Nooksack Valley's Brandon Gwinner had team highs of 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists, but the Pioneers lost to Class 1A's No. 1-ranked Seattle Academy 72-42 in a non-conference game Saturday, Jan. 19, at Nooksack Valley High School.

The Pioneers trailed 19-9 after the first quarter and fell behind 41-22 by halftime.

"They got to the rim on us, and we had some turnovers that led to some easy buckets for them," Nooksack Valley coach Tyler Mitchell said in a phone interview.

Yaniv Shier led Seattle Academy with 26 points, and Ben Gerke added 20.

Nooksack Valley hosts Anacortes next at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21.

SEATTLE ACADEMY 72, NOOKSACK VALLEY 42

Seattle Academy 19 22 18 13 - 72

Nooksack Valley 9 13 15 5 - 42

Seattle Academy: Calin Washington 14, Jeremy Doss 3, Alex Donald 3, Elliot Frank 4, Ben Gerke 20, Aaron Berhe 0, Amit Perlin 0, Cedric Rhodes 0, Jordan Sloan 2, Yaniv Shier 26. Team totals: 29-67 9-10 72.

Nooksack Valley: Brandon Turnberg 1, Connor Beard 7, Brandon Gwinner 10, Bret Rediger 7, Tanner Myhre 6, Josh Gimmaka 3, Seth Taron 9, Aaron Bosscher 0. Team totals: 14-49 10-16 42.

3-ptg: Seattle Academy 5 (five with 1), Nooksack Valley 4 (Gwinner 2). Rebounds: Seattle Academy 38, Nooksack Valley 26 (Gwinner 8). Assists: Seattle Academy n/a, Nooksack Valley 9 (Gwinner 3). Fouls: Seattle Academy 19, Nooksack Valley 11. Turnovers: Seattle Academy 13, Nooksack Valley 16.