BELLINGHAM – When a team is in the championship game of any tournament it helps to have a big game out of its star player.
Did that ever happen for the Tulalip Heritage boys basketball team, which defeated Neah Bay 100-66 in the championship game of the Lummi tournament Thursday.
Lesjar McKinney, who earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors, lit up the scoreboard with 48 points, leading the Hawks to victory in the first-ever Lummi Holiday Classic.
However, McKinney didn’t stop there. He grabbed 14 rebounds, sank 12 3-pointers and added four steals to his team’s effort.
“(McKinney) stepped it up,” Tulalip Heritage boys basketball head coach Leon Enich said.
Antonio Johnson added 20
points and nine rebounds for Tulalip Heritage, which beat Neah Bay and host school Lummi, both of which were in the 1B state tournament last season.
“This was a huge win,” Enich said.
Dom Debari was Neah Bay’s leading scorer. He didn’t do too badly himself with 28 points.
At Lummi H.S.
Neah Bay15231315-66
Tulalip Heritage 26193223-100
Neah Bay-Moss 5, Ward 10, Bartlet 6, Johnson 1, Rascone 8, Debari 28, Depoe 8. Tulalip Heritage-McKinney 48, Jones 9, Monsuger 9, Miller 9, Wasko 5, Johnson 20. 3-point goals-Debari 3, McKinney 12, Jones 1, Monsuger 1, Miller 3, Johnson 1. Records-Tulalip Heritage 4-2 overall. Neah Bay not reported.
King’s 57, Granite Falls 41: At Shoreline, Granite Falls scored the first five points of the third quarter to take a one-point lead. Then, led by Erich Fuhlendorf, King’s went on a 19-2 run to pull away to the Cascade Conference win. Fuhlendorf, who scored eight straight points, had 11 of his team-high 17 in the run. He also had five rebounds and three assists in the game.
At King’s H.S.
Granite Falls119912-41
King’s1682211-57
Granite Falls-Cuddeback 2, Knudson 21, Villegas 5, DeNoma 8, Counley 5. King’s-Clark 4, George 1, Ayers 2, Fuhlendorf 17, Bowlin 3, Wright 11, Tadele 4, O’Neil 6, Enquist 9. 3-point goals-Knudson 1, Villegas 1, Fuhlendorf 1, Wright 1. JV score-King’s 68, Granite Falls 37. Records-Granite Falls 1-1 in league, 4-1 overall. King’s 2-0, 3-0.
Friday Harbor 49, Coupeville 48: At Coupeville, Coupeville made up a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 48-all with 19 seconds to play. Friday Harbor held the ball for the last shot and missed, but Richie Ochoa was fouled and sank one of two free throws for the final margin. Coupeville followed with a basket, but it came after the buzzer.
At Coupeville H.S.
Friday Harbor1771213-49
Coupeville67827-48
Friday Harbor-Foweler 9, K. McNairy 1, Aylward 3, B. McNairy 13, Rothlisberger 7, Andrew Scheffer 3, Austin Scheffer 3, Nash 4, Ochoa 6. Coupeville-Wacker 2, Larson 13, Evans 5, Smith 10, Tucker 9, Prosser 2, Miller 5. 3-point goals-Foweler 1, Evans 1, Smith 1, Tucker 1. JV score-Friday Harbor def. Coupeville. Records-Friday Harbor 3-0 overall. Coupeville 3-3.
Shoreline Christian 60, King’s West 40: At Shoreline, brothers James (21 points, 12 rebounds, three steals) and Jason Vermeer (15 points) combined to lead Shoreline Christian to the non-league win. Teammate Troy Hodges (12 points) added eight rebounds and five assists.
At Shoreline Christian
King’s West381217-40
Shoreline Christian1991418-60
King’s West-Skeels 19, Hein 2, McCullough 7, Wasson 8, Hopper 4. Shoreline Christian-Dodd 2, Dykstra 2, Hodges 12, Hudson 2, B. Taniguchi 2, Thomas 2, Van Wechel 2, James Vermeer 21, Jason Vermeer 15. 3-point goals-Jason Vermeer 1, Hodges 1, Skeels 3, Hopper 1. JV score-Shoreline Christian 29, King’s West 11. Records-King’s West 1-4 overall. Shoreline Christian 3-5.
Marysville-Pilchuck sophs 60, Grace Academy 53: At Marysville, Zac Israel had a game-high 16 points but it wasn’t enough to lift Grace Academy over the sophomores from Marysville-Pilchuck. Andy Conklin added 15 points for the Eagles. Spencer Elwell’s 15 points led the Tommies.
At Grace Academy
M-P sophs12161913-60
Grace Academy1214720-53
M-P sophs-Coopa 3, Busichio 4, Erbe 5, Woods 6, Toler 7, Peterson 11, Godsey 9, Elwell 15. Grace Academy-Israel 16, Young 7, Montgomery 1, McAuliffe 2, Ga. Weinberg 1, Conklin 15, Lugg 3, Gr. Weinberg 4, Yorio 4. 3-point goals-Israel 4, Erbe 1, Toler 2, Peterson 2. JV score-Marysville-Pilchuck frosh def. Grace Academy. Record-Grace Academy 1-7 overall.
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