MOUNTLAKE TERRACE – By the time the Mountlake Terrace boys basketball team figured out how to score on Lynnwood’s defense, the gap was too large to overcome.
The Royals used a pressure defense and capitalized on 11 Hawks turnovers to run up a 26-10 halftime lead en route to a 51-44 victory in a Wesco South matchup Saturday.
Mountlake Terrace (0-2 in division, 0-2 overall) cut down on its turnovers after the intermission – and outscored Lynnwood 34-25 – but was unable to overcome the 19 points it spotted Lynnwood. The Royals outscored the Hawks 23-4 in the opening quarter.
“We handled the pressure better in the third,” Hawks coach Nalin Sood said. “(We) dug too deep a hole. We got within five (points) but couldn’t get all the way out.”
The Royals (1-1, 2-1) were led by Nathan Rudd’s 14 points, closely followed by Brennen Grubb with 13 and Jeremy Rudd with 12.
Josh Griffin led the Hawks second-half rally, scoring 13 of his game-high 18 points after the break. Griffin also grabbed 12 rebounds to record a double-double in the loss.
After the game, Sood credited the Royals for winning the game.
“You can’t just say (Mountlake Terrace) lost because of what we did,” he said. “We lost the game tonight because of a lot of what Lynnwood did. They forced us into those deficiencies.”
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
Lynnwood233916-51
Mountlake Terrace462014-44
Lynnwood-Beatty 2, Grubb 13, Matzen 4, Milne 2, Prasad 4, N. Rudd 14, J. Rudd 12. Mountlake Terrace-Balch 12, Berlin 2, Bettys 3, Gill 9, Griffin 18. 3-point goals-Balch 1, Prasad 1, N. Rudd 1, Grubb 1. JV score-Mountlake Terrace defeated Lynnwood. Records-Lynnwood 1-1 in league, 2-1 overall. Mountlake Terrace 0-2, 0-2.
South Whidbey 69, Sequim 54: At Langley, Josh Gulvin scored 24 points and Duncan Adams (15 points) and Chad Anderson (17) each drained a pair of 3-pointers as the Falcons bested the Wolves in a non-conference game.
At South Whidbey H.S.
Sequim1711818-54
South Whidbey20211612-69
Sequim-Mildenburger 2, B. Webb 13, Lauritzen 4, Dineus 5, A. Webb 8, Garrett 10, Lindsey 2, Ruffcorn 6, Hall 4. South Whidbey-Adams 15, Anderson 17, Bailey 4, Barnett 1, Blakey 4, Gulvin 24, Ward 4. 3-point goals-B. Webb 3, Adams 2, Anderson 2. JV score-Sequim defeated South Whidbey. Records-Sequim not reported. South Whidbey 2-1.
Nathan Hale 43, Archbishop Murphy 34: At Seattle, Alex Burns scored 14 points and Alex Ungs collected eight rebounds but the Wildcats lost the non-conference game. Stan Smith collected seven rebounds and scored 10 points for Archbishop Murphy in the loss.
At Nathan Hale H.S.
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Nathan Hale1411513-43
Archbishop Murphy-Leone 8, Hourauf 2, Burns 14, Smith 10. Nathan Hale-Driver 3, Sebsibe 2, Pierson 18, Myers 10, Taboh-Graziano 10. 3-point goals-Burns 2, Leone 2, Driver 1, Pierson 4, Myers 2. JV score-Archbishop Murphy 60, Nathan Hale 49. Records-Archbishop Murphy 0-2 overall.
Sultan 76, Friday Harbor 72: At Sultan, junior Shawn Wolter lit up the nets for 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds as well to lead the Turks to a win over the Wolverines in non-conference play. Beau Champeaux chipped in with 15 points, including three of Sultan’s eight 3-pointers.
At Sultan H.S.
Friday Harbor15192216-72
Sultan16192615-76
Friday Harbor-McNairy 16, Guard 5, Roe 4, Stoddard 24, Gerhardstein 9, Hamilton 14. Sultan-Clarke 4, Nicholes 2, Ruddock 9, O’Hara 2, Shawn Wolter 30, Lemmon 2, Perkins 9, Pohaku 2, Champeaux 15. 3-point goals-McNairy 3, Stoddard 2, Ruddock 1 Wolter 2, Perkins 2, Champeaux 3. JV score-Friday Harbor defated Sultan. Records-Friday Harbor 1-1 overall. Sultan 1-2.
Tulalip Heritage 61, Clallam Bay 48: At Clallam Bay, senior Jess Sablan had 14 points and 11 rebounds and sophomore Lesjar McKinney scored 23 as the Hawks bested the Bruins in non-conference play. Scott Laes drilled four 3-pointers for Clallam Bay.
At Clallam Bay H.S.
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Tulalip Heritage-Miller 8, McKinney 23, Hatch 6, Sedano 4, Calflooking 4, Reedy 2, Sablan 14. Clallam Bay-Weleber 6, Laes 23, Angullo 3, McCarty 16. 3-point goals-Laes 4, McCarty 1, Miller 1, McKinney 2. Records-Tulalip Heritage 2-2 overall. Clallam Bay not reported.
Orcas Island 61, Bush 39: At Eastsound, Miles Murphy scored 16 points and Andy Nigretto pitched in with 13 as the Vikings defeated the Blazers in non-conference action.
At Orcas Island H.S.
Bush910614-39
Orcas Island1682017-61
Bush-Hamilton 17, Henderson-Drager 6, Johnson 6, McCormick 8, Roley 2. Orcas Island-Goffeney 2, Moran-Hodge 11, Troutman 4, Murphy 16, Nigretto 13, Mayson 8, Clancy 2, Doherty 3, Kamphaus 2. 3-point goals-Johnson 2, McCormack 1, Moran-Hodge 3, Murphy 3, Nigretto 1, Mason 1. Records-Bush not reported. Orcas Island 1-1, 3-2.
King’s 51, Newport 40: At Shoreline, Jared Madrazo had a game-high 22 points, including sinking 9 of 9 free throws, to lead King’s to the non-league victory.
At King’s H.S.
Newport813811-40
King’s15101016-51
Newport-Mezistrano 12, Schweikart 4, Rogers 2, Wyzogrodski 4, Monger 11, Hagensen 7. King’s-Blue 6, C. Bowlin 6, Clark 2, Enquist 7, Madrazo 22, Uhrich 4, Webb 4. 3-point goals-Madrazo 1, Blue 2, Mezistrano 2, Monger 3. JV score-King’s defeated Newport. Records-Newport 3-3 overall. King’s 5-0.
Christian Faith 44, North Sound Christian 38: At Seattle, Josh Brown scored 25 points and junior guard J. J. Willis added 18 points as the Eagles edged the Lions in a non-conference tilt. Alan Johnson led North Sound Christian with 10 points.
At Christian Faith H.S.
North Sound Christian172415-38
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North Sound Christian-Cathey 3, Johnson 10, Mallory 8, McKinley 2, Oakland 5, Rheaume 8, Wallace 2. Christian Faith-Tiwana 15, Willis 18, Brown 25, Anderson 4, Constantino 1. 3-point goals-Tiwana 3, Willis 1, Cathey 1, Mallory 2, Oakland 1. JV score-North Sound Christian 39, Christian Faith 37. Records-North Sound Christian 1-2 overall. Christian Faith 2-1.
Mount Vernon Christian 63, Seattle Academy 46: At Mount Vernon, the trio of Joel Marriott (11 points), Daniel Vanderkooy (12) and Jeffrey Schloemer (11) propelled the Hurricanes to the non-league victory over the Cardinals.
At Mount Vernon Christian H. S.
Seattle Academy3131317-46
Mount Vernon Christian1521207-63
Seattle Academy-Beyl 19, Long 1, Berry 21, Terrier 2, Engstrom 1, Gray 2. Mount Vernon Christian-Marriott 11, Westra 9, Hogan 3, Annema 3, Vanderkooy 12, McClelland 6, Lansing 1, DeVries 5, Andrew 2, Schloemer 11. 3-point goals-Beyl 1. JV score-Seattle Academy defeated Mount Vernon Christian. Records-Mount Vernon 2-0 in league, 3-0 overall. Seattle Academy not reported.
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