Clark men fall to Highline at Bellingham crossover

The Clark College men’s basketball team suffered its second loss of the season Saturday, falling to Highline 93-89 at the Bellingham crossover.

The lead only changed hands three times, but the game was close throughout.

Clark’s largest lead was five early in the second half, while Highline (7-3) was able to stretch its lead to as many as 12 points with 6:36 to play at Pavilion Gym at Whatcom Community College.

The Penguins, who never regained the lead after a Highline 3-pointer made it 54-51 with 17:23 in the second half, closed the gap to 91-89 with 41 seconds to play.

Parker Gaddis led Clark in scoring with 25 points to go with seven assists, five rebounds and two steals. Sethon Moore had 19 points and five rebounds, Jalen Scott had 17 points, and Sam Scarpelli had 13 points.

Clark (7-2) closes out the tournament with a game against Big Bend of Moses Lake at 10 a.m. Sunday. Big Bend (9-1) beat Whatcom 97-87 on Saturday to go to 2-0 at Bellingham.