East Jefferson Rivals

GIRLS PREP ROUNDUP: East Jefferson wins eighth straight

Forks unbeaten in league; Neah Bay wins 30th in a row

CHIMACUM — Defense carried the East Jefferson girls basketball team to its eighth straight victory and second straight over rival Klahowya, 60-36 at Chimacum High School on Tuesday.

Penina Vailolo led the Rivals with 21 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and three blocks.

“Our defense came up huge,” East Jefferson coach Ethan Bates said. “Kaydence Plotner and Bre Huntingford have been doing a great job setting the tone on defense with their pressure and Penina [Vailolo] and Teri [Wiley] did a really good job getting steals and blocks. Really proud of their effort and selflessness out there.”

Plotner finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and six steals.

Kay Botkin added 13 points, and Wiley came through with eight rebounds and six steals.

East Jefferson (9-6) hosts Cascade Christian in Chimacum at 7 p.m. Saturday.

East Jefferson 60, Klahowya 36

Klahowya 7 5 11 13 — 36

East Jefferson 7 18 16 19— 60

East Jefferson (60) — Vailolo 21, Plotner 14, Botkin 13, Shockley 6, Wiley 4, Huntingford 2.

Forks 59, Ilwaco 25

ILWACO — The Spartans put it together and pushed past the Fishermen with a third-quarter run.

“We started out a little slow in the third quarter. We were being a little sloppy,” coach David Hurn said. “We started to get some stops, started to play with more pace and we went on a 22-4 run over the last five minutes of the quarter to break the game back open.”

Chloe Gaydeski led Forks with 20 points, and Avery Dilley had a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds.

“Our defense played really well. We rebounded well and gave us a lot of second-chance points,” Hurn said.

Forks (5-0, 8-8) hosts Raymond-South Bend at 7 p.m. today.

Forks 59, Ilwaco 25

Forks 14 11 24 10 — 59

Ilwaco 5 8 12 10 — 25

Forks (59) — Gaydeski 20, B. Johnson 11, Dilley 10, Rondeau 6, Hampton 5, Hull 3, Peters 2, Neel 2.

Neah Bay 48, Crosspoint 25

NEAH BAY — Qwaapeys Greene did the heavy lifting offensively, scoring 27 points and handing out five assists in the Red Devils’ North Olympic League- opening win over the Wildcats.

Neah Bay (1-0, 13-0) hosts Rainier at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Neah Bay 48, Crosspoint 25

Crosspoint 6 6 3 10 — 25

Neah Bay 15 10 8 15 — 48

Neah Bay (48) — Q. Greene 27, Ce. Moss 7, A. Halttunen 6, Ca. Moss 2, B. McGimpsey 2, Yallup 2, Martin 2, D. Halttunen.

Bainbridge 54, Port Angeles 30

BAINBRIDGE — The Roughriders were cold shooting the ball, didn’t rebound well and couldn’t get the stops and steals necessary for a road upset of the league-leading Spartans on Tuesday.

“[We] struggled to score throughout most of the game, shooting just 18 percent from the floor in the first three quarters. We hit 42 percent in the fourth quarter, but it was far too late by that time to make a difference in the game,” coach Michael Poindexter said.

Port Angeles was unable to crack the Spartans’ 2-3 zone, going 0-for-17 on 3-point attempts.

“We were far below our usual performance in picking up offensive rebounds, and we were also not able to get many steals,” Poindexter said.

“Bainbridge did a nice job of making us uncomfortable with their aggressive 2-3 zone.”

Lindsay Smith led the Riders with 13 points and nine rebounds. Teanna Clark added a dozen points and four rebounds and Sariah Doherty hauled down six boards. Lexie Smith had five blocked shots.

Port Angeles (5-3, 8-6) hosts Olympic at 7 p.m. Friday for the conclusion of a suspended game and then another full game immediately following.

Bainbridge 54, Port Angeles 30

Port Angeles 10 2 5 13 — 30

Bainbridge 20 7 15 12 — 54

Port Angeles (30) — Lindsay Smith 13, Clark 12, Lexie Smith 3, Manson 2, Stevens, Alward, Doherty.

North Mason 38, Sequim 28

BELFAIR — Hailey Wagner had a solid night to lead the Wolves in a road loss to the Bulldogs.

“Hailey led us in scoring with 11 points and 12 rebounds,” coach Joclin Julmist said. “Libby Turella had seven points and nine rebounds. She played very well.

“We struggled rebounding, making shots and taking care of the ball.”

The Wolves (2-7, 3-10) visit Bainbridge on Friday.

North Mason 38, Sequim 28

Sequim 10 2 5 13 — 30

North Mason 20 7 15 12 — 54

Sequim (28) — Wagner 11, Turella 7, Chartraw 6, Heyting 4, Winter, Robinson.

Girls Bowling Port Angeles 4, North Mason 3

PORT ORCHARD — The Port Angeles girls bowling team finished their regular season with a 4-3 victory over North Mason.

The Riders split the team and Baker games, but claimed the final point with overall pin count.

Leilah Franich led the way with a two-game total of 326 including a new personal-best game of 172.

“Leilah has been really locked in since returning from winter break,” said coach Rebecca Gundersen.

Xoey Penn rolled games of 150 and 170, Zoey Van Gordon had a two-game total of 292, Brooklyn McKnight added a two-game total of 258, and Lucy Townsend recorded at 247.

Port Angeles next competes at the Olympic League Tournament on Friday at All Star Lanes in Silverdale for a chance to qualify for district.

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