Prep boys basketball: South Whidbey’s demise is a tale of 2 radically different halves
Published 11:36 pm Friday, January 16, 2009
SHORELINE — In the first half of Friday’s Cascade Conference battle, South Whidbey could do no wrong, playing perhaps their best half of the season. The second half was a much different story.
South Whidbey led 26-21 at halftime, shooting 50 percent in the first half. In the second half, the Falcons were outscored 38-17, shooting just nine percent on 2-for-22 shooting.
“It was a tale of two halves,” South Whidbey coach Scott Collins said.
Scott Stallman had 17 of his 18 points for South Whidbey in the first half, hitting on six of seven shots. In the second half, he scored only one point, and was 0-for-10 from the field.
Karl Clocksin led a very balanced King’s attack with 11 points. Alex Mar had seven points and 10 assists for King’s.
Collins said his team played their best half of the season, and the worst half of the season all in the same game.
“It was a road game at King’s. We will take the positives out of it,” Collins said. “We know now we can compete against them.”
At King’s H.S.
S. Whidbey1412611—43
King’s11102117—59
South Whidbey—Stallman 18, C. Carey 4, Thornley 6, Newman 12, Cortes 3, Brasko 0, West 0, Erikson 0, B. Carey 0, Bennett 0. King’s—Berg 2, Hardy 8, Brugger 10, Kitchens 3, McDonald 3, Hoff 9, Clauson 0, Talbot 6, Mar 7, Clocksin 11. 3-point goals—Newman 1, Stallman 4, Hardy 2, McDonald 1, Hoff 2. Records—South Whidbey 1-1 league, 6-2 overall. King’s 5-1, 9-3.
Coupeville 71, Sultan 68: At Coupeville, Cody Peters made a layup and was fouled with 7 seconds remaining. Peters missed the free throw, but Hunter Hammer grabbed the offensive rebound and hit a put-back to lead Coupeville to a come-from-behind Cascade Conference win. Hammer finished with 14 points and 18 rebounds for Coupeville. Jordan Nicholes, who had a game-high 22 points, missed a contested 3-pointer at the end of the game.
At Coupeville H.S.
Sultan19151518—68
Coupeville14102027—71
Sultan—Ruddock 9, E. VandenEkart 0, Beebe 14, Knoles 4, T. VandenEkart 19, Hall 0, Nicholes 22. Coupeville—Williams 2, Wilcox 8, Bagby 15, Wacker 7, Peters 19, Brookhouse 2, Walstad 2, Hammer 14, Petrich 2. 3-point goals—Ruddock 1, T. VandenEkart 2, Wilcox 1, Bagby 1, Wacker 1. Records—Sultan 0-3 league, 2-6 overall. Coupeville 2-3, 5-6.
Granite Falls 54, Cedarcrest 47: At Duvall, Granite Falls shot 34 free throws to Cedarcrest’s 12 as Granite Falls got the seven-point Cascade Conference win. Just three players scored for Cedarcrest.
At Cedarcrest H.S.
G. Falls11131218—54
Cedarcrest7101515—47
Granite Falls—Howard 9, Hanson 1, Campbell 2, Whitt 5, Cashman 5, Hillery 5, Beard 15, Redman 11. Cedarcrest—Rekers 0, McRae 0, Campbell 0, Hintzke 0, Corpus 0, Alness 14, Hammontree 0, Padron 24, McKinney 0, Cook 9, Fletcher 0. 3-point goals—Alness 2, Cook 1, Howard 1. Records—Granite Falls 2-2 league, 4-5 overall. Cedarcrest 1-2, 1-6.
Archbishop Murphy 57, Lakewood 39: At Marysville, Archbishop Murphy forced 26 Lakewood turnovers and Murphy outscored Lakewood 27-14 in the second half to take the Cascade Conference win and remain undefeated in league at 4-0. Davon Fleming had 16 points to lead Murphy. Lakewood’s Cameron Fry (13 points) was 3-for-4 on 3’s.
At Lakewood H.S.
Murphy15151314—57
Lakewood169410—39
Archbishop Murphy—Smith 5, Felder 5, Woolman-Otis 6, Wagner 0, Fleming 16, Melton 7, McCann 8, Hards 0, Quinlan 10. Lakewood—Fry 13, Stauffer 4, Bird , Dennis 2, Hawkins 2, Leach 2, Von Pein 0, Wiersma, Diamond 4, Hesselman 12, Sanders 0. 3-point goals—Smith 1, Felder 1, Fleming 1, McCann 1, Fry 3. Records—Murphy 4-0 league, 6-3 overall. Lakewood 0-3, 1-7.
Lake Stevens 61, Arlington 60: At Arlington, Sean Stickney made a post-up jump shot in lane with 30 seconds to play to give Lake Stevens the Wesco North win. Arlington got off a shot in the last half-minute, but missed and Lake Stevens rebounded and drew a foul. Lake Stevens missed both free throws and the clock ran out as the teams contested for the rebound.
At Arlington H.S.
Lk. Stevens1920913—61
Arlington15112014—60
Lake Stevens—Legg 0, Isaksen 7, Finley 1, Schneider 2, TJ Dodge 7, Hanson 0, Maw 0, Je. Dodge 0, Kaska 22, Stickney 22. Arlington—Carlson 4, Cooper 2, Richardson 7, Heath 8, Larson 10, Petit 0, Busby 13, Carpenter 16, Petersen 0. 3-point goals—Isaksen 1, TJ Dodge 1, Kaska 1, Stickney 1, Larson 2, Busby 1. Records—Lake Stevens 7-1 league, 8-2 overall. Arlington 3-4, 5-6.
Stanwood 62, Everett 47: At Everett, Zack Johnson scored a game-high 14 points and Stanwood jumped out to a 31-13 halftime lead in a Wesco North win. Will Brown had 13 points for Everett.
At Everett H.S.
Stanwood15161021—62
Everett671321—47
Stanwood—Asher 0, Wark 2, Haugstad 10, Jamieson 3, Cook 0, Schmidt 4, Orcutt 0, Johnson 14, Solvberg 5, Chabot 8, Hushagen 8, Jacobs 8. Everett—Murray 2, Brown 13, Sangha 0, McKinnon 2, Homer 6, Mattson 10, Frauenholtz 6, Barhanovich 4, Grindstaff 2, Sowinski 2, Daly 0. 3-point goals—Jamieson 1, Haugstad 1, Mattson 1. Records—Stanwood 5-2 league, 8-3 overall. Everett 2-6, 3-8.
Monroe 35, Snohomish 29: At Monroe, the Bearcats’ defense held Snohomish to six points in the first half en route to a Wesco North victory and Monroe’s first win against the Panthers in several seasons. Monroe senior Tim Ohlsen scored a game-high 13 points and teammate Alex Churlin added 11. Reed Pecha led Snohomish with eight points, including two 3’s.
At Monroe H.S.
Snohomish241211—29
Monroe87911—35
Snohomish—Wolfe 6, Ortiz, VandenBosch 6, Mason, Pecha 8, McGinnis 2, McGee 7, M. Scattaregia. Monroe—Ohlsen 13, Love 3, Sonneveldt, Roppo, Vargas, Churlin 11, Lustyuk, Meeus, Parker 8. 3-point goals—Ohlsen 1, Love 1, Pecha 2. Records—Snohomish 4-4 league, 6-6 overall. Monroe 4-3, 5-6.
Marysville-Pilchuck 53, Cascade 49: At Everett, after trailing 39-34 at the beginning of the fourth, the Tomahawks took advantage of a few steals and turnovers to earn the Wesco North win. Tyler Holm and Spencer Elwell each had 16 points for Marysville-Pilchuck. Jamieson McDaniels had a game-high 18 points for the Bruins.
At Cascade H.S.
M-P9121319—53
Cascade13151110—49
Marysville-Pilchuck—Holm 16, Busichio 4, Soriano, Toler 4, Lanphere 8, Forsythe 5, Elwell 16. Cascade—Jackson, Hilliard 7, Taylor 5, McGrath 6, Hancock 2, Barton 3, Lacey Jr. 8, McDaniels 18, Runkle. 3-point goals—Holm 1, Forsythe 1, Hilliard 1, Taylor 1, McGrath 1, McDaniels 1, Lacey Jr. 2. Records—Marysville-Pilchuck 7-1 league, 8-3 overall. Cascade 1-6, 1-8.
North Sound Christian 59, Lopez Island 55 (OT): At Mountlake Terrace, Tanner Mahler, who led all scorers with 19 points, scored five points in overtime to help lift North Sound to the Northwest 1B win. Mahler also had nine rebounds and five blocks. North Sound’s Jeremy Waller hit a 3-point goal with five seconds to play to send the game into overtime. Waller had 10 rebounds to go with his 18 points. North Sound missed 18 of its first 19 shots and Lopez led by five points with 32 seconds to play. But North Sound caught up on a basket by Mahler and Waller’s 3. Ian Watson led North Sound with 12 rebounds.
At North Sound Christian H.S.
Lopez Is.111611134—55
N. Sound71222108—59
Lopez Island—K. Jardine 13, C. Jardine 0, Carson 4, Dengler 16, Buffum 15, Samuel 3, Altona 4, Lease 0. North Sound Christian—Otis 15, Waller 18, Watson 1, Hudson 0, Mahler 19, Patterson 0, Vaughn 0, Martinez 0, Reidt 6. 3-point goals—Otis 2, Waller 3, Mahler 1, K. Jardine 2, Buffum 3. Records—Lopez Island 2-4 league, 3-5 overall. North Sound Christian 4-3, 5-6.
Tulalip Heritage 58, Highland Christian 49: At Tulalip, Lesjar McKinney scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help Tulalip Heritage to a nine-point Northwest 1B League victory.
At Tulalip Heritage H.S.
Highland918139—49
Tulalip12131221—58
Highland Christian—C. Brown 3, Kelly 11, Crawford 14, Kurtzenaker 8, Simmons 2, Wold 7, Miles 4. Tulalip Heritage—George 0, McKinney 16, WhiteBear 12, Comenote 14, K. Davis 7, Sedano 0, Kublic 0, E. Jones 9. 3-point goals—Comenote 4, K. Davis 1, Kelly 2, Crawford 3. Records—Highland Christian 3-5 league, 4-6 overall. Tulalip Heritage 7-2, 11-2.
