Boys basketball: King’s Way Christian 40, Columbia Adventist 39

King’s Way Christian 40, Columbia Adventist 39 — The visiting Knights held on to win in a clash between teams that entered the night unbeaten in the Class 1B Columbia Valley League.

In a game marked by tough defense, Carter Coval scored 11 points and Christian Bukant 10 for King’s Way.

Stephen Jardin led Columbia Adventist with 12 points. He scored nine of those on three 3-pointers in the third quarter to help CAA take a one-point lead.

The lead went back and forth in the final quarter, with the Knights taking the lead for good with about 30 seconds left.

KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN 40, COLUMBIA ADVENTIST 39

KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN (9-4, 5-0) — Chris Crenshaw 3, Ben Nelson 2, Joshua Kuramoto 0, David Velkemp 5, Sundeep Sandhu 3, Carter Coval 11, Josh Snyder 6, Christain Bukant 10. Totals 14 (3) 9-12 40.

COLUMBIA ADVENTIST — Chris Sanderson 4, Kesomi Palki 2, Evan Davies 9, Josh Rodriguez 1, Stephen Jardin 12, Thomas Reed 5, Urijah Seanz 0, Josh Fry 2. Totals 14 (5) 6-11 39.

King’s Way 9 15 8 8—40

Columbia Adv. 7 8 18 6—39