BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Gates sparks Mount Baker to second-half comeback
Junior forward Ethan Gates came off the bench and saw his first significant varsity experience for the Mount Baker boys’ basketball team and gave the Mountaineers the second-half spark they needed to erase a six-point halftime deficit and claim a 53-42 Northwest Conference win at Blaine on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
The 6-foot-9 Gates combined with the 6-10 Timothy Soares and the 6-5 T.J. Bass, and “gave them some matchup problems,” Mount Baker coach Rob Gray said in a in phone interview. Gray finished with seven points.
Bass led the way for the Mountaineers with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Grant Balvanz and Soares each scored 11.
Shaq Woods also had a double-double for the Borderites with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ben Adams also scored 14, while Marcus Potts finished with 12.
Both teams played hard. They just made more shots than us.
Bellingham coach Brad McKay on the Red Raiders’ loss to Burlington-Edison
Other results
Burlington-Edison 75, Bellingham 60: The Red Raiders faultered in the second quarter in a Northwest Conference loss to Burlington-Edison at home. Johnny Larson had 21 points for Bellingham, including three 3-pointers. Tyce Konkle led the Tigers with 23 points.
Lynden Christian 65, Sedro-Woolley 49: The Lynden Christian Lyncs earned a Northwest Conference victory over Sedro-Woolley at home. No information was provided from the game.
Lummi 60, Grace Academy 10: The Blackhawks used good team defense to put the clamps on Grace Academy in a Northwest 1B victory over visiting Grace Academy. “Everyone played a role on defense for us tonight,” coach Jerome Toby said. Trazil Lane led the way offensively for Lummi with 24 points.
Up next
Boys’ basketball takes Wednesday off but is back in action with three Northwest Conference games on Thursday, Jan. 7.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Anacortes (2A) | 7-4 | 3-0 |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 11-0 | 3-0 |
Sehome (2A) | 4-7 | 2-1 |
Squalicum (2A) | 9-2 | 2-1 |
Mount Baker (2A) | 8-3 | 2-1 |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 3-6 | 1-1 |
Lynden (2A) | 9-1 | 1-1 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 7-4 | 1-1 |
Blaine (2A) | 5-5 | 1-2 |
Meridian (1A) | 5-6 | 1-2 |
Ferndale (3A) | 5-5 | 1-2 |
Bellingham (2A) | 3-9 | 0-3 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 2-9 | 0-3 |
Lummi 60, Grace Academy 10
Grace Academy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | 10 |
Lummi | 19 | 15 | 10 | 16 | — | 60 |
Grace Academy: Vanbeck 6, Tulhimah 2, Terrace 2.
Lummi: Raven Borsey 1, Stanford Hoskins 0, Gene Cultee 0, Jonathan Casimir 4, Jeff Cultee 3, Trazil Lane 24, Free Borsey 4, Caleb Revey 2, Deshaun Lawrence 2, John Ballew 6, James Williams 6, Mike Washington 8. Totals: 25-42 6-14 60.
3-point field goals — Grace Academy: 0; Lummi: 4 (Lane 4). Rebounds — Grace Academy: 18; Lummi: 31. Assists — Grace Academy: 2; Lummi: 13. Fouls — Grace Academy: 8; Lummi: 8. Turnovers — Grace Academy: 17; Lummi: 8.
Mount Baker 53, Blaine 42
Mount Baker | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | — | 53 |
Blaine | 15 | 9 | 12 | 6 | — | 42 |
Mount Baker: Keenan Gray 4,Sam Stargell 0, Carson Engholm 5, Cory Bergh 0, Thomas Barbo 2, TJ Bass 13, Grant Balvanz 11, Timothy Soares 11, Ethan Gates 7. Totals: 20-47 7-11 53.
Blaine: Anthony Ball 0, Jalen Kortlever 0, Michael Baldwin 2, Carson Knutzen 0, Kier Munzanreder 0, Marcus Potts 12, Shaq Woods 14, Ben Adams 14. Totals: 20-53 3-7 42.
3-point field goals — Mount Baker: 6 (Balvanz 3); Blaine: 5 (Adams 3). Rebounds — Mount Baker: 23 (Bass 10); Blaine: 30 (Woods 11). Assists — Mount Baker: 15 (Engholm 4); Blaine: 12 (Adams 3). Fouls — Mount Baker: 12; Blaine: 12. Turnovers — Mount Baker: 8; Blaine: 8.
Burlington-Edison 75, Bellingham 60
Burlington-Ed. | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | — | 75 |
Bellingham | 17 | 9 | 17 | 17 | — | 60 |
Burlington-Edison: Max Thurmond 1, Zerick Shores 0, Tyce Konkle 23, Brock Brewer 4, Trey Lopez 5, Caleb Sheldon 0, Mitchell Wesen 4, Jake Zamora 12, Drew Wesen 21, Jacob Hanson 5. Totals: 27-51 17-23 75.
Bellingham: Johnny Larson 21, Philip Breeding 5, Rits Voeut 3, Jack Lewis-Clarke 7, Julian Franklin 2, Caden Mee 4, Zach Nolan 6, Joe Worley 0, Nick Knutson 4, Alex Daniels 8, Iyan Manju 0. Totals: 19-49 14-22 60.
3-point field goals — Burlington-Edison: 4 (Tyce Konkle 3); Bellingham: 8 (Johnny Larson 3). Rebounds — Burlington-Edison: 33 (n/a); Bellingham: 26 (Zach Nolan 10). Assists — Not available. Fouls — Burlington-Edison: 19 (Brock Brewer); Bellingham: 17. Turnovers — Burlington-Edison: 14; Bellingham: 18.
This story was originally published January 5, 2016 at 10:33 PM with the headline "BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Gates sparks Mount Baker to second-half comeback."