In the tough South Puget Sound League North division, anyone can beat anyone in boys basketball, and Tuesday night was a prime example.

Kentwood very nearly pulled off an upset of highly-touted Mount Rainier, but squandered at 12 point third-quarter lead, as the Rams beat the Conks 64-62 at Kentwood.

With four minutes, 21 seconds left in the third quarter, the Conks had the double digit lead thanks to a Taylor Jones layin but the Rams chipped away at the lead the rest of the period.

In the fourth quarter, Kentwood went cold, going nearly four minutes between buckets while Mount Rainier went on a 10-3 run.

Jeremy Smith drained a three pointer with 6.7 seconds left to cut the Mount Rainier lead to one point, 62-61, but Kentwood just couldn’t get the game tied up or take back the lead.

Jones and Austin Benson were the leading scorers for the Conks with 18 points each.

Adrian Davis led the Rams with 20.

With the win, Mount Rainier improved to 6-1 in league with its lone loss to Kentlake, while Kentwood dropped to 4-3.

Meanwhile, on the East Hill of Kent, Tahoma pulled off a surprise 52-50 win over Kent-Meridian.

The Royals are battling with the Rams for control of the SPSL North.

Tahoma had a 10 point lead at halftime and hung onto the victory despite being outscored by K-M in the second half.

Coleman Wooten had 16 points for the Bears while De’Shon Williams added 11.

Abu Kamara led the Royals with 15 while Mike Banks chipped in 13.

Tahoma improved to 4-3 in league with the win while K-M remains in second place behind Mount Rainier at 6-2.

Finally, Kentlake found a way to win after being down early at home to Kentridge, putting together a strong second half for the 64-59 victory.

At the end of the first quarter, the Falcons were down 22-11 to the Chargers, as they struggled to get points in the paint.

At the 5:23 mark in the second quarter, Kentridge was up 29-13 thanks to a Roddy Hanson three ball, to which Kentlake responded with a 12-3 run to cut the lead to six at the half, 32-26.

Conner Crooks started the run with a pair of made free throws, followed by a Carson Stowell jumper who put in a three pointer less than a minute later, with Austin Pernell scoring the final four points for the Falcons when he made a pair of free throws with 1:12 on the clock followed by a drive to the bucket in transition with less than a minute left.

Kentlake outscored Kentridge the rest of way, 18-11 in the third quarter and 20-16 in the final period, with Ayanle Jama leading the Falcons with 19 points while Jawan Stepney tallied 19 to lead the Chargers.

The Falcons improve to 3-4 in league while the Chargers dropped to 2-5.