Defense carries La Conner by Darrington

Published 11:50 pm Tuesday, December 11, 2007

LA CONNER — After the Darrington Loggers had five 3-pointers in the first half and the La Conner Braves turned the ball over 11 times, La Conner coach Scott Novak knew his team would have to improve if was going to get a win.

“Man or zone we covered out (to the perimeter) better,” Novak said.

The defensive strategy worked for the Braves as they kept the Loggers from making a 3-pointer in the second half and had just three turnovers en route to a 52-36 Northwest 1A/2B League win Tuesday.

Still, going into the fourth quarter it was anyone’s game with the Loggers behind two points.

“They did everything right and we didn’t do anything right,” Darrington head coach Jeff Bryson said about the fourth quarter.

Bryson said his team got too perimeter oriented in the fourth period and the Logger front court of Mike Parris and Nick Olsen each having four fouls only added to the problem.

Taylor Thostenson led the Braves with 17 points and seven of Jason Lindeman’s 14 points came in the fourth quarter.

At La Conner H.S.

Darrington111384—36

La Conner1511818—52

Darrington — Buchanan, Green 12, Hoveskeland 2, Jones 8, O’Dell 6, Olsen 4, Parris 4, Schillhammer. La Conner — Greathouse 2, Kegel 2, Lindeman 14, Marble 9, Mcknight, Pierson 8, Thostenson 17. 3-point goals — Jones 2, Green 2, O’Dell 1. Marble 1. Records — Darrington 0-1 league, 4-1 overall. La Conner 1-0, 5-0.

Shorewood 62, Shorecrest 57: At Shoreline, Shorewood scored 28 points and made 12 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter to come from behind and win the Wesco South game. Tomas Sanchez scored 26 points to lead the Thunderbirds. The Scots were led by Mark Golike (13 points) and Richard Wenberg (12 points).

At Shorecrest H.S.

Shorewood1191428—62

Shorecrest12151515—57

Shorewood — Hartman 4, Harvey 12, Haug, Marrese, McClellan, Mitchell 12, Pillay 6, Sanchez 26, Wood 2. Shorecrest — Bermudez 6, Dodge 8, Golike 13, Hake 9, Kanuch 5, Kramer 2, Sullivan 2, Wenberg 12. 3-point goals — Hake 2, Wenberg 2, Mitchell 2, Sanchez 2. Records — Shorewood 1-1 league, 2-3 overall. Shorecrest 0-2, 2-2.

Lynnwood 65, Kamiak 53: At Lynnwood, Simi Fajemisin had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Lynnwood to the Wesco South victory. Andrew Beatty added 12 points for the Royals.

At Lynnwood H.S.

Kamiak10151513—53

Lynnwood2092214—65

Kamiak — Brown, Dremlyuga 7, Este-McDonald 13, Jo. Glenn 2, Ju. Glenn 6, Makori 3, Parcells 9, Ruppel, Stormo 13. Lynnwood — Beatty 12, DeGraw 4, Fajemisin 18, Hill 6, Hunsinger 3, Matzen 7, Meinken 10, Milne 1. 3-point goals —Este-McDonald 1. Makori 1, Ju. Glenn 2 , Dremlyuga 1, Hunsinger 1. Records — Kamiak 1-1 league, 1-3 overall. Lynnwood 1-1, 2-2.

Arlington 75, Oak Harbor 54: At Oak Harbor, Arlington had four players in double figures to lead the Eagles to the Wesco North victory. Tyler Busby had 18 points, Cole Carpenter had 16, A.J. Richardson scored 14 and Caleb Scarth had 12 for Arlington. Eric McCardle had 15 and Rodrick Rumble scored 11 for the Wildcats.

At Oak Harbor H.S.

Arlington15242412—75

Oak Harbor15131610—54

Arlington — Barber, Busby 18, Carpenter 16, Heath 6, Larson 9, McPherson, Peterson, Richardson 14, Scarth 12. Oak Harbor — Brooks 8, Dudley, Edens, Haley 3, Haslom 4, Howard, McCardle 15, Rouser, Rumble 11, Schulle 6, Smith 5, Stout 2, Waller. Records — Arlington 1-0 league, 2-2 overall. Oak Harbor 1-1, 3-3.

Everett 61, Marysville-Pilchuck 58: At Everett, Marysville-Pilchuck jumped out to a 7-0 lead, but Everett came back and went 7-for-11 from the line in the fourth quarter to preserve its lead. Junior power forward Flynn Mattson scored 24 points for Everett and went 5-for-7 from the line. Derrick Grim Jr. went 7-for-9 from the line coming off the bench for Everett.

At Everett H.S.

M-P1117921—58

Everett9221713—61

Marysville-Pilchuck — Forsythe 1, Greene, Holm, Kelly 4, Lanphere 6, Lovell 3, Scheller 7, Stevens 31, Thomason 6. Everett — Brown 2, Frauenholtz 2, Grim Jr.9, Gunnerson, Hennings 6, Homer 7, Jones 8, Mattson 24, Murray 3. 3-point goals — Stevens 2, Homer 2, Mattson 1. Records — M-P 0-2 league, 2-3 overall. Everett 1-1, 1-4.

Snohomish 55, Cascade 33: At Snohomish, Zach Wilde had 17 points, six assists and nine rebounds in the Wesco North victory.

At Snohomish H.S.

Snohomish7111621—55

Cascade610611—33

Snohomish — Cummins, Jeffries, Johnson 9, Klop 6, Leahy 6, Low 6, McGee, McGinnis 6, Wilde 17, Wolfe. Cascade — Barton, Hancock 6, Joyce 2, King, McDaniels 4, McGrath 12, Ogundadegbe, Reading 4, Roark 5, Shcherbakov, Shewfelt, Walker. 3-point goals — McGinness 1. McGrath 3, Hancock 2. Records — Cascade 0-2 league, 0-3 overall. Snohomish 2-0, 4-1.

Stanwood 58, Monroe 55: At Stanwood, Stanwood’s Kale Schmidt hit a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left to give the Spartans a four-point lead and a Wesco North victory. Schmidt finished with 18 points, two assists and two steals. Kyle Klemel chipped in six assists.

At Stanwood H.S.

Monroe1671517—55

Stanwood17121811—58

Monroe — Bunge 10, Churlin, MacIntyre 16, Macke 2, Ohlsen 6, Pearl 9, Sonneveldt, Waltman 12. Stanwood — Edlund 0, Johnson 5, Klempel 15, Lawrence 2, Orcutt 8, Schmidt 18, Solvberg 7, Williams 1, Zweber 2. 3-point goals — Bunge, Ohlsen 2, Waltman 2, Klempel, Schmidt 2, Solvberg. Records — Monroe 1-1 league, 1-1 overall. Stanwood 1-1, 2-2.

Lopez Island 63, Mt. Vernon C team 37: At Lopez Island, Jordan Smith had a 25-point first half en route to a game-high 38 points for Lopez in the non-league game.

At Lopez Island H.S.

MV C921214—37

LI1127196—63

Mt. Vernon C team — Leer 3, Wyatt 3, Ayers 12, Cervates 2, Purcell 2, Jansen 15, Evans, Tourtillott, Phipps, Fletcher, Holmstrom, Scott. Lopez Island — Arps 4, Buffum 2, Carson, Christopherson 2, A. Cook 4, J. Cook 2, Farris 6, Hoffman, Jardine 3, Samuel, Smith 38, Yukluk 2. 3-point goals — Smith 3, Leer 1, Wyatt 1, Ayers 4, Jansen 1. Record — Lopez Island 3-0 overall.

Girls basketball

Orcas Island 61, Friday Harbor 50: At Eastsound, Orcas Island led by one point at halftime but a strong second half cemented its Northwest 1A/2B League victory. Anika Thomas scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds while Melissa Moran-Hodge added 16 points for the Vikings. Wolverine Brooke Jangard scored a game high 18 points.

At Orcas Island H.S.

FH11131610—50

OI14112016—61

Friday Harbor — Andersen 4, Barnes 4, Clark, 2 Guard, Jangard 18, McCormick 4, O’Day 2, Radden 16. Orcas Island — Diepenbrock, Harris 2, Harvey 7, Moran-Hodge 16, Padbury 6, Parnell 3, Peacock 10, Shaw 5, Thomas 12. 3-point goals — Moran-Hodge 4, Harvey 2, Radden 3. JV Score—Orcas Island 34, Friday Harbor 28. Records — FH 0-1 league, 1-2 overall. OI 1-0, 5-0.