PREP BOYS' BASKETBALL: Sehome rally downs Lynden
TJ Cotterill - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
BELLINGHAM - Colin Peterson had 14 points, Danny Stonedahl had 13 points and the Sehome boys' basketball team completed a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Lynden 49-43 in a Northwest Conference victory at home on Monday, Jan. 24, to extend the Lions' losing streak to four games.
TJ Cotterill - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD
BELLINGHAM - Colin Peterson had 14 points, Danny Stonedahl had 13 points and the Sehome boys' basketball team completed a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Lynden 49-43 in a Northwest Conference victory at home on Monday, Jan. 24, to extend the Lions' losing streak to four games.
Lynden began the fourth quarter with a 35-31 lead and led 39-35 midway into the quarter before Sehome's John Albert connected on three of his seven points and made a pair of free-throws the Mariners' next possession to give his team a 40-39 lead with just less than three minutes left in the game.
Albert's five points sparked a 12-1 run over the next two and a half minutes by the Mariners, as Lynden shot 0 for 6 during the stretch before Josh Kraght made a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left. The 3-pointer cut Sehome's lead to 47-43, but Peterson made two free-throws on the ensuing possession to secure the Mariners' seventh NWC win of the season.
Lynden started off the game on a 9-0 run and led 16-13 at halftime. Sehome stepped up its offense in the second half, outscoring Lynden 36-27.
"We finally started making some shots," Sehome coach A.J. LaBree said about the second half. "We were able to adjust to their zone and get some scoring going. To come out against Lynden, who is as good as anybody on any given night, and beat them gives us all the confidence in the world."
Lynden's Jake DeWitt, who leads Lynden with a 16.5 points per game average, was held to eight points - one field goal and six free-throws. After having two straight games of scoring 20 points or more, DeWitt has been averaging a little more than nine points per game his last five games since.
The 6-foot-5 Peterson guarded DeWitt for most of the night and seemed to bother him with his length.
"We talk about Peterson's offense a lot and tonight he did a great job defensively on DeWitt," LaBree said. "Colin said he wanted to guard him and I said, 'Hey, if you want that kind of challenge, when we go man he is yours."
"Lengthwise, it's easier for me to guard people who pull up and Jake is an excellent player," Peterson said. "He has a great shot and great moves and I felt like I played him just fine."
Lynden has now dropped its last four games after winning six consecutive games prior to the losing streak. Lynden's defense played better in this game, but it had struggled over the last three games. Lynden gave up a season-high 59 points in its game on Dec. 15, then gave up a new season-high of 62 points in each of its next two games.
The Lions (11-5, 5-4 NWC) have been giving up and average of just under 57 points during the losing streak, while it gives up less than 48 points in its 11 wins this season.
"I know that our guys are working hard to get out of the funk we are in right now and the time is now if we are going to get out of it," Lynden coach Brian Roper said. "I think we are frustrated, but we are committed to working hard. The key is to channel that frustration into doing positive things on the court and in practice and I think that our guys are going to do that."
Lynden will have another chance to get out of its funk, but will have to do so against Anacortes, who is currently tied for the top spot in the NWC standings with a record of 7-1. That game will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Lynden.
Sehome (13-3, 7-2) will go on the road to take on Lynden Christian its next game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at Lynden Christian.
SEHOME 49, LYNDEN 43
Lynden 9 7 19 8 - 43
Sehome 4 9 18 18 - 49
Lynden: Jake DeWitt 8, Josh Kraght 5, Lucas Jacob xx, Zach Vis 0, John Shine 2, Dak Shagren 3, Sunni Schoepe6, Nate Wielenga 12, Matt Meyer 7. Team totals: 14-38 8-13 43
Sehome: Geordie Marriner 2, Danny Stonedahl 13, Colin Peterson 14, Konstantin Andrushenko 3, Charlie Linneman 5, Kevin Virk 0, Titi Lamositele 5, John Albert 7, Gabe Sanchez 0. Team totals: 14-39 17-23 49
3-ptg: Lynden 3 (Nate Wielenga 2), Sehome 4. Rebounds: Lynden 18 (Zach Vis 5, Matt Meyer 5), Sehome 23 (Titi Lamositele 5). Assists: Lynden 7 (John Shine 3), Sehome 10 (Geordie Marriner 4). Fouls: Lynden 14 (Dak Shagren 5), Sehome 9. Turnovers: Lynden 10, Sehome 13.
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