JOYCE — Travis Walker picked a good time to score his only basket.
The Crescent sophomore scored his only two points of the game in the final minute Friday night, boosting the Loggers to 60-58 nonleague win over Taholah.
Walker finished off a perfectly executed press break with a layup, then the Loggers survived a last-second attempt on the other end to hold off a late Chitwhins rally.
“It was pretty exciting. It’s a good win for the kids when they are able to fight through those adverse times,” Crescent coach Darren Heaward said.
“It was big for the confidence of the team. If it would have went the other way, it’s a hard pill to swallow.”
The win puts the Loggers at 4-1 to begin the season, giving them one more win than they had all of last season.
Forward Joel Williams submitted yet another double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Gene Peppard had eight points and 11 rebounds.
Sage Fadness added 10 points while Kai Story had eight points and seven rebounds for the bigger, more physical Loggers.
“The boys all played hard,” Heaward said.
“Near the end we kind of stumbled a little bit and had some turnovers with that pressure, but we managed to get our composure back.”
The Loggers trailed 27-26 at the break but then rode a 16-11 third quarter to a 42-38 edge going into the final frame.
The two teams battled back and forth from there until Walker came through with the clutch bucket in transition.
“The boys are starting to mature and starting to learn how to manage the game a little bit better,” Heaward said. “They pulled it together.”
Crescent travels to Neah Bay on Monday.
Crescent 60, Taholah 58
Taholah 11 16 11 20 — 58
Crescent 14 12 16 18 — 60
Individual Scoring
Taholah (58)
Ronnie 19, Smith-Kramer 16, Jackson 6, Purdy 6, Mill 8, Eselin 3.
Crescent (60)
Williams 22, Story 8, Peppard 8, Fadness 10, Findley 6, Walker 2.
Sequim 42,
North Kitsap 27
POULSBO — The Wolves held the Vikings to just seven points between the second and third quarters to cruise to an Olympic League win Friday night.
Corbin Webb scored 20 points, and senior center Frank Catelli came off the bench to score six and grab 11 rebounds in the win.
“I was really pleased defensively,” Wolves coach Greg Glasser said. “In that first quarter they exposed some of our weaknesses, and we made some adjustments.”
Sequim (5-1 in league, 7-1 overall) has the next week off before traveling to the Lynden Christian holiday tournament Dec. 28-29.
Sequim 42, North Kitsap 27
Sequim 8 16 14 4 — 42
North Kitsap 8 5 2 12 — 27
Individual Scoring
Sequim (42)
Barry 1, Brocklesby 13, Guan 2, Catelli 6, Webb 20.
North Kitsap (27)
Lindsey 12, Mitchell 5, Harrel 2, Gill 3, Waller 2, Urquhart 3.
Forks 55, Rochester 33
ROCHESTER — Braden Decker went off for a career-high 26 points, and the stingy Spartan defense shut down the Warriors to claim Friday night’s SWL-Evergreen Division game.
Decker drained 7 of 9 shots from the field while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out three assists in the win.
Meanwhile, the Forks defense held the Warriors to just 15 points through three quarters.
“You hold a team to 15 points going into the fourth quarter, and it’s hard not to be pleased,” Forks coach Scott Justus said. “The defensive effort was there.”
Ten different Spartans scored in the game, with Jonah Penn adding seven and Brady Castellano six.
Forks (2-0, 4-1) heads to Tenino on Tuesday in its final league game before the holiday break.
Forks 55, Rochester 33
Rochester 3 6 6 18 — 33
Forks 11 11 16 17 — 55
Individual Scoring
Forks (55)
J. Penn 7, Decker 26, Castellano 6, T. Penn 4, Cress 4, Harris 2, Leons 2, Haight 2, Dean 1, Weltz 1.
Rochester (33)
Rigsbee 6, Gedney 16, Carey 3, Grimmett 2, Smith 6.
Chimacum 62, Charles Wright 49
TACOMA — The Cowboys outscored the Tarriers 34-21 in the second half to remain undefeated Friday night.
The three-guard lineup of Landon Cray (14), Quinn Eldridge (16) and Rafael Pagasian (10) scored 40 of the team’s 62 points as the Cowboys turned a halftime tie into a double-digit win.
Chimacum hit 13 3-pointers with Cray and Eldridge draining four apiece, to shoot the Tarriers out of their own building.
“If everybody is shooting well, we’re going to be tough to beat,” Chimacum coach Jim Eldridge said.
“I don’t mind shooting 3s since we got some good shooters. That’s where our strength is.”
Chimacum (3-0, 7-0) gets a week off before resuming play in the Crush in the Slush holiday tournament in Port Townsend.
Chimacum 62, Charles Wright 49
Chimacum 12 16 18 16 — 62
Charles Wright 15 13 13 8 — 49
Individual Scoring
Chimacum (62)
Cray 14, Eldridge 16, Pagasian 10, Dukek 9, Madayag 2, Ajax 4, Glessing 7.
Charles Wright (49)
Jacobson 5, Mondou 11, Dietz 13, Iverson 13.
Olympic 43,
Port Townsend 23
PORT TOWNSEND — The Redskins remained winless while struggling on both offense and defense from the onset of this one-sided Olympic League game Friday night at home.
The blowout began with Olympic leading by 10 points after the first quarter and by 21 at the half.
The Redskins never gained ground on the Trojans as they failed to score more than seven points in any one quarter.
The Redskins dropped to 0-6 in league and overall.
Olympic 43, Port Townsend 23
Olympic 12 18 9 4 — 43
Port Townsend 2 7 7 7 — 23
Individual Scoring
Olympic (43)
Gallagher 14, Tyson 14, Neal 4, Setten 4, Samuel 2, Fullilove 4, Encomienda 1.
Port Townsend (23)
Kelly 7, S. Coppenrath 4, L. Coppenrath 2, King 3, Spaltenstein 2, LeMaster 1, Smith 4.
Port Angeles 60, Klahowya 33
SILVERDALE — The Roughriders eschewed the normal second-half outburst for a first-half one instead Friday night.
Senior forward Hayden McCartney scored a season-high 19 points and the Riders roared out of the gates with a 19-9 first quarter.
After relying on big second halves in the team’s last three wins, Port Angeles outscored Klahowya 30-14 in the first two quarters and cruised from there.
Port Angeles (5-1, 6-1) hosts North Kitsap next Tuesday in its final game before the holiday break.
Port Angeles 60, Klahowya 33
Port Angeles 19 11 12 8 — 60
Klahowya 9 5 11 8 — 33
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (60)
McCartney 19, Burke 10, Uvila 9, Napiontek 7, Braithwaite 5, Nordberg 4, Elliott 4, Walker 2.
Klahowya (33)
Rose 17, Sheets 5, Fagan 5, Campos 2, Flowers 2, Ganowski 2.