BELFAIR — The Port Angeles girls basketball team got a measure of revenge against a North Mason squad that beat the Roughriders earlier this year and moved into third place in the Olympic League with a 58-33 win.
The game was particularly late Friday night, beginning at nearly 9 p.m., but the Riders didn’t let the late hour affect them, jumping out to a 16-9 lead in the first and leading the entire game. Early this year, a much-improved North Mason team beat Port Angeles 30-29.
“As in our first meeting with North Mason in early December, our defense was solid,” said coach Michael Poindexter. “The obvious difference in this game was our patience and execution against the Bulldogs’ 2-3 zone. We cut back on turnovers from our first meeting with them and relied somewhat less on outside shooting.”
Poindexter said the Riders took 12 of their 22 3-point attempts in the second quarter.
“We made a better effort to get the ball inside in the second half, which paid off in 22 points inside on field goals and another eight points from the free-throw line in the half,” he said.
Lindsay Smith had her second straight huge game with 24 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. Lexie Smith had 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals, while Teanna Clark had seven points, six assists and four steals.
“Mikkhia Stevens, Sariah Doherty, and Cayleigh Alward all came off the bench to play outstanding defensive games,” Poindexer said.
Port Angeles (5-2, 8-5) faces first-place Bainbridge (8-0, 10-4) at on the road at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Port Angeles 58, North Mason 33
PA 16 12 12 18 — 58
NM 9 9 9 6 — 33
Port Angeles (58) — Lindsay Smith 24, Lexie Smith 12, Teanna Clark 7, Morgan Politika 5, Sariah Doherty 4, Mikkhia Stevens 2, Cayleigh Alward 2, Becca Manson 2.
East Jefferson 56, Vashon 31
CHIMACUM — The East Jefferson girls got a huge first quarter from Penina Vailolo to help lead the Rivals to their seventh straight victory, 56-31 over Vashon.
Vailolo had 13 points in the first quarter as the Rivals took a 24-8 lead. She finished with 16 for the game. Dylin Shockley hit five 3-pointers and scored 15, while Kay Botkin scored nine and Kaydence Plotner scored eight.
East Jefferson (1-1, 8-6) looks to keep its winning streak going, hosting Klahowya (1-1, 3-8) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Chimacum.
East Jefferson 56, Vashon 31
VI 8 6 4 3 — 31
EJ 24 6 19 7 — 56
East Jefferson (56) — Vailolo 16, Shockley 15, Botkin 9, Plotner 8, Harris 4, Huntingford 2.
Forks 46, Chief Leschi 24
TACOMA — The Forks girls basketball team improved to 4-0 in Pacific 2B League action with a 46-24 victory over Chief Leschi.
“We held them to seven field goals. We played really well defensively,” said coach David Hurn. He said he is pleased with his team’s start in league play as the Spartans have won three straight.
“We’re right where we want to be,” he said.
The Spartans were led by Chloe Gaydeski with 15 points, while Bailey Johnson 12, Avery Dilley 11.
Forks(4-0, 7-8) next plays at Ilwaco (2-1, 5-4) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Neah Bay 55, N. Mason 40 Neah Bay vs. Crescent, forfeit
NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay girls basketball team nailed seven 3-pointers in beating North Mason on Saturday 55-40.
Qwaapeys Greene led the team with 20, shooting 3-for-8 on her 3-pointers. Cerise Moss scored 17, shooting 4-for-9 on her 3-pointers. Angel Halttunen scored eight points and led the team with nine rebounds. Wiinuk Martin also scored eight.
Crescent was forced to forfeit its game against Neah Bay on Friday because several players were sick with the flu.
Earlier in the week, the Loggers beat Clallam Bay 33-29 despite the team being hit by illness. Audrey Gale had her biggest game of the year, scoring 21 points to go with nine rebounds and five blocks. Naomii Sprague had six points and seven steals while Ella Kneiss had six points and Kali Hopper 11 rebounds.
With its wins, No. 1-ranked Neah Bay improved to 12-0 on the season and has won 29 in a row dating back to last year. The Red Devils play Tuesday at Crosspoint.
Crescent (5-6) gets a week to recover and next plays Friday, hosting Clallam Bay at 5:45 p.m.
Neah Bay 55, North Mason 40
NB 14 22 7 12 — 55
NM 10 4 16 10 — 40
Neah Bay (55) — Greene 20, Cerise Moss 17, Martin 8, Halttunen 8, Caylee Moss 2.
Kingston 51, Sequim 46
KINGSTON —The Sequim girls basketball team hung tough with Kingston on Friday, but fell in a close one 51-46.
“Tough lost. We were right there. Just the little things are holding us back. The girls worked hard,” said coach Joclin Julmist.
Hailey Wagner led the Wolves with 19 points and nine rebounds in her best game of the year. Libby Turella had nine points and four rebounds, while Taylor Heyting had six points and 13 rebounds. Gracie Chartraw had seven points and five steals.
Sequim (2-6, 3-9) next plays at North Mason (5-2, 8-4) at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Kingston 51, Sequim 46
Seq. 12 10 12 12 — 46
King. 12 4 19 16 — 51
Sequim (46) — Wagner 19, Turella 9, Chartraw 7, Heyting 6, Robinson 3, Valle 2.
