PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles and Forks wrestlers place second at Dream Duals

SPOKANE — Port Angeles and Forks each placed second in their respective classifications at the Washington Dream Duals at the Spokane Convention Center.

The Roughriders finished second in Class 2A by defeating Othello 42-33, West Valley 60-24 and defending state champion Clarkston 39-36 at Saturday’s event.

Toppenish claimed the 2A championship by defeating Port Angeles 62-14 in the championship.

Tyler Gale went 4-0 in the 113-pound weight class for the Riders, while Evan Gallacci (195 pounds), Branden Currie (152), Morgan Mower (138) and Ben Basden (126) each went 3-1.

Forks came in second in Class 1A, losing only to Deer Park 49-27 in the championship. Before that, the Spartans plowed through Royal 37-36, Lakeside 37-31 and Zillah 48-24.

Forks had three wrestlers go undefeated, Josue Lucas, Jack Dahlgren and Johnny Lua.

Lucas pinned all four of his opponents in the 106-pound division, and Dahlgren and Lua went undefeated while each splitting time between the 182- and 195-pound classes.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Neah Bay 72, Chief Kitsap 52

POULSBO — Anthony Bitegeko scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Red Devils to a 20-point nonleague win over the Bears.

Ryan Moss recorded a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds and had five assists for Neah Bay.

Kenrick Doherty Jr. contributed 15 points and four steals for the Red Devils, while Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. finished with 10 points and four blocks and Reggie Buttram scored nine points and pulled down seven boards.

Bailey Moss led all scorers with 23 points for Chief Kitsap. The Bears, who represent the Suquamish tribe, are in their second year of competition and are Chief Kitsap Academy’s first sports program.

Neah Bay (3-0, 11-2), ranked ninth in the latest Associated Press Class 1B poll, has won 10 straight games.

The Red Devils return to North Olympic League today at home against Clallam Bay in a game that was originally scheduled to be played Jan. 15.

Neah Bay 72, Chief Kitsap 52

Neah Bay 16 19 24 13— 72

Chief Kitsap 12 11 18 11— 52

Individual scoring

Neah Bay (72)

Munyagi 10, Bitegeko 19, Greene 2, Doherty 15, Moss 17, Buttram 9, Buzzell, Johnson, Gagnon, Dulik.

Chief Kitsap (52)

Kynoa 6, McLean 6, Sipai 7, Jones 5, Kelly 3, Moss 23, Thomas 2, Chargualaf, S. McCloud, Delafuente, L. McCloud.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Quilcene 57, Muckleshoot 47

QUILCENE — The Rangers continued to roll, earning their six consecutive victory by defeating the Kings at home.

Quilcene (4-2, 9-6) is now tied for fourth in the SeaTac League with Rainier Christian (4-2, 7-7) and Mount Rainier Lutheran (4-2, 10-5).

“The win was huge as [we have] not been able to beat Muckleshoot in the past four years,” Rangers coach Briana Weller said of Friday’s game.

“The girls played as tough and as scrappy as I have seen. Once again, it was an intensely physical game with lots of contact and rough play. I am really proud that the younger girls didn’t get rattled, they amped up their game and were assertive.”

Megan Weller continues to shine, finishing with 29 points for Quilcene.

Allison Jones had another nice game as well, scoring 17 points, and tallying four rebounds, three steals and three assists.

“She was deadly on her dribble-drive and pull up jumpers,” Briana Weller said.

McKenzie Kieffer was the Rangers’ top rebounder with 15 boards.

“She got banged up in the paint all night and just kept scrapping and fighting,” Briana Weller said.

Abby Weller recorded a double-double, with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She also had six steals and three assist.

Sydney Brown had three more steals for Quilcene.

“Sydney Brown was also a vital part of the win with tough defensive play,” Briana Weller said.

Briana Weller points out that more and more Rangers, particularly the younger players, are finding their stride offensively.

“Our offense is starting to gain more confidence as the younger girls realize they can drive and shoot and contribute,” she said.

“We are finally getting other girls involved than just Megan Weller and Allison Jones on the offense. That is key for us, as if we can get three or four girls solidly contributing to our offense, then that makes it really difficult for our opponents to defend.”

The Rangers go on the road for more league action next week for a pair of tough matchups. They face Shorewood Christian (4-1, 6-6) on Tuesday and Seattle Lutheran (5-1, 10-5) on Friday.

Quilcene 57, Muckleshoot Tribal 47

Muckleshoot 13 5 15 14— 47

Quilcene 15 4 24 14— 57

Individual scoring

Quilcene (57)

M. Weller 29, Jones 17, A. Weller 10, Kieffer 1.

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Compiled using team reports.

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