Jumping out to an early 15-5 lead, the Mountlake Terrace Hawks had no trouble sending the visiting Lynnwood Royals to their eleventh straight loss 63-48 in a Wesco League South Conference boys basketball game played at Mountlake Terrace High School on Tuesday.

The Royals were able to close the gap to 15-10 by the end of the first quarter, but that’s as close as they could come as the Hawks pushed their conference record to 5-2, 11-4 overall.

Sophomore Khree Armstead led Terrace in scoring with 15 points. Derek Anyimah scored 14 points while Gabe Altenberger added 10 points. Lynnwood’s Tanner Mack scored a game-high 18 points while Bryce Milne tallied 10 points for the Royals.
With the victory Mountlake Terrace remained a game behind South conference leader Edmonds-Woodway (6-1 in division play), an 80-65 winner over Meadowdale Tuesday night. Terrace and E-W meet on Friday in a critical Wesco League South matchup at Edmonds-Woodway High School; tip-off is set for 7:15 p.m.

Prep Boys Basketball: Lynnwood at Mountlake Terrace

Lynnwood  â€‹10 ​ 14 ​ 13  â€‹11 ​– ​48
Terrace​  15  â€‹22  â€‹15  â€‹11​ –​ 63
Lynnwood scoring: Tanner Mack 18, Bryce Milne 10, Alton Hammond 9, Ryan Rapanan 4, Eli Edwards 4, Jared Simbulan 3, Christian Vasquez, Yoseph Habtemariam
Mountlake Terrace scoring: Khyree Armstead 15, Derek Anyimah 14, Gabe Altenberger 10, Shimron Masih 8, Joey Gardner 7, Gabe Powter 4, Daniel Johnson 3, Carson Dallas 2
Record: Lynnwood 0-7 in Wesco League South Conference, 2-13 overall; Mountlake Terrace 5-2 in Wesco League South Conference, 11-4 overall
Lynnwood next game: versus Meadowdale, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 7:15 p.m. at Lynnwood High School
Mountlake Terrace next game: versus Edmonds-Woodway, Friday, Jan. 22, 7:15 p.m. at Edmonds-Woodway High School

–By Doug Petrowski