The Federal Way Eagles used an impressive second quarter Tuesday night to get past the Bethel Braves in Graham, 68-58. After falling behind 11-10 in the first quarter, Federal Way outscored the Braves, 25-6, in the second to take a commanding 35-19 lead into the locker room.
The Eagles were led by 16 points each from senior guards Jerry Duckworth and Deshea Bell. Jalen Mefi finished with a career-high 11 and freshman Eugene Artison chipped in 10.
The win moved Federal Way to 8-7 overall and 7-4 in the South Puget Sound League South Division, which is good for fourth place behind Rogers, Curtis and Puyallup.
In other action:
Decatur 92, Bonney Lake 62 — The Gators (12-5 overall, 6-1 SPSL 3A) scored a season-high 92 points during a blowout of the Bonney Lake Panthers Tuesday on the road.
Decatur’s all-time leading scorer, Jerron Smith, added 35 more points to his total, including 29 in the first half. Austen Wilson finished with 15 and Markus Rawls chipped in 12 for the Gators.
Decatur sits one loss back in the SPSL 3A Division of first-place Lakes, who will come to the Gator Dome Tuesday night in a battle that will, most likely, decide the league championship. The third-ranked Lancers (13-1) handed Decatur its only SPSL 3A loss of the year in Lakewood earlier this month, 96-75.
at Auburn 81, Jefferson 66 — The Raiders couldn’t keep up with Auburn Tuesday night. The Trojans (13-3, 9-3) jumped out to an early 22-12 lead and cruised from there.
Jefferson (4-12 overall, 1-11 SPSL North) got 15 points from Deontae Davis, 12 from Chase Braxmeyer and 10 from Jacob Thoreson during the loss. The Auburn duo of Kevin Henderson and Iszia Johnson combined for 56 points.
at Curtis 64, Beamer 28 — The Titans could only muster 28 points against the 10th-ranked Vikings Tuesday in University Place. Curtis outscored Beamer, 41-11, in the first half.
The Titans (5-9 overall, 4-7 SPSL South) were led by nine points from Thomas Rhodes.
