BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Squalicum earns road win over Marysville-Pilchuck
Squalicum rallied in the fourth quarter and bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 63-54 nonleague win over Marysville-Pilchuck on Saturday, Dec. 19, in Marysville.
Josiah Westbrook scored a team-high 21 points, Darious Powell had 19 and Damek Mitchell contributed 12.
“Marysville played really well, and we had to play well in the fourth quarter to come from behind and get the victory,” Squalicum coach Dave Dickson said.
The Tomahawks led 43-40 entering the fourth, but the Storm outscored them 23-11 during the final eight minutes.
Other results
Lynden Christian 56, Cedar Park Christian 37: Zach Roetcisoender scored a game-high 25 points to extend the Lyncs’ unbeaten streak to seven games with a nonleague game over Cedar Park Christian. Jake Poag added nine points, and Grant Rubbert had six points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Mount Baker 68, La Conner 31: Mount Baker overmatched La Conner in nearly every facet en route to a lopsided nonleague win. Timothy Soares finished with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds, Grant Balvanz had 16 points and TJ Bass added 12. The Mountaineers (4-2, 1-1 NWC) outrebounded La Conner 49-16 and had 17 more assists.
Nooksack Valley 62, Overlake 59 (OT): Nooksack Valley hit some big shots down the stretch and earned its third straight victory with a nonleague overtime win against Overlake. Connor Beard scored a game-high 25 points, Noah Rawls scored 15 and Aaron Bosscher had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
We played hard and smart tonight. They pressed us the whole time and we are becoming a team that uses that as an opportunity instead of an obstacle
Nooksack Valley coach Chris Scrimsher on win
Up next
Sehome’s 1996 state championship team will be in the house when the Mariners play host to Arlington in a nonleague game at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. Sehome will be looking to bounce back following a loss to Nooksack Valley.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 7-0 | 2-0 |
Anacortes (2A) | 5-2 | 2-0 |
Lynden (2A) | 4-0 | 1-0 |
Blaine (2A) | 4-2 | 1-0 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 6-3 | 1-1 |
Mount Baker (2A) | 4-2 | 1-1 |
Ferndale (3A) | 3-3 | 1-1 |
Meridian (1A) | 4-4 | 1-1 |
Sehome (2A) | 2-4 | 1-1 |
Squalicum (2A) | 6-1 | 0-1 |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 2-5 | 0-1 |
Bellingham (2A) | 3-5 | 0-2 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 1-4 | 0-2 |
Lynden Christian 56, Cedar Park Christian 37
Lynden Christian | 14 | 16 | 17 | 9 | — | 56 |
Cedar Park Christian | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | 37 |
Lynden Christian: Cole Bajema 5, Josiah Meppelink 0, Lucas Roetcisoender 0, Andrew Vander Mey 0, Tanner Bouma 6, Jake Poag 9, Zach Roetcisoender 25, Nate Hielkema 2, Grant Rubbert 6, George De Jong 3. Totals: 26-58 2-4 56.
Cedar Park Christian: Jaden Sheffey 2, Zack Fisk 3, George Reidy 8, Josh Krause 0, Connor Renstrom 6, Riley Mallot 0, Scott Kragerud 6, Andrei Leonardi 6, Chase Whitthun 3, Jack Stiger 3. Totals: 12-43 9-14 37.
3-point field goals — LC: 2 (Bajema/Poag 1); CPC: 4 (Reidy 2). Rebounds — LC: 36 (Rubbert 9); CPC: 29 (Leonardi 4). Assists — LC: 9 (Meppelink 4); CPC: 8 (Sheffey 3). Fouls — LC: 15; CPC: 12. Turnovers — LC: 9; CPC: 15.
Squalicum 63, Marysville-Pilchuck 54
Squalicum | 11 | 20 | 9 | 23 | — | 63 |
Marysville-Pilchuck | 14 | 22 | 7 | 11 | — | 54 |
Squalicum: Josiah Westbook 21, Noah Westerhoff 2, Simran Parmar 0, Josh Vail 0, Karampal Dulay 2, Darious Powell 19, Damek Mitchell 12, Creighton Kaui 4, Giovanni Melley 3. Totals: 25-55 7-17 63.
Marysville-Pilchuck: Whitney 9, Gould 3, Bevan 26, Haefele 0, Lind 0, Brown 10, McDonald 0, Heckendorf 6, Kauk 0. Totals: 22-51 4-7 54.
3-point field goals — Squalicum: 6 (Powell 3); MP: 6 (Bevan 4). Rebounds — Squalicum: 27 (Melley 10); MP: 22. Assists — Squalicum: 12 (Westbrook 4); MP: 7. Fouls — Squalicum: 14; MP: 20. Turnovers — Squalicum: 17; MP: 19.
Nooksack Valley 62, Overlake 59 (OT)
Overlake | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 6 | — | 59 |
Nooksack Valley | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 9 | — | 62 |
Overlake: Braxton Baker 2, Tellier Lundquist 2, Katon Minhas 14, Latio Cosmos 19, Zeyad Daher 2, Owen Friend 20. Totals: 26-54 5-11 59.
Nooksack Valley: David Flores 2, Connor Beard 25, Noah Rawls 15, Casey Bauman 5, Aaron Bosscher 13, Kyle Veldman 2, Jeremy Toner 0. Totals: 21-60 16-29 62.
3-point field goals — Overlake: 2-15 (Minhas 2); Nooksack Valley: 4-13 (Rawls 3). Rebounds — Overlake: 44 (Friend 12); Nooksack Valley: 34 (Bosscher 10). Assists — Overlake: 7 (Cosmos 4); Nooksack Valley: 10 (Bauman/Bosscher 3). Fouls — Overlake: 22 (Lundquist/Daher); Nooksack Valley: 11. Turnovers — Overlake: 25; Nooksack Valley: 10.
Mount Baker 68, La Conner 31
La Conner | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | 31 |
Mount Baker | 18 | 18 | 26 | 6 | — | 68 |
La Conner: Cameron Hansen 10, Terrence Fornsby 8, Harrison Orkney 2, Riley Stewart 0, Budda Luna 2, Scott Lindeman 5, Jeffrey Johnson 2, Cooper Zavala 2, Scottie Miller 0. Totals: 10-57 7-16 31.
Mount Baker: Keenan Gray 1, Jed Schleimer 2, Mason Bass 8, Sam Stargell 4, Carson Engholm 4, Cory Bergh 2, Thomas Barbo 0, TJ Bass 12, Grant Balvanz 16, Timothy Soares 19, Ethan Gates xx. Totals: 28-58 7-13 68.
3-point field goals — La Conner: 3 (Hansen 2); Mount Baker: 5 (Blavanz 3). Rebounds — La Conner: 16 (Luna 3); Mount Baker: 49 (Soares 10). Assists — La Conner: 4 (four with 1); Mount Baker: 21 (Gray 5). Fouls — La Conner: 15; Mount Baker: 17. Turnovers — La Conner: 10; Mount Baker: 19.
This story was originally published December 19, 2015 at 9:44 PM with the headline "BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Squalicum earns road win over Marysville-Pilchuck."