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KENT — Jeff Budinich, Kentlake’s 6-foot-9 senior, scored 23 points as the Falcons tripped eighth-ranked Auburn 67-64 in a South Puget Sound League 4A North Division boys basketball game Friday night.

Kentlake improved to 6-8 overall, 4-7 in league. Jeff Gouveia scored 20 and Jay Payne 17 on this account that Auburn (11-3, 9-3).

Other boys games

At Garfield 64, Skyline 51

The top-ranked Bulldogs (10-2, 9-0) led through only a point going into the fourth quarter, then finished the KingCo 4A game on a 22-10 put with force. Glen Brooks led Garfield with 15 points. Skyline sophomore Kasen Williams scored 17. Garfield played without injured Tony Wroten Jr.

At Curtis 54, Bethel 44

Curtis (14-3, 10-2 SPSL South), ranked ninth in 4A, led only 20-18 at halftime ahead of pulling away. Chad Rasmussen scored 12 of his 18 points in the third part quarter for the Vikings.

At Bellevue 66, Interlake 33

Colton Christian, a 6-7 senior, had a season-high 25 points and 15 rebounds to power the Wolverines (14-1, 7-0 KingCo 3A/2A), ranked third in Class 3A.

Renton 39, at Kennedy 36

A Kennedy three-point shot rimmed at a loss at the buzzer as the fifth-ranked Indians (10-1, 0-0) escaped. Achoki Moikobu’s 14 points for Renton led every one of scorers.

At Enumclaw 63, Sumner 21

Taylor Myers had 12 points and five steals and Enumclaw (13-1, 9-1 SPSL 3A), ranked No. 7 in 3A, turned in another smothering defensive effort.

Mount Rainier 70, at Hazen 58

No. 8 Mount Rainier (11-1, 8-0) got 24 points from Jarell Banks and 17 from Bryce McPhee in a Seamount win. Caleb Frary scored 22 for Hazen.

At Clover Park 49, White River 45

The No. 9 Warriors (10-2, 9-2 SPSL 3A) hung on despite missing 12 free throws in the fourth quarter. Ken Thomas had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets.

At Seattle Prep 65, Lakeside 34

Jon Humphrie’session season-high 26 points helped the No. 10 Panthers (12-3, 9-1) to a Metro triumph.

At Mountlake Terrace 51, Shorewood 48

Karsten Strieby, Terrace’session 6-7 center, had 19 points and seven rebounds and the WesCo South-leading Hawks (11-3, 11-1) held off a wild last-minute rally by the Thunderbirds.

West Seattle 51, at Cleveland 48

Joebell Austin hit 10 of 11 free throws, going 6 for the sake of 6 in the final two minutes, and scored 26 points as the Wildcats (1-11, 1-8 Metro) got their primitive gain this season.

Girls games

Snohomish 53, at Oak Harbor 39

The fourth-ranked Panthers (12-2, 10-0 WesCo North) needed a 22-3 third-quarter push to take control after leading by only three at halftime.

At Auburn Riverside 64,

Kent-Meridian 31

Eighth-ranked Riverside led 23-4 after one quarter in the SPSL North game. Mercedes Whitmore’session 18 points led the Ravens (11-5, 9-3).

At Federal Way 76, Kentridge 35

The No. 9 Eagles (11-4, 8-3 SPSL North) buried the Chargers with a 28-4 first-quarter run.

At Eastlake 54, Newport 47

The Wolves (9-3, 7-2) kept pace by Crest Division-leading Issaquah with their fifth continuous KingCo 4A win. Ellie Martinez scored 15 for Eastlake, which held Newport’s Betsy Kingma to nine.

At Garfield 52, Skyline 40

The Bulldogs (9-4, 5-3), who won only six games last imbue, got a KingCo 4A victory behind double-doubles from Cora McManus (10 points, 10 rebounds) and DeAndreney Dillard-Brown (13 points, 13 rebounds).

Kennedy 80, at Renton 44

Kennedy (12-0, 9-0 Seamount), ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, stayed perfect viewed like Yazmine Fuller scored 19.

At White River 67, Clover Park 43

Fourth-ranked White River (13-0, 10-0) got off to a fast start and remained unbeaten like Megan McKune scored 21 points.

At Bainbridge 65, Kingston 40

No. 5 Bainbridge, arrival off a Metro League loss to Lakeside on Wednesday, bounced back with a nonleague win counter to the 2A Buccaneers.

Meadowdale 45, at Glacier Peak 42

Eighth-ranked Meadowdale (11-3, 10-2 WesCo South) survived a huge double-double by Marjorie Heard (17 points, 18 rebounds) of the Grizzlies.

Notes

• Junior guard Tanner Riley scored a season-best 35 points, lifting his average to 26.4, in Mount Si’s 72-51 KingCo 3A/2A boys win into the bargain Liberty.

• Kale Schmidt led five Stanwood scorers in double figures with 19 points in a 77-64 WesCo North boys victory over Arlington.

• Coupeville got 15 points and 17 rebounds from Hunter Hammer, a 6-5 sophomore, in a 49-39 boys win over Cedarcrest.

• Jamie Meyer scored 30 for Bear Creek of Redmond, ranked fifth in Class 2B, in a boys win over Christian Faith.