Tamerius, Dicks Set Pace in 49-38 Romp

PORT ANGELES - West's Wildcats dominated the backboards and erupted on a 23-point final period scoring splurge to notch their initial conquest of the prep basketball season, a 49-38 nod over the Port Angeles Roughriders here last night.

The double-A tournament trail encourter saw coach Bob Smith's Wildcats used the 23-point explosion to overcome a 31-26 third period deficit and successfully launch their bid for an Olympic peninsula berth in the post-season state AA tournament.

J. D. TAMERIUS and Les Dicks supplied the two-fold punch which left the Roughriders reeling in that final-period wake.

Tamerius collected 11 of his game's high total of 17 in those last eight minutes, while Dicks' work off the defensive backboard (he had 18 rebounds in all for the night) generated the fast-breaking Wildcat attack which resulted in the victory.

All in all, West grabbed off 41 rebounds to the 'Riders 27 with Tamerius second to Dicks with 11.

As they did in their opening season loss to Mount Tahoma (50-53), the Wildcats got off and running at the start to establish a 13-8 first-period lead. But cold shooting thwarted them through the next  two panels and the 'Riders had 23-18 half-time and 31-26 third peiod leads.

THEN THE Smithmen, refusing to permit another last-quarter letdown as they experienced against Mount Tahoma, poured on the coal. Starting guard Leon Leslie and Jim Stockton, the latter a junior making his first varsity opening, were twice each on the scoring end of fast breaks started by the angular Dicks.

Coupled with Tamerius' tallies, the outburst was much too much for the host Roughriders to handle.

West played it almost entirely without veteran starter Steve Schumacher, still suffering from a shoulder bruise suffered in a fall during the Mount Tahoma game. However, Steve, in his brief playing time, contributed one key bucket to West's comeback drive.

Leslie, another veteran senior, followed Tamerius in the individual scoring with 13 while Dicks chipped in with nine.

BLAINE PEARMAN collected 'Rider high honors with 10 before fouling out shortly before the end.

Team-wise, the Wildcats fired 21 of 54 shots for 37.5 per cent, while the hosts hit 14 of 52 for 27.

Port Angeles junior varsity salved some consolation for the night's effort with a 53-36 preliminary game quest. Gary Gordon, one of three juniors on the 'Cat JV unit, led the scoring with 19, 17 of them coming in the opening half.

B Team Game

West (36) - Matlock 3, Gordon 19, Grahn, Pudas, Richardson, Shute 9, Egan 2, Jackson, Manke, Orange, Costello, Watson 3, Chamberlain, Munns.

Port Angeles (53) - Patterson 17, Ruddell 4, Hargraves 4, Berg 4, Green 12, Bell 2, Bond 6, Freeman 4.

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East Takes 49-39 Loss in Opener

BOTHELL - A closing splurge carried the Bothell Cougars to a 48-39 triumph over the East Knights in a non-league prep cage contest here last night.

Bob Ashe, tallest member of the Bothell's big front line of 6-5, tallied 21 points to lead all scorers.

Jim Tienhaara, senior East forward countered 19.

Count was 36-34 with five minutes left in the game when the Cougars swarmed ahead to ice the conquest. One of the deciding factors was rebounding where Bothell overall gathered 27 to 25 from East.

Bothell forwards tip 6-4 and 6-2 while tallest Knight was just over 6-1.

Cougars outgunned East from the field, 37 percent to 31 percent. East attempted only 43 goals, Bothell 57.

Bothell held the advantage all the way, taking a 17-10 margin after the first eight minutes and maintaining a similar spread at 26-20 at intermission.

Knights hustled well, led by floor play of senior guard Greg Morrisson, but "first-game jitters" caught up with them early and again late, head coach Les Eathorne of East stated.

East entertains the Mount Tahoma Thunderbirds Tuesday in a non-league encouter between old rivals from the Capital league.

Knights entered the Olympic league this season.

B Team Game

East (34) - Henry 4, Kennedy 1, Johnston 14, Gibson 9, Huguenin 6, Winderl, Fisher, Busby, Berteaux, Slate, Moe, Strachan.

Bothell (48) - Culpepper 3, Rian 12, Ross 9, Brower 7, Sierer 4, Knight, Wamen 2, Haynes 4

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East, West

Frosh Score

East Squires and West Wildkittens easily conquered their first freshmen basketball opponents of the season yesterday, Squires crushed Stevens of Port Angeles, 55-26, and the ‘Kittens thumping Marcus Whitman, 34-22.

Forward Calvin Pharr tallied 17 points and guard Albert Miller 13 for East although coach Art McCarty let the starting five play just slightly more than half of the ball game. East didn’t use its customary press against the invaders from the two-year-old PA junior high.

Walter Harrell with 11 and Rayford Green with nine paced the ‘Kittens.

East Frosh (55) – Pharr 17, Mount 8, Love 2, Albertson 4, Miller 13, Yeager 2, Bohlmann 8, Sokolowski 1, Nelson, Johnson;

Stevens of PA (26) – Wheeler 3, Robinson 2, Short 6, Coleman 8, Christianson 2, Duckett, Haubrich, Parr, Burke 1, Lawe 4, Hooker.

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South Peewees

Take Jamboree

South captured the Peewee jamboree last night with a 56-37 total point triumph over North.

Five contests were played with total points deciding the outcome.

In the five frays South came out on top all but once. Silverdale beat Poulsbo 13-2, Naval Avenue downed Sheridan Park 6-4, Chico trounced Bainbridge 20-8, West Bremerton tied North Perry 12-all, and Manette captured only win for North with an 11-5 victory over Warren Ave.