The Lindbergh Eagles boys basketball team has now won five in a row, including wins over Tyee on Jan. 6 and Highline Jan. 8.
Jalen Green led the way for Lindbergh with 15 points in a 71-38 win over Tyee. Montrae Gooden-Sevaaetasi and Kelton Williams each also contributed 10 points in the win.
On Jan. 8 the Eagles took on the Pirates, going out to a 19-8 lead in the first quarter. But in the second, Highline came back and the teams headed to the half with the Eagles up 30-25. Through the second, the two teams battled evenly with the Eagles winning the third quarter 15-13 and then holding on to win 58-53 despite a late push by the Pirate offense.
Jordan Flye led the Eagles with 16 points in the win.
Lindbergh is now 7-4 on the year and 5-2 in the Seamount. They host the league-leading Hazen Highlanders today, Wednesday and head to Renton Friday.
HAZEN
The Seamount Leading Hazen Highlanders boys basketball returned from their winter break this past week and got back on track with a win, beating Kennedy Catholic 79-70 on Jan. 6 and then topping Tyee 66-63 on Jan. 8.
No statistics were available for either game.
The pair of wins moves Hazen to 9-3 on the year and 6-1 in the Seamount.
They were scheduled to take on second-place Lindbergh Wednesday at Lindbergh.
RENTON
The Renton Indians up-and-down season continued this week, as the boys dropped their first game of 2016 55-49 to Evergreen on Jan. 6 and then picked up a 62-37 win Jan. 8 against Foster.
No statistics were available for the Evergreen game, but Renton’s Shandon Powell led all scorers against Foster with 20. Artavais Wade added 15.
The Indians jumped out to an early lead with a 20-point first quarter and took a 10-point lead into halftime. The Indians kept it going, topping the Bulldogs 16-10 in the third and 15-10 in the fourth to pick up the win.
Renton is now 5-9 overall and 3-4 in the Seamount. They are scheduled to play Highline today, Wednesday, and Lindbergh Friday, both at home.
LIBERTY
The Liberty Patriots dropped fell to the Bellevue Wolverines 58-56 to Jan. 8 to drop them to 8-5 overall and 3-3 in the KinCo Athletic Conference.
No statistics were available from the game.
Liberty takes on Mercer Island at home on Friday.
