PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP: Archbishop Murphy clinches Cascade Conference crown

Published 11:27 am Wednesday, October 21, 2009

EVERETT — Archbishop Murphy clinched the Cascade Conference girls soccer championship Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Cedarcrest and Red Wolves coach Denis Watts said that may just be the beginning for the Wildcats.

“They’ll be tough to beat,” Watts said. “We could face them again in the district (tournament).”

In fact, Cedarcrest, which lost 3-0 to Murphy earlier this season, could meet the Wildcats in the state tournament, as well. All four teams advancing out of the 2A District 1 tournament are seeded in the lower half of the state bracket.

“We are really proud of how the season went, but it has been a challenge, and tonight was not necessarily a fancy-finesse game against Cedarcrest,” Murphy head coach Dick Henderson said. “So much of the success of this team goes to assistant coach Eddie Fernandez who really is behind the scenes, but his training is outstanding.”

The two squads met in the quarterfinals in 2007 and the championship game in 2006 (Murphy won). The Wildcats placed third at state each of the past two seasons.

Lindsey Bos (Sam Pettinger assist) scored in the first half for Murphy, which remained undefeated at 12-0 in league and 14-0 overall. Maddy Huggins (Bos) added a goal in the second half.

Kori Butterfield and Jordan Cleman shared time in goal for Cedarcrest (8-4, 9-4-1). Julie Connelly was Murphy’s goalkeeper.

King’s 9, Sultan 0: At Shoreline, Hillary Zevenbergen had four goals and two assists to lead King’s to the Cascade Conference win. Olivia Baker (Taylor Hauck assist), Mackenzie Graham (Zevenbergen), Jodi VanGorkom (Zevenbergen), Kelsey Christianson (Emily Fretland) and Maddy McDevitt (Jenny Fretland) all scored for the Knights (9-3 league, 10-3 overall). Carolyn Dapper recorded the shutout in goal for King’s.

Granite Falls 2, South Whidbey 1: At Langley, Alicia Amundson scored in the 10th minute and Kaila Green scored in the 60th minute for Granite Falls. Sarah Young scored the lone South Whidbey goal in the 60th minute. Kelsey Carlson played goalkeeper for Granite Falls (6-6 league, 8-6 overall), while Natasha Kamps was the goalie for South Whidbey (3-9, 4-10).

Lakewood 2, Coupeville 1 (shootout): At Coupeville, Kelsey Miranda scored in the 25th minute for Coupeville, but Taylor Studzinski scored the equalizer in the 77th minute to send the game into overtime. Lakewood outshot Coupeville 4-3 in the shootout to get the Cascade Conference win. Miranda Head was in goal for Lakewood (8-4 league, 10-4 overall), as was Ashley Manker for Coupeville (2-10, 4-10).

Snohomish 2, Stanwood 0: At Stanwood, Lauren Johnson scored on an assist by Shelby Beeman in the 14th minute and Sissy Bates-Mundell scored on Annie Hund’s assist in the 38th minute as Snohomish moved into the third 4A spot in the chase for district playoff berths at 7-6 in league, 7-6 overall. Melissa Dreves had 15 saves in goal for Snohomish, and defender Shillia Crosby helped organize Snohomish’s second shutout of the season according to Snohomish coach April VanAssche, who said Crosby took it as her job to win every ball that she could, sacrificing her body. Stanwood’s goalie was Katelyn Weaver. Stanwood is now 6-5-2, 6-5-2.

Monroe 2, Arlington 1: At Arlington, Alyssa Drew scored in overtime to give Monroe the Wesco North win. Drew also scored in the 78th minute for the Bearcats, both Drew goals were assisted by Kayla Browne. Mackie Adell (Kristina Longosky assist) scored in the 24th minute for Arlington. Dani Philippart was in goal for Monroe (8-3-2 league and overall), as was Chelsea Boulton for Arlington (4-10-0, 4-10-0).

Marysville-Pilchuck 2, Oak Harbor 0: At Oak Harbor, Danielle Norton scored in the 37th minute (Lauren Nolte assist) and Kiely Cordon scored in the 39th minute (Rachel Hamelin) for Marysville-Pilchuck in the Wesco North win. Melissa Schuetze was in goal for Marysville-Pilchuck (6-6-1 league and overall), as was Maggie Gorman for Oak Harbor (0-13-0, 0-13-0).

Jackson 1, Shorewood 0: At Shoreline, Megan Bolmes scored the lone goal off an assist from Cara Wegner to give Jackson the Wesco South win, and clinch a 4A District 1 playoff berth for the Timberwolves (6-0 league, 12-0 overall). Jackson goalkeepers Kayla Beer and KC Wilson combined to shut out Shorewood (2-4, 5-7-1) which had Madison Hollenbeck in goal.

Glacier Peak 1, Shorecrest 0 (shootout): At Snohomish, after a 0-0 tie through regulation and overtime, Glacier Peak outscored Shorecrest 5-4 in penalty kicks to take the Wesco South win. Nicole Giovine recorded the shutout for the Grizzlies (4-2 league, 9-3-1 overall) while Kayla Obrycki handled goalkeeper duties for Shorecrest (2-4, 5-6-2).

Edmonds-Woodway 2, Mountlake Terrace 0: At Edmonds, Kyanna Justice scored in the 19th minute on Sophie Judd’s assist and Lindsey Aranda scored in the 45th minute assisted by Lauren Previs, aiding E-W which remains in position to earn the third seed into the 4A District 1 playoffs. Justine Ponton recorded the shutout in goal for E-W, and Takara Mitsui was in goal for Terrace.

Meadowdale 3, Kamiak 1: At Mukilteo, Mackenzie Stapleton (Julia Fjortoft assist) started a barage of goals in the 60th minute, helping Meadowdale to the Wesco South win. Fjortoft scored in the 68th minute and Maddi Null added one more insurance goal in the 77th minute off a penalty kick for the Mavericks (5-1 league, 8-4-1) whose goalkeeper was not reported. Hillary Hermes scored Kamiak’s (4-2, 8-3-2) goal in the 73rd minute. Tana Foster was the goalkeeper for the Knights.

Lynnwood 4, Mariner 0: At Lynnwood, Moriah Cabral (Hannah Lemm assist) scored in the 20th minute, Emmy Darby (Cabral) scored in the 32nd minute, Tarina Evanger (Christina Mah) scored in the 67 minute and Katherine DeCastro scored in the 76th minute for Lynnwood. Natalie Cachopo was in goal for Lynnwood (1-5-0 league, 2-12-0 overall). Mariner fell to 0-6-0, 0-13-0.