SPORTS: Crescent boys basketball team beats Clallam Bay; other prep reports

JOYCE — Joel Williams shot the lights out with 27 points and added 10 rebounds and five steals to lead the Crescent boys basketball team to a win over Clallam Bay in their final regular-season game Tuesday night.

“Joel had an outstanding game,” Crescent coach Darren Heaward said.

The Loggers, who will open the playoffs at home Monday night as the North Olympic League’s No. 2 seed, beat the Bruins 48-30.

In Tuesday’s game, Kai Story also scored in double figures for the Loggers with 11 points.

Gene Peppard also hauled down 10 boards for the Loggers.

The Bruins stayed close in the first half, trailing just 14-11 after the first quarter and 20-13 at halftime, faltered in the third period.

That’s when the Loggers broke the game open on a 14-4 run for a 34-17 lead.

Thomas Cheeka scored a team-high nine points for the Bruins.

Crescent 48, Clallam Bay 30

Clallam Bay 11 2 4 13— 30

Crescent 14 6 14 14— 48

Individual scoring

Clallam Bay (30)

A. Ritter 5, Cheeka 9, Portnoy 4, Willis 4, Hess 6, Gregory 2.

Crescent (48)

Walker 3, Findley 5, Story 11, Peppard 2.

Vashon Island 60, Chimacum 55

VASHON — Landon Cray scored 21 points and Quinn Eldridge added 17 and even though the Cowboys couldn’t pull out the victory, they are still headed to the Class 1A playoffs.

Chimacum is expected to play Saturday night. It’s still up in the air as of Wednesday afternoon who the Cowboys will play and where the game will be at.

There’s a possibility that the Cowboys could host Saturday’s game.

On Tuesday night, a 24-12 Vashon Island advantage in the second quarter gave the Pirates the edge to withstand a second-half rally by the Cowboys.

Ben Whitaker led the Pirates with 21 points.

Vashon 60, Chimacum 55

Chimacum 14 12 15 14— 55

Vashon 15 24 8 13— 60

Individual scoring

Chimacum (55)

Cray 21, Eldridge 17, Pagasian 4, Dukek 4, Downs 6, Glessing 3.

Vashon (60)

Stewart 2, Whitaker 21, Norton 11, Lofland 17, Hazzard 5, Basurto 2, Brenno 2.

Girls Basketball

Crescent 27, Clallam Bay 18

JOYCE — The Loggers beat out the Bruins in a defensive struggle for second place and the No. 2 seed in the North Olympic League on Tuesday night.

Crescent will open the playoffs at home Monday night against Quilcene.

Kenna Welever scored a game-high eight points for Clallam Bay while Sara Moore had six for the Loggers.

“We played a tight defense,” Crescent coach Brian Scott said.

The Loggers held the Bruins to one point in the second quarter.

and only six total points in the first half.

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