The Lake Washington boys earned two wins and a loss last week in three KingCo battles.
The Kangs beat cross-town rival Juanita on Tuesday, Jan. 18 in a home game, 85-57. Lake Washington dominated the first quarter, putting up 27 points, while holding Juanita to just 12. The trend continued with a 31 point third quarter to seal the win.
Juanita’s Kyle Kurfess had 11 points, while Avery Britton posted nine for the Rebels, with Kellen Gildersleeve adding eight and Nicola Stanjic posted seven. But Juanita’s all around team effort wasn’t enough to overcome the Kangs.
Captain Matt Staudacher had a 27-point night, while the team’s other captain Robert Reyes had 12 points, while Guy Lynott added 10, as did Kramer Taylor. Darien Nelson-Henry had eight, Cody Bernstein and Marcus Giovacchini each added seven and Mike Hanson and R.J. Rusch had two.
Friday night the Kangs traveled to face Mount Si, a team the Kangs are neck and neck with in the KingCo standings. A slow first half ended with the Wildcats leading 31-21, but a 20-point third quarter for Lake Washington kept the Kangs in the game with a three point deficit at the end of the third. Despite outscoring Mount Si in the fourth quarter, it wasn’t enough to take the lead and the Kangs lost 58-55.
Taylor had 16 during the win, while Lynott had 15 and Staudacher posted 10. Robert Reyes added another nine for the team.
The following Monday Lake Washington fell to Mercer Island 50-48. The game, which was rescheduled from earlier in the month due to snow, came down to the last seconds when the Kangs missed a 3-pointer giving the Islanders the win.
Lynott had 14 points for Lake Washington, while Staudacher added 13 and Reyes had 11. Both Bernstein and Taylor added five to the game.
The Kangs face Bellevue Friday, Jan. 28 and will face Liberty and Mercer Island in the last week of regular season play.
Juanita slips with a three-loss week in KingCo matches
After a three-loss week to KingCo opponents last week, the Juanita boys basketball team slipped to a 3-13 record. The Rebels lost to Lake Washington 85-57 last Tuesday, and traveled to face Interlake on Wednesday, losing 62-53.
During the loss to the Saints the Rebels couldn’t stop a 23 point second quarter, giving the Saints a strong lead. Ty Eng had the team’s high of 17 points, while Kellen Gildersleeve and Devan Jackson both had eight points. Captain Nicola Stanjic had six points, Taylor Williams put up four, while Nate Dean and Lee Woodward added three. Avery Britton scored three points and Brett Hamre had one point overall.
Last Friday the Rebels hosted Liberty, losing 51-41. That night Hamre had the team high of 10 points, while Britton put up nine. Stanjic had seven, Eng added six, Gildersleeve had four, Kyle Kurfess had three points and Devan Jackson had two.
Tonight the Rebels will face Mercer Island, with an 8 p.m. tip-off and face Sammamish and Interlake next Tuesday and Thursday in the last week of regular season play.
