Olympic’s Trojans snapped Sequim’s four-game win streak and earned a win on the Wolves’ home court on Dec. 19 to take an early lead in the Olympic League standings.
Trojan Makaleb McInnis snapped a 46-46 tie with a score to spur an Olympic 8-2 as the road squad upended the Wolves, 56-48.
Sequim (2-1 in Olympic League play, 5-2 overall) had a 24-21 lead at halftime.
Jumier Johnson and Keshun McGee led Olympic with 14 points each.
Alex Barry led all scorers with 22 points, but like his teammates he struggled from the field against the athletic Trojan defense. Barry hit eight of 23 from the field (35 percent) and the Sequim team shot just 18-of-60 (30 percent). Sequim also shot just 33 percent (five of 15) from the foul line.
Barry finished with a team-high 10 rebounds and Josh McConnaughey added a pair of blocks.
Wolves KO Kingston
No road woes here.
Sequim’s Wolves jumped out to an eight-point lead by halftime and used suffocating defense to hold Kingston to just two points in a 59-40 win Dec. 17 in Kingston.
Bailey Earley scored 19 points, Barry had 14 points and six assists, and Dustin Bates sank a pair of 3-pointers en route to 10 points as Sequim locked down its second Olympic League win of the season.
Sequim outscored Kingston 16-12 in the first quarter and 15-11 in the second before a 9-2 run in the third quarter sealed the win.
Barry led the defensive effort with nine rebounds, six steals and two blocks. McConnaughey had nine rebounds and Earley added eight boards and a block. Liam Young led Kingston with 11 points.
Looking ahead
Sequim plays a pair of non-league games versus I-5 corridor teams, with Ingraham on Dec. 29 and Sammamish on Dec. 30.
The Wolves are at North Mason Jan. 6 and Neah Bay Jan. 7 before hosting Port Angeles on Jan. 9.
Olympic League
standings (as of Dec. 19)
Team Lg. Over.
Olympic 3-0 6-2
North Kitsap 2-1 4-2
Sequim 2-1 5-2
Bremerton 1-1 3-4
Port Angeles 1-1 3-1
North Mason 0-2 4-4
Kingston 0-3 2-4