SEQUIM — The Sequim boys basketball team got four players in double figures and allowed just nine points in the second half to beat Granite Falls 78-43 on Thursday.
The Wolves hit 10 3-pointers for the game. They scored a robust 44 points in the first half, but blew the game open in the second, outscoring the Tigers 34-9 over the final two quarters. Keenan Green hit three 3-pointers and Vincent Carrizosa hit three.
Carrizosa led the team with 15 points, while Isaiah Moore had 13, Green 11 and Zach Thompson 10. Lars Wiker added nine points.
Sequim scored 78 points despite only taking three free throws.
The Wolves have a busy Christmas break. They played another game Friday against Sumner on the road. Results of that game were after press deadline. Look on www.peninsuladailynews.com for results.
Sequim (1-3, 3-5) returns to Olympic 2A League play Tuesday, hosting Kingston (1-3, 1-5) at 7 p.m.
Sequim 78, Granite Falls 43
GF 17 17 3 6 — 43
Seq. 21 23 18 16 — 78
Granite Falls (43) — Toland 16, Roberts 14, Klammt 6, J. Adams 5, Z. Adams.
Sequim (78) — Carrizosa 15, Moore 13, Green 11, Thompson 10, Wiker 9, Grider 6, Judd 6, Little 3, Melnik 3, Smithson 2.
Zillah 61, Port Angeles 43
YAKIMA — The final score ended up misleading, as the Port Angeles boys basketball team was within five points of the No. 2-ranked Zillah Leopards at the Yakima SunDome Tournament.
Zillah finished the final 4½ minutes on a 13-0 run to pull away for a 61-43 win.
Port Angeles coach Kasey Ulin was proud of how the Roughriders played against a team that has won four 1A state championships in the past decade.
“Zillah was a perfect team for us to play this time of year,” Ulin said. “I’m really proud of our guys. They competed and battled. Our defense in the half court was the best we’ve had all year.”
The Riders were down just 24-21 at the half when Zillah hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to take a six-point lead into the break. Ulin said that shot seemed to give the Leopards a lot of moment. Zillah went on a 10-2 run in the third quarter with Port Angeles’ big inside players Tyler Hunter and Isaiah Shamp in foul trouble to take a big lead.
The Riders responded with a 7-0 run in the fourth to cut the score to 48-43, but the Leopards were able to finish the game strong.
Shamp led the Riders with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Parker Nickerson had 15 points and Hunter nine as only three Port Angeles players scored.
The game also featured the first game of the year by Port Angeles’ Josiah Long.
The Riders played Friday against Toppenish, another very tough 1A team that actually beat North Kitsap at the SunDome on Thursday. The results of that game will be on www.peninsuladaily news.com.
Port Angeles (4-0, 6-2) returns to Olympic 2A League play Tuesday on the road against league powerhouse North Kitsap in a battle for first place.
“We knew this stretch of games were going to be difficult,” Ulin said.
Zillah 61, Port Angeles 43
PA 8 13 15 7 — 43
Zillah 15 12 21 13 — 61
Port Angeles (43) — Shamp 19, Nickerson 15, Hunter 9.
Sequim’s Vincent Carrisoza to the rim defended by Granite falls’ Marcus Klammt on Thursday. Sequim won 78-43. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
