Friday
Friday Harbor 49
MV Christian 37
Parker Lawson notched a double-double and Mike Ausilio tossed in 13 points in leading the Wolverines to a 49-37 win over Mount Vernon Christian Friday at home in the regular-season finale.
With the victory, the Wolverines improved to 10-2 in league and 11-9 overall, and clinched second place, behind La Conner, in Northwest 1A/2B League competition.
Lawson, in his final game before the home crowd in Turnbull Gym, grabbed 12 rebounds, tallied 10 points and dominated the paint on both ends of the court despite playing limited minutes in the runaway win. Junior Roy Taylor contributed 10 points.
Friday Harbor, feasting on steals and turnovers in the first two periods, led 21-11 at the break and then sealed the victory by outscoring the Hurricanes 28-26 in the second half.
Mount Vernon Christian’s Cory Kuipers led all scorers with 17 points.
Feb. 9
Friday Harbor 58
Concrete 39
A foul-prone Friday Harbor squad overcame a chorus of whistles and a 28-point performance from the league’s most prolific scorer to clinch a 58-39 win at home over Concrete.
The Wolverines, nursing a narrow lead, shattered what had been a seesaw battle as Preston Ukra and Alex Jangard knocked down back-to-back three-pointers with three minutes left before intermission. The home team grabbed the contest by the throat after closing out the period on a 12-0 run to end the opening half with a 30-12 advantage.
The Lions proved hard to shake, however, feasting at the foul line in the second half. Sophomore sensation Tyler Clark, who tossed in a game-high 28 points, drained all eight of his free-throw attempts after the break and the Lions — 12-of-14 from the charity stripe for the game — netted the bulk of their points at the free-throw line in the second half.
The Wolverines had six free-throw attempts in 32 minutes of play and knocked down three.
Senior Mike Ausilio tallied a team-high 13 points despite early foul trouble and Parker Lawson, who also played limited minutes because of fouls, added 11. Jangard contributed 10.
Though Clark lit up the scoreboard, the Wolverines held the rest of the Lions to just 11 points combined. They sealed the win despite trading baskets with the visiting team after the break.
