PORT ANGELES — Steve Rogers sparked a balanced scoring attack with 13 points as the Port Angeles boys basketball team won its second game of the year Tuesday night.
The Roughriders beat Olympic of Silverdale 60-48 in Olympic League competition to improve to 1-1 in league and 2-1 overall.
Port Angeles was on fire in the first half, leading 37-20 at halftime.
“We played a fantastic first half,” Port Angeles coach Wes Armstrong said.
And it wasn’t just good scoring.
“We played good man-to-man defense,” Armstrong said.
“Olympic turned the ball over and we took advantage.”
Rogers added nine rebounds while Antonio Stevenson canned 11 points and Justin Williams added nine.
Olympic’s Trent Gallagher ripped the nets for 27 points. He had 12 points in the fourth quarter alone but the game was long over by then.
The Riders next host Kingston on Friday night.
Port Angeles 60, Olympic 48
Olympic 7 13 7 21 — 48
Port Angeles 14 23 8 15 — 60
Individual Scoring
Olympic (48)
Gallagher 27, Bird 4, Quituqua 1, Halstead 2, Featherstone 4, Borja 8, Campbell 2.
Port Angeles (60)
Rogers 13, Williams 9, Stevenson 11, Morgan 6, Hofer 8, Ward 7, Wheeler 4, Lierly 2.
Forks 56, Lake Quinault 42
FORKS — The Spartans (2-1) rode a strong second half to a harder-than-expected victory over the Elks on Tuesday night.
Forks turned on the defense in the final two quarters, holding 1B Lake Quinault to just 16 points for the nonleague win.
“They came out and they played hard [in the second half],” Forks for Scott Justus said.
“They played the best basketball we’ve played all season.”
Alexis Ayala and Braden Decker were particularly potent in a 21-7 Forks fourth quarter.
Ayala scored six of his 12 points during that time, while Decker had four points and three assists.
“They both played great defense and took care of the ball, which is something we haven’t been doing,” Justus said.
Franks Noles added 12 points for the Spartans, and Tyler Penn 11.
Forks hosts North Beach on Saturday night in another nonleague contest.
Forks 56, Lake Quinault 42
Lake Quinault 14 12 9 7 — 42
Forks 8 14 13 21 — 56
Individual Scoring
Lake Quinault (42)
Not reported
Forks (56)
J. Penn 3, T. Penn 11, Castellano 6, Gaydeski 2, Ayala 12, Decker 4, Noles 12, Hernandez 6.
North Mason 55, Sequim 41
The Wolves kept their game against the Bulldogs close throughout but ultimately were downed by the 3-point barrage of North Mason.
Sequim’s John Textor scored 11 points for the Wolves (1-2) while Nick Camporini added eight.
North Mason’s 3-point shooting was torrid, making nine from beyond the arch.
Still, Sequim coach Greg Glasser sees improvement in his defense.
“I’m happy with the direction we’re heading,” Glasser said.
North Mason 55, Sequim 41
North Mason 12 10 17 11 — 55
Sequim 09 10 15 07 — 41
Individual Scoring
North Mason (55)
Scogstad 14, Burley 12, Fullington 11
Sequim (41)
Textor 11, Camporini 8, Oliver 6, Webb 6, C. Catelli 5, Dunning 3, F. Catelli 2
Bremerton 72, Port Townsend 46
BREMERTON — The Knights jumped all over the Redskins with a 25-12 first quarter and never looked back in Tuesday night’s Olympic League affair.
“We’re learning I guess,” Port Townsend coach John Stroeder said. “It’s going to be a long process. We’ll just kept plugging away.”
Evan O’Brien kept the Redskins (0-2, 1-3) afloat with 19 points, but he was the lone Redskin in double figures.
Port Townsend travels to Sequim on Friday night for another league matchup.
Bremerton 72, Port Townsend 46
Port Townsend 12 9 10 15 — 46
Bremerton 25 13 13 20 — 72
Individual Scoring
Port Townsend (46)
Rubio 3, Thomas 8, Robinson 2, Laurence 2, O’Brien 19, DeBerry 7, Hallinan 5.
Bremerton (72)
Warren 9, Shadle 10, Wilson 12, Coleman 11, McGhee 12, Flora 14, Fein 2, Jones 2.
Girls Basketball Port Angeles 46, Olympic 38
SILVERDALE — The Roughriders remained unbeaten after putting away the Trojans on Tuesday night in the second of seven straight road games to begin the season.
Jessica Madison dropped in 21 points despite having an off shooting night, leading a group of seven Rider scorers.
Port Angeles (2-0 in league) next heads to Kingston on Friday in a matchup of the Olympic League’s top two teams from a year ago.
“Kingston and us are definitely going to compete for the league championship,” Port Angeles coach Mike Knowles said.
“It will be a big game on the road for us.”
Port Angeles 46, Olympic 38
Port Angeles 16 10 13 7 — 46
Olympic 12 8 11 7 — 38
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (46)
K. Jones 4, Knowles 5, Reid 2, S. Jones 8, Madison 21, Frazier 2, Jeffers 4.
Olympic (38)
J. Klump 13, S. Thorton 14.
North Mason 53, Sequim 33
SEQUIM — The Bulldogs went out to an 11-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruised to the Olympic League win Tuesday night.
Sequim (0-2 in league, 0-4 overall) fell behind 23-11 at halftime and never caught up.
Lea Hopson led a balanced scoring attack for the Wolves with eight points while Halleigh Harrison sank seven and Ryleigh Zbaraschuk added six.
Sequim next hosts Port Townsend on Friday night.
North Mason 53, Sequim 33
North Mason 11 12 16 11 — 53
Sequim 3 8 14 9 — 33
Individual Scoring
North Mason (53)
Ankstad 1, Stromberg 6, Wiley 10, Anderson 8, Hiter 2, Lopez 4, Ingwaldson 10, G. Ingwaldson8, Marshall 2.
Sequim (33)
Balkan 5, Hopson 8, Soha 1, Harrison 7, Zbaraschuk 6, Baker 3, Wiker 4.
Bremerton 48, Port Townsend 35
The Redskins are just plain tired after having played four games in five days.
Port Townsend dropped its nonleague matchup Tuesday night to a tough Bremerton squad.
“We have just played too many games too soon,” coach Randy Maag said.
“Still, we definitely played our best game of the year.”
Kerri Evalt and Brooke Little each scored eight points for the Redskins.
Alexa Russell, the Redskins’ best scorer, had an off night, scoring just two points.
Next up, Port Townsend travels to Sequim on Friday.
Bremerton 48, Port Townsend 35
Bremerton 12 13 04 19 — 48
Port Townsend 08 05 13 09 — 35
Individual Scoring
Bremerton (48)
J. Carpenter 15, White 15, Wood 5, Fein 4, Villalobos 3, Benger 2, Dewalt 2, K. Carpenter 2
Port Townsend (35)
Evalt 8, Little 8, Fox 6, Dowdle 5, Lyons 3, Maag 3, Russell 2
Boys Swimming Port Angeles 95, Bremerton 68
PORT ANGELES — Ben Flowers and Tyler Burke were double winners as the Roughriders swamped the Knights in Olympic League action Tuesday.
Port Angeles (3-0) swept the 200-yard freestyle and 1-meter diving while winning eight events and outscoring the Knights in 9-of-12 events.
Flowers won the 200 individual medley (2:14.36) and 100 butterfly (56.81) while Burke claimed the 50 free (24.80) and 100 backstroke (1:00.72).
In another highlight, Connor Reid swam his first 100 fly for the Riders, taking third place.
Other first places for Port Angeles went to John Christian in the 200 free, Nick Peterson in diving with 201.85 points and the relay teams of 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free.
Wrestling Forks splits double duel
BAINBRIDGE — The Spartans overcame numerous forfeits to split its double duel against nonleague opponents Bainbridge and Chief Sealth on Tuesday.
Forks lost to Bainbridge (42-30) while topping its 3A Metro League counterpart Chief Sealth (42-42) by way of a pin count tie-breaker.
“I was just happy we got away with one,” Forks coach Bob Wheeler said. “There’s just too many forfeits. Hopefully we can get kids eligible and ready to go.”
Tanner House had a pair of pin victories at 285 pounds to lead the Spartans, as did teammates Dane House (125) and Travis Petrovich (152).
Other unbeaten Forks wrestlers included Tyler Cortani (112) and Cutter Grahn (119).
Forks will next head to the Larry Brown Invitational in Fife on Saturday.