Derek Dickerson hit 7-of-9 3-pointers for 25 points, as the Whatcom Community College men's basketball team had little trouble with rival Skagit Valley on its way to a 95-56 in an NWAACC North Division game on Saturday, Jan. 21, to improve for its fifth straight division victory.
Dickerson came off a season-best 39-point performance against Shoreline on Jan. 14 when he drilled nine 3-pointers, with another top-notch shooting display on Saturday.
"They scouted him well, too," Whatcom coach Chris Scrimsher said in a phone interview. "They saw his performance last game and they face-guarded him the first half. We ran some plays for him, though, and he got his shot off."
Evan Coulter scored 17 points, while Marcus Bagnerise and Chris Tanis each had 12. Whatcom built a 51-27 lead at halftime.
Whatcom improved to 13-2 overall and 5-0 in the North Division.
WCC next plays at Bellevue at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23.
WHATCOM 95, SKAGIT 56
Skagit: Dalton Daniels 3, Riley Newman 6, Justin Downer 10, Aaron Friese 1, Elgin Lambert 5, Jon Grimm 8, Brad Jeffries 2, Rory Fields 2, Michael Granchenko 19. Totals 21-64 9-17 56.
WCC: Will Perry 8, Daniel Neilsen 2, Marcus Bagnerise 12, Theo VandenEkart 5, Derek Dickerson 25, Evan Coulter 17, Caleb Buchanan 3, Patrick Voeut 6, Zach Stalin 5, Chris Tanis 12. Totals 35-62 16-20 95.
Half: Whatcom 51-27
3-ptg: Skagit 5-17 (Michael Granchenko 3); WCC 9-19 (Derek Dickerson 7). Rebounds: Skagit 31; WCC 46 (Zach Stalin, Marcus Bagnerise 6). Assists: Skagit 12 (Dalton Daniels 5); WCC 17 (Evan Coulter 4). Fouls: Skagit 18 (Brad Jeffries 5), WCC 20. Turnovers: Skagit 17, WCC 16.
