The Blaine boys' basketball team fell into an early hole and could never recover against Anacortes. They suffered a 68-35 Northwest Conference loss Friday, Dec. 21, in Blaine.

"Anacortes is a great squad, and they did a good job of playing tight man-to-man defense," Blaine coach Shaun Pile said in a phone interview. "They got us out of what we wanted to run, and we got in a big deficit. You got to give credit to Anacortes."

Blaine's Josiah Westbrook scored a team-high eight points, and Gabe Trump added seven and a team-high five boards. Anacortes' A.J. Yost led the Seahawks with 17 points.

Blaine (2-6, 1-2 NWC) will host the Blaine Holiday Invite on Friday, Dec. 28.

ANACORTES 68, BLAINE 35

Anacortes 17 15 13 23 - 68

Blaine 8 5 11 11 - 35

Anacortes: Matt Aldridge 9, Jay Iverson 0, Ty Johnson 5, Zach Hiles 0, A.J. Yost 17, Sam D'Amelio 16, Alex Luevanos 3, Andrew Medalia 0, Zach Vance 6, J. D'Amelio 9, Nevile 3. Team totals: 7-11 (FT) 68.

Blaine: Josiah Westbrook 8, Isaiah Jackson 0, Jericho Probadora 2, Cole Muder 4, Ivan Sanchez 3, Gabe Trump 7, Tas Scanlan 0, Ryan Wallen 0, Zach Rector 6, Jon Fakkema 2, James Fakkema 3, Bryan Randle 0. Team totals: 13-22 (FT) 35.

3-ptg: Anacortes 7 (J. D'Amelio 2), Blaine 2 (Rector 2). Rebounds: Blaine 21 (Trump 5). Assists: Blaine 7 (Sanchez/Wallen 2). Fouls: Anacortes 17, Blaine 12. Turnovers: Blaine 16.