SEA-TAC — The Port Angeles boys basketball team overcame poor shooting with solid defense to beat Tyee in a nonleague game Wednesday night.
Port Angeles trailed 25-21 at halftime but held Tyee to 14 points in the second half to win 47-38.
The Roughriders also beat North Kitsap 55-42 in Olympic League action Tuesday night to improve to 8-1 overall and 6-1 in league.
Against Tyee, the Riders played sloppy in the first half.
“We shot miserable,” coach Wes Armstrong said.
“But I was very pleased with our defense in the second half.”
The Riders had two double-double performances as Colin Wheeler sank 16 points and had 10 rebounds while Ian Ward added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
The Riders next play in the Port Townsend tournament against Class 4A Puyallup on Dec. 28.
Port Angeles 47, Tyee 38
Port Angeles 10 11 10 16 — 47
Tyee 9 16 9 4 — 38
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (47)
Wheeler 16, Ward 11, Phair 2, Braithwaite 6, Antioquia 1.
Tyee (38)
Hakas 2, Hawthorne 8, Austin 10, Smith 7, Soggma 5, Wasuge 6.
Port Angeles 55, North Kitsap 42
POULSBO — The Roughriders had control over the Vikings (0-6, 0-8) from the beginning and survived after giving up 11 turnovers in the second half.
“We played a great second quarter,” Port Angeles coach Wes Armstrong said.
“And our defense did a great job adding pressure to North Kitsap.”
Colin Wheeler had a game-high 18 points to spark the Riders.
Port Angeles 55, North Kitsap 42
Port Angeles 12 23 14 6 — 55
North Kitsap 12 6 12 14 — 42
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (55)
Wheeler 18, Ward 10, Smith 8, Walker 5, Morgan 4.
North Kitsap (42)
Reitan 13, Waller 8, Ford 4, Roberts 4, Gill 4, Nguyen 4.
Girls Basketball North Mason 40, Port Townsend 36
PORT TOWNSEND — The Redskins’ attempted comeback just wasn’t enough to beat the Bulldogs on Tuesday after trailing by 11 points at halftime.
“We didn’t show up until the second quarter,” Port Townsend coach Randy Maag said.
Kylie Maag led Port Townsend with 10 points as well as being the game’s leading scorer.
North Mason 40, Port Townsend 36
North Mason 14 12 2 12 — 40
Port Townsend 11 4 12 9 — 36
Individual Scoring
North Mason (40)
Stromberg 8, Hicks 8, Wylie 5, Johnson 4, Satral 3.
Port Townsend (36)
Maag 10, Evalt 9, Bella-Fox 8, Dowdle 2.