He’s back.
Josh Smith returned to Kentwood boys basketball team Tuesday night in fine fashion, scoring 10 points in a 61-37 South Puget Sound League North Division win over Tahoma.
Smith, Kentwood’s 6-foot-10 UCLA-bound center, had been out since Dec. 8 with a knee injury. During Smith’s absence, Kentwood posted a 4-5 record. The Conquerors (5-4, 5-6) have won three of their last four.
Tre Tyler led all scorers with 16 points.
• KR 70, Thomas Jefferson 56: Gary Bell dropped a game-high 38 points on the Raiders, leading Kentridge (6-2, 9-3) past Jefferson (2-5, 5-6). It was Bell’s second-highest scoring night of the season. He scored a league-record 55 points earlier this season against Auburn Riverside. Craig Rasmussen, who scored 13 points, was the only other Charger to reach double figures.
• Kentlake 74, A. Riverside 57: In a race for one of the SPSL North’s final playoff berths, the Falcons (4-4, 5-7) picked up a key win over the Ravens (4-4, 7-5), receiving a team-high 19 points from Mike Salazar and 14 more from Jaron Heck en route to the victory.
• F. Way 77, Kent-Meridian 66: The Royals (1-7, 3-9) hung with the top-ranked Eagles (8-0), but were unable to pull off the upset. Barenton Ahmed led K-M with 19 points while Jordan Thompson Walker continued his hot shooting, scoring 12.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
• Kentwood 73, Tahoma 46: Kylie Huerta scored a game-high 20 points while teammates Sanda Milovic (15) and Courtney Johnson (12) also reaching double digits in scoring as the Conquerors (7-1, 9-2) won their third-straight game.
• A. Riverside 92, Kentlake 41: The Falcons couldn’t hang with the top-ranked Ravens (8-0, 12-0), falling behind 49-25 at halftime en route to an SPSL North blowout. Morganne Comstock led Kentlake (5-3, 8-4) in scoring with 14 points.
• Jefferson 53, Kentridge 42: Nicole Barger scored 11 points and Taylor Riley added 10, but it wasn’t enough for the Chargers (0-8, 1-11) in a loss to the Raiders (3-5, 6-6).
• F. Way 74, Kent-Meridian 36: The Eagles (6-2, 10-2) contained K-M standout Briana Shannon, holding the senior guard to six points in an SPSL North win over the Royals (1-7, 1-10). Aubreyana Anderson led K-M with 12 points.
GYMNASTICS
Lynnsey Thielman served up a big all-around performance Wednesday night, leading Kentlake to a 154.75-point performance, helping the Falcons knock off Decatur (148.20), Kentwood (139.65) and Capital (133.2) in a four-team meet.
Thielman brought home the all-around crown (34.6), a title on bars (8.05), beam (9.30), and floor (8.85). Kentwood’s Jordan Johnson snagged the top overall score in the vault with a 9.1.
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