The Lynden boys' basketball team defeated University City of San Diego 49-35 in the Surf 'n Slam tournament Thursday, Dec. 27, in San Diego.

"It was a good bounce-back game for us after losing to Tahoma," Lynden coach Brian Roper said in a phone interview. "I liked the effort our guys gave and the sunshine."

Lynden jumped out to a 28-17 lead at halftime and was led in scoring by John Shine with 14 points.

"Shine was very efficient and effective on both ends of the floor," Roper said. "He had five steals and eight rebounds and did a lot of things to help the team today."

Lynden will play Skyline in the Surf 'n Slam tournament tomorrow.

LYNDEN 49, UNIVERSITY CITY 35

University City 7 10 8 10 - 35

Lynden 8 20 13 8 - 49

University City: Michael Sohikish 10, Riley Dickard 7, Quinn Skillin 6, Jordan Terry 2, Devante Pritchett 3, Jeremy Granfors 0, Mitchell Provencher 2, Corwin Feerick 0, Aaron Fortes 0, Kalid Ahmed 0, Brendan Smith 5. Team totals: 2-3(FT) 35.

Lynden: Josh Kraght 2, Kyle Mark 0, Zach Vis 5, John Shine 14, Dak Shagren 12, Jaremy Martin 6, Scott Hastings 1, Jalani Phelps 1, Matt Meyer 5, Marcus Fakkema 3, Bret DeGraaff 0. Team totals: 14-21(FT) 49.

3-ptg: University City 5 (Sohikish 2), Lynden 3 (Shagren 2). Fouls: University City 13 (none), Lynden 11 (none).