Blaine fell behind by double digits early and was unable to recover in a 54-45 Northwest Conference boys' basketball loss to Sehome on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Blaine.
The Borderites, who lost in overtime to Meridian on Tuesday, fell behind 12-3 in the first quarter and were down by 12 points at halftime.
"We had an emotional game (on Tuesday)," Blaine coach Dougal Thomas said in a phone interview. "(Sehome) is just a good team."
Blaine battled back in the fourth quarter when it scored 24 points to cut the lead down to six.
"Our kids fought back and battled," Thomas said.
Dejan Stefanovic scored 12 points and three players had eight points (Chase Speelman, Luke Feenstra and Zach Rector) for Blaine (3-13, 1-8 NWC).
Sehome (11-4, 7-1 NWC) was led by Drew Ronson and Konstantin Andrushenko who each scored 13 points.
Blaine travels to Bellingham next, while Sehome hosts Lynden Christian. Both games start at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27.
SEHOME 54, BLAINE 45
Sehome 13 12 11 18 - 54
Blaine 3 10 8 24 - 45
Sehome: Konstantin Andrushenko 13, Noah Cyr-Moore 2, Riley Fraser 6, Charlie Linneman 10, Evan Miksovsky, Drew Ronson 13, Gabe Sanchez 8, Jake Schacht, Jake Slesk, Lawrence Strasser 2, Malik Williams, Longanecker. Team totals: 17-53 17-22.
Blaine: Chase Speelman 8, Mario Gobbato, Tyler Chau 2, Luke Feenstra 8, Gabe Trump 7, Jesse Antczak, Zach Rector 8, Dejan Stefanovic 12, Chad Potts. Team totals: 16-56 9-14 45.
3-ptg: Sehome 3, Blaine 4 (Rector 2). Rebounds: Sehome 39 (Fraser 7), Blaine 43 (Stefanovic 12). Assists: Blaine 8 (Chau 2, Stefanovic 2). Fouls: Sehome 16, Blaine 18 (Chau). Turnovers: Sehome 11, Blaine 16.
