POULSBO — The Port Angeles High School boys basketball team is two wins away from the playoffs after beating North Kitsap on the road Friday night.
“I’m pleased with our rebounding and our defense,” Port Angeles coach Wes Armstrong said. “Anytime you come away with a win at North Kitsap, you are doing well.”
The Roughriders (7-6 in Olympic League, 8-9 overall) beat the Viking 46-27 behind Colin Wheeler’s 12 points.
The Riders trailed 21-18 at halftime but rallied to tie the game at 25-all going into the final period.
Port Angeles held the Vikings to single digits in the first (nine points) and third quarters (four points).
Senior power forward/center Steve Rogers grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
Troy Martin had a strong rebounding game, too.
“I was pleased with the return from an injury of Troy Martin,” Armstrong said.
Port Angeles 46, North Kitsap 37
Port Angeles 8 10 7 21 — 46
North Kitsap 9 12 4 12 — 37
Individual Scoring
Port Angeles (46)
Martin 6, Williams 7, Stevenson 6, Morgan 6, Hofer 2, Ward 1, Rogers 5, Wheeler 12, Lierly 1.
North Kitsap (37)
Hanson 7, Nilles 10, McGregor 6, Winkley 5, Patton 2, Stock 8.
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CRESCENT 57, CLALLAM BAY 47
CLALLAM BAY — Dylen Heaward and Josh Anderson combined for 42 points to spark the Loggers past the rival Bruins in North Olympic League action Friday night.
Anderson led everyone with 24 points while Heaward added 18.
Kyle Hess led Clallam Bay with 20 points while Jacob Portnoy was right behind with 19.
It was the youthful Bruins’ final game of the season. Four of Clallam Bay’s seven varsity players are freshmen.
“We played our hearts out but came up short,” Clallam Bay coach Cal Ritter said. “I told our kids that they have nothing to hang their heads about.
“We were competitive almost every game.”
Crescent will take on Muckleshoot Tribal on Tuesday for a spot in the Class 1B Tri-District.
Crescent 57, Clallam Bay 47
Crescent 10 13 13 21 — 57
Clallam Bay 10 9 7 21 — 47
Individual Scoring
Crescent (57)
Heaward 18, Anderson 24, Tsolmon 8, Williams 5, Novak 1, Waldrip 1.
Clallam Bay (47)
Hess 20, Portnoy 19, James 4, Ritter 4.
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SEATTLE CHRISTIAN 57, CHIMACUM 51
CHIMACUM — Landon Cray and Quinn Eldridge combined for 29 points but it wasn’t enough as the Cowboys fell short in Nisqually League action Friday night.
Chimacum (2-9, 4-15) needed to beat Seattle Christian to have a shot at the playoffs. Now its season will come to an end after Tuesday night’s game at Orting.
“We’ll be more competitive next year,” coach Jim Eldridge said.
Every player but one will return for the Cowboys.
Trevor Richardson was the lone senior on the team. He was honored on Senior Night on Friday.
Cray, a sophomore, finished with a team-high 17 points while Quinn Eldridge sank 12.
The Cowboys were down just by two points in the final minutes but couldn’t get any closer.
“We had to foul them and they kept making their foul shots,” Jim Eldridge said.
Seattle Christian 57, Chimacum 51
Seattle Christian 17 8 16 16 — 57
Chimacum 12 7 13 19 — 51
Individual Scoring
Seattle Christian (57)
Cordoza 15, Doi 2, Watts 8, Simpson 23, Weber 6, Lessig 2, Holmes 1.
Chimacum (51)
Cray 17, Eldridge 12, Moug 8, Toepper 2, Brown 8, Pagasian 2, Richardson 2.
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OLYMPIC 42, PORT TOWNSEND 39 (OT)
BREMERTON — The Trojans, led by Larry Dixon’s 18 points, escaped with a narrow overtime victory over the Redskins on Friday.
Olympic outscored Port Townsend 5-2 in the extra frame, keeping alive its 3A playoff hopes.
Jacob DeBerry led the Redskins with 14 points.
Olympic 42, Port Townsend 39 (OT)
Individual Scoring
Port Townsend (39)
Rubio 2, Thomas 1, Robinson 9, O’Brien 11, DeBerry 14, Hallinan 2.
Olympic (42)
Quituigua 6, Gallagher 3, Dixon 18, Borja 8, Campbell 7, Artie Fesaluai.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
PORT ANGELES 72, NORTH KITSAP 29
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders just keep rolling.
Port Angeles, close to the No. 1 seed for Class 3A in the Olympic League, continues to play with teams as it improved to 13-0 in league and 15-2 after demolishing the Vikings on Friday night.
“We are playing real well right now,” coach Mike Knowles said. “We played good defense against North Kitsap.”
Playing good defense is putting it lightly as the Riders held the Vikings to no more than nine points in any quarter and gave up no more than eight points to any North Kitsap player.
Jessica Madison, meanwhile, continued her quest for the all-time school scoring record with 27 points. She also had a team-high 10 assists.
Skylar Jones added 11 points and Alison Knowles led the team with six steals. Taylyn Jeffers had a team-high eight rebounds.
The Riders play next at North Mason on Tuesday.
Port Angeles 72, North Kitsap 29
North Kitsap 6 5 9 9 — 29
Port Angeles 14 19 15 24 — 72
Individual Scoring
North Kitsap (29)
Baugh 4, Blevins 5, Cardoza 3, Wright 4, Williams 5, Simons 8.
Port Angeles (72)
K. Jones 8, Knowles 6, Walker 2, Reid 2, S. Jones 11, Madison 27, Frazier 1, Rodocker 6, Jeffers 7, Aguirre 2.
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OLYMPIC 57, PORT TOWNSEND 41
PORT TOWNSEND — The youthful Redskins fell behind 29-18 at halftime and never caught up in an Olympic League game Friday night.
“We’re getting better every game, and that’s our goal,” Port Townsend coach Randy Maag said.
Junior wing Kerri Evalt led the Redskins with 16 points.
Olympic 57, Port Townsend 41
Olympic 13 16 10 18 — 57
Port Townsend 10 8 6 17 — 41
Individual Scoring
Olympic (57)
Serving 16, Jordan 6, Klump 4, Thornton 6, Halstead 25.
Port Townsend (41)
Evalt 16, Russell 1, Dowdle 2, Barnett 2, Garrison-Fox 7, Maag 8, Little 5.
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CLALLAM BAY 66, CRESCENT 27
CLALLAM BAY — Jessica Angulo had 17 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Bruins in a blowout win over the Loggers Friday night.
The win ended both teams’ NOL season, with only the Bruins (3-3, 12-4) moving on to the 1B Tri-District. They will play North Sound Christian next Friday in Mountlake Terrace.
Melissa Willis added 10 points, four rebounds and two steals for Clallam Bay and Courtney Willis 14 points.
Clallam Bay 66, Crescent 27
Crescent 5 13 1 8 — 27
Clallam Bay 10 14 20 22 — 66
Individual Scoring
Crescent (27)
Mitts 19, Belford 6, Leier 2.
Clallam Bay (66)
Willis 14, Randall 6, Angulo 17, Reeves 4, Erickson 2, Willis 10, Parker 4, Welever 7, Ojeda 2.
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SEATTLE CHRISTIAN 63, CHIMACUM 27
CHIMACUM — Details of this game were not reported.