, Williams.
Neah Bay (82)
Munyagi 22, McGimpsey 13, Bitegeko 3, Moore 4, Dulik 2, Doherty 19, Moss 13, Buttram 6, Buzzell, Tejano.
Lynden 62, Sequim 18
LYNDEN — The Wolves dropped their fourth straight game, all of which have come during a busy span of six days.
Monday’s loss came against one of the top teams in Class 2A. The undefeated Lions (6-0) are ranked third in the latest Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association poll.
Lynden held the Wolves scoreless in the first quarter and didn’t allow them to score more than seven points in any of the subsequent quarters.
Payton Glasser led Sequim with seven points.
The Lions had a balanced attack, led by Christian Zamora’s 12 points and Jordan Wittenberg’s 10.
Lynden is coached by former Sequim coach Brian Roper, who recently was chosen for induction into the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
The Wolves (0-3, 3-6) have two weeks to prepare for Olympic League 2A play. They host North Mason (0-2, 4-5) on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Lynden 62, Sequim 18
Sequim 0 7 7 4— 18
Lynden 22 11 15 14— 62
Individual scoring
Sequim (18)
Glasser 7, Shea 1, B. Despain 2, N. Despain 2, Oliver 3, Faunce 3.
Lynden (62)
King 4, Whitman 7, Somers 7, Shine 2, Kivlighn 7, Wittenberg 10, Zamora 12, Bode 5, Marsh 4, House 2, Silves 2, DeBruin, Elsner.
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Compiled using team reports.
