Prep boys basketball: Murphy 47, King’s 36

Published 10:14 pm Friday, January 28, 2011

EVERETT — King’s 1-3-1 zone surprised the Wildcats in the first quarter when they were held to just four points, but Murphy rebounded to take the Cascade Conference game and remain in a tie atop the league standings with Cedarcrest. Zach Gordon had six blocks to go with 12 points for Murphy and teammate Zach Smith scored a game-high 13 points.

At Archbishop Murphy H.S.

King’s 12 4 6 14 — 36

Archbishop Murphy 4 12 17 14 — 47

King’s—Sawtell 11, Evans 0, McCutchen 4, Porcello 12, Ch. Taylor 4, Muri 3, Doldier 2. Archbishop Murphy—Smith 13, Felder 11, DeGrazia 7, Tapert 0, Gordon 12, Baird 0, Camp 2, Shober 2, Schireman 0, Haider 0, Anderson 0. 3-point goals—Sawtell 3, Smith 3, DeGrazia 1, McCutchen 1. Records—King’s 6-5 league, 7-8 overall. Archbishop Murphy 9-2, 11-5.