The Ballard High School boys basketball team couldn't slow down Roosevelt's Kai Hoyt Jan. 15 on the way to a 59-52 defeat.

Hoyt accounted for almost half of Roosevelt's points, finishing with 27. He is second in KingCo in total scoring with 203 points.

Senior Gary Smith lead the Beavers with 14 points and junior Salim Gloyd chipped in 12.

The loss drops Ballard to 3-5 in the conference and 4-8 overall.

The Beavers face a fearsome opponent in first-place Skyline, a team that has only lost one game, at 7:30 p.m. on Jan 19 at Skyline High School.