Mason Grove tossed in 33 points Tuesday, with seven three-point bombs, in a narrow JV loss. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Mason Grove has solved the Port Townsend defense.
Scorching the RedHawks for a second time in as many games this season, the Coupeville sophomore rained down 33 points, and seven three-balls, Tuesday in a narrow 56-52 road loss for the Wolf JV boys.
That performance comes on the heels of a 34-point, 10-trey showcase back in mid-Dec., and Grove will get a final run at PT Jan. 26.
While the loss drops the young Wolves to 0-2 in Olympic League play, 1-9 overall, they didn’t give up without a considerable fight.
“Heart breaker! Great battle right up to the end,” said CHS coach Chris Smith. “We had a number of chances to put the game on ice but just couldn’t get it done.”
If nothing else, the Wolves were remarkably precise, scoring exactly 13 points in each of the four quarters.
“The defense ran a zone press all game and that gave us a lot of offensive opportunities,” Smith said. “Mason flat-out went off.”
Grove mixed things up, scoring 11 in the first quarter while hitting just a single three-ball.
After that, he added nine, seven and six going forward, with his most productive stretch from behind the arc coming in the second quarter, when he rained down a trio of treys.
Ulrik Wells backed him up, banging down low for six points, while Alex Jimenez (3), Koa Davison (3), Daniel Olson (3), Jacobi Pilgrim (2) and Jean Lund-Olsen (2) also scored.
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