ST. HELENA — Middletown senior center Blaine Amos logged a rare triple-double of 15 points, 14 rebounds and 12 blocked shots as the Mustangs turned back the St. Helena Saints 37-29 in a North Central League I varsity boys” basketball game on Friday in St. Helena.
Middletown squared its league mark at 2-2 and improved to 10-5 overall with the victory, which was all about its 6-foot-8 big man.
“It was almost amazing at some points with what he was doing,” Middletown coach G.J. Rockwell said. “He played really well, really hard … they all did.”
It was an up-tempo game despite what the final score might suggest, according to Rockwell.
“It was physical, a real dogfight,” he said.
Tyler Rockwell added eight points and Anthonie Guzman seven for the Mustangs.
In other boys” action Friday:
Fort Bragg 73, Kelseyville 37
At Kelseyville, the Fort Bragg Timberwolves knocked off the Kelseyville Knights in NCL I action.
Dustin Martin led the Knights (0-4, 2-13) with 12 points. John-Mark Reagan and Preston Griffin added seven apiece.
“The difference tonight was their size,” Kelseyville coach Scott Conrad said of the Timberwolves (2-2). “Our kids played as well as we”ve played in a long time. We did a much better job of being physical.”
Roseland Prep 58, Upper Lake 36
At Upper Lake, Roseland Prep defeated Upper Lake despite 11 points by the Cougars” Dean Reimers, who had a pair of 3-pointers. Shahid Hussain chipped in with eight points and Chris Cisneros had six.
Upper Lake fell to 3-3 in the NCL II standings.
