Lynden Christian scored 25 unanswered points in the second half to pull away from Seton Catholic 71-39 in a Class 1A state opening round boys basketball game Saturday in Lynden.
The No. 7 seed Seton Catholic will face No. 10 Meridian of Bellingham in a 1A state round-of-12 game Wednesday in Yakima.
Seton Catholic trailed 22-16 midway in the second quarter when Kaiden Wilson went to the bench with his third foul.
The Cougars were able to close within 24-21 before the Lyncs scored the final eight points of the half to take a 32-21 lead into halftime.
Lynden Christian’s lead was 39-28 in the third quarter when the Lyncs went on a 25-0 run to put the game away.
Brady Angelo had 12 points to lead Seton, and Wilson added 10.
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN 71, SETON CATHOLIC 39
SETON CATHOLIC — Tyler Tran 6, Mason Glassmire 6, Brady Angelo 12, Rico George 5, Lance Lee 0, Kiet Nguyen 0, Kaiden Wilson 10. Totals 15 (8) 1-2 39.
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN — Dawson Hintz 0, Dawson Bouma 17, Gannon Dykstra 16, Treven Blair 0, Luke VanKooten 11, Trey Bosman 4, Jeremiah Wright 13, Kayden Stuit 6, Brody Bouwman 4. Totals 29 (11) 2-4 71.
Seton 13 8 7 11—39
Lynden 16 16 19 21—71
