Freshman scores 16 as Bartlett boys reach No. 1

Published: March 4, 2008 

Just a freshman, Damon Newsome came through when his team needed him most, scoring 16 points Monday to help Bartlett clinch first place in the conference with a 53-46 win over Service.

Kevin Winford added 14 points and Marshaun Roan netted 10 for Bartlett.

Marcus Lowe and Josh Lopez combined for 31 points in a losing effort for Service.

Bartlett 17 11 8 17 -- 53

Service 12 6 11 17 -- 46

Bartlett -- May 8, Roan 10, Winford 14, Newsome 16, DeVoe 2, Rollins 3

Service -- Lopez 14, Lowe 17, Cotton 5, Aukusitino 2, Gamossov 6, Ginnett 2.

Dimond 84, South 69

Chris Plooy scored 24 points, Travis Thompson bagged 20 and Ryan Hanley collected 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Lynx.

Dimond blew the game open in the third quarter, outscoring South 25-13. Trevor Smith led the Wolverines with 20 points and 10 boards.

South 17 18 13 21 -- 69

Dimond 19 21 25 19 -- 84

South -- A. Cousin 13, K. Cousin 4, Stevens 9, Smith 20, D. Cousin 4, Stadum 2, Nolder 4, Lopez 7, Colbern 6.

Dimond -- Thompson 22, Laganson 4, Plooy 24, Hanley 16, Whilden 2, Lauwers 13, Houle 2, Ross 1.

West 92, East 67

Justin Kauffman drained a pair of 3-pointers and scored 19 points to highlight the road win over longtime rival East.

Mike Russell chipped in 18 points and Tom Feeney netted 13 points for the Eagles.

Stefan Johnson pumped in a game-high 22 for the T-birds.

East13 17 17 20 -- 67

West19 27 20 26 -- 92

East -- Harris 3, Gonzales 2, DeBrill 2, Banks 8, Chapman 6, Rogers 8, King 8, Johnson 22, Goodwin 5, Spencer 3.

West -- Edwards 4, Vargas 8, Bookert 6, Russell 18, Kauffman 19, Moon 7, Zinck 1, Simmons 2, Rus 1, Feeney 13, McCreary 6.

Chugiak 52, E. River 51

Eagle River missed seven free throws down the stretch and Chugiak hung on to win the regular-season finale.

Chris Hyslop's 13 points led the way for Chugiak, while Casey Spink chipped in 12.

Leading Eagle River was Bobby Garcia (14), Max Harvey (11) and Michael Hall (10).

Chugiak 18 11 11 12 -- 52

Eagle River 11 19 ?4 17 -- 51

Chugiak -- Williams 3, Spink 12, Hewitt 4, Thies 7, Lerch 6, Hyslop 13, Cash 5, Moore 2.

Eagle River -- Hall 10, Garcia 14, Condit 1, N. Yaw 2, Smith 5, Taylor 2, Dye 4, E. Yaw 2, Harvey 11.

Cook Inlet Conference Final Boys Basketball Standings

W L Pct. Overall

Bartlett 11 3 .786 16-6

Dimond 10 4 .714 21-4

Service 9 5 .643 15-7

West 9 5 .643 16-7

South 95 .643 17-5

Eagle River 4 10 .286 9-13

Chugiak 2 12 .143 5-16

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