Boys Basketball @ Glacier Peak, December 5th

The Oak Harbor High School boys basketball teams saw their first full-game action at the brand-new Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish on December 5th.
In the freshman game, it was a close thing. The first period went to the Grizzlies, as they built a 10-2 lead early, but the Wildcats were able to fight back and end the period down 11-7. The second period saw the freshman closing the gap, and even holding a 3 point lead with 35 seconds until halftime thanks partly to Matt Burgoyne, who made a field goal and went 3-3 from the line in 2nd. However, GP fought back and the half ended with the Wildcats down by one, 26-25. The 3rd period was all Oak Harbor, as the freshman boys scored 15 points and limited Glacier Peak to just 2. Kevawn Brooks hit a 3-pointer with 3:15 remaining to build the lead to 10, and Burgoyne had another 2 with a minute remaining and the 3rd period ended with a 40-28 Wildcat lead. The 4th period took forever. There were a lot of ball hit out of bounds, and it seemed the refs were blowing a whistle on every play. The Glacier Peak team started to gain ground, chipping away at the Oak Harbor lead, closing it to just 2 points with 2 minutes to go in the game, but consecutive scores by Burgoyne, Elias Whitefoot, Josiah Miller protected the Wildcat lead as they went on to win 51-47. Unofficially, Josiah Miller and Kevawn Brooks were the lead scorers, with 12 points each. Edward Denmon, Jr., added 11, Matt Burgoyne 10 and Elias Whitefoot 6.
The JV team played a great first half, but lost control of the game in the 4th period. At the end of the first, the team was down 11-7, with Colby Anter scoring 4 points, and at the half it was 22-14 in favor of Glacier Peak with Ryan Fakkema hitting four points of his own, but things didn’t look too bad. The Wildcats were consistent in the 3rd, scoring 9 and allowing 13, but the game still was not out of control. In the 4th, however, while the Wildcat defense held GP to their lowest point total for a period – 10, the guys just couldn’t get a shot to go through the rim, scoring only two points in the final 8 minutes. The final of the JV game was 45-25 in favor of Glacier Peak. Ryan Fakkema led the Wildcat scoring with 7. Others with points were Aaron Boesch 5, Trace Paul 4, Colby Anter 4, Connor Paul 3 and Nate Young 2.
The Varsity game was very close through the 1st period, which started out slow. Josh Fikse scored the first points of the season, almost 3 minutes into the game, then 3 free throws gave OH a 5-4 lead. Mike Washington hit a 3 with 2:53 left to build the OH lead to 3, and for the rest of the first period the two teams went back and forth, with Jimmy Edens sinking a free throw with less than 2 seconds to end the 1st with a 17-15 Wildcat lead. The 2nd period was not bad, defensively, for the Wildcats, as they allowed 19 points, but the offense could score only 7 of their own, and the half ended with Glacier Peak leading 34-24. Coming out for the 2nd half, Glacier Peak got hot. Every shot they made, even slop shots, seemed to go in as they scored 23 points in the 3rd to the Wildcats’ 8. The 4th period was a little better, with the Wildcats scoring 10 and limited GP to their lowest quarter score of the game – 14, but it wasn’t enough as Oak Harbor lost their opener 71-42. Mike Washington led all scoring with 23. Beaux Haley had 4, Jimmy Edens 3, Josh Fikse 2, Zac Cole 2, Brooks Waller 2, Rashaad Smith 2, and Aaron Boesch 2.
Next up for the Wildcat boys is the home opener, Tuesday, December 9th against Burlington-Edison. JV and freshmen start at 5:40, varsity at 7:30.
6 video clips - 3 each from the freshman and varsity games are posted HERE.