The Bellingham girls' basketball team came back to defeat Nooksack Valley 46-45 in the last seconds of a non-conference game Friday, Dec. 7, at Nooksack Valley High School.

"We were up by about eight with three minutes to go and Bellingham had a nice comeback," Nooksack Valley coach Shane Wichers said in a phone interview. "They took the lead with about 23 seconds left. We came down and couldn't get a shot off."

The Red Raiders (3-2) were led by Ashley Spink, who scored 20 points and Olivia Halverson, who scored 11.

Nooksack Valley (3-1) was led by Melissa Stadt, who had eight points, 14 rebounds and two assists.

"They had a great comeback, but we missed some shots that would have really helped us," Wichers said. "It was a good, hard-fought game."

Bellingham hosts Marysville-Getchell on Saturday, Dec. 8, while Nooksack Valley will travel to Sedro-Woolley on Monday, Dec. 10, for a non-conference game.

BELLINGHAM 46, NOOKSACK VALLEY 45

Bellingham 14 10 10 12 - 46

NV 14 13 6 12 - 45

Bellingham: Carleen Syth 0, Jenn Paul 2, Ashley Spink 20, Michaela Knutson 1, Monica Ziels 0, Alicia Romero 0, Olivia Halverson 11, Joelle Zamora 0, Alyssa Porter 12. Team totals: 15-58 15-22 46.

Nooksack Valley: Kaycee DeBruin 0,Taryn Tenkley 4, Lauren Dykstra 0, Lindsay Hayes 6, Julie Campos 2, Mariah Perry 6, Lindy Swanson 7, Morgan Perry 7, Cheyanna Maxwell 5, Melissa Stadt 8. Team totals: 16-54 11-16 45.

3-ptg: Bellingham 1 (Porter), Nooksack Valley 2 (Maxwell, Swanson). Rebounds: Bellingham 23 (n/a), Nooksack Valley 35 (Stadt 14). Assists: Bellingham n/a, Nooksack Valley 5 (Maxwell, Stadt 2). Fouls: Bellingham 15 (none), Nooksack Valley 18 (none). Turnovers: Bellingham 14, Nooksack Valley 14.