Prep girls basketball: Arlington 65, Snohomish 42
Published 10:10 pm Friday, December 5, 2014
ARLINGTON — Gracie Castaneda led a balanced offensive effort with 17 points and the Arlington defense shut down Snohomish in a non-conference victory Friday night between the former 4A rivals.
The Eagles jumped out to a 21-6 lead in the first quarter as seven different players scored points, and that unselfishness carried on throughout the game.
“We just shared the ball. One person isn’t going to carry us,” Arlington coach Joe Marsh said. “But it all started with our defense. That’s what we do and what we pride ourselves on. We got some turnovers and our full-court pressure was great tonight.”
Arlington (3-0) held the Snohomish (0-2) trio of Madison Pollock, Darian Rielly and Madeline Smith to just 28 combined points, and only Pollock reached double figures with 13.
“We knew coming in the talent we would have to deal with, and we just did a great job on defense,” Marsh said. “It was a great effort on defense, and we were helping each other all night long.”
Castaneda scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half, and was able to pierce the Panther defense with dribble penetration.
“She just attacked the rim over and over and Snohomish didn’t have anyone who could stop her,” Marsh said. “She sealed the deal and was phenomenal tonight. We have a long season to go, but no doubt about it, this is a great win for us.”
At Arlington H.S.
Snohomish 6 15 11 10 — 42
Arlington 21 14 13 17 — 65
Snohomish—Katie Brandvold 2, Emily Preach 2, Darian Rielly 9, Shaylee Harwood 4, Madison Pollock 13, Madeline Smith 6, Bernadette Beeman 2, Ellie Flitsch 4. Arlington—Gracie Castaneda 17, Serafina Balderas 11, Sarah Short 4, Sevi Bielser 5, Brittany DeNike 4, Olivia Larson 0, Emma Janousek 6, Emmi Modahl 0, Jessica Ludwig 9, Abby Anderson 0, Jayla Russ 9. 3-point goals—Snohomish: Rielly 1, Pollock 1, Smith 1. Arlington: Castaneda 1, Balderas 2, Bielser 1, Ludwig 1, Russ 1. Records—Snohomish 0-2 overall. Arlington 3-0.
