EDMONDS — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team got a layup from Ese Onakpoma with three seconds left in the game to edge Edmonds 80-78 in a road nailbiter Saturday.
The Tritons got a 3-point shot off at the final buzzer that was no good. With the win, the Pirates climbed back to .500 on the season.
Meanwhile, the Peninsula College women remained in first place, hitting 11 3-pointers while beating Edmonds 73-58 in a game that was not as close as the final score showed.
In the men’s game, the Pirates got off to a fast start, hitting four 3-pointers in the first 3:45 of the game to take a 17-4 lead. They were able to maintain a lead for most of the game, and seemed in good shape at 73-63 with 4:33 left in the game.
However, the Tritons went on an 8-0 run to make the score 73-71 with 2:49 left. Port Angeles’ Wyatt Dunning responded with two buckets and an offensive rebound to make it 78-73 with 1:01 left.
Again, the Tritons came back on the Pirates, getting a three-point play at 0:48 left in the game to make it 78-76. They made another basket with 19 seconds left to tie the game before Onakpoma’s layup sealed the Pirates’ victory.
Dunning hit four 3-pointers and led the team with 20 points. Javon Ervin had a solid all-around game with three 3-pointers, 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Onakpoma had 14 points, and Antonio Odum hit a pair of treys and scored 12.
Peninsula (1-1, 8-8) next hosts Bellevue (1-1, 12-5) at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Peninsula 80, Edmonds 78
PC 37 43 — 80
Edm. 34 44 — 78
Peninsula (80) — Dunning 20, Ervin 19, Onakpoma 14, Odum 12, Olmstead 9, Odingo 3, Lake 3.
Edmonds (78) — Pierre 14, Motley 13, Sims 11, Hamilton 8, Lee 7, Barnes 7, Dupree 6, Zevenbergen 5, Bol 5, Beckwith 2.
Peninsula women
The Peninsula College women actually started off slowly, falling behind 9-3 early. They went on a 15-0 run thanks to a pair of 3-pointers and another bucket for eight quick points from Neah Bay’s Allie Greene.
They Pirates eventually built the lead up to 36-12 and held a commanding 69-45 lead with seven minutes left in the game.
The Pirates shot 11-for-23 from 3-point range. Greene and Jenilee Donovan each hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 points to lead the Pirates. Shania Maonanu was 2-for-2 on her threes and scored 12 while Sequim’s Jelissa Julmist had a near double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Alexa Mackey had a good all-around game with six points, nine rebounds, six steals, four assists and three blocks. Talia Marini also was 2-for-2 on her 3-pointers.
Peninsula (2-0, 9-2) next hosts Bellevue (2-0, 6-11) at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Peninsula 73, Edmonds 58
PC 24 21 20 8 — 73
Edm. 12 19 12 15 — 58
Peninsula (73) — Donovan 13, Greene 13, Moananu 12, Julmist 11, Agasiva 7, Mackey 6, Marini 6, Bates 5.
Edmonds (58) — Brown 20, Walters 9, Salas 8, Slippern 6m, Ashe 4, Brucelas 4, Jackson 3, Pluff 2, Munoz 2.
