Boys basketball

Eastside Catholic won its opener in the Chaminade Christmas Classic in California with a 51-34 win over Chatsworth before beating Valencia 55-52 on Thursday.

A 59-39 win over Kennedy (California) gave the Crusaders third place after a loss to Westlake.

Skyline faced Fountain Valley in its first game at the Surf N’ Slam in San Diego and left with a 70-61 win behind 22 points from Jonah Eastern.

Addison McIrvin added 17 and Blake O’Brien finished with 15 in the win.

Lynden handed the Spartans a 52-43 loss before coach Maui Borden’s squad rebounded with a 50-48 win over Highland.

Eastlake openedtook the tournament championship with a 66-47 win over the hosts at the South San Francisco Classic behind 21 points from Jake Davidson and 17 more from Mike Hwang. Tournament MVP Brandon Lester scored 11 more in the win and was named to the all-tournament team with Davidson.

The Wolves opened play with a 57-52 win over Galileo and followed that with an even more impressive 63-62 comeback win over Archbishop Riordan, a team ranked in the top-20 in California.

Issaquah escaped with a 46-45 win over Shorecrest in the Bothell Holiday Tournament on a game-winner from Ryan Sexton in the waning seconds before beating Edmonds-Woodway 58-55 on Friday.

The state’s top-ranked team and tournament hosts from Bothell took the championship game 68-47.

Scores, highlights and statistics: jsuman@bellevuereporter.com