Kailen Hayes scored a team-high 23 points, and Alex Check added 15, but the Bellingham boys' basketball team lost 83-76 in a Northwest Conference game Friday, Jan. 11, in Anacortes.

"We were a little bit undermanned tonight with a couple kids out with injuries," Bellingham coach Ken Crawford said in a phone interview. "We knew we would probably be in for a dogfight."

The Red Raiders trailed 39-30 at halftime, but Bellingham cut Anacortes' lead to six points with two-and-a-half minutes left. Crawford said the Seahawks made key shots down the stretch that prevented Bellingham from narrowing the deficit.

Anacortes' Sam D'Amelio scored a game-high 27 points, and Ty Johnson added 20. Bellingham's Kyle Redmond scored 12 points, and Check had a team-high eight boards to go with his 15 points.

Bellingham (8-7, 3-3) travels to Sedro-Woolley for a Northwest Conference game on Monday, Jan. 14.

ANACORTES 83, BELLINGHAM 76,

Bellingham 15 15 18 28 - 76

Anacortes 21 18 24 20 - 83

Bellingham: Cyrus Davies 1, Kyle Redmond 12, Darice Haywood 2, Alex Check 15, Nick Zeegers 11, Aaron Burke 0, Marques Reynolds 8, Dante Check 3, Kailen Hayes 23, Ryan Fox 1. Team totals: 24-58 26-39 76.

Anacortes: Matt Aldridge 8, Ty Johnson 20, A.J. Yost 3, Sam D'Amelio 27, Alex Luevanos 1, Andrew Medalia 9, Zach Vance 2, Billy King 13. Team totals: 26-62 21-38 83.

3-ptg: Bellingham 2-11 (Redmond/Zeegers 1), Anacortes 10-23 (D'Amelio 5). Rebounds: Bellingham 40 (Check 8), Anacortes 46 (King 7). Fouls: Bellingham 29 (Redmond), Anacortes 26 (King). Turnovers: Bellingham 16, Anacortes 14.