PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lynnwood girls reach title game

Published 11:03 pm Saturday, February 27, 2010

SNOHOMISH — With just seconds left in the 3A girls District 1 semifinal, the Meadowdale girls basketball team got the ball into the hands of the right player. Julia Fjortoft drove the lane and drew a foul with just one second to go, trailing 48-46 to Lynnwood.

The senior guard had 17 points and was 6-for-7 on free throws entering the crucial situation, but she missed the first and intentionally missed the second. The Royals came up with the rebound and escaped with their first win over Meadowdale in 15 years according to coach Everett Edwards.

Lynnwood has never been a threat to go to state in recent years, playing in the shadow of the perennial contender Mavericks. Today, the Royals find themselves just one win away from something that was unthinkable outside of the Royal locker room prior to the season.

“I knew we had the talent,” Edwards said. “It’s just a matter of could we put it together?”

The tip of the spear for the Royals this year has been Mokun Fajemisin. The sophomore post tallied a team-high 16 points to go with 10 rebounds and six blocks.

“She was the driving force,” Edwards said. “She was pretty dominant.”

Tied at halftime Meadowdale raced out to a 7-0 run to start the third quarter but the Royals weathered the storm thanks to point guard Casey Evans. The 5-foot-3 guard had just seven points good for third on the team behind Fajemisin and Megan Cross’s 13, but her poise kept Lynnwood in the game.

“She did a tremendous job of dealing with their press,” Edwards said.

At Glacier Peak H.S.

Lynnwood1512129—48

Meadowdale1116154—46

Lynnwood—Ruiz 0, Cross 13, Hella 2, Hill 8, Evans 7, Fajemisin 16, Parker 2, Wilson 0. Meadowdale—Hatch, J. Fjortoft 17, Barhoum 17, Landa 0, Rickel 3, O’Neill 4, Horn 1, Roberts 2, Shrum 2. 3-point goals—Fjortoft 3, Cross 2, Barhoum 2, Rickel. Records—Lynnwood 13-11 overall. Meadowdale 15-8.

Shorecrest 56, Ferndale 45: At Snohomish, Shorecrest raced out of the gate with a 19-5 first quarter and held on to advance to the 3A district 1 final next Thursday. The Scots were paced by a game-high 16 points by Janie Uppinghouse against the No. 1 seed from the Northwest Conference. In the past several years, Shorecrest has faced five winner-to-state situations and not reached the state playoffs.

At Glacier Peak H.S.

Shorecrest1991216—56

Ferndale5161311—45

Shorecrest—Axelson 3, Ruhlman 0, Schrote 5, Schachle 0, Lasconia 6, Greenberg 6, Tulee 9, Uppinghouse 16, Matheson 11. Ferndale—Hart 2, Goode 0, Marks 2, H. Locker 9, Nicolaas 7, E. Locker 16, Sigurdson 8, Knutson 0, Bates 1. 3-point goals—E. Locker 3, Uppinghouse 2, Tulee. Records—Shorecrest 16-7 overall. Ferndale 13-8.

Everett 50, Mt. Vernon 37: At Snohomish, senior captains Ashley Hope and Molly Burton each scored 11 points to lead Everett to the loser-out 3A District 1 playoff win. Hope also had eight rebounds and five steals. Burton added 12 rebounds. Everett jumped out to an 18-point halftime lead by shooting 45 percent from the field compared to 20 percent for Mt. Vernon.

At Glacier Peak H.S.

Everett1315148—50

Mt. Vernon461116—37

Everett—Hope 11, Sains 2, Bagley 0, Barhanovich 14, Rogers 0, Harper 11, Burton 10, Taggart 0, H. Ayers 2. Mt. Vernon—Wright 8, Fine 2, Evans 2, Carter 8, Welch 6, Barnett 9, Espinoza 2. 3-point goals—Hope 2, Barhanovich 2, Harper 1, Carter 2. Records—Everett 4-19 overall. Mt. Vernon 6-15.

Glacier Peak 66, Sedro-Woolley 56: At Snohomish, point guard Katie Hawkins scored nine points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out six assists to lead the Grizzlies in a loser-out game of the 3A District 1 tournament. Becca Smith led Glacier Peak with 14 points. Olivia VanDlac added 11. Glacier Peak plays the loser of Saturday’s Meadowdale-Lynnwood game at 8 p.m. Tuesday in another loser-out contest.

At Glacier Peak H.S.

Glacier Peak13132020—66

Sedro-Woolley1442414—56

Glacier Peak—Granger 2, Hawkins 9, Smith 14, Rasmussen 9, Hill 5, VanDlac 11, Gere 3, Freitas 8, Weathersby 3, Gaffney 2. Sedro-Woolley—Best 16, Cauley 5, Pemmant, C. Crawford 2, McCoy 6, E, Crawford 6, Lynch 2, Grady 17. 3-point goals—Rasmussen 3, Hawkins 1, VanDlac 1, Freitas 2, Best 1, Grady 1. Records—Glacier Peak 13-10. Sedro-Woolley 9-13.

Anacotes 45, Cedarcrest 28: At Mt. Vernon, the Red Wolves were knocked out of the 2A District 1 tournament.

Sehome 52, Sultan 38: At Mt. Vernon, the loss eliminated Sultan from the 2A District 1 tournament.

Boys basketball

King’s 71, University Prep 39: At Mountlake Terrace, Daniel Berendsen led King’s with 21 points and the Knights jumped out to a 24-0 lead to run away with the winner to-state, loser out 1A Tri-district playoff game. Ryan Hoff had all 12 of his points in the first quarter, hitting three 3-pointers. He ended the game with nine rebounds. The Knights head to Yakima for the fifth-straight year, where play begins Wednesday. They finished second in state a year ago.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

King’s24161912—71

University Prep2101116—39

King’s—Brugger 7, Sawtell 8, Hoff 12, Berendsen 21, McCutchen 3, Porcello 2, Cheledinas 8, Clocksin 6, Doldier 4. University Prep—Brown 7, McEachern 6, Jollie 5, Jaffe 4, Sulakvelidze 4, Garrison 2, Balyaev 11. 3-point goals—Hoff 3, Balyaev 3, Cheledinas 2, Sawtell, McCutchen, Brown, Jollie. Records—King’s 19-6 overall. University Prep not reported.