The scoreboard showed North Kitsap on the winning side, but Sequim coach Craig Brooks liked the way his Wolves played in a home loss to the Olympic League powerhouse Vikings on Dec. 19.
“I like the way we competed,” Brooks said following the 82-60 defeat.
Isaiah Moore, in just his second game back from a preseason injury, paced the Wolves (1-3 in Olympic League, 2-4 overall) with 23 points, including 15 in the second half.
The Vikings (4-0 in league, 5-1 overall) jumped to leads of 22-14 after one quarter, 48-29 by halftime and 70-38 after three quarters before the Wolves outscored their visitors 22-12 in the fourth frame, despite NK playing several starters until the final couple of minutes..
“That matters — the way you play when you’re down; I hope we made a lot of growth,” Brooks said.
“[In the fourth quarter] we started to play the way we can play,” he said. “And we started getting back on defense.”
Zach Thompson had 15 points and Charlie Grider, despite battling foul trouble, added 10 points.
Brooks praised Grider for being “very active” in the league match-up.
Keenan Green added six points on a pair of triples.
Harry Davies led the Vikings with 24 points and Cade Orness added 19 points.
The Vikings placed third at the state 2A tournament in 2021-22.
Coming up
Sequim was scheduled to host WF West on Dec. 27 — results were not available at press time
Sequim hosts Granite Falls on Dec. 29 before playing at Sumner on Dec. 30.
The Wolves host Kingston on Jan. 3 and play at Olympic on Jan. 5.
Sequim’s Espn Judd, right, looks for an open teammate in the second half of the Wolves’ 82-60 loss to visiting North Kitsap.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Charlie Grider, left, looks to defend a shot by North Kitsap’s Harry Davies in the second half of a Dec. 19 Olympic League match-up in Sequim.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Vincent Carrizosa, left, slips a pass to a teammate as North Kitsap guard Ethan Gillespie defends, in a Dec. 19 Olympic League match-up.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Isaiah Moore (34) and Keena Green (10) look on as North Kitsap’s Cade Orness puts up a jumpshot in the Vikings’ 82-60 win at Sequim on Dec. 19.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Espn Judd, right, and Isaiah Moore defend the basket as North Kitsap’s Jay Ashford-Dowing drives to the basket in a Dec. 19 Olympic League match-up.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Lars Wiker takes a jumpshot as the Wolves take on North Kitsap on Dec. 19.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim guard Zackary Thompson, right, looks to drive past Harry Davies of North Kitsap in a Dec. 19 Olympic league match-up in Sequim.
Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Keenan Green, right drives past North Kitsap’s Mason Chmielewski in the Wolves’ 82-60 loss to the visiting NK Vikings on Dec. 19.
