KINGSTON — The Kingston Buccaneer basketball teams continue to hold their dominant place at the top of the Olympic League. With just a few games left in the regular season, both the boys and girls teams have a solid shot at the title. However, a title won’t be taken easily.
The girls, holding a 10-2 league record, are one game ahead of the Bremerton Knights (9-2) after a 48-45 loss Jan. 27. Port Angeles (9-3) is on the heels of Bremerton. A combinations of losses by Kingston and wins from either Port Angeles or Bremerton could jeopardize a title shot. The girls have four games left, including home games against Klahowya Jan. 31; away game at North Mason Feb. 1; Sequim Feb. 3 and a rivalry game at North Kitsap Feb. 7.
The girls already defeated the three teams they are scheduled to face as the season comes to a close. The Bucs won 59-34 over Klahowya Dec. 20, 60-42 over Sequim Jan. 3 and 57-37 over North Kitsap Jan. 13.
Though the girls’ loss to Bremerton reduced the buffer zone between the Bucs and the rest of the League, the players continue to hold their own on the court. According to a recent statistics update, Maggie Snaza currently leads the Bucs with 12.3 points per game. Amanda Carper averages 9.9 points per game. Lindsey Wicklein makes 8.4 per game. And Samantha Salis makes 5.8. For assists, Carper leads with 2.8 per game with Napua Fontes, Wicklein and Katelyn Carper holding averages with 2.5 per game.
On defense Snaza leads in blocks with a .5 average and rebounds with an average of 9.8. Napua Fontes averages the most steals with 2.6 per game.
Kingston against Bremerton Jan. 27
Final: Brem 48, KHS 45
Scoring:
Brem 7 14 8 19 — 48
KHS 10 7 8 20 — 45
Individual scoring:
Amanda Carper 11, Katelyn Carper 4, Napua Fontes 9, Ipo Fontes 5, Maggie Snaza 8, Lindsey Wicklein 8
Girls basketball Olympic League Standings
Kingston 10-2
Bremerton 9-2
Port Angeles 9-3
North Kitsap 8-4
Olympia 7-6
Klahowya 4-7
Port Townsend 4-9
Sequim 3-10
North Mason 0-12
Boys basketball still with just one loss
Unlike the girls team, the boys team has four games left in the regular season. The boys will play North Mason at home Feb. 6, a night before taking on North Kitsap Feb. 7. Previous competitions against those teams, however, show the Bucs with the upper hand.
The team defeated North Mason 60-13 Dec. 12. On a winning streak, the Bucs outscored Klahowya 68-58 Dec. 20; Sequim 53-45 Jan. 3 and, following its first league loss to Olympic, defeated North Kitsap 65-31 Jan. 13.
Kingston against Bremerton Jan. 27
Final: KHS 83, Brem 52
Scoring:
KHS 25 25 19 14 — 83
Brem 23 7 10 12 — 52
Individual scoring:
Sam Byers 25, Cody Combs 12, KT Deam 9, Hunter Jones 2, George Mainan 4, Lucas Mays 16, Richie Sander 6, Brady Sundquist 4, Connor Wall 5
Boys basketball Olympic League Standings
Kingston 11-1 13-3
Port Angeles 10-3 14-3
Sequim 10-3 13-4
Bremerton 6-5 7-8
Klahowya 6-5 6-9
Olympic 7-6 10-7
North Kitsap 4-8 4-11
Port Townsend 1-12 2-15
North Mason 0-12 1-15
Upcoming games
JV/Varsity face Klahowya Jan. 31 and Sequim Feb. 3. Boys are away, girls at home.
The boys play North Mason at home Feb. 6 and the teams face North Kitsap Feb. 7. Boys play North Kitsap at home, girls are away.
All junior varsity games begin at 5:15 p.m. Varsity follows at 7 p.m.
