Boys basketball

Decatur 88, Sp. Lake 48

Decatur defeated the Sentinels of Spanaway Lake by 40 points in the South Puget Sound League South Division opener for both teams that took place Friday, Dec. 5.

Jerron Smith scored 21 points for the Gators as Jordan McCloud threw in 18, Dominic Ricciardelli 12 and Marcus Tibbs 11.

Beamer 75, Em. Ridge 56

Todd Beamer also opened SPSL South action with a win Friday, Dec.. 5. Napa Mefi poured in 26 points and Kevin Davis finished with 18. Dominique Herbert and Chase Hildebrandt added 11 each.

Auburn 47, TJ 38

Xavyr Moss scored 16 points for Thomas Jefferson in its close Friday, Dec. 5 action against the Trojans. Spencer Sydney added 11.

TJ 61, K-M 40

The Raiders rebounded from the Auburn loss to route the Royals last Tuesday, Dec. 9. Moss paced the team with 17 points as Cramer Doughty hit 12 and Sydney 11.

Decatur 74, Rogers 48

Smith hit 28 as the Gators defeated the Rams last Tuesday, Dec. 9. Tibbs scored 15 and Jordan McCloud knocked in nine.

Federal Way 61,

Kentwood 53

Michael Hale III hit 23 points for the Eagles Tuesday, Dec. 9 as Cole Dickerson finished with 15 and Jeffrey Forbes 10.

CFC 49, Mt. R. Luth. 26

Christian Faith Center of Federal Way was led by the 12 points of Joseph Munge last Tuesday and Kenny Brown tallied 10.

TJ 71, Kentlake 55

The Raiders scored another big win Thursday, led by the 15 points of Moss and the 12 of Doughty. Dahir Ibrahim knocked in nine and Justin Lanier, Eric Radford and Sydney all scored eight.

Decatur 58, Em. Ridge 54

Tibbs hit 26 points to lead the Gators to victory Thursday as McCloud hit 14 and Smith 10.

Curtis 70, Beamer 55

Mefi led the Titans with 18 points in Thursday’s loss as Davis hit 14 and Vlad Aficius 11.

Girls basketball

TJ 47, Auburn 39

Stacey Albrecht scored 20 points as the Raiders opened their new SPSL North season with a win over perennially tough Auburn. Hannah Kiyohara and Unique Taufa’asau added nine points apiece.

Aub.-Riv. 77,

Federal Way 60

Tyshana Burgess buried 34 points but it was not enough to catch the Auburn-Riverside Ravens in a Friday, Dec. 5 game. Darah Huertes-Vining was next with 12.

Em. Ridge 46, Beamer 36

Meghan Graf knocked in nine points to lead the Titans’ scorers in a Friday, Dec. 5 loss. Lillian Hampton added eight.

Decatur 68, Sp. Lake 31

Tenea Holcomb and A’yesia Rogers each scored 11 for the Gators in their SPSL South-opening win. Yonnie Coleman contributed 10, Sarah Isaac nine and Sarah Quantz eight.

Central Kitsap 53,

Beamer 40

Melissa Canfield canned 14 points for Todd Beamer last Tuesday and Lillian Hampton tallied 10.

Rogers 49, Decatur 35

Quantz scored 13 for the Gators in the Tuesday, Dec. 9 loss.

TJ 66, K-M 56

Kiyohara threw in 32 points for the Raiders last Tuesday as Taufa’asau hit 11 and Samantha Pham eight.

Kentwood 74,

Federal Way 56

Tyshana Burgess totaled 23 points for the Eagles in the Tuesday, Dec. 9 loss and Darah Huertes-Vining added nine.

TJ 39, Kentlake 38

The Raiders improved to 3-0 in SPSL North Division play with Thursday’s win. Stacey Albrecht led the Raiders with 20 points.

Curtis 46, Beamer 33

Natasha Fualaau hit 10 points to lead Todd Beamer in Thursday’s loss.

Wrestling

Tahoma 54, TJ 18

Corey Yeaple of Thomas Jefferson won by pin in 4:11 at 119 pounds last Tuesday and teammate Bryce Doyea won by forfeit at 125. Zeke Nistrian won by decision at 160 pounds and Kyle Williams took the 171-pound match by decision.