2026 Boys Basketball Roundup – February 6th

• Bellingham 80, Meridian 76 (OT)

It was a wild scene at Bellingham High School on Friday night as the Bayhawks found themselves down 63-57 with 45 seconds left in the fourth quarter after Trojan junior guard Pierce Brzozowski buried a pair of free throws.

The lead was quickly cut to four points when Bellingham senior center Barrett Johnson converted on a reverse layup with 28 seconds left. A quick foul on the inbound sent Meridian to the foul line where 1-of-2 was made. The Bayhawks quickly countered with a three-pointer from junior guard Calvin VanHofwegen, and after a timeout was called, Bellingham was now down 64-62 with 14 seconds left.

A quick foul send the Trojans to the line, where again 1-0f-2 were made, and a foul on the other side sent the Bayhawks to the line where 1-of-2 was made.

Meridian called a timeout with nine seconds left in regulation, and ahead 65-63 with possession. Bellingham fouled in less than a second, and the Trojans once again went 1-of-2 from the line, which set up the Bayhawks’ final possession in regulation down 66-63.

A screen was set to try and get VanHofwegen open for the game-tying shot, but Meridian’s defense swarmed him quickly. VanHofwegen gave up the ball to senior forward Joe Harward who received it, stepped back behind the 3-point line, and put up just his 14th deep-ball attempt of the season. It hit nothing but net as the time expired, which sent the game into overtime. It was Harward’s second made three-pointer this season.

Bellingham rode the momentum in the overtime period, and outscored the Trojans 14-10 to take the win.

Johnson led the Bayhawks with a career-high 20 points, which included going 8-of-12 from the foul line.

Also with a career-night was junior forward Silas McGerr who came into the game averaging a little over two points per game, and four 3-pointers made on the entire season. He made big shot after big shot on Friday night, and finished 6-of-8 from downtown for 18 points.

VanHofwegen added 19 points and a team-high seven rebounds, and Harward finished with 17 points and three steals.

Meridian was led by Brzozowski who ended with 34 points, 13 rebounds and five steals, all of which were game-highs.

Junior guard Trey Alexander hit multiple big three-point shots down the stretch for the Trojans, and he finished with 16 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Bellingham 80, Meridian 76
MER  15  16   7  25  10 - 76 
BEL  12  24  10  23  14 - 80

Meridian: Blankenburg 2, Larsen 0, Alexander 16, Galbraith 8, Brzozowski 34, Hayes 0, Ashmore 9, Burgess 2, Braithwaite 0, Webster 5.
Bellingham: Wright 2, Johnson 20, Harward 17, VanHofwegen 19, VanHouten 4, Loveland 0, McGerr 18.

• Lynden 59, Nooksack Valley 48

The Lions led 43-28 after three quarters, and withstood a strong effort from the Pioneers in the final period to hold on for the win on the road.

Senior center Ty Jorgenson was 10-for-15 from the field for a game-high 21 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and had three assists for Lynden.

Senior forward Spencer Adams neared a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, while guards Jayden Navarre and Gordy Bedlington each scored seven points.

Nooksack Valley was led by senior guard Owen Wichers who finished with 12 points.

Senior guard Cole Coppinger hit 5-of-10 from the field for 10 points, senior forward Crew Bauman had 10 points and four steals and senior forward Weston Silves led Nooksack Valley with five boards..

Lynden 59, Nooksack Valley 48
LYN  16  13  14  16 - 59 
NV   11   8   9  20 - 48

Lynden: Navarre 7, Bedlington 7, Price 3, Ellis 0, Mar. Koenen 3, Mal. Koenen 2, Broersma 2, Jorgenson 21, Adams 14.
Nooksack Valley: Coppinger 10, Bauman 10, J. Anderson 4, Wichers 12, Leyerly 2, Martin 8, Silves 0, Ackerman 2.

• Sehome 69, Burlington-Edison 64

The Tigers held a sizeable 43-30 lead at the half, but the Mariners wouldn’t go away easy as they brought it to one point after the third quarter, and finished the job at home in the fourth quarter to take the win.

Senior forward Xavier Kelley went off for 24 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks to lead Sehome. He also hit a three-pointer with a little over two minutes left in the game which gave the Mariners a one-point lead.

He was joined by senior guard Nolan Wright who finished with 17 points, seven assists and five rebounds. He also connected on four 3-pointers.

Senior center Cole Turrell was extremely efficient as he made 8-of-10 from the floor as he finished with 16 points and seven boards.

Sehome 69, Burlington-Edison 64
B-E  17  26   4  17 - 64 
SEH  21   9  16  23 - 69

Burlington-Edison: N/A.
Sehome: Wright 17, Jackson 0, Tanovan 5, Miller 2, Kelley 24, Fagaautau 0, Turrell 16, Duckworth 5.

• Squalicum 49, Oak Harbor 44

The Storm snapped a seven-game losing streak by defeating the 3A Wildcats on the road to finish of the regular season.

The outside shots weren’t falling for Squalicum (which was 0-8 for the game from beyond the arc), so driving to the hoop became a priority. By doing so, the Storm made multiple trips to the line and made 17-of-28 from the charity stripe.

Frequenting the line the most often was junior guard Hunter Calloway who finished with 20 points and nine rebounds.

Junior center Orion Granberg-Kiddle posted another double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting, and junior guard Blake Elston charged the defensive attack with four steals, two blocks and seven defensive rebounds.

Squalicum 49, Oak Harbor 44
SQU  10   3  20  16 - 49 
OH    8   7  13  16 - 44

Squalicum: Shimkus 0, Knowlton 2, Tetrick 0, Elston 6, Granberg-Kiddle 15, Le 2, Thompson 0, Asbjornsen 4, Calloway 20.
Oak Harbor: N/A.