PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles had the fortune of picking up two victories in one night Friday at home against Olympic.
The Roughriders held back the Trojans 39-28 in a Dec. 13 game suspended due to a water leak at the Olympic gym and held off Olympic’s upset attempt with defensive effort in a 41-36 win.
“Olympic got out to a first-quarter lead by hitting three 3-point shots against our zone. We shifted to a full-court man-man defense, which helped us to force 24 Trojan turnovers and do a better job of challenging their outside shooters,” coach Michael Poindexter said.
Port Angeles trailed 23-17 at half, but came out hot.
“Our starting group played an outstanding game of defense, probably our best press defense of the year. An 11-0 run to start the second half ultimately was the decisive segment of the game,” Poindexter said.
Lindsay Smith led all scorers with 22 points and added nine rebounds and four steals. Older sister Lexie Smith had 14 points, nine rebounds, five steals and three assists.
“Lexie and Lindsay Smith both had solid scoring and rebounding nights,” Poindexter said. “Becca Manson rebounded well and took outstanding care of the ball, playing most of the game and having no turnovers. Morgan Politika and Teanna Clark did an effective job of defending Olympic’s outside shooters over the last three quarters.”
Port Angeles (7-3) visits North Kitsap on Tuesday.
Port Angeles 41, Olympic 36
Olympic 13 10 8 5 — 36
Port Angeles 10 7 14 10 — 41
Port Angeles (41) — Lindsay Smith 22, Lexi Smith 14, Teanna Clark 5.
Port Angeles 39, Olympic 28
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders held down the Trojans from the free-throw line to wrap up a Dec. 13 contest suspended due to a water leak at the Olympic gym.
With Port Angeles ahead 32-23 with 3:35 left in the third quarter, the contest was suspended due to an air vent in the gymnasium leaking water onto the floor.
“Our fourth quarter lead caused Olympic to foul quite a bit late,” Poindexter said. “Our 4-for-6 free-throw shooting in the closing minutes helped seal the victory.”
Port Angeles 39, Olympic 28
PA 11 8 8 12 — 39
Oly. 6 2 12 8 — 28
Port Angeles (39) — Lindsay Smith 13, Morgan Politika 10, Lexie Smith 6, Teanna Clark 5, Cayleigh Alward 2, Sariah Doherty 2, Becca Manson 1.
Bainbridge 76, Sequim 22
SEQUIM — Olympic League-leading Bainbridge was too powerful for the short-handed Wolves at home Friday.
Hailey Wagner was injured early in the game and Sequim also was without point guard Gracie Chartraw.
Kaiya Robinson led the Wolves with nine points and four rebounds. Libby Turella added seven points and five boards for Sequim (2-8, 3-11).
The Wolves visit Olympic on Tuesday.
Bainbridge 76, Sequim 22
Sequim 3 4 7 8 — 22
BI 26 23 12 15 — 76
Sequim (22) — Robinson 9, Turella 7, Heyting 5, Winter 1.
Rainier 51, Neah Bay 49
NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay girls basketball team finally had its 31-game winning streak snapped, and it was a team that beat the Red Devils last year.
Rainier, the No. 2-ranked team in 2B at 14-3, beat the Red Devils 51-49. Neah Bay got behind 25-10 in the first quarter but battled back to make it a one-possession game at the end.
Neah Bay lost just two games last year, both to 2B schools, Rainier and Adna. Those two schools are ranked No. 2 and No. 1 this year. Despite the loss, Neah Bay remains ranked No. 1 among 1B schools in Ratings Percentage Index.
Cerise Moss led Neah Bay with 16 points, hitting four 3-pointers. Qwaapeys Greene scored 14 and Wiinuck Martin had nine points and eight rebounds.
Neah Bay (14-1) next plays at Forks at 7 p.m. today.
Rainier 51, Neah Bay 49
Ra. 25 9 10 7 — 51
NB 10 17 14 8 — 49
Neah Bay (49) — Cerise Moss 16, Greene 14, Martin 9, Halttunen 7, Caylee Moss 3.
Cascade Christian 45, East Jefferson 24
CHIMACUM — The East Jefferson girls hung tough with first-place Cascade Christian in the first half, but the Cougars ran away with the game late, outscoring the Rivals 27-9 in the second half to win 45-24.
The loss snapped East Jefferson’s eight-game winning streak.
“Cascade did a great job defensively throughout the entire game. Hats off to how they played in the second half. Our girls battled hard and we hope we get a rematch in the playoffs,” said coach Ethan Bates.
East Jefferson was led by Penina Vailolo with eight points and 11 rebounds, while Kay Botkin had six points and seven steals. Dylin Shockley hit a pair of 3-pointers for six points.
East Jefferson (2-2, 9-7) next hosts Bellevue Christian (2-0, 13-2) in Chimacum at 7 p.m. Friday.
Ocosta 31, Crescent 29 Crescent 42, Clallam Bay 13
JOYCE — Crescent had its chances in a tight battle against Ocosta, but ended up falling 31-29 on Saturday.
“We had multiple, multiple opportunities,” said coach Brian Shimko.
The Loggers were led by Naomii Sprague with 12 and Audrey Gale with 11.
On Friday, the Loggers beat Clallam Bay 42-13. Eighth-grader Kali Hopper hit four 3-pointers for 12 points, while Sprague scored 21.
Crescent (6-7) next hosts Neah Bay (14-1) at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Ocosta 31, Crescent 29
Cres. 6 8 11 4 — 29
Oc. 8 8 9 6 — 31
Crescent (29) — Sprague 12, Gale 11, Hopper 4, Charles 2.
Crescent 42, Clallam Bay 13
Cres. 12 8 12 10 — 42
CB 0 3 6 7 — 13
Crescent (42) — Hopper 12, Sprague 21, Kneiss 4, Gale 5.
