Middle School Sports
Published 11:04 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008
Hawks defeat Pine Lake
The Chief Kanim Middle School seventh-grade boys varsity basketball team traveled to Pine Lake last week where they won a hard-fought battle 47-40. The Hawks attacked the basket and controlled the boards in getting their first win of the season.
Lucas Zupan led the effort with 20 points and a record-setting 30 rebounds. Tanner Riley had 21 points and four steals, Aaron Moetulei had two points and six rebounds, Josh Murphy had two steals, Drew Handy had two steals, Eric Murphy had two rebounds, Rosco Castagno had two points, Edgar Tarp had four rebounds and Brian Guse had two rebounds.
Eighth-grade drops game to Pine Lake
The Chief Kanim Middle School Hawks eighth-grade boys varsity basketball team took on Pine Lake last week but came away with a 46-60 loss. Down by only two points at the half, the Hawks got off to a slow start in the third quarter and couldn’t recover. Tyson Riley led the effort with 15 points and six rebounds while teammate Joey Evans kicked in eight points, pulled down eight rebounds and notched six steals. Chad Billings had eight points and four steals, Zach Brevick had eight points and seven rebounds, Brian Johnson had eight points, Alex Heibert had two points, Spencer MacEwan had two steals, Zach Lindor had three rebounds, Mike Nelson had two rebounds and Zach Kirchmeyer had a steal.
Eagles drop Chargers
The Snoqualmie Middle School Eagles seventh-grade boys basketball team hosted the Chargers from Maywood on the hardwood last week. The game got off to a quick start as Zander Nelson filled the hoop with 12 quick first-quarter points. The Chargers would answer four times from long range to keep it close, but baskets by Justin Downer and Jordin Kinnune gave the Eagles a four-point cushion after one quarter. Strong defensive efforts by Chaz and Code Blair, along with Dillon Shaine and Trey Botten, limited Maywood to only two second-quarter points.
With Zac Pearlstein controlling the boards on both ends of the court and a key basket by Brett Duncan, the Eagles opened up a 13-point halftime advantage. Taylor Campbell took control of the third quarter by scoring six points, grabbing numerous rebounds and blocking three shots. The Eagles finished off the Chargers 44-23. The Eagles were led by Nelson’s 16 points but it was a combined team effort as every SMS player registered in the scorebook, and the defensive effort was too much for Maywood. The win pushes the Eagles record to 2-0.
Hawks fall to Issaquah
Despite 25 points from Tanner Riley, the Chief Kanim seventh-grade boys basketball team lost 43-54 to Issaquah. The Hawks made a frantic comeback in the fourth quarter with their press but couldn’t pull it off. In addition to Riley, Lucas Zupan kicked in 17 points and added 15 rebounds. Drew Handy had two steals, Gehrig Uhles had two rebounds, Aaron Moetulei had two points and two rebounds, Josh Murphy had two steals, Eric Murphy had two points, Edgar Tarp pulled down two rebounds, Brian Guse had a steal and Rosco Castagno had a steal.
Chief Kanim blasts Issaquah
The Chief Kanim Middle School eighth-grade varsity basketball team hosted an aggressive Issaquah team and defeated them 53-43. The Hawks used an aggressive press in the first half and took control of the boards in the second half. Tyson Riley led the effort with 13 points and 10 rebounds and Joey Evans added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Alex Heibert added four points, Brian Johnson added four points, Zach Lindor had four rebounds, Zach Kirchmeyer had six points, Zach Brevick had four points, Spencer MacEwan had two points and Chad Billings had eight points.
Eagles drop White River
The Snoqualmie Middle School girls soccer team defeated White River 6-0 last week. Five Eagles scored goals led by Brittany Conway with two. Caitie Richards, Taylor Warnke, Danielle Crabtree and Chelsea Howland had the other goals. Jordyn Wilson was setting up teammates from both sides of the field and finished with a team-high four assists. The Eagles improved to 2-1-1 on the season and recorded their second shut-out of the season (both on the road). Leah Wiley-Fulton and Danielle Crabtree were credited with the shutout with each playing a half as goalkeeper. SMS has scored 13 goals on the season and have been scored on only five times in the four matches played so far. The 3-4-3 system of play the Eagles are running is led from the back by seventh-grade sensations Taylor Warnke and Chloe Loveridge. Co-captain Linnea Olson is the other defender in the flat-back-three set and has been playing intensely all season long. The Eagles have six games remaining: two with Tolt, two with Chief Kanim, a rematch with Surprise Lake and a home match against Enumclaw.
