By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle rallied past the Roosevelt Roughriders in Metro League basketball action early this week.

The Wildcats were 66-44 winners on the boys side in a Tuesday game and the West Seattle girls won, 59-50, in Wednesday action.

West Seattle improved to 12-0 in league action with the girls win.

The Ballard girls also won Wednesday, 47-36, against Rainier Beach but the Chief Sealth girls took a 71-47 loss to Seattle Prep.

Highline won Wednesday on the girls side as well, topping Clover Park, 44-40.

Foster scored an 81-38 victory at Foss on Tuesday, while Kennedy lost, 49-18, to Kentlake and Mount Rainier was topped by Tahoma, 48-32.

Steilacoom defeated Tyee by a 57-11 margin on Tuesday and Highline lost to River Ridge, 66-35.

Lindbergh was a 47-18 winner over Evergreen and Auburn Adventist edged Seattle Lutheran, 33-31.

Chief Sealth took a 64-48 boys loss to Seattle Prep on Tuesday and Highline defeated River Ridge, 63-39.

Seattle Lutheran won that night by a 52-48 score over Auburn Adventist.

Kennedy Catholic, meanwhile, was dealt a 60-54 loss by Kentlake and Tyee lost to Steilacoom, 72-56, as Foster fell to Foss, 77-56, and Evergreen lost to Lindbergh, 96-45.

Mount Rainier was a 67-14 winner over Evergreen in a non-league game Wednesday and Highline was defeated by Clover Park, 70-59.