BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Mounties top Trojans
Mount Baker boys’ basketball won 69-47 over Meridian on Monday, Dec. 21.
The Mountaineers controlled the court from the onset, ahead by eight at halftime.
Timothy Soares led the game with 27 points and seven rebounds for Mount Baker. Soares’ performance spoke volumes to the ability of his team to succeed this year, Meridian coach Shane Stacy said in a phone interview.
“Timothy Soares for Mount Baker, he’s the real deal,” Stacy said. “I think Mount Baker is the real deal, they will definitely be going deep into the postseason because they have all the pieces.”
Other results
Lynden 62, Sequim 18: Christian Zamora had 12 points, Jordan Wittenberg added 10 points, including two 3-pointers, and the Lions cruised to a nonconference victory at home. Connor Shine had four assists in the victory that saw 7-0 Lynden jump out to a 22-0 lead after the first quarter.
Ferndale 52, Marysville-Getchell 49: Austin Honeycutt led Ferndale to victory with 13 points and seven rebounds, Kyler Lagerway had nine points and John Weg earned two 3-point field goals. Garett Holmes scored seven points and earned three assists.
It was fun for a bunch of guys to get to play and different guys doing things.
Lynden coach Brian Roper on the Lions’ 62-18 win over Sequim
Up next
Blaine hosts Squalicum, Meridian plays at home and Lynden Christian has a road game to finish up boys’ basketball action before Christmas.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Anacortes (2A) | 6-2 | 2-0 |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 7-0 | 2-0 |
Lynden (2A) | 6-0 | 1-0 |
Blaine (2A) | 4-2 | 1-0 |
Mount Baker (3A) | 5-2 | 1-1 |
Ferndale (2A) | 4-3 | 1-1 |
Sehome (1A) | 2-6 | 1-1 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 6-3 | 1-1 |
Meridian (1A) | 4-5 | 1-1 |
Burlington-Edison (1A) | 2-5 | 0-1 |
Squalicum (2A) | 6-1 | 0-1 |
Bellingham (2A) | 3-6 | 0-2 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 1-4 | 0-2 |
Lynden 62, Sequim 18
Sequim | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 18 |
Lynden | 22 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | 62 |
Sequim: Glasser 7, Shea 1, B. Despain 2, N Despain 2, Oliver 3, Faunce 3. Totals: 7-41 3-6 18.
Lynden: Noah King 4, Landon DeBruin xx, Clayton Whitman 7, Sterling Somers 7, Connor Shine 2, Andrew Kivlighn 7, Jordan Wittenberg 10, Christian Zamora 12, Davis Bode 5, James Marsh 4, Cobe Elsner 0, Jared House 2, Blake Silves 2. Totals: 26-49 6-10 62.
3-point field goals — Sequim: 1 (Faunce); Lynden: 4 (Jordan Wittenberg 2). Rebounds — Sequim: 17 (Glasser 5); Lynden: 29 (Conner Shine 4). Assists —Sequim: 4 (n/a); Lynden: 16 (Clayton Whitman 4). Fouls — Sequim: 7; Lynden: 4. Turnovers — Sequim: 14; Lynden: 5.
Ferndale 52, Marysville-Getchell 49
Ferndale | 16 | 10 | 18 | 8 | — | 52 |
Marysville-Getchell | 9 | 20 | 14 | 6 | — | 49 |
Ferndale: Hunter Crim 3, Garett Holmes 7, Kyler Lagerway 9, John Weg 6, Austin Honeycutt 13, Dane Larsen 7, Reid Benson 3, Carson Genger 4. Totals: 15-41 4-14 52.
Marysville-Getchell: Cody Day 10, Caleb Koellmer 2, Zachary Doll 0, David Kancoe 3, Cameron Burns 5, Ian Roskley 4, Colin Mantee 23. Totals: 18-37 2-15 49.
3-point field goals — Ferndale: 4 (Weg 2); Marysville-Getchell: 2. Rebounds — Ferndale: 20 (Honeycutt 7); Marysville-Getchell: 20. Assists — Ferndale: 11 (Holmes 3); Marysville-Getchell: 6 . Fouls — Ferndale: 17, Kyler Lagerway; Marysville-Getchell: 20. Turnovers — Ferndale: 18; Marysville-Getchell: 16.
Mount Baker 69, Meridian 47
Mount Baker | 21 | 12 | 17 | 19 | — | 69 |
Meridian | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 47 |
Mount Baker: Keenan Gray 5, Jed Schleimer 3, Mason Bass 2, Sam Stargell 0, Carson Engholm 6, Cory Bergh 0, Thomas Barbo 3, TJ Bass 13, Grant Balvanz 10, Timothy Soares 27. Totals: 28-49 7-11 69.
Meridian: Marcus McGuinn 6, Brenden Buys 0, Brady Moore 14, Josh Plagerman 2, Derek Campfield 4, Tyler Linderman 2, Camden Burgess 15, Andrew Logan 4, Bailey Hodge 0. Totals: 16-48 8-13 47.
3-point field goals — Mount Baker: 6 (Engholm 2, Balvanz 2); Meridian: 7 (Moore 4). Rebounds — Mount Baker: 32 (Soares 7); Meridian: 24. Assists — Mount Baker: 22 (Ingholm 5, Grey 5); Meridian: N/A. Fouls — Mount Baker: 14; Meridian: 12. Turnovers — Mount Baker: 15; Meridian: 17.
Arlington 63, Sehome 60
Arlington | 12 | 20 | 15 | 16 | — | 63 |
Sehome | 14 | 7 | 23 | 16 | — | 60 |
Arlington: Donovan Sellgren 18, Aaron Carlson 9, Sam Tregoning 0, Tim Zachman 3, Drew Bryson 28, Jalen Profit 0, Brennon Wiersma 5, Cole Kingsberry 0., Connor Bovard 0 Totals: 22-55 7-10 63.
Sehome: Eddie Hoschsprung 9, Logan Deboo 23, Jakobee Woodfork 2, Jaren Tilley 5, Marcus Montag 5, Austin Roberts 2, Leighton Kingma 14, Ben Malquist 0. Totals: 20-41 13-18 60.
3-point field goals — Arlington: 11 (Sellegren 4, Bryson 4); Sehome: 6 (Deboo 3). Rebounds — Arlington: 30 (Wiersma 7); Sehome: 29 (Kingma 10). Assists — Arlington: 15 (Bryson 5); Sehome: 9 (Deboo 4). Fouls — Arlington: 16; Sehome: 13. Turnovers — Arlington: 5; Sehome: 10.
This story was originally published December 21, 2015 at 9:53 PM with the headline "BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Mounties top Trojans."