Nate Wielenga hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 23 points as the Lynden boys' basketball team had little trouble with visiting Nooksack Valley to win 64-18 in a Northwest Conference game on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Wielenga drained four of his 3-pointers in the first half as Lynden went into the break leading 36-6. The Pioneers were held to one point in the third quarter.
"We really shot the ball well early on," Lynden coach Brian Roper said in a phone interview. "Nate had it going from the outside. I think life is a little easier when you are shooting well from the outside, especially early."
Lynden (14-3, 9-1 NWC) also got help from Zach Vis' six points, seven rebounds and three assists. Jalani Phelps scored seven points, while John Shine and Dak Shagren each added six.
Ben Prink led Nooksack Valley (1-17, 1-10) with nine points.
Lynden next travels to Blaine at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, while Nooksack Valley waits to host Bellingham at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
LYNDEN 64, NOOKSACK VALLEY 18
Nooksack Valley 5 1 4 8 - 18
Lynden 19 17 16 12 - 64
Nooksack Valley: Ben Prink 9, Tyson Perry 2, Trey Handy 0, Bret Rediger 1, Joey Scheffer 4, Brandon Gwinner 0, Evan Jensen 0, Seth Taron 2, B.J. Salmonson 0. Team totals: 4-21 7-14 18.
Lynden: Josh Kraght 2, Lucas Jacob 0, Zach Vis 6, Kyle Mark 3, John Shine 6, Dak Shagren 6, Jaremy Martin 5, Nate Wielenga 23, Jalani Phelps 7, Scott Hastings 0, Matt Meyer 4, Marcus Fakkema 2, Bret DeGraaff 0. Team totals: 16-29 8-14 64.
3-ptg: Nooksack Valley 1-9 (Ben Prink 1), Lynden 8-18 (Nate Wielenga 5). Rebounds: Nooksack Valley 19 (Evan Jensen 4), Lynden 31 (Zach Vis 7). Assists: Nooksack Valley 3 (B.J. Salmonson 2), Lynden 16 (Zach Vis 3). Fouls: Nooksack Valley 15, Lynden 14. Turnovers: Nooksack Valley 14, Lynden 6.
