Like their female counterparts, the Lakewood boys split their Kings-Australia double feature weekend.
But the Cougars boys beat the Whittlesea Pacers from Down Under, falling to conference rivals Kings and to 1-2 in league standings.
A perennial conference powerhouse, Kings led 22-8 by the end of the first quarter. The deficit prompted first Lakewood and then the Knights to turn to their benches to play out the Jan. 4 game.
Sophomore Blair Diamond was the only Cougar scoring in double figures against Kings with 10 points. Senior Terrence Ordonez followed with 9 in the 78-42 loss.

At Lakewood H.S.

Kings 22 20 19 17 78
Lakewood 8 4 17 13 42

Kings Ayers 7, Brugger 2, Clocksin 5, Farid 6, Fuhlendorf 14, Hardy 9, Hoff 2, Mar 5, McDonald 10, ONeil 16, Talbot 2. Lakewood Diamond 10, Dragich 7, Fry 5, Hesselman 5, Lawson 4, Ordonez 9, Wiersma 2. 3-point goals Hardy 2, Fry 1. Records Kings 5-4 overall, 3-0 league. Lakewood 2-6, 1-2.

After facing the veteran postseason squad, their Australian opponents a night later must have seemed a more manageable challenge.
Diamond once again had a statistically strong evening with eight boards, three steals and seven points.
Lakewood led early on, outscoring the Pacers by seven points each in the first and second quarters. Billy Rist helped put the game away for Lakewood with 15 second-half points for a 59-44 win.

At Lakewood H.S.

Whittlesea 7 14 9 14 44
Lakewood 14 21 12 12 59

Whittlesea Mclelland 5, Johns 2, Ellul 8, Trott 2, Worth 2, Chesser 10, Cole 5, Kostas 3, Mineo 3, Oloughlin 4. Lakewood Diamond 7, Black 9, Fry 9, Hesselman 4, Lawson 8, Leach 2, Ordonez 2, Rist 15, Dragich 3. 3-point goals Fry, Rist. Record Lakewood 3-6 overall.