Boys Basketball | No. 2 Bainbridge escapes in OT

Bainbridge, ranked No. 2 in the state in Class 3A, survived a huge scare from Cleveland before escaping with a 78-67 overtime victory Monday night in a Metro League boys basketball game.

The visiting Spartans (14-1 overall, 11-0 Metro Mountain Division) led by three before Cleveland's Hilton Horne drove for a layup, was fouled and made the tying free throw with five seconds left in regulation.

In overtime, Bainbridge scored the first five points.

Austin Wood got 10 of his team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter and overtime for Bainbridge. Steven Gray added 16 and Coby Gibler 15.

Horne scored 26, including 12 points in the fourth quarter, and was 12 of 12 at the free-throw line for the Eagles (11-5, 8-4 Metro Sound). Michael Crudup added 20 points for Cleveland.

SPSL 4A

At Kentwood 93, Kentlake 76

Cody Thueringer, coming off a 37-point performance against Kentlake on Saturday, scored 23 more as the Conquerors beat the Falcons for the second time in three days. The teams were forced to play each other twice in three days to make up for games postponed because of weather. Thueringer, averaging 20.1, got lots of help as 6-8 freshman Josh Smith scored 22 points. Smith had 16 by halftime, helping the Conquerors (9-9, 5-7 North) to a 56-48 lead. Alex Zerbach scored 17 and Adrian Earl and Drew Smith had 16 apiece for Kentlake (6-10, 3-8 North), which had five players in double figures.

At Jefferson 67, Kent-Meridian 61, OT

The Raiders (7-11, 3-9) snapped an eight-game losing streak by outlasting the Royals (1-12, 1-11) in the SPSL North. Mike Hunter scored 16 for Jefferson.

At Emerald Ridge 68, Spanaway Lake 57

Torey Wambold scored 21 points and hit 6 of 7 fourth-quarter free throws to help the Jaguars (5-13, 4-8) hold off the Sentinels (5-13, 2-10) in the South. Sophomore Michael Guimond had a double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds) for Emerald Ridge. Darnell Harris scored 23 for Spanaway Lake.

SPSL 3A

Auburn Mountainview 60, at Franklin Pierce 48

Steven Cook (22) and Jerome Bland (18) combined for 40 points to power the Lions (10-5, 6-4) past the Cardinals (8-7, 5-5). Fransque Taylor led Franklin Pierce with 18.

Auburn 56, at Auburn Riverside 52

The Trojans (11-5, 8-2) went 8 of 8 at the foul line in the fourth quarter to beat the Ravens (8-8, 6-4). Ryan Snowden got 13 of his game-high 15 points in the second half for Auburn.

Seamount League

At Kennedy 75, Renton 45

Sophomore guard Marques Moorman had 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting with five steals as eighth-ranked Kennedy (12-2, 8-0) remained unbeaten in Seamount. Another sophomore, Antonio Gonzalez, had a double-double with 11 points and a dozen rebounds for the Lancers. Freshman guard Jaamon Echols scored 18 for Renton (8-4, 6-2).

At Hazen 56, Evergreen 44

Hazen (3-10, 2-5) led by 21 going into the fourth quarter. Kwame Bates' 14 points for Evergreen (2-8, 2-7) led all scorers.

Nonleague

At Oak Harbor 66, Coupeville 63

Eric McCardle replaced starter Marshall Lobbestael, who was out with the flu, and had 14 points, four rebounds and three steals as the 4A Wildcats (8-8) beat the 1A Wolves (4-12). A 22-2 third-quarter run put Oak Harbor ahead by 13 through three quarters.

At Overlake 69, La Conner 59

Michael Nelson scored 21 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and 11-of-12 accuracy at the foul line for the Owls (10-5). Colin Madden added 16 points and Jonathan Bechtol 14 for Overlake. Toby Schwindler led La Conner with 17.