Prep boys basketball: Cold shooting dooms Mariner in loss to Foss

Published 10:55 pm Monday, December 29, 2008

FEDERAL WAY — Mariner lost its first game of the season Monday night at the Decatur tournament, falling to Foss 59-44.

The game was competitive at the half, with Foss clinging to a five-point lead. In the third quarter, Foss outscored Mariner 24-13 behind three 3-pointers in as many possesions.

“We had open shots, we just could not buy a bucket,” Mariner coach Dexter Griffen said.

“That Foss team is as good as the Franklin team we played in state two years ago. They are very good,” Griffen added.

Griffen was able to use this game as a measuring stick because Foss is considered one of the better 4A teams in the state.

“We knew we played a top-five team in the state and competed the whole game,” Griffen said.

He went on to say if it weren’t for an unusually bad shooting night for his team, the result might have been different.

Foss goes on to play the winner of Decatur and Tahoma Tuesday night for the tournament championship, while Mariner goes up against the loser in the consolation game.

At Decatur H.S.

Foss1192415—59

Mariner4111316—44

Foss—Gibson 1, Payne 6, Walker 4, Dumas, Byrd 2, Cruell 6, Brown, Canty 2, Lewis 11, McClain 5, Thompson 7, Sutton 15. Mariner— Yusuf 2, Kiehl, Minor 7, Doerscher 8, Dillon 11, Hall, McCulloch, Stepura 6, Malysheff 8, Purnell 2. 3-point goals—Doerscher 1, Dillon 3, Cruell 1, Lewis 3, Sutton. Records—Foss 2-0 overall. Mariner 4-1.

Lake Stevens 38, Bethel 36: At Gig Harbor, Mike Schneider hit a pull-up jump shot with .4 seconds to play for his only basket to give Lake Stevens the non-conference win.

At Gig Harbor H.S.

Lake Stevens99911—38

Bethel571410—36

Lake Stevens—Legg 4, Isaksen 2, Finley 0, Schneider 2, TJ Dodge 5, Maw 0, Je. Dodge 1, Kaska 16, Stickney 8. Bethel—Valastas 0, Maxwell 0, Mayes 13, King 6, McDuffy 4, Melag 0, Joseph 7, Mike Stuefen 2, Matt Stuefen 2, Porter 2. 3-point goals—Dodge 1, Kaska 2, Mayes 4. Records—Lake Stevens 4-2 overall. Bethel 1-6.

O’Dea 55, Mountlake Terrace 40: At Mountlake Terrace, O’Dea was able to pull away in the fourth quarter to get past Mountlake Terrace in the 14th annual holiday tournament. O’Dea plays Mountainview tonight for the tournament championship, Terrace will go up against Mark Morris.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

O’Dea209917—55

M. Terrace111199—40

O’Dea—Williams 9, Jackson, Ward 2, Watts 5, Jones 17, Massengale, Ballard 16, Suther 6, Fogerson. Mountlake Terrace—Champoux 2, Eftekhari, J. Sells 4, Clingan 8, R. Sells 8, Lechtenberg, Estrada, Strieby 10, Stracener 8. 3-point goals—Clingan 1, R. Sells 1, Williams 1. Records—O’Dea 4-3 overall. Mountlake Terrace 4-1.

Lynden 63, Arlington 57: At Lynden, Lynden was 24-for-26 from the foul line and made 18 of 20 free throws in the fourth quarter of the non-league game. Trenton McKee led all scorers with 23 points for Lynden.

At Lynden H.S.

Arlington9141321—57

Lynden1222920—63

Arlington—Carlson 4, Cooper, Richardson 2, Heath 7, Larson 19, Petit, Busby 9, Carpenter 15. Lynden—DeWitt 5, Blau, Varner, Groves, Bomber 14, McKee 23, Leevis 12, Seto 9. 3-point goals—DeWitt 1, Bomber 1, McKee 1. Records—Arlington 2-3 overall. Lynden not reported.

Everett 49, Shorewood 45: At Everett, a 16-point third quarter by Flynn Mattson gave the Seagulls the lead going into the fourth period. But with a minute remaining in the contest, Shorewood took a one-point lead. On the ensuing possession, Spencer McKinnon hit a 3-pointer to put Everett up for good. Mattson was the contest’s leading scorer with 26 points. He also had 11 rebounds.

At Everett H.S.

Shorewood8141310—45

Everett6121912—49

Shorewood—Pillay 7, Parrilla, Mitchell 4, Simpkins, Sanchez 19, Smallwood 7, Haug 4, Wood 4. Everett—Murray 2, Brown, McKinnon 8, Homer 8, Mattson 26, Frauenholtz, Barhanovich, Grindstaff 3, Daly 2. 3-point goals—McKinnon 2, Homer 1. Records—Shorewood 2-4 overall. Everett 2-4.

Coeur d’Alene 70, Monroe 41: At Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Coeur d’Alene shot 10-for-12 from 3-point range, turning a two-point deficit at halftime into a 29-point victory. Coeur d’Alene’s Devon Austin led all scorers with 26 points, including three 3s.

At North Idaho College

Monroe1081310—41

Coeur d’Alene792232—70

Monroe— Ohlsen 18, Sonneveldt 2, Roppo, Vargas 5, Pathompornvivat, Churlin 2, Peloquin, Lustyuk 4, Meeus 4, Parker 6. Coeur d’Alene—Casle 7, Austin 26, Dunn, Chalich, White 2, Reed 3, Reno 10, Baracco 6, Watson 10, Klatt, Stevens 4, Williams 2. 3-point goals—Ohlsen 1, Vargas 1, Austin 4, Reed 1, Reno 2, Baracco 2, Watson 1. Records—Monroe 1-4 overall. Coeur d’Alene 3-2.

Granite Bay (Calif.) 58, King’s 57: At San Diego, Granite Bay went on a tear in the final two and a half minutes, erasing a seven-point King’s lead, and finished with 21 points in the fourth quarter — the most the Knights have allowed in a quarter all year — in the semifinal game at the Surf ‘N Slam tournament at University High School in San Diego. Junior guard Ryan Hoff had 15 points and six rebounds and Carl Clocksin had 11 points and nine rebounds for King’s, which will face John Paul II High School from Plano, Texas, in the third-place game today at 1:45 p.m.

At University H.S.

King’s20101413—57

Granite Bay 10161121—58

King’s—Berg 3, Hardy 8, Brugger 4, Kitchens, McDonald 4, Hoff 15, Talbot 4, Mar 8, Clocksin 11. Granite Bay—Harris 8, Vanderbick, Riffice 13, Mottsenbocker 11, Keys 5, Long 2, Young 3, Kircher 10, Davis 6, Daniels. 3-point goals—Hardy 2, McDonald 1, Hoff 3, Harris 2, Riffice 3, Mottsenbocker 1. Records—King’s 4-2 overall.

Archbishop Murphy 66, Lambrick Park 41: At Everett, Jerad McCann had a perfect night, making all seven of his shots, including a 3-pointer, sinking his one free-throw attempt and stealing the ball five times as well. JJ Quinlan had nine rebounds — four offensive — to go with his 14 points and point guard Davon Fleming had three assists and three steals with only one turnover in the Archbishop Murphy non-league victory.

At Archbishop Murphy H.S.

Lambrick Park914135—41

A. Murphy16241610—66

Lambrick Park—Breel, Campbell 3, Chittick 3, Russell 2, Arunagah 15, Ofukany, Muir 3, Darnell 10, Kang 2, Hull. Archbishop Murphy—Smith, Eichinger, Felder 12, Woolman-Otis 2, DeGrazia, Fleming 10, Melton 8, McCann 16, Hards 4, Quinlan 14. 3-point goals—McCann 1, Felder 1, Arunagah 3, Darnell 1, Chttick 1, Campbell 1. Records—A. Murphy 1-3 overall.