LOWER LAKE >> Bouncing back from a 79-32 beatdown at the hands of St. Patrick/St. Vincent on Thursday in first-round action, the Kelseyville High School varsity boys’ basketball team routed Point Arena 69-42 in a second-round game on Friday during the second annual Chernoh Excavating Classic in Lower Lake.
Kelseyville (6-3) jumped on the Pirates early and led 27-12 after one quarter.
“A good bounceback game for us,” Kelseyville coach Scott Conrad. “We wanted to get the taste of last night out of our mouths.”
Tyler Riewarts scored eight of his team-leading 17 points in the first quarter for the Knights. Brandon Huber added 15 points and Kyle Ellis finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
“He had a nice all-around game,” Conrad said of Ellis. “He also played well last night against St. Pat’s.”
Ellis led the Knights with 16 points in their first-round loss.
St. Patrick/St. Vincent of Vallejo simply overwhelmed Kelseyville with its speed, according to Conrad.
“We practiced for it, but there’s no way to simulate their speed and it’s not like we have slow kids,” Conrad said. “Their speed intimidated us.”
St. Patrick/St. Vincent led 23-9 after one quarter and 42-17 at halftime.
Kelseyville plays Averroes of Fremont today at 1:30 p.m. as the tournament wraps up.
In other Chernoh Classic boys’ action Friday:
Lower Lake 73
Upper Lake 24
Ian Stiles went 5-for-5 from beyond the 3-point line and the Lower Lake Trojans sank 11 3-pointers overall while defeating the Upper Lake Cougars in early action Friday. Dustin Martin led the Trojans with 21 points, including four 3-pointers, while Stiles finished with 20. Hokulani Wickard added 12 points.
Isaiah Garcia’s seven points paced the winless Cougars (0-9), who play Point Arena today at 10:30 a.m. Jon Sparks added six points.
“They came out with a press and we couldn’t handle it,” Upper Lake coach Justin Dutcher said. “They took their foot off the gas pretty quick or it would have been uglier,” Dutcher added of the Trojans.
Upper Lake lost 58-41 to Averroes of Fremont in first-round action Thursday. Francisco Flores led the Cougars with 10 points, Cody Rybolt added nine and Isaiah Garcia had eight.
“I’ve got to find a way to get them in gear,” Dutcher said of his players.
Lower Lake 71
Averroes 35
In late action Friday, the Lower Lake Trojans scored 23 points in each of the first and third quarters while beating Averroes in a second-round game. The win boosts Lower Lake’s season record back to the .500 mark at 5-5.
“We’ve got a new focus and the boys are taking that in pretty well,” Lower Lake coach Tim Biasotti said. “We’re taking much higher percentage shots.”
Wickard, a freshmen, led the Trojans with 18 points. Stiles (16 points) and Martin (10 points) joined him in double figures while Isazah King had eight.
Lower Lake plays St. Patrick/St. Vincent of Vallejo today at 4:30 p.m.
Junior varsity
Clear Lake 71
Upper Lake 29
Five Clear Lake players scored in double figures as the Cardinals beat up Upper Lake in second-round JV action. Tanner Hutton and Max De Leon led Clear Lake with 13 points apiece, Ryan Damiata added 11 and both Tanner Cole and Cameron Borg had 10.
Clear Lake improved to 10-1 on the season. The Cardinals play Lower Lake today at 3 p.m. in the old gym as the tournament wraps up.
In Thursday’s first-round action, Clear Lake beat the Ukiah frosh 67-22 behind 18 points from Hutton, 13 from De Leon and 11 from Damiata.
Kelseyville 65
Ukiah frosh 45
Gideon Turner scored 16 points, Nate Carpenter added 15 and Matt Wotherspoon had 13 as the Kelseyville Knights knocked off the Ukiah frosh squad.
“The whole team I thought played pretty well,” Kelseyville coach Rich Facey said. “We spread the ball around pretty well.”
Kelseyville (7-3) beat Point Arena by forfeit in Thursday’s opening-round action.
Kelseyville plays the Ukiah frosh again today at noon.
Lower Lake 67
Upper Lake 29
Taylor Scott scored 13 points, Jordan McGrath added 12 and Tate Smith had 10 as the Lower Lake Trojans overpowered the Upper Lake Cougars. JT Claunch’s 15 points led Upper Lake and Tim Beffa had 10.
