Prep roundup: M-P boys secure playoff berth

Published 2:42 pm Friday, February 6, 2009

MARYSVILLE — All it took was one more win and the Marysville-Pilchuck boys basketball team delivered Thursday night.

Needing a victory to secure a Class 4A District 1 playoff berth, the Tomahawks defeated Monroe 48-41 at Marysville-Pilchuck High School to punch their ticket to the postseason.

“It was a really close game,” M-P head coach Bary Gould said. “Monroe played very, very well. Tim Ohlsen especially.”

Ohlsen finished with a game-high 20 points for the Bearcats, who fell to 5-9 in league and 5-13 overall.

Gould then focused on his players, highlighting seniors Spencer Elwell and Nick Forsythe.

“(Elwell was) real consistent, especially in the second and fourth quarters,” Gould said. “He had six points in each of those quarters.”

Elwell finished a double-double performance with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks.

Nick Forsythe had all 10 of his points in the first half.

“He basically carried us in the first half,” Gould said.

Now the Tomahawks (11-4, 12-6) can breathe a little sigh of relief, knowing that their season will continue beyond next week.

“We’re always looking for the ‘x’ in the paper,” Gould said of the Wesco North standings.

At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.

Monroe910913—41

M-P12151011—48

Monroe—Ohlsen 20, Love 0, Sonneveldt 0, Roppo 0, Churlin 7, Jensen 8, Hoff 2, Lustyuk 2, Meeus, Parker 2. Marysville-Pilchuck—Holm 3, Busichio 2, Soriano 6, Toler 13, Lanphere 0, Godsey 0, Forsythe 10, Shannon 2, Elwell 12. 3-point goals—Toler 1, Forsythe 2, Ohlsen 3. Records—Monroe 5-9 league, 5-13 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck, 11-4, 12-6.

Lummi 53, Highland Christian 48: At Bellingham, despite three 3-pointers from Craig Crawford and a 16-8 fourth quarter, the Knights fell to the undefeated Blackhawks in Northwest 1B action.

At Lummi H.S.

Highland Christian1291116—48

Lummi1813148—53

Highland Christian—C. Brown 9, Kurtzenacker 4, Crawford 9, Wold 3, Kelly 15, Simmons 8. Lummi—James 17, Edwards 3, Tom 7, Revui 2, Oldham 4, Jefferson 9, Dennis 11. 3-point goals—James 1, Jefferson 3, C. Brown 1, Crawford 3. Records—Highland Christian 7-7 league, 7-8 overall.Lummi 13-0, 15-0.

Girls basketball

Granite Falls 53, Lakewood 44: At Granite Falls, after being tied at 44 with three minutes to go, Granite Falls went on a 9-0 run to win the Cascade Conference game.

At Granite Falls H.S.

Lakewood1111715—44

G. Falls8171513—53

Lakewood—Hernandez 0, Jordan Shafer 2 , Wessell 0, Eby 0, Wiederkehr 12, Jocelyn Shafer 4, Work 14, Mizell 4, Smith 0, Diggs 8. Granite Falls—S. Spencer 0, Jensen 7, P. Spencer 15, Smith 8, Kramer 2, Alexander 0, Wesala 2, Hensley 0, Murphy 19. 3-point goals—Work 3, Jensen 1. Records—Lakewood 3-7 league, 5-12 overall. Granite Falls, 7-4, 10-7.

Orcas Island 60, Concrete 50: At Concrete, Stephanie Shaw had a game-high 22 points and Orcas Island used an 18-11 run in the second quarter to take control in the Northwest 1A/2B game.

At Concrete H.S.

Orcas Island8181321—60

Concrete1011920—50

Orcas Island—Padburry 8, Stephanie Shaw 22, Diepenbrock 5, Thomas 6, Harris 5, Hoffman 6, Parnell 8. Concrete—Barnett 6, Natasha Smith 21, Johnson 11, Schoolland 5, League 7. 3-point goals—Schoolland 1. Records—Orcas Island 6-4 league, 7-6 overall. Concrete, 2-5, 4-7.

Lummi 66, Highland Christian 42: At Bellingham, Sarah Brady had 17 points to lead Lummi to the Northwest 1B win.

At Lummi H.S.

Highland C.713616—42

Lummi8211126—66

Highland Christian—Esterbrown 2, Olin 9, Burroughs 2, K. Graber 3, C. Graber 11, Tumler 6, Brandes 2, Hodges 6. Lummi—Humphrey 9, Taubenheim 7, K. Frajman 10, S. Frajman 6, Sarah Brady 17, Lane 2, Edwards 12, Landsem 3. 3-point goals—Humphrey 2. Records—Highland Christian 7-7 league, 7-8 overall. Lummi, 13-0, 15-0.