2024 Boys Basketball Roundup – December 27th

• Bellingham 87, Seattle Christian 80

Bellingham was outscored in three of the four quarters, but a big second quarter by the Bayhawks enabled them enough of a cushion to pull out the victory.

The aggressive play of junior forward Joe Harward culminated with 33 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. He was 10-of-14 from the floor, and his 25 free throw attempts could be a school record for a single game.

Senior guard Harmon Wienkers knocked down five of his 10 three-point attempts for 15 points, and senior forward Kincade VanHouten scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

Bellingham 87, Seattle Christian 80
SC    22  15  22  21 - 80 
BEL   19  29  21  18 - 87  
Seattle Christian: N/A.
Bellingham: Wright 2, G. VanHofwegen 10, Harward 33, C. VanHofwegen 7, VanHouten 14, Singh 6, Wienkers 15.

• Lynden 46, Grandview 41

The inside play of the Lions was a big part of picking up the win, as Lynden outrebounded the Greyhounds 40-28.

Senior forward Brant Heppner led the way with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while shooting 7-of-16 from the field.

Junior forward Spencer Adams added 10 points and seven rebounds, and he shot 5-for-6 from the foul line.

Sophomore guard Malachi Koenen scored seven points, and fellow sophomore guard Gordy Bedlington dished out six assists.

Lynden 46, Grandview 41
LYN   10  10  12  14 - 46 
GRA    9   6  13  13 - 41  
Lynden: Navarre 4, Bedlington 2, Price 3, Bowman 2, Koenen 7, Heppner 18, Jorgenson 0, Adams 10.
Grandview: N/A.

• Meridian 70, Tonasket 60

The Trojans jumped out to a 40-16 lead at the half, and held off the Tiger comeback in the second half to grab the tournament victory at home.

It was the two-headed senior monster of Talon Jenkins and Jaeger Fyfe once again, as both players finished 23 points each.

Jenkins shot 8-for-16 from the floor, and also had 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Fyfe was 10-of-18 from the floor, and he finished finished with eight rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Senior center James Hedahl had 10 points and seven rebounds, and junior forward Daniel Larsen came off the bench to score seven points.

Meridian 70, Tonasket 60
TON    7   9  26  18 - 60 
MER   25  15  15  15 - 70  
Tonasket: N/A.
Meridian: Jenkins 23, Hayes 3, Fyfe 23, James 0, Haugen 2, Blankenburg 0, Larsen 7, Alexander 0, Galbraith 0, Brzozowski 2, Harris 0, Hedahl 10.

• Lynden Christian 59, Mountlake Terrace 39

Unlike last year’s thriller between these two teams, the Lyncs won a little more handedly this time around.

Senior guard, and Whatcom County’s leading scorer, Gannon Dykstra shot 11-of-18 from the floor and finished with 24 points to lead Lynden Christian.

Sophomore guard Dawson Hintz had 13 points and four steals, and sophomore forward Kaden Veldman powered his way to another double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while also blocking three shots.

Lynden Christian 59, Mountlake Terrace 39

Lynden Christian: Hintz 13, Gu. Dykstra 2, Ahlers 0, Maberry 0, Robertson 2, Howell 0, Ga. Dykstra 24, VanKooten 7, Veldman 11, Kooiman 0.
Mountlake Terrace: N/A.

• Squalicum 64, Jackson 46

The deep ball was clicking as the Storm outshot the Timberwolves in the win.

Squalicum hit 10 three-pointers as a team, and half of them came in the second quarter when the Storm went on a 22-10 run to bring the halftime score to a 35-24 advantage.

Sophomore guard Hunter Calloway collected a team-high 26 points, and senior guard Marcus Nixon followed with 17 points.

Senior forward Jaxon Hofer hit four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points.

Squalicum 64, Jackson 46
JCK   14  10  11  11 - 46 
SQU   13  22  14  15 - 64  
Jackson: N/A.
Squalicum: Nichols 1, Calloway 26, Nixon 17, Smith 2, Hoffmann 6, Elston 0, Savage 0, Hofer 12.

• Ellensburg 56, Sehome 39

The Mariners cut the lead to eight points in the third quarter, but just wasn’t able to overcome the size of the Bulldogs.

Junior forward Xavier Kelley led Sehome with 15 points, and he was followed by junior point guard Nolan Wright who finished with 12 points.

Sophomore guard Quincy Tanovan added six points, and the Mariners collectively made 6-of-8 from the foul line.

Ellensburg 56, Sehome 39
SEH    9   8  16   6 - 39 
ELL   15  19  12  10 - 56  
Sehome: Wright 12, Jackson 3, Tanovan 6, McAtee 3, Kelley 15, Rusk 0, Watson 0.
Ellesnburg: N/A.