Hot Comets top TBTACOMA ----

Courtesy of The Daily News
Naselle built a big first-half lead and shot a blistering 56 percent from the field as it downed Tacoma Baptist 65-54 in a Pacific B League boys basketball game Saturday night.Kyle Burkhalter poured in 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and swiped three steals for the Comets (8-11, 6-7 league), who made 21-of-37 shots from the field and 20-of-28 at the free-throw line."We had a chance to blow it open, but we kind of let them right back in it," said Naselle coach Brian Macy, whose team led 37-20 at halftime.Naselle made 13 free throws in the final quarter to hold off the Crusaders.Austin Burkhalter added 13 points and Nathan Sultemeier scored 11 for the Comets. Conor Smith added six rebounds.

NASELLE (65) -- Nathan Sultemeier 11, Spencer Griss 2, Kyle Burkhalter 24, Austin Burkhalter 13, Conor Smith 8, Casey Heagy 4, Jeremy Ray 1, Nick Hines 2, Gabe See 0, Allan Erickson 0

TACOMA BAPTIST (54) -- B. Tuell 15, Palmquist 4, Piwonski 17, S. Tuell 3, Gillman 5, Yohann 10

Naselle 19 18 9 19 -- 65
T. Baptist 13 7 16 18 -- 54