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BOYS BASKETBALL | Jan. 5: Cardinals edge Bonney Lake

Published 2:22 pm Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Riley Baltazar goes up for a layup during the third period of the Panthers' 75-74 loss to Franklin Pierce in SPSL 3A action Jan. 5 in Parkland.
Riley Baltazar goes up for a layup during the third period of the Panthers' 75-74 loss to Franklin Pierce in SPSL 3A action Jan. 5 in Parkland.

Franklin Pierce outscored Bonney Lake in the final period for a thrilling 75-74 South Puget Sound League 3A win in Parkland on Jan. 5.

The Cardinals finished the game with a 26-18 run.

Bonney Lake, who had four players in double figures, took a 36-30 lead into intermission.

Chad Marquez’s three-point basket gave the Panthers a 10-point lead, 53-43, late in the third. The Cardinals answered with 6 straight points before Riley Baltazar drilled a 3-pointer for a 7-point margin.

Marquez led Bonney Lake with 19 points, while Ramsey Thoms and Nathan Braun hit 15 each and Baltazar added 13.

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