PORT TOWNSEND — The physical Kingston girls basketball team wore out Port Townsend in an Olympic League game Tuesday night.
The tough Buccaneers beat the Redskins 61-44 with an explosive second half after leading by only 30-28 at halftime.
“Kingston is a very, very physical team,” Port Townsend coach Randy Maag said.
“They play man-to-man defense and they eventually beat us down.”
The Class 1A Redskins, 6-7 in league and 8-8 overall, are in good shape for the playoffs.
Kerri Evalt led the Redskins with 13 points while Bella Fox was right behind with 12.
Port Townsend had problems finding the basket at times.
“We didn’t have a good shooting night,” Maag said. “We missed some wide-open shots.”
The Redskins next play at Olympic in Silverdale on Friday night.
Kingston 61, Port Townsend 44
Kingston 12 18 13 18 — 61
Port Townsend 11 17 7 9 — 44
Individual Scoring
Kingston (61)
Salas 6, Carper 14, Baetz 6, Rose-Alberts 13, Matheson 2, Wicklein 13, Brown 4, Snaza 3.
Port Townsend (44)
Johnson 1, Whipple 2, Evalt 13, Maag 4, Dowdle 8, Fox 12, Hallinan 4.
Port Angeles 61, Bremerton 33
BREMERTON — Illness just isn’t slowing down the Roughriders.
Port Angeles (12-0, 13-3) rolled despite having three sick players on the floor and losing Alison Knowles to an ankle sprain for the game in the first quarter of the Olympic League game Tuesday.
Kiah Jones, Taylyn Jeffers and Krista Johnson all were less than 100 percent for the game.
“It was a team effort for us,” Port Angeles coach Mike Knowles said.
Jessica Madison led the way with 23 points while Johnson added 12 despite being ill.
The Riders led 16-8 after one and 35-13 at halftime and never looked back.
Port Angeles next hosts Klahowya on Friday.
Port Angeles 61, Bremerton 33
Port Angeles 16 19 9 17 — 61
Bremerton 8 5 14 6 — 33
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (61)
K. Jones 8, Knowles 5, Walker 2, Madison 23, Frazier 2, Johnson 12, Rodocker 5, Jeffers 4.
Bremerton (33)
Driskell 2, Dwalt 2, Kluge 13, Grettenberger 2, Carpenter 12.
Charles Wright 51, Chimacum 35
TACOMA — Sydney Hughes was a little too much for the youthful Cowboys in a Nisqually League game Tuesday night.
Hughes, who is between 6-foot-7 to 6-8, dominated the inside game against Chimacum, which fell to 3-4 in league and 5-11 overall.
Hughes scored a game-high 19 points, 11 of them in the key third quarter, to spark Charles Wright.
“Offensively, we didn’t adjust very well to their big kid,” Chimacum coach Brad Burlingame said.
“She crushed us. It’s hard for kids to play against someone that big for the first time in a competitive game.”
Charles Wright was behind the Cowboys 25-22 at halftime but outscored Chimacum 29-10 to run away with the game.
Mallori Cossell had a team-high 13 points for the Cowboys.
Chimacum next will host Seattle Christian in a league game Friday night.
Charles Wright 51, Chimacum 35
Chimacum 9 16 7 3 — 35
Ch. Wright 18 4 16 13 — 51
Individual Scoring
Chimacum (35)
Nelson 3, Castillo 7, Cossell 13, Graham 2, Thacker 2, Johnson 4, Hathaway 4.
Charles Wright (51)
Hughes 19, Davis 2, Hriota 8, Kirschner 9, Williams 7, Nielsen 5, Seato 1, Hughes 19.