PUYALLUP — Darrington Head Coach Ben Bryson spoke to his coaches about how difficult it would be to defeat the Northwest 1A/2B regular season champion La Conner three times in one season Tuesday night.
Now Bryson and the Darrington girls basketball team are playing for a 2B Tri-district Championship this Saturday.
With a stifling defense, and clutch plays throughout the fourth quarter, Darrington defeated La Conner for the third time this season, 36-25, clinching a spot in state tournament for the Loggers. Darrington will play at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the Tri-district Championship.
Darrington’s Hailey Wales was a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, Renee Cousins hit a 3-pointer with two minutes remaining to extend the Loggers lead to seven and Caresse Baker had a key steal as time winded down. It all culminated into Darrington clinching a state berth for the first time since 2005.
“Neither team could score in that first half,” Bryson said. “It came down to in the second half where every free throw was critical, every turnover was critical and every foul shot was critical.”
Darrington was 9-for-11 from the foul line in the second half and La Conner was 3-for-7.
“This is the fist time we have been in the Tri-district Championship game in a long time,” Bryson said.
At Chief Leschi H.S.
Darrington851111—35
La Conner5678—26
Darrington—H. Wales 11, Cousins 5, R. Wales 11, Baker 2, Pugh 2, Brooks 4. La Conner—Ponce-Venegas 2, Bruce, Finley 3, Raymond 7, Mcclung 2, Allman 8, Pedroza 4, Gilkey 0, Miller 0. 3-point goals—Cousins 1, Finley 1. Records—Darrington 15-6 overall. La Conner 13-5.
Edmonds-Woodway 50, Shorewood 28: At Marysville, behind 11-5 Edmonds-Woodway went on a 29-0 run which extended from late in the first period to the middle of the third quarter. With the win the 4A District 1 loser-out game, E-W earned a rematch with Arlington, a team they defeated 63-47 in the first round. E-W out-rebounded Shorewood 41-25.
At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.
Shorewood110413—28
Edmonds-Woodway919148—50
Shorewood—Fasbender 2, Godfrey 2, Echert 6, Lindgren 0, Hasegawa 0, McDonald 6, Nephew 2, Ellersick 3, Holley-Lair 1, Shtikel 6, Franklin 0. Edmonds-Woodway—Kasper 7, Berg 0, Marenah 0, Nash 2, Rois 0, Mason 0, Kenney 10, Tanjo 0, Tuuamalemalo 4, Albertson 2, Donaldson 11, Woods 14. 3-point goals—Echert 2, Ellersick 1, Shtikel 1, Casper 1, Donaldson 1, Woods 1. Records—Shorewood 8-16 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 21-2.
Arlington 60, Monroe 56: At Marysville, Arlington post players Ginny Wilson and Kaiti Ferro combined for 25 of Arlington’s 38 points in the second half, and Ferro scored all 11 of her points in the fourth quarter to give Alrington the upset win in the loser-out 4A District 1 Tournament game. Monroe’s Suzannah Ohlsen (22 points) had 13 points in the first half to help the Bearcats to an 11-point halftime lead. With the loss, Monroe’s season is over. Arlington will play Edmonds-Woodway at 8 p.m. Friday at Marysville-Pilchuck for the district’s third and final spot to the state tournament.
At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.
Arlington1391919—60
Monroe13201211—56
Arlington—Abdo 0, Sarver 3, Evans 2, Duncan 0, Van Loo 10, Kesselring 10, Murrin 1, Grogan 3, Daggett 0, Ferro 11, Schmuck 3, Wilson 17. Monroe—Ohlsen 22, Alyssa Brazel 7, Dubell 0, Alexander 9, Robertson 3, Clark 7, Murphy 4, Wilkins 4. 3-point goals—Ohlsen 2, Brazel 1, Robertson 1, Clark 1, Sarver 1. Records—Arlington 13-10 overall. Monroe 17-6.
Sehome 52, Granite Falls 36: At Granite Falls, Peyton Spencer had a game-high 21 points and was the only scorer in double-digits for Granite Falls. Sehome jumped out to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter to advance to the 2A District 1 Tournament. With the loss, Granite Falls’ season is over.
At Granite Falls H.S.
Sehome2115610—52
Granite Falls101187—36
Sehome—Albert 16, McIntyre 0, Gibbons 0, Hall 7, Bertucci 8, Messinger 0, Smith 4, Wilkerson 11, Miksovsky 3, Wylie 3, Greenberg 0, Goodridge 0. Granite Falls—White 0, Ogren 2, Spencer 21, Smith 7, R. Alexander 2, Schneiders 0, J. Alexander 0, Arndt 2, Hensley 2, Matalomani 0, Young 0. 3-point goals—Spencer, Smith, Wilkerson 2, Wylie. Records—Sehome 9-11 overall. Granite Falls 6-15.
Cascade Christian 49, King’s 45: At Puyallup, King’s held a one-point lead at halftime, but Cascade Christian outscored King’s in both quarters of the second half to win the loser-out 1A Tri-District Tournament game. Joclyn Kirton had a game-high 19 points for King’s.
At Cascade Christian H.S.
King’s8121312—45
Cascade Christian6131416—49
King’s—Taylor 5, Berendsen 0, McConnaughey 11, Rasmussen 1, Storkson 7, Adams 2, Kirton 19, Kieling 0, Fairley 0. Cascade Christian—Guerrero 6, Centioli 0, Smallwood 0, Creech 6, Tveter 0, Coltom 19, Read 13, Spencer 0, Qualls 5. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—King’s 13-10 overall. Cascade Christian 13-7.
Boys basketball
Ferndale 63, Shorecrest 62: At Ferndale, Shorecrest battled back after digging itself a hole in the first half, taking its second lead of the game with just under a minute remaining in the 3A District 1 playoff game when Isaiah Clevenger made a 3-point play for a 1-point Shorecrest lead. Ferndale hit a jumper with 25 seconds remaining, and Shorecrest missed its last shot as the final seconds ticked away.
At Ferndale H.S.
Shorecrest13121819—62
Ferndale20121417—63
Shorecrest—Clevenger 21, T. McCoy 0, Diel 0, Hake 6, Bateman 2, B. McCoy, Brown 22, Chibuogwu 11, Johnson. Ferndale—Woodward 0, Morris 17, Jeff Frost 19, Carr 12, Hunt 8, Jake Frost 3, Shroder 4. 3-point goals—Clevenger 3, Chibuogwu 1, Morris 3, Carr 1, Jake Frost 1. Records—Shorecrest 14-8 overall. Ferndale 7-14.
Mount Vernon 72, Lynnwood 66 (OT): At Mt. Vernon, Lynnwood grabbed an early lead and had a 31-24 halftime lead, but Mt. Vernon stormed back with a 26-point third quarter and held on in overtime to avoid the upset. Simi Fajemisin had 22 points and Anthony Edwards had 23 points to lead Lynnwood.
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
Lynnwood121916127—66
Mt. Vernon121226913—72
Lynnwood—Tamirat 0, Norde 0, Haney 5, Nut 2, Le 7, Edwards 23, Botts 8, Fajemisin 22. Mt. Vernon—Acode 2, Weber-Koetje 26, Ayers 0, Leek 12, Chaplin 18, Packard 0, Barnet 5, Knapp 9, Servoss 0. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—Lynnwood 10-13 overall. Mt. Vernon 14-7.
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