Boys basketball: King’s Way Christian 53, White Salmon 39

King’s Way ruled the third quarter and that was pretty much the deciding factor against White Salmon.

“We jumped on them in the third quarter and played some really good defense and kept them from scoring very much,” King’s Way coach Butch Blue said.

Two would be not very much.

King’s Way outscored White Salmon 12-2 in the period to turn a three-point lead into 13.

Jay Becker scored 17 points to lead King’s Way. Kienan Walter had 14 points and five rebounds. Kyle Gonzalez had 10 points and four assists.

Blue also credited Chris Crenshaw for playing a strong defensive game.

KING’S WAY 53, WHITE SALMON 39

WHITE SALMON — Gross 2, Garwood 1, Guzman 0, Lockman 5, Rabinowitz 18, Storie 12, Bond 0, Childs 0, McLean 1, Gibson 0. Totals 15-41 (1-4) 8-19 39.

KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN — Jay Becker 17, Chris Crenshaw 8, Yoshi Kuramoto 0, Zach Rohrer 0, Kyle Gonzales 10, Carter Coval 4, Kienan Walter 14, Anthony Huser 0. Totals 18-40 (4-9) 13-21 53.

W. Salmon 6 17 2 14–39

King’s Way 9 17 12 15–53

JV — King’s Way 50-48.