POULSBO — Someday, Sather, Wood and Payne would make a great name for a law firm.

For now, the trio of high-scoring players — Lindsay Sather, Mandy Wood, and Ashley Payne — will have to satisfy themselves by driving the Port Angeles Roughriders to the state tournament.

The Roughriders rolled over a speed bump Wednesday on their way to state: the winless North Kitsap Vikings. Wood scored 10 first-quarter points, Payne scored 19, and Sather chipped in with five as the Roughriders made quick work of the Vikings, 84-23.

North Kitsap scored only two points in the first quarter and two points in the second as the Roughriders grabbed a first-half lead of 46-4.

While the pressing, trapping team from Port Angeles let up in the second half — going into a more deliberate, half-court offense and cutting down on the pressure — they still turned the game into a blowout.

But Vikings coach Dan Weedin wasn’t displeased after the game.

After seeing the Roughriders take fifth in state last year, he knew about their depth, size, and scoring ability.

“That’s a great basketball team we played tonight,” he said after the game.

Weedin said the Vikings went into a zone to damage the Roughriders’ outside shooting.

But PA’s inside players, including Missy Schaad, Christina Hebert, and Trisha Buckingham, proved tough, scoring 25 points, most of them in the post, and making North Kitsap’s zone redundant.

There were few offensive highlights for the Vikings, who didn’t score in the game until Sheena Brundage fought inside for a layup with four minutes left in the first quarter.

But Brundage had a good game, scoring 10 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and swatting a pair of shots.

Sarah Bergman also heated up, scoring eight points in the second half to double North’s output in the first.

But most of the talk after the game was about the Roughriders (9-2, 5-0 in league).

“As far as I’m concerned, they’ll make a run at the state title,” Weedin said. “That’s as good a basketball performance as you’ll see, from boys or girls.”

Both Weedin and Port Angeles coach Mike Knowles were impressed with the Roughriders’ defense, which pestered the Vikings into turnovers and low-percentage shots.

“If you pick up the ball or take a dribble, you’re smothered,” Weedin said.

Knowles said the Roughriders’ pressure led to their high-flying offense.

“Our offense feeds off our defense,” Knowles said. “We have kids who play both ends of the floor.”

Knowles said the team worked on its half-court offense in the second half, a step that slowed the game down but took the players out of their rhythm: “We’d rather get out and run,” Knowles admitted.

As for the Vikings (0-11), Weedin was happy with their attitude and drive during the game.

“Nobody hung their head,” he said.