Ferndale freshman Austin Honeycutt scored a team-high 15 points and Cameron Massey added 12, as the Golden Eagles earned a 53-43 Northwest Conference win against Mount Baker Friday, Dec. 14, at Ferndale.

The Golden Eagles led 22-20 at halftime, but Ferndale outscored Baker 19-12 in the third quarter to help seal the win.

"Austin has been playing pretty well, and he did it again tonight," Ferndale coach Monte Walton said in a phone interview. "Brady (Shearer) came off the bench and got us nine, and Cameron Massey did a real good job of rebounding in the second half.

Mount Baker was led by Rueben Murashov's game-high 18 points. He also hauled in a game-high 14 boards.

The Mountaineers (1-5) host Sehome on Saturday, Dec. 15 in a non-conference game, while Ferndale (3-3) travels to Burlington-Edison on Monday, Dec. 17.

FENDALE 53, MOUNT BAKER 43

Mount Baker 5 15 12 11 - 43

Ferndale 15 7 19 12 - 53

Mount Baker: Isaac Gilmore 4, Reuben Murashov 18, Ty Munsell 4, Seth Bass 3, Conner Brandland 2, Dalton Munsell 6, Andrew Zender 3 Howard 4. Team totals: 15-40 16-23 43.

Ferndale: Austin Honeycutt 15, Luis Alvarez 0, Lukas Melton 3, Zachary Cutsforth 0, Brady Shearer 9, Kendall Kelly 13, Travis Hoffman 0, Zach Berkompas 1, Cameron Massey 12. Team totals: 18-53 15-27 53.

3-ptg: Mount Baker 1 (Bass 1), Ferndale 2 (Kelly/Shearer 1). Rebounds: Mount Baker 35 (Murashov 14), Ferndale 32 (Massey 8). Assists: Mount Baker 10 (Gilmore 4), Ferndale 14 (Alvarez 7). Fouls: Mount Baker 15, Ferndale 22 (Melton). Turnovers: Mount Baker 19, Ferndale 16.