PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend played well, but were hurt by too many turnovers and some buzzer-beating 3s in a 69-58 senior night boys basketball defeat against Klahowya.
“We hung right in there and feel like we should have won,” Port Townsend coach Tom Webster said.
“There were spurts where we were really efficient offensively and then we’d make a bunch of turnovers. And we need to be more active in our zone defensively.”
Sophomore Lonnie Kenney continued his scoring run with 23 points.
“He’s really been starting to hit his shots,” Webster said.
Senior Noa Montoya added 18, converting on 11 of 12 free throw attempts.
“Noa was getting to the rim, getting fouled and sinking his free throws,” Webster said.
Port Townsend hit 19 of 22 freebies as a team.
Webster said Klahowya’s Preston Roberts hit 3s at the buzzer at the end of the first and third quarters.
“That’s six points right there and we probably gave them another 20 points in turnovers,” Webster said.
He added that Evan Toner, Skyler Zabransky and senior Aiden Petta all rebounded well against a taller Klahowya team.
Webster praised his squad’s pair of seniors.
“Noa’s been a four-year varsity player and Aiden has two years of varsity and really came on this year,” Webster said.
“They’ve held their end up tremendously. They are hard to replace as really good kids and basketball players, too. It was a special night for those guys and they each had some shining moments.”
Port Townsend (3-3, 5-14) will visit the Nisqually No. 3 seed, which Webster said looks likely to be Seattle Christian, in a loser-out district playoff game Saturday.
Klahowya 69, Port Townsend 58
Klahowya 18 14 22 15— 69
Port Townsend 12 15 19 12— 58
Port Townsend (58) — Kenney 23, Montoya 18, Zabransky 8, Petta 6, Harris 3.
North Mason 63, Port Townsend 45
BELFAIR — The Bulldogs locked down the Redhawks’ leading scorer Noa Montoya, limiting him to 13 points in a nonleague win earlier in the week.
Lonnie Kenney had 18 for the Redhawks.
“They made a big run on us in the third,” Port Townsend coach Tom Webster said.
North Mason 63, Port Townsend 45
Port Townsend 7 11 7 20— 45
North Mason 14 11 24 14— 63
Port Townsend (45) — Kenney 18, Montoya 13, Toner 8, Zabranksy 4, Petta 2.
Hoquiam 66, Forks 59
HOQUIAM — In a game with huge swings of momentum, the Spartans weren’t able to overcome an 18-0 run by the Grizzlies.
At one point in the first half, Forks built up a 15-point lead on Hoquiam and took a 9-point lead into the halftime break at 29-20.
The Grizzlies responded with an 18-0 run in the third and outscored the Spartans 24-6 in the quarter. Forks answered with a 24-point fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to catch up.
“It was a horrible third quarter. I gotta find a better way to get the players jacked up after halftime. They outplayed us and outcoached us,” Gooding said.
Forks got a huge 29-point effort from Trey Baysinger and 11 from Raymond Davis.
Coach Rick Gooding is looking at the bright side of the loss for playoff-bound Forks.
“It’s all right. A little adversity could be a momentum turner before we go into districts,” Gooding said.
The Spartans (4-3, 13-6) have one final regular-season game left, their senior night contest against league champion Montesano (7-0, 14-5) on Monday night. The game also will double as Forks’ last as a member of the Evergreen 1A League. That game is at 7 p.m. Monday (it’s a make-up of a game snowed out earlier this year). Postseason play in the Southwest District 1A Tournament begins Friday.
Gooding said he will miss the rivalry with Montesano.
“It’s crazy to think [this is the final Evergreen 1A game],” Gooding said.
Hoquiam 66, Forks 59
Forks 16 13 6 24 — 59
Hoq. 12 8 24 22 — 66
Forks (59) — Baysinger 29, Davis 11, Olson 6, Gonzalez 5, Flores 4, Pursley 2, Steffen 2.
Crescent 54, Chimacum 35
JOYCE — The Loggers got 14 points from Mason Owens and 13 from Gabe Ritchie in beating the 1A Cowboys.
“A nice late nonleague game to work on some stuff and get a little bit better. We played really unselfishly and got deep into the bench early. Chimacum played really hard and in the second half we had a bit of a letdown defensively, but all in all it was a good night,” said Crescent coach Chris Ferrier.
“Got balanced scoring again — it’s nice to see it. [Owens] is really starting to kick his offensive game into gear and its nice to have that added option with the ball in his hands. I’m really proud of my freshmen for getting in early and playing within themselves and playing to their role. [Ritchie] has really started to assert himself offensively and defensively as well late in the season,” Ferrier said.
Crescent (5-3, 10-8) next plays Chief Kitsap on Tuesday before beginning postseason.
Crescent 54, Chimacum 35
Crescent 12 13 19 10 — 54
Chim. 6 4 13 12 — 35
Crescent (54) — Owens 14, Ritchie 13, B. Emery 9, Bergstrom 7, E. Emery 5, O’Neel 2, Ward 2, Ferrel 1, Hale 1, T. Emery, Matumeak, Elliott.
Girls Basketball
Forks 70, Hoquiam 28
HOQUIAM — The Spartans hit 11 3-pointers, including five in the first quarter, in a romp over the Grizzlies.
Forks got out to a 25-10 lead after the first quarter. Jayden Olson hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points, while Kadie Wood hit three 3-pointers and scored 12. Rian Peters led the Spartans with 20 points, while Chloe Leverington scored 12 points.
“We shot the ball well, we moved the ball well,” said coach David Hurn. “It was a good all-around game.”
The Spartans had 62 points by the end of the third quarter and were able to play all seniors in the fourth quarter.
“We’re out of the playoffs, so we’re trying to have fun,” Hurn said.
Forks would have made the Southwest District Tournament in many years, but this year, the district playoffs are only taking three teams out of the Evergreen 1A League this year and Forks will finish fourth in the league.
Hurn is looking forward to the move to 2B next season and the Pacific 2B League. “There will be more opportunity for postseason basketball,” he said.
The Spartans (2-5, 8-10) wrap up their season at home at 5:30 p.m. Monday against Montesano (6-1, 11-8). It will be the girls’ final game ever as a member of the Evergreen 1A League.
Forks 70, Hoquiam 28
Forks 25 15 22 8 — 70
Hoq. 10 9 7 2 — 28
Forks (70) — Peters 20, Olson 14, Wood 12, Leverington 12, Rowley 5, Bouchard 3, Horton 2, Kilmer 2.
Bremerton 50, Chimacum 29
CHIMACUM — A banged-up Cowboys squad could never get going in their season finale with the Class 2A Knights, falling behind 16-3 after the first quarter in Chimacum’s season finale.
“We were flat out of the gate,” coach Trevor Huntingford said. “Amiyah Fisher was hobbled with a bad ankle. Katie Clark hurt her elbow last weekend away from basketball and was having some nerve issues with her hand.”
Huntingford said she battled through it, but hit it again earlier this week against Klahowya.
“So we were battered and bruised plus being flat,” Huntingford said. “Bremerton came out and pressed us early and we didn’t react well. We had been doing an OK job against other presses, but they looked like they were moving twice as fast as us at times.”
Huntingford said his team exceeded his expectations this year. He knew entering the season it would be a challenging season with a young and inexperienced roster.
“Our freshman got a lot of playing time and you could see their progress through the year. We had our moments,” Huntingford said.
“We get everybody back next year and have a summer to grow. And we have a group at the middle school that is committed to play. If the goal of the season was to see growth, I can say we saw a fair amount.”
Bremerton 50, Chimacum 29
Away 16 10 13 11— 50
Home 3 9 7 10— 29
Chimacum (29) — Thebault 1, Clark 8, Vandenberg 8, Nordberg 12.
