PORT ANGELES — Class 4A South Kitsap was a little too much for 2A Port Angeles in girls basketball nonleague action Tuesday night.
The Wolves, 7-1 on the year with just a one-point loss to Yelm as their only black mark, beat the Roughriders 55-42.
Port Angeles stayed with the talented Wolves most of the game, leading 9-6 after one quarter and trailing only 21-20 at halftime.
“We played a good 20 minutes but there was a 12-minute stretch that we did not compete well,” Port Angeles coach Michael Poindexter said.
“We had a real bad end of third quarter and beginning of the fourth quarter.”
South Kitsap has two really good players, one who will be going to Division II Western Oregon University next year, Poindexter said.
“We held those players to a combined 25 points, which I feel good about,” he said.
Takes up slack
But a third player surprised the Riders with a game-high 17 points as the Wolves had three score in double figures.
Meile Keanu swished in 17 while Taylor Sunkel added 15 and Jackie Steiger scored 10.
“Kiah Jones did a good job defending Taylor,” Poindexter said.
And Mariah Frazier came off the bench to defend Sunkel well when Jones was on the bench resting, according to Poindexter.
“Defensively, we did an adequate job most of the time but we couldn’t get into an offensive rhythm against them.”
Kiah Jones led the Riders with 15 points while Paxton Rodocker dropped in nine.
Port Angeles next plays at Renton in nonleague action Jan. 4 and jumps back into Olympic League play against powerhouse Kingston on Jan. 6.
South Kitsap 55, Port Angeles 42
South Kitsap 6 15 14 20 — 55
Port Angeles 9 11 8 14 — 42
Individual Scoring
South Kitsap (55)
Keanu 17, Sunkel 15, Steiger 10, Stewart 4, Bakalarski 3, Davis 2, Conklin-Smith 2, O’Dell 2.
Port Angeles (42)
K. Jones 15, Rodocker 9, Hinrichs 7, Frazier 6, Johnson 5.
Bishop Blanchet 60, Sequim 34
SEATTLE— It was a tough night for the Wolves in nonleague action Tuesday as they struggled against the Braves.
Bishop Blanchet ran away from the Wolves early, leading 16-4 at the end of the first quarter and 28-11 at the break.
Eight of nine players scored for the Braves with Lauren Martin leading the way with 14 points.
Shannon McMahon sank 12 points while Laura Walker added 10 for Bishop Blanchet.
This marks the fourth straight loss for the Wolves.
Bishop Blanchet 60, Sequim 34
Sequim 4 7 8 15 — 34
Bishop Blan. 16 12 17 15 — 60
Individual Scoring
Sequim (34)
Individual scorers not available.
Bishop Blanchet (60)
Dixon 5, Fleming 5, Lussier 5, Tulintseff 5, Thoe 4, Martin 14, McMahon 12, Walker 10.