CHIMACUM — Chimacum sped up and turned over Klahowya in a 55-35 Olympic League 1A Division victory to earn what Cowboys coach Trevor Huntingford said is the first girls basketball league championship in school history.
“We can find no record of a league title at Chimacum in girls basketball,” Huntingford said. “We found out Chimacum were district champs in 1977 and made it to state (1976, 1977 and 2005).”
The Cowboys (4-0, 7-5) still have at least six regular season games to go until they open the district playoffs against the Nisqually League runner-up at Bellermine Prep in Tacoma on Feb. 12.
Huntingford said Chimacum took full control of Friday’s contest with the Eagles late in the first quarter.
“The last few minutes of the first quarter Jada [Trafton] came back in and kicked in to a whole another gear,” Huntingford said.
“We were moving okay, but when she got back on the floor she was turning people over left and right and wreaking havoc. Her play got everybody moving faster, everybody’s energy was up due to her flying around.”
Chimacum posted a 17-6 second quarter and led 25-10 at halftime.
“Once we got them reeling a little bit, we got a few more turnovers and some easy baskets,” Huntingford said. “We haven’t shot really well recently and if our defense is slow it will impact us, so when our defense picked up we got going in transition and got some layups.”
Huntingford enjoyed his team’s ball movement on the night.
“We really shared the ball well,” he said. “Our assists were the highest we’ve had all season.
We did a good job of working the ball getting good ball movement against their zone and hitting the backside post and kept hitting a gap in the 3-2 zone. We did a pretty good job of creating shots for each other all game.”
Mia McNair led all scorers with 21 points for the Cowboys. She also had five rebounds, three on the offensive glass, and three steals.
Trafton was impressive with 12 points, eight assists and seven steals.
“That’s probably as good a high school game as I’ve seen her play,” Huntingford said. “She had only one turnover, so I was really impressed with how she handled the ball.”
Grace Yaley had nine steals and six points for Chimacum.
“Grace Yaley, she does everything for us,” Huntingford said. “She had nine steals for us last night. That’s as good as Ive seen her play defensively in high school.”
Huntingford was happy for his team — including four seniors who played on the Cowboys’ JV as eighth graders when turnout was down at the high school (Yaley, Maddie Dowling, Delana Horner and Hunter Haralson).
“It’s nice to see them enjoy this moment,” Huntingford said.
“The coolest thing is we have four kids who played on our JV in eighth grade that took their lumps when they were young, so its especially rewarding for them.”
Chimacum 55, Klahowya 35
Klahowya 4 6 13 12— 35
Chimacum 8 17 11 19— 55
Klahowya (35) — Wildes 11, Cooper 8, Hudson 5, Hendricks 5, Fish 2, Woodrun 2, Dickey 2.
Chimacum (55) — McNair 21, Trafton 12, Dowling 6, Yaley 6, Clark 5, Young 4, Noble 3, Nordberg 3, Horner, Huntingford.
Sequim 69, Kingston 48
KINGSTON — The Wolves snapped a three-game losing streak, getting 16 points and 23 rebounds from Jayla Julmist in a romp over the Buccaneers.
Sequim also got 14 points from Jessica Dietzman and nine points and 13 rebounds from Hope Glasser.
“Kingston battled hard, but we made adjustments at halftime, and we took off in the third quarter. I’m proud of all the players,” said coach Linsay Rapelje.
“Bobbi Sparks added intense defense and Abby Schroder played well in her first game back since she injured her ankle versus Forks. Overall, this was an exciting and fun game,” Rapelje said.
The win keeps the Wolves in striking distance of second place in the Olympic League 2A Division, one game behind North Kitsap. Sequim’s (5-2, 8-4) next game is at home Tuesday against North Mason (1-6, 8-7).
Sequim 69, Kingston 48
Sequim 16 15 23 15 — 69
Kingston 8 17 14 9 — 48
Sequim (69) — Julmist 16, Dietzman 14, Glasser 9, Wiker 8, Schroeder 6, Sparks 5, Raney 4, Pyeatt 3, Wagner 2, Porter 2.
Kingston (48) — Walker 15, Brockman 15, Deam 9, Denning 5, Skinner 2.
Elma 75, Forks 37
ELMA — The unbeaten Eagles were a tough matchup for the Spartans.
“They are a pretty balanced team,” Forks coach David Hurn said of Elma. “They have some size down low, their best player [6-foot-2 Jaylyn Sackrider] had 14 [points] on us.
They like to play pressure defense and change things up on us. They are a good all-around team. They proved it last year and are proving it again this year.”
Jayden Olson led the Spartans with 13 points, while Iesha Johnson added eight.
“I was happy with the girls’ effort,” Hurn said. “We got better in that second half and hopefully we can gain some confidence in playing against teams like this.”
Hurn said Forks (0-3, 5-7) has a huge week ahead with home games against Hoquiam (0-2, 7-5) on Tuesday and Tenino (2-1, 10-4) on Friday.
Elma 75, Forks 37
Forks 9 3 15 10— 37
Elma 20 14 29 12— 75
Forks (37) — Olson 13, Johnson 8, Kilmer 5, Rowley 5, Leverington 3, Peters 3, Bouchard, Horton, Sandoval.
Neah Bay 67, Chief Kitsap 12
NEAH BAY — The Red Devils remained undefeated in North Olympic League play with a blowout of the Bears.
Laila Greene led Neah Bay with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Courtney Swan had 14 and six rebounds and Shaiyann Cummins scored 10 with 10 boards. Cei’J Gagnon had eight points.
Neah Bay played LaConner on Saturday. The Braves are the only team that has beaten Neah Bay this season. The Red Devils (3-0, 10-1 ) host Sequim JV at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Neah Bay 67, Chief Kitsap 12
Neah Bay 25 17 10 15 — 67
Chief Kitsap 3 3 2 4 — 12
Neah Bay (67) — Greene 17, C. Swan 14, Cummings 10, Gagnon 8, Horejsi 5, Aguirre 5, P. Swan 4, Moss 4.
Chief Kitsap (12) — Boure 10, Old Coyote 2.
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The Chimacum girls basketball team celebrates winning the Olympic League 1A Division Championship after beating Klahowya 55-35 on Friday.
