SPORTS: Neah Bay boys basketball team defeats Oakville; other prep reports

OAKVILLE — Leyton Doherty, Abraham Venske and Zeke Greene combined for 43 points to spark Neah Bay to a 60-50 nonleague boys basketball win over Oakville on Saturday.

The Red Devils used the press to force turnovers in the first half and race past the Acorns.

Doherty led Neah Bay with 16 points while Venske sank 14 and Greene was right behind with 13.

Marcus Youckton led the Acorns (1-3) with 16 points and seven assists. Gary Ortivez scored 12 points.

Geo Jack added 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Oakville.

The Red Devils (3-0) jumped out to a 35-21 halftime lead and never looked back.

The Acorns got within three points in the second half but that was as close as they would get to the Red Devils.

Neah Bay next plays the North Kitsap JV team in Poulsbo on Wednesday night and then will have a rematch against Oakville at home Saturday.

Neah Bay 60, Oakville 50

Neah Bay 19 16 14 11— 60

Oakville 11 10 13 16— 50

Individual scoring

Neah Bay (60)

Doherty 16, Venske 14, Z. Greene 13, Moss 4, Buttram 6, McCaulley 3, Claplanhoo 4.

Oakville (50)

M. Youckton 16, Orticvez 12, Lopez 9, Jack 11. S. Youckton 2.

Wishkah Valley 52, Clallam Bay 40

WISHKAH — Pulling away by hitting three 3-point baskets in the fourth quarter, unbeaten Wishkah went on to top Clallam Bay in nonleague action Saturday.

Kevin Hess led the Bruins with 12 points while Kelly Gregory added nine and Justin Welever sank seven. Ryan Willis was close behind with six points.

“We’re getting better, we just missed a lot more shots than they did,” Clallam Bay coach Kelly Gregory said.

“We are much improved. We are working at it.”

Kelly Gregory and Matt Mohr led on the boards with nine boards each while Hess brought down seven.

The Loggers, 5-0, led 28-16 at halftime and held on for the win.

Brady Anderson knocked home six treys for the Loggers in leading all scorers with 27 points.

“Anderson can shoot it,” Gregory said. “He can shoot from way beyond the 3-point line.”

The Bruins, 0-4, play at Port Angeles C on Tuesday and will host Crescent on Wednesday night in nonleague play.

Wishkah 52, Clallam Bay 40

Clallam Bay 8 8 9 15— 40

Wishkah 10 18 9 15— 52

Individual scoring

Clallam Bay (40)

Hess 12, Gregory 9, Wellever 7, Ritter 2, Randall 3, Willis 6, Mohr 1.

Wishkah (52)

B. Anderson 27, Thein 2, Arnold 2, Baltzell 12, Berge 9.

Girls Basketball

Taholah 69, Crescent 14

JOYCE — Dominating the glass and limiting Crescent to two points in the second half, Taholah breezed to a nonleague victory Saturday.

Laura James led the Chitwhins with 21 points, 12 steals, eight rebounds and six assists.

Dramikha Skaar added 15 points and eight rebounds while Trisha Dunn pulled down 12 rebounds for Taholah (2-1).

Lauren Hartley led the Loggers with eight points while Kellie Belford added six.

Taholah 69, Crescent 14

Taholah 17 19 19 14— 69

Crescent 2 10 2 0— 14

Individual scoring

Taholah (69)

Laura James 21, Leeza James 2, Walther 9, Skaar 15, Dunn 8, R. Cheney 4, Hildalgo 4, Waugh 2, Mowitch 4.

Crescent (14)

Hartley 8, Belford 6.

Clallam Bay 43, Wishkah Valley 25

WISHKAH — The undefeated Bruins used strong defense to pull away in the second half to top the Loggers in nonleague action Saturday.

“We created a lot of turnovers,” Clallam Bay coach Kathleen Winter said.

The Bruins had 18 steals, led by Jeddie Herndon’s five.

Clallam Bay (4-0) has beaten Wishkah Valley (0-2) twice this year. The Bruins beat the Loggers 35-17 on Dec. 1.

Kenna Welever led the Bruins with 13 points while Kyla Wilson was right behind with 12.

Inga Erickson distributed five assists for Clallam Bay.

Freshman Ryan Anderson accomplished a double-double for the Loggers with 10 points and 16 rebounds.

The Bruins next travel to Port Angeles C on Tuesday night and then host Crescent in nonleague action Wednesday night.

Clallam Bay 43, Wishkah 25

Clallam Bay 7 7 12 17— 43

Wishkah 4 5 6 10— 25

Individual scoring

Clallam Bay (43)

Wellever 13, Wilson 12, Lachester 4, Herndon 2, Larrechea 2, Erickson 6, Signor 4.

Wishkah (25)

West 1, R. Anderson 10, E. Anderson 8, Marbut 6.

Ever. Lutheran 50, Quilcene 10

QUILCENE — The Rangers, shorthanded again because of illness, were handed another Sea-Tac League loss against Evergreen Lutheran on Saturday.

“We were outsized and outmatched in all positions on the court,” coach Ken Weller said.

In addition, starting guard Allison Jones missed yet another game due to illness.

“We struggled from the beginning,” Weller said.

“We couldn’t get our shots to fall, failed to execute our offense, had too many turnovers, and performed poorly in the rebounding department.

“I have to keep reminding myself that this team is very young and inexperienced.

“We have a long way to go but are improving week by week.”

The Rangers are now 3-5 on the season and 2-3 in league play.

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