Prep basketball: Lincoln outlasts Bellarmine Prep in OT despite Malachi Flynn’s 43 points
Malachi Flynn scored 43 points.
He can do that, Bellarmine Prep boys basketball coach Bernie Salazar said.
It’s just not always going to work.
Despite Flynn’s outburst, the Lions lost their season opener in a nonleague thriller against visiting Lincoln, 76-73, in overtime on Tuesday after the Lions outscored the Abes by 20 points in the fourth quarter just to tie it.
Trevion Brown and Trevante Anderson scored 16 points each for the 3A Narrows Abes against the Lions of the 4A Narrows.
Lincoln led 20-5 after the first quarter, but Flynn, committed to the University of Pacific, helped Bellarmine Prep outscore the Abes 29-9 in the fourth quarter to tie it.
"He reminds me a lot of Steph Curry," Salazar said of Flynn.
But Lincoln regained momentum in overtime and sustained it to leave with the win.
Federal Way 70, Davis 62:
In a rematch of the 4A state title game, the Eagles won, again.
This time in Yakima. Marcus Stephens scored a game-high 26 points to lift Federal Way after it was trailing at halftime, 35-27.
But the Eagles came out in the third quarter with a 28-14 run.
Christian Jones scored 11 points and Ferron Flavors Jr. added 10 points.
Nick Navarro and Dominic Wise each scored 20 for Davis.
Yelm 58, Emerald Ridge 55:
Speaking of high scorers from the 4A Narrows League.
Christian Davis went off for 41 points to lift the Tornados over the Jaguars in a nonleague game.
Yelm took home the win by outscoring Emerald Ridge 14-9 in the fourth quarter.
Davis, a 6-foot-4 senior guard, averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4 steals per game last year.
Life Christian 82, Steilacoom 63:
Luke Lovelady scored a game-high 29 points to lift the Eagles of the 2B Pacific League past the Sentinels of the 2A SPSL.
Reid Roelofs added 13 points for Life Christian. Lajon Enis-Carter led Steilacoom with 19 points.
Puyallup 54, Thomas Jefferson 30:
Tony Gutierrez scored 14 points and Deven Neff 13 as the Vikings surged in the third quarter to win a nonleague game against the Raiders.
Darius Anderson led Jefferson with 12 points, but the Raiders were outscored 25-8 in the third quarter.
Kentlake 51, Enumclaw 40:
Austin McBryde scored 12 points and Larry Alar added 10 as the Falcons held on to beat Enumclaw in a nonleague game.
Josh Erickson led the Hornets with 17 points.
Decatur 75, Renton 66:
The Golden Gators had six players score in double figures as they held off Renton’s late surge for a nonleague win.
Devon Kelley and Tre’ Scott scored 14 points each, but Decatur’s Tanner Rees added 11 points, Deonte Smith 10, Les Sessoms 10 and Floyd Wedderburn 10.
Mount Rainier Lutheran 51, Oakville 48:
Aaron Bailey’s 22 points helped rally MRL past Oakville.
Devin Boyd led Oakville with 26 points.
Charles Wright 61, Northwest Yeshiva 46:
Henry Cheney scored 17 points to lift the Tarriers to a nonleague win.
Ophir Amon scored a game-high 34 points for Northwest Yeshiva, but Charles Wright pulled away, 18-9, in the fourth quarter.
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Gig Harbor 52, North Kitsap 41:
Emily Shields scored a game-high 20 points as the Tides cruised past North Kitsap in a nonleague game.
Peninsula 49, Vashon 32:
Belle Frazier scored a game-high 21 points to lift the Seahawks over the Pirates in a nonleague game.
Charles Wright 67, Northwest Yeshiva 22:
Charles Wright led 47-15 at halftime and cruised from there for the nonleague win.
Shoni Pritchett scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Tarriers. Majestic Moler added 18, Julia Hanly scored 12 and Lola Oyetuga added 10.
Jefferson 51, Spanaway Lake 32:
Bailey Nelson scored 15 points to lift the Raiders to a nonleague win over the Sentinels.
Ballard 46, Bonney Lake 37:
Emily Stonerock scored 17 points and Payton Mitchell added 10, but it wasn’t enough to help keep the Panthers up with Ballard in the fourth quarter.
Bonney Lake outscored Ballard 15-2 in the third quarter only to be outscored 20-9 in the fourth.
This story was originally published December 2, 2015 at 9:33 AM with the headline "Prep basketball: Lincoln outlasts Bellarmine Prep in OT despite Malachi Flynn’s 43 points."