MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Mountlake Terrace relied on strong post play as the Hawks defeated Lynnwood 45-35 Saturday night in a Wesco South boys basketball game at Mountlake Terrace High School.
Six-foot-seven senior forward Tarik Kundeklija had 15 points, six rebounds and five blocks for Mountlake Terrace (1-2 overall). Kundeklija teamed with Karsten Strieby (15 points) to score 30 points in the paint for the Hawks.
“We jumped out early but Lynnwood kept fighting,” Mountlake Terrace head coach Nalin Sood said.
After spotting Mountlake Terrace a 12-2 lead, Lynnwood cut the Hawks’ lead to three by halftime.
“Lynnwood pressed. We missed some shots and had some turnovers in the second quarter,” Sood said.
Geoff Meinken scored eight points and pulled down 11 rebounds for Lynnwood. Lynnwood’s Aaron Matzen finished with a team-high nine points.
It was the first league game of the season for both teams.
At M. Terrace H.S.
Lynnwood214514—35
M. Terrace1271412—45
Lynnwood — Beatty 8, DeGraw, Fajemisin 2, Hill 5, Hunsinger 3, Matzen 9, Meinken 8, Milne. Mountlake Terrace — Beeninga 2, Bouche 6, Clingan 3, Correa 2, Kundeklija 15, Robinson 2, Strieby 15. 3-point goals —Hunsinger, Clingan. JV— Lynn def. Terrace. Records — Lynnwood 0-1 league 1-2 overall. M. Terrace 1-0, 1-2.
Cedarcrest 59, Oak Harbor 53: At Duvall, Cedarcrest’s Cameron Padron scored a game-high 19 points and had 13 rebounds in the Red Wolves’ non-conference win over Oak Harbor. Seniors Eric McCardle and Bryce Schulle each scored 13 points for the Wildcats.
At Cedarcrest H.S.
Oak Harbor14161112—53
Cedarcrest19101416—59
Oak Harbor — Brooks 6, Dudley, Haley 3, Haslom 4, McCardle 13, Rouser, Schulle 13, Smith 12, Stout 2. Cedarcrest — Coltom 12, Cook 9, Cu. Hammontree 12, LaBate 5, Leland 2, Padron 19. 3-point goals —Coltom 3, LeBate 1, Cook 1, Haley 1, McCardle 3, Schulle 2. Records — Oak Harbor 0-1 overall. Cedarcrest 1-0.
South Whidbey 46, Friday Harbor 41 (OT): At Langley, the Falcons outscored the Wolverines 5-0 in overtime to win the non-conference game. Parker Barnett scored 11 points and teammate Scott Stallman added 10 to lead South Whidbey.
At S. Whidbey H.S.
Fri. Harbor6169100—41
S. Whidbey31414105—46
Friday Harbor — Aylward, Fowler 12, Gustafson 4, Howard, Lawson 6, Lopez, Ed. Nash, Er. Nash 7, J. Nash, Sandifer, Scheffer 12, Short, Strasser. South Whidbey — Baker 6, Barnett 11, Blakey 6, Brasko, Carey 7, Hosmer 2, Poolman, S. Stallman 10, E. Stallman 4, Tenuta, Thornley, West. 3-point goals — Baker 1, Carey 1, S. Stallman 1, Fowler 2, Nash 1. Records — Friday Harbor 1-1 overall. S. Whidbey 2-1.
Mount Vernon 75, Arlington 69: At Arlington, Mount Vernon opened a 10-point lead in the first quarter and hung for the non-conference victory. Cole Carpenter scored 18 points to lead Arlington.
At Arlington H.S.
Mt. Vernon18221718—75
Arlington8221821—69
Mt. Vernon —Walser 7, Mendoza 22, C. Taylor 3, Kingshot 10, Wooding 2, Bayliss 16, Jenson 15. Arlington — Barber 5, Busby 11, Carpenter 18, Heath 4, Larson 8, McPherson 2, Richardson 5, Scarth 16. 3-point goals — Busby 3, Larson 2, Scarth, Carpenter, Barber. Records — Mt. Vernon unlisted. Arlington 1-2 overall.
Meridian 62, Lakewood 34: At Bellingham, Meridian outscored Lakewood 22-6 in the second quarter to take control of the game, grinding out a non-conference win. Billy Rist led Lakewood with 8 points.
At Meridian H.S.
Lakewood13678—34
Meridian9221912—62
Lakewood — Black, Diamond, Dragich 3, Fry 3, Hesselman 3, Lawson, Lays 2, Leach 5, Mauer 5, Ordonez 2, Rist 8, Wiersma 3. Meridian —Self 1, Milse 4, Slesk 5, Sehens 20, Lintz 19, Jackson 3, Hayes 7, Schweigert 3. JV— Meridian def. Lakewood. Records — Lakewood 0-3 overall. Meridian unlisted.
Lakes 50, Snohomish 46: At Lakewood, Brad Shaw scored a team high 12 points for Snohomish, but Lakes took the non-conference victory by outscoring Snohomish 17-13 in the fourth quarter.
At Lakes H.S.
Snohomish1314613—46
Lakes11101217—50
Snohomish — Cummins, Jeffries 3 1, Johnson, Klop 4, Leahy, Low 10, McGee, McGinnis 4, Pecha 3, Shaw 12, Wilde 10, Wolfe. Lakes —Rogue 3, Enriques 12, Kearse 11, Waters 6, Jaminaz 7, Middleton 11. 3-point goals —Jefferies, Shaw, Rogue, Enriques, Jaminza 2. JV— Lakes def. Snohomish. Records — Snohomish 3-1 overall. Lakes 2-0.
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