PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles girls basketball team opened district play with an easy 73-28 win over the Franklin Pierce Cardinals. The Roughriders entire team got in the act of scoring as ten of the 11 Roughriders who suited up scored. The only Roughrider who did not score was Freshman Raeah Kibe. She was the only JV player pulled up by Mike Poindexter. Kibe almost scored when she made a power move on the baseline and her shot rolled in and out. Her teammates on the bench were wanting to explode had the shot gone in.
The Roughriders jumped out to an early 18-5 lead and led 46-19 at the half. The Roughriders went up by forty-two points with 5:48 left in the game and the nonstop clock rule was in effect. Eve Burke lead the way with twenty-two points. The game was stopped in the 4th Quarter as Burke was honored by the Port Angeles Athletic Department for her outstanding 4 years of play. Bailee Larson hit for thirteen. Anna Petty scored nine points, Paige Mason had six points, Piper Williams had five points, Jenna McGoff and Angelina Sprague had four points, Jade Gedelman hit a 3 ball and Isabelle Felton and Lexie Smith both had 2 points.
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At 5’3″, Sequim Jr. Point guard Hannah Bates is the smallest player on the floor. But when it came to her Wolves shocking Enumclaw 54-45 last night, Bates stat line was as high as neighboring Mount Rainier. Bates had a team High 20 points pulled down and incredible nine boards and had three steals. Sequim Soph. Jolene Vaara had her usual control of the boards scoring twelve points pulling down nine rebounds and blocking four shots. Sr. Hannah Wagner had eight points and seven rebounds. Jr. Sammie Bacon had eight points and six rebounds. The win now puts the Wolves in another 101-rival game with Port Angeles at Roughrider gymnasium Thursday night at 6 pm. The winner will advance to the district championship game Saturday at Highline High School at 5 pm. The loser will play Saturday afternoon at Highline High School for 3rd and 4th place with the tip off at 1 pm.
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The Port Angeles Roughrider Boys open district play tonight at Roughrider gym against Franklin Pierce. Tipoff is set for 6 pm.
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NWAC action tonight at Peninsula College as Skagit Valley comes to town. The sixth ranked Pirate Women tip off at 5 pm. The Pirate men facing the #1 ranked Cardinals tip off at 7 pm.