Beard leads Nooksack Valley past Blaine
Nooksack Valley’s Connor Beard scored 25 points to lead the Pioneers to a 76-52 non-league win over Blaine on Thursday, Dec. 1, at Blaine High School.
Nooksack Valley built a 20-5 first-quarter lead and cruised the rest of the way. Kier Munzanreder led Blaine with 16 points.
“They jumped out right away and shell shocked us to start the game,” Blaine Shaun Pile said in a phone interview. “We tried to climb back in it.”
Nooksack Valley 76, Blaine 52
Nooksack Valley | 20 | 17 | 28 | 11 | — | 76 |
Blaine | 5 | 16 | 14 | 17 | — | 52 |
Nooksack Valley: David Flores 5, Connor Beard 25, Noah Rawls 6, Casey Bauman 8, Aaron Bosscher 14, Koert Weidkamp 2, Jordan Veening 0, Kyle Veldman 1, Jeremy Toner 13, Kirk Veldman 2. Totals: 27-54 13-19 76.
Blaine: Kier Munzanrader 16, Marcus Potts 7, Ben Adams 7, Jonny Starcer 6, Tyler Luce 5, Michael Baldwin 4, Jalen Kortlever 3, Carson Knutson 4, Anthony Ball 0, Josh Fakkema 0. Totals: 10-27 14-15 52.
3-point field goals — Nooksack Valley: 6-18 (six with 1); Blaine: 6-11 (Starcer 2). Rebounds — Nooksack Valley: 32; Blaine: 21 (Potts/ Munzanrader 5). Assists — Nooksack Valley: 15; Blaine: 6 (Adams 3). Fouls — Nooksack Valley: 17; Blaine: 18 (Fakkema). Turnovers — Nooksack Valley: 9; Blaine: 24.
This story was originally published December 2, 2015 at 10:18 PM with the headline "Beard leads Nooksack Valley past Blaine."