The Ballard boys basketball team visited Skyline last night for their first conference game since returning from a San Diego tournament. The Beavers upset second ranked Skyline as their defeat was Skyline's first conference loss.

The competition was tough and while both teams played hard, Skyline entered halftime in the lead with a 27 to 22 score.

But whatever pep talk the Beaver players received during halftime, it worked. Ballard outscored Skyline in the third quarter 18 to 8, putting Ballard in the lead. The Beavers finished the game strongly and solidified their win with a final score of 56 to 47.

Junior Seth Berger was the top scorer with 14 points, eight rebounds, one steal, and one assist.

Senior Jake Devine came off the bench to score a career high 11 points and grab 4 rebounds. Devine hit three of the Beavers' five three-pointers.

And junior Raymond Owens had a career high of eight points with four assists and three rebounds.

The Beavers play again on Friday, January 6 at 8 p.m. at Garfield High School.