BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lynden nearly doubles up on Meridian
Lynden boys’ basketball won 62-32 over Meridian on Friday, Jan. 8, in a home conference game.
“I thought our energy and effort was really good from the get-go,” Lynden coach Brian Roper said in a phone interview. “Jordan Wittenberg and Andrew Kivlighn sparked us early by creating a number of turnovers.”
Wittenberg earned 14 points for Lynden followed by James Marsh who earned 10. Kivlighn and Sterling Somers each earned 9 points.
Lynden plays again at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, at home against Blaine. Meridian will host Squalicum at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
Other results
Tulalip Heritage 49, Lummi 45: Trazil Lane earned 18 points for Lummi and Jeff Cultee scored 9 points and had three 3-pointers.
Squalicum 70, Bellingham 25: Damek Mitchell scored 16 points for Squalicum and had three 3-pointers. Noah Westerhoff and Simran Parmar each earned 11 points. Bellingham’s Johnny Larson scored a team-high six points.
Lynden Christian 67, Sehome 46: Zach Roetcisoender scored a game-high 21 points and Nate Hielkema added 18 to lead Lynden Christian to a road Northwest Conference win. Ben Malquist scored a team-high 10 points for Sehome, which trailed 31-26 at half before being outscored by 16 during the second half.
I thought our energy and effort was really good from the get-go. Jordan Wittenburg and Andrew Kivlighn sparked us early by creating a number of turnovers.
Lynden coach Brian Roper said of their 62-32 win over Meridian
Up next
Mount Baker travels to play Ferndale at 7:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, in what should be a great frontcourt matchup with Mountaineers Timothy Soares and TJ Bass against Golden Eagles Austin Honeycutt and John Weg.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Anacortes (2A) | 8-4 | 4-0 |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 12-0 | 4-0 |
Squalicum (2A) | 10-2 | 3-1 |
Lynden (2A) | 10-1 | 2-1 |
Mount Baker (1A) | 8-3 | 2-1 |
Blaine (2A) | 6-5 | 2-2 |
Ferndale (3A) | 6-5 | 2-2 |
Sehome (2A) | 4-8 | 2-2 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 7-5 | 1-2 |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 3-7 | 1-2 |
Meridian (1A) | 5-7 | 1-3 |
Bellingham (2A) | 3-10 | 0-4 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 2-10 | 0-4 |
Lynden 62, Meridian 32
Meridian | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | 32 |
Lynden | 11 | 20 | 18 | 13 | — | 62 |
Meridian: Marcus McGuinn 0, Gursewak Singh 0, Brenden Buys 0, Daniel Young 5, Brady Moore 13, Derek Campfield 5, Tyler Linderman 3, Camden Burgess 2, Andrew Logan 4. Totals: 7-21 4-15 32.
Lynden: Landon DeBruin 2, Clayton Whitman 4, Sterling Somers 9, Connor Shine 3, Andrew Kivlighn 9, Jordan Wittenberg 14, Christian Zamora 5, Davis Bode 6, James Marsh 10. Totals: 18-27 4-20 62.
3-point field goals — Meridian: 15; Lynden: 20. Rebounds — Meridian: 24; Lynden: 17. Assists — Meridian: 6; Lynden: 12. Fouls — Meridian: 17; Lynden: 10. Turnovers — Meridian: 22; Lynden: 7.
Lynden Christian 67, Sehome 46
Lynden Christian | 20 | 11 | 22 | 14 | — | 67 |
Sehome | 12 | 14 | 13 | 7 | — | 46 |
Lynden Christian: Cole Bajema 3, Josiah Meppelink 4, Lucas Roetcisoender 8, Jake Poag 9, Zach Roetcisoender 21, Nate Hielkema 18, Grant Rubbert 2, George De Jong 2. Totals: 23 FG 7-11 (FT) 67.
Sehome: Logan Lyall 2, Eddie Hoschsprung 3, Logan Deboo 9, Jaren Tilley 5, Marcus Montag 2, Austin Roberts 9, Leighton Kingma 6, Ben Malquist 10. Totals: 14 FG 11-15 (FT) 46.
3-point field goals — Lynden Christian: 5 (Hielkema 2); Sehome: 3 (Roberts 2).
Squalicum 70, Bellingham 25
Bellingham | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | — | 25 |
Squalicum | 14 | 27 | 17 | 12 | — | 70 |
Bellingham: Johnny Larson 6, Jack Lewis-Clarke 0, Julian Franklin 3, Caden Mee 0, Zach Nolan 6, Joe Worley 0, Alex Daniels 4, Breeding 2, Voeut 0, Knutson 2, Manju 2. Totals: Not reported.
Squalicum: Noah Westerhoff 11, Simran Parmar 11, Josh Vail 2, Karampal Dulay 5, Ben Wolters 2, Darious Powell 7, Damek Mitchell 16, Creighton Kaui 6, Giovanni Melley 5, Connor Sage 3, Lenderman 2.Totals: Not reported.
3-point field goals — Bellingham: 1 (Franklin 1); Squalicum: 10 (Mitchell 3, Parmar 3). Rebounds — Bellingham: N/A; Squalicum: N/A. Assists — Bellingham: N/A; Squalicum: N/A. Fouls — Bellingham: 14; Squalicum: 12. Turnovers — Bellingham: N/A; Squalicum: N/A.
Tulalip Heritage 49, Lummi 45
Tulalip Heritage | 15 | 5 | 15 | 14 | — | 49 |
Lummi | 13 | 9 | 5 | 18 | — | 45 |
Tulalip Heritage: Bear 2, Iukes 15, Enick 11, Miles 16, Phillips 3, Williams 2. Totals: 10-25 18-42 49.
Lummi: James Williams 5, John Ballew 1, Raven Borsey 4, Gene Cultee 4, Jeff Cultee 9, Trazil Lane 18. Totals: 4-11 19-51 45.
3-point field goals — Tulalip Heritage: 3 (Iukes 2); Lummi: 3 (Cultee 3). Rebounds — Tulalip Heritage: 22; Lummi: 38 (Washington 14). Assists — Tulalip Heritage: 9; Lummi: 7. Fouls — Tulalip Heritage: 14; Lummi: 21, Borsey. Turnovers — Tulalip Heritage: 14; Lummi: 37.
This story was originally published January 8, 2016 at 10:54 PM with the headline "BOYS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lynden nearly doubles up on Meridian."