BBB 2011-12-13 vs Lynnwood

The Lynnwood Royals came to town Tuesday night for a trio of games.

In the dome, the freshman team played a tight game throughout, with neither team able to take control of the game. OH led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter but trailed 23-22 at the half. They still trailed by 1, 37-36 at the end of the third, and with time running out in the game, a well-shot ball at the buzzer missed, leaving Lynnwood on top 54-51.

Zach Jones led the Wildcats with 20 points and Ben Fikse was also in double figures with 10 points. Chris Humphries and Jacob Sturdevant each scored 8, Gage Eccleston 3 and James Clay and Jonathon Bright 2 each.

The JV team stayed in range through most of the first half, trailing 12-6 at the end of the first and 25-18 at the half, but closed to within 3, 15-12 with 5:20 left in the half. The second half belonged to Lynnwood at the Royals outscored the Wildcats 13-8 in the 3rd and 18-11 in the 4th to win 56-37. Chris Hailer scored 12 to lead the team, including a nice dunk after a steal to start the 2nd period. Zach Gibbs scored 8, Matt Zafra and Gabriel Groenig each scored 6 and Dayne Herron had 5.

In the varsity game, Washington led the way, but this time it wasn't Mike Washington, but his brother Drew, who drained eight 3-pointers during the game.

Lynnwood scored first in the varsity game, but Drew Washington put the Wildcats up 3-2 with the first of his 3-balls. Kevawn Brooks grabbed a rebound out of a Royals player's hand and scored to make it 7-2. Lynnwood fought back and at the end of the first quarter OH led 17-11. Lynnwood closed to within 1 point, 17-16 with 5:33 left in the half, but a pair of threes by Drew put the Wildcats back up. Later, with 3:27 left, Lynnwood tied the game 20-20, but the Wildcats went on an 8-0 run to end the half with a 28-20 lead. The final OH score of the half came at the buzzer, when JoJo Webster stole the Lynnwood inbounds pass and with a spin jump, shot and got the score with nothing but net.

Lynnwood again closed the gap, with the score 31-28 at one point in the 3rd, then OH scored 10 straight to make it 41-28 to start the final period. Lynnwood outscored the Wildcats 13-10 in the 4th, but it wasn't enough as Oak Harbor won their first league game of the year 51-41.

Drew Washington ended the game with 24 points, all from beyond the arc. Brother Mike Washington scored 11, Kevawn Brooks 9, Cameron Faulkner 4, JoJo Webster 2 and Matt Burgoyne 1.

120 photos covering all 3 games are posted HERE.

Video highlights are posted HERE.