Prep rivals in their high school days, Sequim’s Hope Glasser and Port Angeles’ Emilia Long make quite a combo.

The duo helped make quick work of visiting Skagit Valley last week, leading Peninsula to a 64-47 win on Feb. 16.

Glasser led the team with 19 points on nine-of-16 shooting, while Long had 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals for PC.

Peninsula, ranked No. 6 in the Feb. 8 TicketSmarter NWAC poll, limited Skagit to 35 percent (21-of-60) from the field and just three 3-pointers.

After getting behind early, PC went on a 24-5 run in the late first quarter and early second to take command.

Three days later, Glasser led a massive comeback to upend Olympic, 67-64, avoiding an upset to a Ranger team that’s still seeking its first conference win.

In the women’s game, the Pirates trailed most of the game and found themselves in a deep hole at 62-51 with only 4:43 left in the contest. PC clamped down on defense, however, allowing just one bucket down the stretch and going on a 16-2 run to end the game.

Glasser led the team with 22 points and 11 rebounds. She started the rally with a three-point play, then Ariyanna Camacho-Villafuerte hit a 3-pointer to quickly cut the deficit down to 62-57 with 3:30 left.

Glasser added two more baskets and Long added two steals and a basket during the run. Long finished the game with 13 points and eight steals.

In the final seven seconds with Peninsula clinging to a 65-64 lead, Glasser grabbed an offensive rebound and got the ball to Kelli-Jade Smith, who was fouled. Smith hit a pair of free throws with two seconds left for the final score. She ended up with 10 points.

The victory keeps the women’s record at 8-1 in the North and 17-3 overall. The Pirates next play a huge game at first-place Whatcom (9-0, 18-1) on the road Wednesday.

PC men upset Skagit, fall to Olympic

Skagit had the poll credentials, but Peninsula had home court advantage.

The Pirate men’s basketball squad raced to a 42-20 lead by halftime and held on for an 83-69 upset win over the visiting Skagit Valley Cardinals on Feb. 16.

Skagit, ranked No. 1 in the TicketSmarter Feb. 8 poll, shot just 36 percent from the field, with three of their starters combing to go 0-for-13 from the floor.

Isaiah Sampson led a balanced Pirate attack with 16 points while Michael Medlock added 15 off the bench. Medlock and Jaylin Reed each hit three 3-points, as PC shot a blistering 10-for-19 (52.6 percent) from deep. Eight of those came in PC’s big first half.

Peninsula couldn’t quite hold on to that momentum in a 94-68 loss to Olympic on Feb. 19, keeping it close by halftime (53-52) before giving up 41 second half points.

In the men’s game, Olympic shot lights out in the second half against the Pirates’ men. The Rangers shot 54.8 percent (17-for-31) from the field and 13-for-17 from the free-throw line in the second half. They also made six 3-pointers.

The Pirates were led by Jaylin Reed with 22 points. Sampson and Medlock had 14 points each.

The loss dropped the men to fifth in the North Region.

The Peninsula men (5-4, 13-8) next play at Whatcom (0-9, 8-15) on Feb. 23.