SPORTS: Neah Bay’s Doherty paces Red Devils to easy win; other prep results

  • Compiled by Brent Sorenson PDN Sports Writer
  • Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:32am
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Compiled by Brent Sorenson PDN Sports Writer

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Drexler Doherty must love playing in the north Seattle suburbs.

The Neah Bay junior basketball star went on a scoring tear in the first half against North Sound Christian, sinking 22 points before intermission, to lead the Red Devils to a 91-61 trouncing over the Lions on Saturday.

As though that weren’t enough, he came back in the second half and added 26 more, ending the night with 48 points on 16-of-20 shooting for 2-point range and 5-of-13 on 3-pointers.

The Red Devils (4-1 in league, 15-4 overall) took a four-point lead at the half and ran away with the game in style.

Titus Pascua had 12 points for Neah Bay, while Robert Moss added 11.

The win followed up another dominant effort against rival Clallam Bay the night before, when Neah Bay reached the 90-point mark again.

Moss led the scoring blitz for the Red Devils with 27 point while grabbing 14 rebounds. Doherty had 11 points.

Clallam Bay was led by Emmitt James with 25 points. Kyle Hess had 17 while Jacob Portnoy added 12.

The Bruins lost again the next day to Highland Christian, 63-60, despite 26 points from Portnoy.

Neah Bay 91, North Sound 61

Neah bay 14 24 25 28 — 91

North Sound 14 20 17 10 — 61

Individual Scoring

Neah Bay (91)

Doherty 48, T. Pascua 12, Moss 11, Buttram 7, Dulik 4, Rascon 4, Arnold 3, Ward 2.

North Sound (61)

A. Patterson 17, Hudson 18, W. Patterson 12, Mackie 7.

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Neah Bay 90, Clallam Bay 65

Clallam Bay 18 10 20 17 — 65

Neah Bay 28 24 18 20 — 90

Individual Scoring

Clallam Bay (65)

James 25, Hess 17, Portnoy 12, Ritter 3, Willis 5.

Neah Bay (90)

Moss 27, Doherty 11, Buttram 9, Dulik 8, DeBari 6, Ward 7, T. Pascua 5, Murner 4, Rascon 3, Arnold 2, Bartlett 8.

H. Christian 63, Clallam Bay 60

Clallam Bay 9 19 10 22 — 60

H. Christian 15 13 13 22 — 63

Individual Scoring

Clallam Bay (60)

Portnoy 26, Emmett James 16, Kyle Hess 10, Austin Ritter 4, Welever 4, Willis 2.

Highland Christian (63)

Calvin Wold 23, Randy Teal 18, Danny Jaharns 11, Breakfelt 4, Poortinga 5, Star 3.

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FORKS 32, WINLOCK 30

WINLOCK — The Spartans didn’t let a slow start get in the way of keeping their focus on the win Friday night.

Down 16-9 at halftime, Forks outscored the Cardinals 23-14 in the final two quarters for the win.

Frank Noles led the Spartans with nine points, nine rebounds, six steals, and four blocked shots. Tyler Penn added eight points.

Forks (4-5, 8-7) travels to Montesano on Tuesday.

Forks 32, Winlock 30

Forks 4 5 12 11 — 32

Winlock 7 9 4 10 — 30

Individual Scoring

Forks (32)

Noles 9, Penn 8, Castellano 6, Hernandez 4, Decker 3, Gaydeski 2.

Winlock (30)

Coleman 8, Koupers 8, Pohl 5, Hoven 3, Gregg 2, Smerek 2, Hernandez 2.

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PORT TOWNSEND 51, NORTH KITSAP 42

PORT TOWNSEND — Steady shooting and strong defense led to a Redskins victory over their Class 3A Olympic League rivals Friday night.

“This was simply a great win for us,” Redskins coach John Stroeder said.

Jacob DeBerry led all scorers with 14 points.

Eric Thomas added 13 while Evan O’Brien sank 12 for Port Townsend (4-8, 6-10).

Port Townsend hosts North Mason on Tuesday.

Port Townsend 51, North Kitsap 42

North Kitsap 11 9 10 12 — 42

Port Townsend 14 11 12 14 — 51

Individual Scoring

North Kitsap (42)

Seth 11, Niles 8, Stock 8, Abrahamson 5, Linkey 4, McGregor 2, Ray 2, Winn 2.

Port Townsend (51)

DeBerry 14, Thomas 13, O’Brien 12, Robinson 8, Hallinan 2, Rubio 2.

LIFE CHRISTIAN 54, CHIMACUM 41

CHIMACUM — The Cowboys stumbled out of the gate Friday night, down 13 after one quarter, and never recovered in their 1A Nisqually League game.

Quinn Eldridge led the Cowboys with 13 points. Landon Cray added 10.

Life Christian 54, Chimacum 41

Life Christian 16 14 12 12 — 54

Chimacum 3 20 7 11 — 41

Individual Scoring

Life Christian (54)

Hutchens 7, King 11, Paige 10, Biggs 17, Curry 6, McKee 2.

Chimacum (41)

Eldridge 13, Cray 10, Moug 4, Cornachione 2, Pagasian 1, Richardson 5, Riggle 6.

SEQUIM 51, WASHOUGAL 48

WASHOUGAL — The Wolves rebounded from a narrow loss the night before (see separate story) with a comeback win in Saturday night’s nonleague tilt.

Down by nine in the early part of the fourth, the Wolves came battling back.

Michael Dunning had two huge 3-pointers in the last frame to get Sequim back into the game. He ended up with nine points.

John Textor led the scoring for Sequim, sinking 16. Clancy Catelli added 10.

Sequim takes on rival Port Angeles on Tuesday.

Sequim 51, Washougal 48

Sequim 19 6 10 16 — 51

Washougal 14 12 16 4 — 48

Individual Scoring

Sequim (51)

Textor 16, C. Catelli 10, Webb 8, Dunning 9, F. Catelli 4, Oliver 2, McMinn, 2.

Washougal (48)

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CHIMACUM 55, LIFE CHRISTIAN 33

CHIMACUM — Hot first quarter shooting set the tone Friday as the Cowboys cruised to a convincing 1A Nisqually League win over the Eagles.

Chimacum took a 13-point lead into the locker room at intermission and just kept adding to it after the break.

Samantha Benner led all scorers with 12 points, while Brittany Nelson added 10 for the Cowboys.

The Cowboys (3-6 8-9) travel to play Cascade Christian on Tuesday.

Chimacum 55, Life Christian 33

Life Christian 9 8 7 9 — 33

Chimacum 17 13 12 13 — 55

Individual Scoring

Life Christian (33)

Goodman 10, Davis 10, Ganger 4, Garcia 3, Trittin 3, Brouffione 2, Watson 1.

Chimacum (55)

Benner 12, B. Nelson 10, Petrick 9, C. Nelson 8, Baird 5, Castillo 3, Cossell 2, Hathaway 1.

WINLOCK 51, FORKS 14

WINLOCK — The Spartans got off to a slow start Friday night and the Cardinals took advantage.

Mariah Dillard led Forks with nine points.

Winlock 51, Forks 14

Forks 3 2 2 7 — 14

Winlock 13 6 27 5 — 51

Individual Scoring

Forks (14)

Dillard 9, Kennedy 2, Horton 2, Morris 1.

Winlock (51)

Sutter 16, Jacobo 16, Lakes 8, Fisher 4, Roberts 3, James 2, Craft 2.

PORT TOWNSEND 42, NORTH KITSAP 32

POULSBO — The Redskins (3-9, 6-10) knocked off the 3A Vikings behind a strong defensive effort Friday.

“This team is getting better every week,” Redskins coach Randy Maag said. “We’ve got great confidence and we’re playing as a team.”

Kerri Evalt led all scorers with 14 points for Port Townsend. Brooke Little added 13 points, while Bella Fox hauled in nine rebounds.

Port Townsend travels to North Mason on Tuesday.

Port Townsend 42, North Kitsap 32

Port Townsend 5 11 15 11 — 42

North Kitsap 9 9 7 7 — 32

Individual Scoring

Port Townsend (42)

Evalt 14, Little 13, Dowdle 6, Fox 4, Maag 4, Barnett 1.

North Kitsap (32)

Simmons 8. Williams 8, Ritter 7, Weatherhill 4, Cardosa 3, Clark 2.

KINGSTON 67, SEQUIM 39

SEQUIM — The Wolves (0-12, 0-16) are still searching for their first Olympic League win of the season.

Lea Hopson led all scorers with 17 points in the loss.

Sequim travels to Port Angeles on Tuesday.

Kingston 67, Sequim 39

Kingston 21 10 20 16 — 67

Sequim 10 4 10 15 — 39

Individual Scoring

Kingston (67)

Canper 14, Baetz 13, Snaza 8, Hart 6, Sander 7, Brown 7, Albert 4, Daniels 4, Wicklein 2.

Sequim (39)

Hopson 17, Soha 6, Zbaraschuk 6, Wiker 4, Balkan 3, Hamer 2

NEAH BAY 68, NORTH SOUND 57

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — The Red Devils continue to cruise over any challengers, racking up a pair of wins this weekend.

Neah Bay went out to an early lead Saturday night against the North Sound Christian Lions en route to another nonleague win.

Ardis Pullen led the Red Devils (5-0, 17-0) with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Rebecca Thompson added 16 points and nine boards.

Friday night, Neah Bay jumped out to an early 15-5 lead over Clallam Bay, cruising the rest of the way for a 52-31 win.

Pullen led the Red Devils with 11 points in the contest, while Cherish Moss sank eight and hauled down eight rebounds.

Jessica Angulo led the Bruins scoring with 16 points.

Clallam Bay (2-3, 10-4) rebounded the next day with a 35-32 win over Highland Christian.

Sarah Reeves had 16 points and six rebounds in the win, while Angulo had 10 points and five assists.

Neah Bay 68, North Sound 47

Neah bay 26 10 15 17 –68

North Sound 5 16 7 19 — 47

Individual Scoring

Neah Bay (68)

Pullen 18, Thompson 16, Greene 10, Moss 9, Winck 6, Kallappa 5.

North Sound (47)

Castor 22, Otis 8, Oakland 8, Washio 4, Speck 3.

Neah Bay 52, Clallam Bay 31

Clallam Bay 5 12 8 6 — 31

Neah Bay 15 8 14 15 — 52

Individual Scoring

Clallam Bay (31)

Angulo 16, Reeves 7, Randall 4, Erickson 2, Welever 2.

Neah Bay (52)

Pullen 11, Moss 8, Kallappa 5, Thompson 5, Greene 5, Fonzi 4, Allen 2.

Clallam Bay 35, H. Christian 32

Clallam Bay 10 6 10 9 — 35

H. Christian 12 10 7 4 — 32

Individual Scoring

Clallam Bay (35)

Reeves 16, Angulo 10, Parker 3, Welever 3, Randall 3.

H. Christian (32)

Brown 8, Diemer 8, Colin 10, Sytsna 2, Tvemier 10.

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