Prep boys basketball: Arlington keeps pace in the playoff race

Published 9:55 am Wednesday, February 4, 2009

OAK HARBOR — Sometimes one tough quarter can ruin an otherwise good game.

That’s exactly what happened to the Oak Harbor boys basketball team, which was outscored 16-2 in the third quarter by Arlington in the Eagles’ 61-43 Wesco North win Tuesday.

“We stopped making plays,” Oak Harbor head coach Mike Washington said. “I think they got a little more frustrated … we stopped being patient.”

Washington had plenty of praise for Arlington’s Cole Carpenter, who finished with a game-high 17 points and six rebounds.

“He’s a solid player,” Washington said, praising Carpenter’s ability to shoot, pass and defend. He had some trouble with a 2-3 zone defense at first, but then hit two big back-to-back 3-pointers that “gave them a little bit of momentum after we had taken the lead.

“After that three they led for the rest of the night.”

Washington reserved some praise for his team, most notably freshman Mike Washington Jr., who finished with 16 points for the Wildcats.

“He pretty much kept his composure,” Washington Sr. said. He gets triple- and double-teamed, so “he earns every basket he gets.

“And I’m not just saying that cause he’s the coach’s son.”

Washington Sr. said that Oak Harbor was not going to dwell on this game, and keep their heads up going into the last few games of the season.

“We’re just going to continue to work hard and see where it takes us,” Washington Sr. said.

At Oak Harbor H.S.

Arlington12171616—61

Oak Harbor1313215—43

Arlington—Carlson 5, Cooper 7, Richardson 9, Heath 8, Petit 0, Busby 13, Carpenter 17, Smith 0, Petersen 0, Shell 2. Oak Harbor—Haley 2, Schulle 0, Fiske 2, Cole 0, Young 0, Stout 12, Washington Jr. 16, Manni 0, Smith 4, Bratt 0, Waller 1, Nadeau 6. 3-point goals—Richardson 1, Busby 1, Carpenter 3, Stout 2, Washington Jr. 1. Records—Arlington 7-6 league, 9-8 overall. Oak Harbor 0-13, 1-16.

Lake Stevens 59, Cascade 57 (OT): At Lake Stevens, Lake Stevens’ Shane Kaska hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the Wesco North game into overtime. In overtime Lake Stevens guard Ryan Legg hit a driving pullup shot as time expired.

At Lake Stevens H.S.

Cascade23141226—57

L. Stevens61122128—59

Cascade—Hilliard 7, Taylor 7, McGrath 8, Hancock 4, Barton 16, Lacey Jr. 0, McDaniels 15. Lake Stevens—Legg 4, Isaksen 4, Finley 1, Schneider 3, TJ Dodge 4, Maw 8, Je. Dodge 1, Kaska 15, Stickney 19. 3-point goals—Hilliard 1, Hancock 1, McDaniels 1, Kaska 3. Records—Cascade 3-10 league, 4-13 overall. Lake Stevens 12-2, 15-3.

Snohomish 56, Everett 45: At Snohomish, Snohomish stepped up its defense in the second quarter to take control of the Wesco North game. Reed Pecha made five 3-pointers and led all scores with 23 points.

At Snohomish H.S.

Everett1531017—45

Snohomish12111716—56

Everett—Murray 4, Brown 7, McKinnon 5, Homer 8, Mattson 14, Frauenholtz 4, Barhanovich 0, Grindstaff 3, Daly 0. Snohomish—Wolfe 1, Ortiz 9, VandenBosch 10, Mason 2, Pecha 23, McGinnis 1, McGee 10, Caudill 0, Hamlin 0. 3-point goals—Pecha 5, Brown 1, Homer 1, Mattson 3. Records—Everett 4-10 league, 5-13 overall. Snohomish 8-5, 10-7.

Lynnwood 61, Jackson 58: At Mill Creek, after a neck-and-neck battle for the first three quarters, Lynnwood’s Simi Fajemisin scored eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to help the Roayls pull away in the Wesco South game.

At Jackson H.S.

Lynnwood15181216—61

Jackson12121915—58

Lynnwood—Bryant 0, Evans 5, Shippey, Milne 3, Elder, Daniel 2, Wilson 11, Meinken 2, Steelquist, Matzen 17, Alexander 0, Fajemisin 21. Jackson—Todd 23, Cody 2, Rucker 0, Koch 14, Bray 5, Dineen, Gay 2, Gilchrist 0, Wishko 10, O’Keefe 2, Acholonu, Grisby. 3-point goals—Evans 1, Bray 1, Wishko 2. Records—Lynnwood 7-8 league, 9-8 overall. Jackson 10-5, 12-6.

Edmonds Woodway 60, Kamiak 44: At Edmonds, Edmonds Woodway outscored Kamiak in each of the first three quarters and never looked back en route to a 16-point Wesco South victory.

At Edmonds-Woodway H.S.

Kamiak1151117—44

E-W14162010—60

Kamiak—Kwon 0, Makori 3, Glenn 5, Blacksmith 3, Manchester 9, Ruppel 6, Houghtaling 9, Lambert 0, Conrad 3, Self 6. Edmonds-Woodway—Haggard 8, Bury 5, Rupple 0, Shrestha 2, Degrazia 2, Sherrill 2, Jordan 6, Wooley 0, Wilson 13, Willcock 7, Polovina 13, Butler 2. 3-point goals—Makori 1, Manchester 1, Rupple 1, Houghtaling 1, Wilson 3, Willcock 1. Records—Kamiak 0-15 league, 1-16 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 4-11, 5-12.

Meadowdale 28, Shorecrest 27: At Lynnwood, Connor Hamlett (nine points) made a free throw in the final minutes that turned out to be the eventual game-winning point in the Wesco South contest.

At Meadowdale H.S.

Shorecrest57105—27

Meadowdale10729—28

Shorecrest—Weinberg 6, McCoy 0, Diel 2, Hake 3, Chibuogwu Jr. 6, Dodge 0, Clevenger 5, Sullivan 5. Meadowdale—O’Neill 9, Johnson 2, Beucherie 0, Shiferaw 0, Surur 2, Kyobe 0, Carroll 0, Hamlett 9, Larson 6. 3-point goals—Clevenger 1, Hake 1, O’Neill 1. Records—Shorecrest 6-9 league, 8-9 overall. Meadowdale 12-3, 13-4.

Glacier Peak 60, Shorewood 58 (OT): At Shoreline, Shorewood’s Micah Mitchell hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to overtime, but Devon Kiser hit a putback with 1 second remaining in overtime to give Glacier Peak the Wesco South win. Brandon Hill had a game-high 23 points for Glacier Peak.

At Shorewood H.S.

G. Peak111615117—60

Shorewood121412155—58

Glacier Peak—Persha 8, Hill 23, Southard 0, Cummins 5, Pederson 0, Kiser 17, Bonner 7, Forkey 0. Shorewood—Pillay 19, Parrilla 1, Mitchell 15, Brazell 0, Sanchez 19, Higgins 0, Smallwood 0, Haug 0, Wood 0, Wilkins 4, Berquist 0. 3-point goals—Hill 5, Bonner 1, Pillay 5, Mitchell 1, Sanchez 1. Records—Glacier Peak 9-6 league, 11-6 overall. Shorewood 2-13, 3-14.

South Whidbey 61, Cedarcrest 49: At Duvall, Chris Carey and Jordan Thornley each had 14 points to lead South Whidbey to the Cascade Conference win.

At Cedarcrest H.S.

S. Whidbey16111618—61

Cedarcrest11101216—49

South Whidbey—Stallman 8, Carey 14, Thornley 14, Russel 0, Newman 12, Cortes 10, Goodman 0, Bennett 1, West 0, Brasko 2, Erikson 0. Cedarcrest—Rekers 4, McRae 6, Campbell 6, Hintzke 6, Corpus 2, Alness 5, Hammontree 0, Padron 9, McKinney 2, Cook 7, Fletcher 2. 3-point goals—Campbell 2, Cook 1, Newman 1, Carey 2. Records—South Whidbey 5-3 league, 10-4 overall. Cedarcrest 3-6, 3-10.

King’s 68, Lakewood 56: At Marysville, King’s jumped out to a 23-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. Lakewood came back to cut the lead to four late in the Cascade Conference game, but got no closer.

At Lakewood H.S.

King’s23131418—68

Lakewood12161216—56

King’s—Berg 12, Hardy 10, Brugger 2, Kitchens 0, McDonald 2, Hoff 10, Talbot 14, Mar 14, Clocksin 4. Lakewood—Fry 19, Bird 6, Dennis 7, Hawkins 6, Leach 2, Von Pein 0, Wiersma 0, Diamond 7, Hesselman 7, Sanders 2. 3-point goals—Fry 2, Bird 2, Dennis 1, Hardy 1, Hoff 2. Records—King’s 8-3 league, 13-5 overall. Lakewood 0-9, 1-13.

Coupeville 72, Granite Falls 63 (2 OT): At Granite Falls, Max Whitt of Granite Falls hit a 3-pointer to send the game to overtime and Jacob Howard hit two free throws to send it to a second overtime, but Coupeville prevailed in the Cascade Conference contest. Zepher Loesch had 18 points for Coupeville.

At Granite Falls H.S.

Coup.16111510911—72

G. Falls816121692—63

Coupeville—Petrich 0, Williams 0, Wilcox 10, Bagby 13, Loesch 18, Wacker 10, Peters 12, Brookhouse 0, Smith, Kim 0, Walstad 3, Hammer 6. Granite Falls—Howard 15, Knudson 0, Campbell 0, Gumke 0, Whitt 16, Mitchell, Cashman 2, Hillery 5, Beard 23, Redman 2. 3-point goals—Loesch 3, Wacker 1, Howard 1, Whitt 3. Records—Coupeville 7-4 league, 10-7 overall. Granite Falls 2-8, 4-11.

Archbishop Murphy 66, Sultan 64: At Sultan, With eight seconds remaining, Sultan’s Nathan Barnhill tied the score at 64 by hitting the first of two free throws. Barnhill’s second free throw was missed. Murphy rebounded and Paris Felder tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer. Sultan’s Jordan Nicholes led all scorers with 40 points. The win combined with Cedarcrest’s loss assures Murphy a spot in the district tournament.

At Sultan H.S.

Murphy14191716—66

Sultan15161518—64

Archbishop Murphy—Smith 9, Felder 12, Woolman-Otis 2, Wagner 10, Fleming 2, McCann 0, Hards 6, Quinlan 25. Sultan—Ruddock 5, Barnhill 7, Beebe 2, Knoles 5, LaMunyon 5, T. VandenEkart 0, Hall 0, Nicholes 40. 3-point goals—Smith 3, Wagner 2, Hards 2, Ruddock 1, Nicholes 2. Records—Archbishop Murphy 9-0 league, 11-3 overall. Sultan 4-5, 7-8.

Mount Vernon Christian 34, Shoreline Christian 28: At Shoreline, Jason Vermeer had a game-high 11 points for Shoreline Christian but the Crusaders couldn’t overcome the 15 points scored by Mount Vernon Christian in the final quarter of the Northwest 1A/2B game.

At Shoreline Christian H.S.

MV Christian59515—34

Shoreline3898—28

Mt. Vernon Christian—Riley 9, McClelland 7, Blade, deVries, Jones, Pritchard 3, Graves, Hogan 2, Kuipers 6, DeVries 5, VanderKooy 2. Shoreline Christian—Taniguchi, Vermeer 11, Drollinger 2, Jacobs 2, Ryder 2, Brown 5, Hudson 2, Danhof, Deelstra 4. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—Mt. Vernon Christian 2-5 league, 6-5 overall. Shoreline Christian 3-5, 5-9.

Tulalip Heritage 68, Highland Christian 56: At Arlington, Highland led 44-42 after the third quarter of the Northwest 1B game, but Highland’s foul trouble fueled Tulalip Heritage’s 27-point fourth quarter — which included five 3-pointers and 12 converted free throws.

At Highland Christian H.S.

Tulalip2191227—68

Highland13151612—56

Tulalip Heritage—McKinney 30, A. Jones 2, WhiteBear 5, Comenote 12, Hatch 0, Johnson 0, Davis 19. Highland Christian—C. Brown 9, Kelly 19, Crawford 3, Kurtzenaker 4, Simmons 4, Wold 9, J. Brown 0, Miles 8, Riker 0, Mattson 0. 3-point goals—McKinney 3, Comenote 3, Davis 2, C. Brown 1, Crawford 1, Kelly 2. Records—Tulalip Heritage 11-2 league, 15-2 overall. Highland Christian 6-7, 7-8.

Lummi 70, Grace Academy 65: At Marysville, Lummi used a press defense and senior Gale Jefferson hit two 3-pointers to hold off Grace Academy in a Northwest 1B game. Grace’s Garrett Weinberg had 20 of his game-high 28 points in the second half.

At Grace Academy H.S.

Lummi12181129—70

Grace11142317—65

Lummi—James 12, Edwards 11, Tom 19, Revey 0, Roberts 7, Jefferson 15, Dennis 6. Grace Academy—Jay Lee 13, Weinberg 28, Lugg 6, B. Young 12, O’Kelly, Herrington 6, Bosse 0, Jorgenson 0, Hackbarth, Tuttle, D. Young 0, Sleppy, Thompson, Jae Yong Lee. 3-point goals—Jay Lee 1, Weinberg 3, B. Young 2, Edwards 2, Roberts 1, Jefferson 5. Records—Lummi 10-2 league, 11-2 overall. Grace Academy 1-11, 3-14.