The Bellingham boys' basketball team faced an early double-digit deficit and never recovered as it lost to Edmonds-Woodway 71-57 in the Cloud 9 Sports Lynden Christmas Classic on Thursday, Dec. 29, at Lynden Christian High School for its eighth straight loss.
The Red Raiders fell behind 22-10 after the first quarter and trailed by 18 points at halftime.
Alex Check led Bellingham with 20 points, while Derek Guy and Blake Zender each scored eight.
Grant Pattison led Edmonds-Woodway with 17 points.
It was the final game of the tournament for both teams as Bellingham returns to Northwest Conference action. The Red Raiders (1-8, 0-2 NWC) will have to upset some of the conference's top teams if it hopes to end its losing skid anytime soon. It travels to Lynden (7-1, 2-0) next at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, followed by Squalicum (7-0, 2-0) after that.
EDMONDS-WOODWAY 71, BELLINGHAM 57
Bellingham 10 17 12 18 - 57
Edmonds-Woodway 22 23 13 13 - 71
Bellingham: Alex Check 20, Cyrus Davies 0, Derek Guy 8, Tristan Hurley 4, Niall Quinn 0, Kyle Redmond 6, Marcus Reynolds 6, Yeung Yip 0, Keande Washington 0, Nick Zeegers 4, Blake Zender 8, Dante Check 4. Team totals: 11-15 (FT) 57.
Edmonds-Woodway: Travis Bakken 9, Alex Hull 10, Sir Stephen Jackson 4, Devin Joseph 12, Henry Olson 0, Grant Pattison 17, JJ Peterson 8, Jason Smarr 7, Theo Lebeses 4. Team totals: 12-15 (FT) 71.
3-ptg: Bellingham 2 (Kyle Redmond, Blake Zender 1). Fouls: Bellingham 16, Edmonds-Woodway 14.
