PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team got off to a rough start against 3A Peninsula, falling in a deep hole in the first half in a 50-37 loss Saturday.
The Roughriders did better in the second half, outscoring the Seahawks 22-18 in the final 16 minutes. Peninsula came in to the game with a 6-1 record.
“The [17]-point first-half deficit [32-15] was due largely to Peninsula’s excellent outside shooting and our inability to convert inside scoring opportunities,” said coach Michael Poindexter.
Port Angeles’ Teanna Clark, left, goes for the layup as Peninsula’s Grace Richardson and Sophia Casello, right, look for a rebound on Saturday afternoon in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
“In the second half, we came out much stronger, working very hard defensively, and attacking the basket with more confidence, with effective drives from Teanna Clark and Piper Williams,” Poindexter said.
“On the defensive end, Teanna and Piper did an excellent job of defending the Seahawks’ top two scorers in the second half — Kaylia Heidelberg had just four of her game-high 23 points in the second half, and Grace Richardson was held to 27 percent shooting in the second-half.”
Poindexter said Lexie Smith did an incredible job rebounding with 16 boards to go with her 11 points. Williams added eight boards. Clark had nine points.
“We are 3-4 and play [at] Lynden and Sehome on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28. We are hoping that our tough non-league schedule in December will help prepare us for return to league play in January,” Poindexter said.
Port Angeles’ Lindsay Smith, right, fights for the ball with Peninsula’s Brooke Zimmermann as Smith’s teammate, Lexie Smith, looks on during Saturday’s match-up at Port Angeles High School. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula 50, Port Angeles 37
Pen. 19 13 12 6 — 50
PA 7 8 9 13 — 37
Peninsula (50) — Heidelberg 23, Richardson 16, Zimmerman 6, Casello 3, Peay 2.
Port Angeles (37) — Lindsay Smith 11, Clark 9, Williams 6, Lexie Smith 5, Moses 3, Rognlien 2, Mason 1, Hunter.
Sequim 49, Anacortes 36
SEQUIM — The Sequim girls basketball team remained unbeaten, riding a big third quarter to pull away from Anacortes 49-36.
The Wolves entered the half up just 24-21, but outscored the Seahawks 12-5 in the third to take a double-digit lead. Sequim ended up allowing just 15 points the whole second half.
Sequim won by 13 points despite not making a single 3-pointer all game.
“We had a tough game today. We didn’t play our best game, but the girls played very good defense. Jolene [Vaara] led the way in points, but Hannah [Bates], Taryn [Johnson] and Bobbi [Mixon] did a great job handling their full-court press,” said coach Joclin Julmist.
Vaara had 19 points, five steals and three blocks, while Sammie Bacon contributed nine points and 11 rebounds, including seven offensive rebounds. Jelissa Julmist had seven points, six rebounds, six assists and five blocked shots. Bates had eight points and five assists.
“Sammie played great today. Jelissa did a great job passing the ball and playing defense,” Julmist said.
The Sequim (3-0, 6-0) girls are off until Jan. 3.
Sequim 49, Anacortes 36
Anac. 12 9 5 10 — 36
Seq. 17 7 12 13 — 49
Sequim (49) — Vaara 19, Bacon 9, Bates 8, Julmist 7, Johnson 4, Herman 2.
Forks 51, Coupeville 21
FORKS — The Forks girls basketball team got off to a fast start and never looked back in a 51-21 nonleague win Saturday over Coupeville.
The Spartans were led by Kadie Wood with 18. Keira Johnson scored 11. Forks got up 9-2 after the first quarter and 30-7 at the half. The Spartans (4-0, 5-2) have five games in seven days, culminating in a game today at Neah Bay. They are 3-1 so far through that rough stretch.
“We’ve had this week circled for a while,” said coach David Hurn. “We’re finding out who we are and what our strengths are.”
Forks 51, Coupeville 21
Coup. 2 5 7 7 — 21
Forks 9 21 14 7 — 51
Forks (51) — Wood 18, K. Johnson 11, Neel 5, Gaydeski-St. John 4, Ramos 6, Whorton 3, Peters 3, B. Johnson 1.
Neah Bay 48, Kingston 25
KINGSTON — The Neah Bay girls basketball team nearly doubled up Kingston, beating the Buccaneers on the road 48-25.
Allie Greene hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points for the Red Devils. Cerise Moss also had 12 points, while Ryana Moss had nine points. Qwaapeys Greene added six points and six rebounds.
Neah Bay 48, Kingston 25
NB 16 12 7 13 — 48
King. 5 5 10 5 — 25
Neah Bay (48) — A. Greene 12, C. Moss 12, R. Moss 9, Q. Greene 6, Swan 3, Martin 2, Chartraw 2, Halttunen 2.
Kingston (25) — Moon 12, Sandstrom 9, Belgrade 2, Fontes-Lawrence 2.
Boys basketball
Crescent 46, Lake Quinault 23
AMANDA PARK — The Crescent boys basketball team used a 25-5 run in the second and third quarters to beat Lake Quinault on the road 46-23 on Saturday, improving the Loggers’ record to 6-1.
“We got off to a slow start. Had a little bit of bus legs. Plus we got to the gym way too early, that’s on the coach. We really emphasized defense and rebounding, and once we got our legs under us, we did a terrific job on defense,” said coach Chris Ferrier.
Lake Quinault only had 14 points halfway through the fourth quarter.
“Their shooter Luke Anderson had 19 last week against us and this week had one free throw. We can chalk that up to really good team defense. It was a very intelligently played game by our guys,” Ferrier said.
Dom Sprague led the Loggers with 17, while Conner Ferro-May had eight points and eight rebounds. Conner Bauers had five assists.
Crescent plays at Shoreline Christian today.
Crescent 46, Lake Quinault 23
Cres. 10 13 12 9 — 46
LQ 9 12 3 9 — 23
Crescent (46) — L. Bourm, Emery, Bauers 6, Dom Sprague 17, M. Love 2, Ky. Love, Grooms 2, H. Bourm 2, Willard, Ka. Love 7, Ferro-May 8, L. Love 2, Owens.
In other weekend basketball scores, the East Jefferson girls beat North Mason 46-34 while the East Jefferson boys also beat North Mason 60-45. The Forks boys lost to Coupeville 52-46.
Girls bowling
North Mason 7, Port Angeles 2
BELFAIR — The Port Angeles girls bowling team fell on the road 7-2 against North Mason.
“It was our first time visiting Hi Joy Lanes, and the girls found it to be a challenging environment,” Coach Becky Gundersen said. “Abby Rudd has been working on her approach and it was reflected on her personal best score.”
Rudd led the way with a single-game score of 139, Paige Pangaro had a 133, and Abby Robinson rolled a 130.
The Roughriders will resume competition after the winter break.
