ARLINGTON – Cascade’s boys basketball team played tough defense and sank key free throws in its 42-31 victory over Arlington Friday night.
The Bruins clinched a 4A district playoff berth with the victory and, combined with Marysville-Pilchuck’s loss to Mount Vernon, took over first place in the Wesco North.
The Bruins sank 10 of 17 free throws in the final period to seal the victory.
At Arlington
Cascade714714-42
Arlington41089-31
Cascade-Matson 5, Gill 8, Hilliard 11, Snel 3, Thomas 1, Guffey 5, Carter 9. Arlington-Gunter 3, Griffiths 9, Thompson 2, Petereit 2, Devery 15. 3-point goals-Matson 1, Hilliard 1, Griffiths 1, Devery 2. JV-Arlington defeated Cascade. Records-Cascade 11-3 in league, 12-6 overall. Arlington 5-9, 7-11.
Snohomish 71, Lake Stevens 55: Snohomish took the Wesco North match-up behind Jon Brockman’s 27 points and seven rebounds, and 10 points and eight rebounds from Nate Van Duin. Perhaps the game’s most impressive performance, however, was turned in by Lake Stevens’ guard Jeremy Roe, who scored 20 of his game-high 28 points after halftime.
At Snohomish
Lake Stevens1261621-55
Snohomish15201224-71
Lake Stevens-Roe 28, Merrill 2, Aker 9, Rojas 5, Tennant 4, Smith 7. Snohomish-Follis 2, Siegel, 2 Bone 7, Reinhard 2, Hammons 11, Brockman 27, Van Duin 10, Wilde 10. 3-point goals-Roe 2, Aker 2, Bone 2, Hammons 1, Wilde 2. Records-Lake Stevens 4-11 in league, 5-14 overall. Snohomish10-4, 13-5.
Stanwood 75, Oak Harbor 59: Daes Kaufman scored a team-high 18 points and Aaron Boehme chipped in 17 to lead Stanwood to the Wesco North win. Oak Harbor’s Marc Ferguson lead all scorers with 27 points.
At Oak Harbor
Stanwood15142026-75
Oak Harbor7111526-59
Stanwood-Contreras 3, Cayford 4, Monroe 2, Boehme 17, Gambill 4, Welk 12, Kaufman 18, Anderson 12, McCutchen 3. Oak Harbor-Waller 7, Leach 8, Ferguson 27, Hughes 9, Lopez 3, Heidt 5. 3-point goals-Kaufman 3, McCutchen 1, Waller 1, Leach 2, Lopez 1, Heidt 1. JV-Stanwood defeated Oak Harbor. Records-Stanwood 8-6 in league, 10-8 overall. Oak Harbor 0-14, 0-18.
Jackson 59, Mariner 55: After falling behind 9-0 to start the Wesco South contest, Jackson switched from a zone defense to man-to-man and doubled Mariner post Tommy Craddock. The move proved effective – Craddock scored all but four of his 14 points before halftime, while Jackson’s eventual victory was led by a combined 38 points from brothers Jamie (15) and Drew (23) Eisinger. The loss by Mariner clinched district playoff berths for Meadowdale and Kamiak.
At Mill Creek
Mariner1611820-59
Jackson12161714-55
Mariner-Cartwright 20, Davis 3, Fry 8, Grant 10, Craddock 14. Jackson-Simshauser 5, Santoro 6, Rucker 8, J. Eisinger15, D. Eisinger 23, Wilson 2. 3-point goals-Cartwright 2, Grant 2, Simshauser 1, J. Eisinger 4, D. Eisinger 4. JV score-Jackson 65, Mariner 48. Records-Mariner 9-7 in league, 11-7 overall. Jackson 5-11, 6-12.
Shorewood 61, Everett 46: Rob Diederichs scored 18 points to lead Shorewood to the Wesco South triumph. For Everett, Kyle Lampi made a trio of 3-pointers and scored 12 points, while Clay Kincaid added 11 points and eight rebounds.
At Everett
Shorewood22121512-61
Everett13101112-46
Shorewood-R. Diederichs 18, T. Diederichs 13, Hartman 5, King 1, Perry 8, Reddie 4, Tracey 11, Wood 1. Everett-Lampi 12, Peoples 2, O’Brien 3, Levin 8, Daly 2, Blacker 4, Kincaid 11, Overton 4. 3-point goals-Perry 2, Tracey 1, Hartman 1, R. Diederichs 3, Lampi 3, Levin 2. JV-Everett def. Shorewood. Records-Shorewood 13-3 in league, 15-3 overall. Everett 7-11, 9-11.
Mountlake Terrace 65, Edmonds-Woodway 53: Senior guard Adrian Blake’s 15 points paced a balanced Terrace (four players scored in double figures) attack that pushed the ball relentlessly, quickly building a 19-10 first-period lead in the Wesco South game. Senior guard Huston Conti’s 13 points led E-W.
At Edmonds
Mountlake Terrace19111520-65
Edmonds-Woodway1014722-53
Mountlake Terrace-C. Hammond 14, Balch 14, Blake 15, Boxley 10, Mundt 6, L. Swanson 6. Edmonds-Woodway-Baeder 7, Tucker 5, Thoms 8, Conti 13, Fenning 4, Moss 2, Schaefer 4, Lange 10. 3-point goals-Balch 3, Blake 1, Baeder 1, Tucker 1, Conti 1. JV score-Edmonds-Woodway 66, Mountlake Terrace 51. Records-Mountlake Terrace 14-2 in league, 15-4 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 4-13, 4-15.
Lakewood 74, Granite Falls 53: Anthony Wiederkehr scored a game-high 36 points and Slava Borosov chipped in 13 to lead Lakewood to the Cascade Conference victory. Granite Falls’ Josh Knudson had a team-high 18 points and Gil Schoonover grabbed eight rebounds and recorded a career-high 16 points.
At Granite Falls
Lakewood24191318-74
Granite Falls12131414-53
Lakewood-Wiederkehr 36, Savage 6, Besancon 8, Conner 3, Borosov 13, Cheatle 4, Foster 2, Loucks 2. Granite Falls-Cuddeback 5, Londerville 6, Eggelson 2, Knudson 18, Schoonover 16, Counley 6. 3-point goals-Borosov 1, Wiederkehr 1, Knudson 2. JV-Lakewood defeated Granite Falls. Records-Lakewood 9-2 in league, 12-7 overall. Granite Falls 4-7, 4-13.
La Conner 46, Friday Harbor 42 OT: La Conner went to a match-up zone in the third quarter to stage a comeback from a nine-point halftime deficit in the Northwest A/B game. Friday Harbor coach Rod Turnbull said his team had a couple of turnovers in the overtime period which really hurt.
At Friday Harbor
La Conner51313510-46
Friday Harbor1512636-42
La Conner-Stephens 5, Keel 9, Roth 13, Coone 5, Hanson 4, Oosterhof 10. Friday Harbor-Hart 3, Guard 7, Roberts 8, Stoddard 5, Roe 6, Hamilton 13,. 3-point goals-Keel 3, Oosterhof 2. JV-La Conner def. Friday Harbor. Records-La Conner 14-0 in league, 18-2 overall. Friday Harbor 9-5, 14-5.
Coupeville 54, Concrete 48: Coupeville was able to work the ball inside to Mike Bagby at the high post and he led all scorers with 25 points in the Northwest A/B finale, shooting 9-for-16 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.
At Coupeville
Concrete1671114-48
Coupeville15101613-54
Concrete-Beazizo 11, Antsen 8, O’Neil 3, Brown 21, Walker 1, Aldridge 4. Coupeville-Marti 9, Bagby 25, Day 6, Mueller 1, Kelley 2, Mouw 10, Rogers 1. 3-point goals-Beazizo 1, Brown 3, Marti 1, Bagby 1. Records-Concrete 1-13 league, 4-16 overall. Coupeville 7-7, 9-11.
Mt. Vernon Christian 71, Lummi 42: Mt. Vernon Christian clinched a tri-district playoff berth with the B District 1 playoff victory. Andrew Kaemingk had a game-high 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead Mt. Vernon Christian.
At Bellingham
Mt. Vernon Christian16201718-71
Lummi2121117-42
Mt. Vernon Christian-Westra 2, Mines 1, Annema 3, Hogan 11, VanderArk 8, Schloemer 15, Kaemingk 31. Lummi-Johnson 7, D. Tom 9, Robertson 8, Cultee 13, M. Tom 3, Cooke 2. 3-point goals-M. Tom 1, Johnson 1. Records-Mt. Vernon Christian 11-10 overall. Lummi 18-4.
Darrington 57, Shoreline Christian 26: Shoreline Christian got within five points of the lead early in the third quarter, but Brennan Vincent (11 points) came off the bench to hit a pair of 3-pointers and Sean O’Connell chipped in six of his 10 total points in the period as the Loggers rolled to the B District 1 playoff victory. Cody Werst added nine points and seven rebounds for Darrington.
At Darrington
Shoreline Christian36116-26
Darrington5111724-57
Shoreline Christian-Hauptli 2, Jacobs 8, Brandal 8, Dodd 2, Groen 6. Darrington-McMillen 4, Wales 2, Vincent 11, Reece 5, O’Connell 10, Jones 3, Olson 5, Rosselli 4, Gladsjo 4, Werst 9. 3-point goals-Jacobs 2, Groen 1, Vincent 3, Jones 1. Records-Shoreline Christian 9-12 overall. Darrington 15-7.
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