Prep boys basketball: Lakewood 44, Naches Valley 39

YAKIMA — Ryan Alford scored 13 points and Blaine Kelly and Hunter Fritz added 10 points a piece to pace Lakewood to a victory over Naches Valley in a Wilber-Ellis SunDome Shootout Tournament game. The Cougars play Castle Rock at noon on Saturday.

At Yakima Valley SunDome

Lakewood4161014—44

Naches Valley1114104—39

Lakewood—Ryan Alford 15, Blaine Kelly 10, Hunter Fritz 10, Kendal Kippen 5, Paul Coleman 0, Eljay Johnson 4, Brady Camp 0, Chance Schueller 0, Philip Hofmann 0. Naches Valley—Upton 2, Swain 0, Cuiller 0, Vance 0, Martin 9, Johns 0, Curtis 2, Walker 22, Callaghan 4. 3-point goals—Martin 1, Walker 2, Alford 1, Fritz 2, Kippen 1. Records—Lakewood 4-5 overall. Naches Valley 5-2.

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