TACOMA — The Sequim boys basketball team’s run in the postseason came to an end with a 68-57 loss to Clover Park on Friday night.
The Wolves, after a slow start, finish the season 11-11 with a playoff win over Lindbergh. Sequim finished 8-6 and in third place among 2A teams in the Olympic League.
Sequim stayed close with Clover Park until the fourth, going in to the final quarter down just 46-43. The Timberwolves (Clover Park’s new mascot) outscored the Wolves 22-14 in the fourth to pull away.
Sequim was able to stay close despite two of their top players, Vince Carrizosa and Zach Thompson, only combining for five points.
Keenan Green led the Wolves with 20 points, while Cole Smithson scored 14 and Isaiah Moore 12.
The Sequim team improved greatly over the season, getting off to a 5-9 start. The Wolves then won four out of their last five league games, with the only loss to powerhouse North Kitsap. They split two games at the 2A District 2/3 tournament. If Sequim had been able to beat Clover Park, they would have played Port Angeles on Saturday.
Clover Park 68, Sequim 57
Seq. 10 21 12 14 — 57
CP 19 15 12 22 — 68
Sequim (57) — Green 20, Smithson 14, Moore 12, Grider 4, Carrizosa 3, Thompson 2, Mote 2.
Neah Bay 60, Mount Vernon Christian 42
MOUNT VERNON — The Neah Bay boys basketball team continued its hot streak, moving into the 1B Tri-District championship game by running from Mount Vernon Christian in the second half 60-42.
The Red Devils outscored the Hurricanes 32-19 in the second half.
Julian Carrick led the team with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Buddy Aguirre had 15 points and Makyah Chambers 12.
Neah Bay has already qualified for regionals. The Red Devils play an old rival in Lummi for the Tri-District championship game. That game will be held at 7:45 p.m. Saturday in Mount Vernon and should be available on www.nfhs.com.
After a 4-4 start to the season, Neah Bay (14-5) has won 10 out of 11.
Neah Bay 60, MVC 42
MVC 10 13 5 14 — 42
NB 11 17 11 21 — 60
Neah Bay (60) — Carrick 21, Aguirre 15, Chambers 12, Swan 4, Wimberley 3, Halttunen 3, Woodruff 2.
Sound Christian 68, Crescent 42
Muckleshoot 49, Crescent 40
TACOMA — The Crescent boys basketball team’s season came to an end Saturday morning as the Loggers came up one game short of making it to the 1B regionals.
Crescent lost to Muckleshoot 49-40 on Saturday morning. They were put into the loser-out contest by losing 68-42 on friday night to Sound Christian.
“We had a four minute stretch in the second quarter [Saturday] where we had a few missed lay-ins and a defensive breakdown or two and the Kings were able to capitalize,” said head coach Chris Ferrier. “Again the guys just refused to lay down even with a deficit and we kept hanging in there and hanging in there but we were never able to get enough stops.”
The Loggers’ season ends with a 14-9 record.
“Salute to my seniors Kadon Love, Kyler Love, Terrell Emery, Titus White and Conner Ferro-May,” Ferrier said. “We lose a lot with their graduation but we will keep building positive momentum with this program and with this team.”
Ferro-May led the Loggers with 23 points while Conner Bauers had 11.
In the Friday night game, Ferrier said the Loggers “showed tremendous grit.”
“We had about a five minute stretch in the second quarter that we got caught up in Sound Christian ‘s pace and we fell behind. We played them pretty evenly the rest of the way,” Ferrier said.
Dom Sprague led the Loggers ith 10 points, while Lukas Love had eight.
Sound Christian 68, Crescent 42
Cres. 10 12 14 6 — 42
SC 19 25 14 10 — 68
Crescent (42) — Bauers 6, Sprague 10, M. Love 3, H. Bourm 2, Ka. Love 7, Ferro-May 6, L. Love 8.
Muckleshoot 49, Crescent 40
Cres. 12 9 11 8 — 40
Muckle. 12 19 10 8 — 49
Crescent (42) — Bauers 11, Sprague 3, H. Bourm 2, Ka. Love 1, Ferro-May 23.
Girls Basketball
Neah Bay 74, Orcas 33
MOUNT VERNON — The Neah Bay girls basketball team continued its dominant season, moving into the Tri-District championship game with a 74-33 win over Orcas Island on Friday.
The Red Devils were led by Allie Greene, who hit six 3-pointers on 6-for-14 shooting and scored 20 points. Ryana Moss had 15 points and Angel Halttunen had 13 points and seven rebounds. Qwaapeys Greene added nine points.
Neah Bay (18-1, No. 1 RPI) gets a chance for a little bit of revenge Saturday night, going up against Mount Vernon Christian(21-3, No. 4 RPI) in the Tri-District championship at 6 p.m. Mount Vernon Christian beat the Red Devils in the 1B state championship game last year. Both teams have already qualified for regionals, so it’s possible Neah Bay will see the Hurricanes in the postseason again, win or lose.
Neah Bay 74, Orcas 33
Orcas 14 9 6 4 — 33
NB 21 18 21 11 — 74
Neah Bay (74) — A. Greene 20, R. Moss 15, Halttunen 13, Q. Greene 9, C. Moss 7, Chartraw 6, Swan 4.
Crescent 50, Lummi 49
Evergreen Lutheran 40, Crescent 23
TACOMA — Much like the boys, the Crescent girls basketball team came within one game for a possible berth to regionals.
The Loggers put themselves in position to make regionals with a huge 50-49 upset Friday night over Lummi.
Crescent (9-9) went into Friday’s game as the No. 9 seed in the Tri-District tournament. Lummi came in to the game with a 17-4 record and was the No. 5 seed.
Crescent’s playoff run ended Saturday morning with a 40-23 loss to Evergreen Lutheran (15-3), the No. 3 seed in the Tri-District tournament. The Crescent girls finish the season with a 9-10 record.
