Ben Garcia scored seven 3-pointers and had 31 points to lead the Squalicum boys' basketball team to a 71-58 win at Bellingham in a non-conference game on Monday, Dec. 10.

"Ben shot the ball really well," Squalicum coach Dave Dickson said in a phone interview. "I thought Tre Clark took advantage of his opportunities and gave us a spark at point guard."

Clark added 23 points for the Storm (4-2).

Bellingham (4-3) was led by Kyle Redmond, who scored 17 points, and Kailen Hayes, who scored 12.

"It was a hard-fought rivalry game," Dickson said. "We took an early lead but Bellingham came storming back and had a lead at halftime. We were able to take the lead and keep it the rest of the game. There were a lot of turnovers, but both teams played really hard."

Bellingham will play at Lynden on Friday, Dec. 14, while Squalicum hosts Burlington-Edison.

SQUALICUM 71, BELLINGHAM 58

Squalicum 15 13 25 18 - 71

Bellingham 8 23 11 16 - 58

Squalicum: Jonathan Whetnall 0, Tre Clark 23, Luke Weber 2, Blake Harmon 2, Clark Hazlett 0, Ben Garcia 31, Blake Youtsey 5, Alex Yuska 8. Team totals: 27-56 6-10 71.

Bellingham: Cyrus Davies 0, Kyle Redmond17, Darice Haywood 2, Alex Check 9, Tristan Hurley 2, Nick Zeegers 8, Aaron Burke 0, Marques Reynolds 2, Dante Check 6, Kailen Hayes 12. Team totals: 23-56 11-19 58.

3-ptg: Squalicum 10 (Garcia 7), Bellingham 1 (Redmond). Rebounds: Squalicum 28 (Yuska 9), Bellingham 25 (n/a). Fouls: Squalicum 20 (Harmon, Yuska), Bellingham 15 (Hayes). Turnovers: Squalicum 23, Bellingham 19.