GRESHAM, Ore. — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team will play for fourth place at the Mount Hood Crossover tournament after splitting its first two games this weekend.
The Pirates started out the tourney with a narrow 62-61 loss to Columbia Basin on Friday before rebounding with a 58-56 win over Centralia on Saturday afternoon.
“We played as a team, which limited out turnovers,” Peninsula coach Lance Von Vogt said of the second game, “and we made some plays down the stretch to win the game.”
Peninsula got 16 points off the bench in Friday’s game against Columbia Basin but only shot 39 percent from the field.
DeShaun Freeman led the Pirates with 14 points, but Mitchel Jones and Jordan Poynor had 15 a piece to lift the Hawks.
On Saturday, Mitrell Clark led the Pirates with 16 points, while Anthony Williams added 15 and Thad Vinson 14.
Peninsula (2-3 overall) will battle Lane for fourth place today at noon.
Columbia Basin 62, Peninsula 61
Columbia Basin 29 33 — 62
Peninsula 29 32 — 61
Individual Scoring
Columbia Basin (62)
Jones 15, Poynor 15, Beusan 11, Haynes 8, Sinsel 5, Pruneda-Garza 5.
Peninsula (61)
Freeman 14, Waller 9, Vinson 8, Williams 8, Clark 8, Jacobson 6.
Peninsula 58, Centralia 56
Peninsula 23 35 — 58
Centralia 24 32 — 56
Individual Scoring
Peninsula (58)
Clark 16, Williams 15, Vinson 14, Freeman 6, Musgrow 4, Waller 3.
Centralia (56)
Fisher 18, Brown 13, Ridgeway 11, Booth 4, Guevara 4.
PIRATE WOMEN SPLIT
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Pirates broke a five-game losing streak after winning the second of two games at the Portland crossover tournament this weekend.
Peninsula was dropped 71-53 by host Portland on Friday before topping Centralia 42-30 Saturday to advance to today’s fourth-place game.
“We could not have played more as a team,” Peninsula head coach Alison Crumb said of Saturday’s win. “This was the highest intensity we have played with all season.”
On Friday, Portland took control by grabbing the lead and extending it throughout the game.
Danika Goodwin stepped up as the leading scorer for Peninsula with 16 points. She also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists, while Callie Monfrey had a season-high 18 rebounds.
Still, that wasn’t enough against Portland.
“We could not stop their transition offense with our excessive turnovers,” Crumb said.
It wasn’t until the second half of Saturday’s game that the Pirates (2-6 overall) pulled away from Centralia with a 20-11 run.
Neomi Carter led the Pirates with a game-high nine points in the win.
Portland 71, Peninsula 53
Peninsula 19 34 — 53
Portland 29 42 — 71
Individual Scoring
Peninsula (53)
Goodwin 16, Jackson 12, Monfrey 9, Thein 8, Smith 6, Carter 2.
Portland (71)
Jackson 18, Shaw 17, Theriault 13, Williams 8, Rea-Branch 7, Cabantoy 4.
Peninsula 42, Centralia 30
Peninsula 22 20 — 42
Centralia 19 11 — 30
Individual Scoring
Peninsula (42)
Carter 9, Monfrey 8, Goodwin 7, Smith 6, Jackson 4, Erhardt 4.
Centralia (30)
Tapio 8, DeTray 6, Elliot 4, Gordon 4, Curran 4, Hartman 3.