From the Sidelines

Friday, Dec. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
No.7 Bellevue 72, Interlake 27
Kendrick Van Ackeren scored 17 points and Nate Sikma had 16 as Bellevue (4-0, 3-0 KingCo 3A/2A) raced past Interlake 72-27. Sam Finfer scored 13 points to lead the Saints (1-6, 0-4).

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bellevue 58, Interlake 26
Twelve different players scored points for Bellevue and Shelby Fanning had a game-high 13 points as the Wolverines (1-5, 1-3 KingCo 3A/2A) beat Interlake 58-26. Margo Parker led the Saints (5-3, 1-3) with six points.

Bellevue Christian 74, Overlake 7
The Vikings completely dominated the Owls, outscoring them 46-2 in the first half on the way to a 74-7 victory. Five players scored in double figures for the Vikings (6-0, 4-0 Emerald City League) with Maren Haines (16 points) leading the way. Overlake fell to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

WRESTLING
Interlake 54, Liberty 19
103 — Marcus Kopp, I, dec. Neil Chakvararty, 11-5. 112 — Austin Suret, L, pinned Douglass Mui, 0:35. 119 — Summer Hanson, I, pinned Michael Shaw, 2:34. 125 — Daniel Montoya, I, pinned Nate Sjoholm, 0:27. 130 — Joseph Button, I, pinned Desmon McVey, 2:35. 135 — Ryjui Kawashima, I, pinned Riley Richmond, 3:44. 140 — Juan Mujo, I, Won by forfeit. 145 — Michael Hutchinson, I, dec. Corbin Beltz, 10-9. 152 — Hamilton Noel, L, dec. Jacob Marks, 11-4. 160 — Jay Chakvaratay, L, maj. dec. Alex Giseburt, 15-5. 171 — Shane Small, L, pinned Rigel Kuhn, 3:04. 189 — Cameron Cole, I, pinned Noel Brandon, 3:42. 215 — Chad Peterson, I, pinned Brady Alexander, 3:27. 285 — Fine Ngauano, I, pinned Luke Oman, 1:26.

Saturday, Dec. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
No.7 Bellevue 62, No.8 Mercer Island 46
Nate Sikma scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No.7 Bellevue to a 62-46 win over No.8 Mercer Island. Kendrick Van Ackeren chipped in 22 points for the Wolverines (5-0, 4-0 KingCo 3A/2A). Sam Cohn led the Islanders (5-1, 3-1) with 15 points.

Newport 57, Skyline 52 (OT)
The Knights picked up their fifth straight win after Miles Fowler (15 points) and Isaac Dotson (13) helped lead the Knights to a 57-52 overtime victory against Skyline.
The Knights improved to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in KingCo 4A play. Lucas Shannon led Skyline (3-2, 1-1) with 16 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lakes 61, Bellevue 53
The Wolverines led 26-25 at halftime, but the Lancers took control in the second half, handing Bellevue a 61-53 loss.
Natalie Anderson and Alli Cahill scored 10 points each for the Wolverines (1-6). Stevonna Scott led Lakes (3-1) with 17 points.

Newport 46, Bishop Alemany 38
Newport (1-5) won its first game in the 2010 Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix, Ariz. No stats were available.

Monday, Dec. 20
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Newport 60, Chatsworth (Fountain Valley, Calif.) 53
Chanel Cambronero scored 14 points and freshman Vasey Schoenlein added 10 as the Knights picked up their second victory at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix with a 60-53 win over Chatsworth of Fountain Valley, Calif. Chanel Dotson and Abbi Gobel each scored nine points for Newport (2-5).

Tuesday, Dec. 21
BOYS BASKETBALL
Newport 63, Roosevelt 61
Isaac Dotson scored 30 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Newport to a 63-61 win over Roosevelt. Cole Wiper added 16 points for the Knights (6-1, 5-0 KingCo 4A). Roosevelt (1-3, 1-3) was led by A.J. Edwards, who helped the Roughriders rebound from a 33-17 halftime defecit.

Bellevue Christian 49, Coupeville 25
Bryce Oldham scored a game-high 18 points as Bellevue Christian beat Coupeville 49-25. Rajan Hanstad scored nine points for the Vikings (3-2). Ian Smith scored nine points to lead Coupeville (0-6).

Cedarcrest 90, Interlake 69
Andrew Alness scored 31 points and Zach Taylor had 15 as Cedarcrest rolled over Interlake 90-69. Sam Finfer led Interlake (1-7) with 19 points in the loss. Cedarcrest improved to 6-2 on the season.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Huntington Beach (Calif.) 58, Newport 27
Chanel Cambronero scored eight points for Newport as the Knights lost 58-27 to Huntington Beach of California at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix. Newport dropped to 2-6 on the year.

Wednesday, Dec. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Sammamish 70, West Seattle 51
John Steinberg scored 30 points and Sami Jarjour and George Valle had 13 each to lead Sammamish to a 70-51 win over West Seattle. The Totems improved to 6-1 on the year. West Seattle (3-4) was led by Vidal Griffin’s 15 points in the loss.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Newport 49, Mullen (Denver) 47
Newport finished its time at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix with a 3-1 record after beating Mullen of Denver 49-47. Freshman center Casey Schoenlein led the Knights (3-6) with nine points in the loss. Newport finished fifth at the tournament.

Sammamish 55, West Seattle 50
The Totems picked up their third win of the season with a 55-50 win over West Seattle. Taylor Ferleman scored 16 points to lead Sammamish (3-6). Natsumi Naito addded 15 points. West Seattle (3-3) was led by Anna Hobby, who scored 19 points. Sammamish was trailing 12-3 at the end of the first quarter.

Thursday, Dec. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tyee 67, Interlake 51
Nick Hawthorne scored a game-high 18 points to led Tyee (3-6) to a 67-51 non-conference victory over Interlake. Nick Roth scored 12 points to lead Interlake (1-8).