EVERETT — Archbishop Murphy kept Lakewood from clinching a 2A District 1 playoff spot with a 1-0 Cascade Conference victory Thursday.
In the process, the Wildcats kept alive an outside shot taking the berth from Lakewood.
The lone goal of the game was scored in the 30th minute when Alexis Magana took a crossing pass and fired a deflected shot into the right corner of the goal.
“(Lakewood has) a very, very solid defense. They haven’t given up more than one goal all season in a game,” Wildcats head coach Jon Echols said. “So, I think the key was getting a goal early and scoring first. And, obviously, being able to shut them out. Our defense and our goalkeeper played really well.”
The loss was just the second of the season for Lakewood, which is now 10-2 in the league and can still clinch a district playoff spot with a win or tie in either of its final two games. Archbishop Murphy is now 8-4 and in third place in the league.
“As a team, we’ve really improved as the season has gone along. We’re playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Echols said. “When you look at the three teams at the top — Lakewood, Cedarcrest and ourselves — we’re all playing pretty good soccer right now.”
At Archbishop Murphy H.S.
Goals—Archbishop Murphy: Magana 1. Goalkeepers—Archbishop Murphy: Renslo. Records—Lakewood 10-2 league, 12-2 overall. Archbishop Murphy 8-4, 9-4.
Cedarcrest 5, Sultan 0: At Duvall, R.J. Sorenson and Brett Richardson set the tone for the Cedarcrest offense with Richardson assisting Sorenson on the first two goals in the Cascade Conference game..
At Cedarcrest H.S.
Goals—Cedarcrest: Sorenson 2, Harm, Johnson, Fassler. Assists—Cedarcrest: Richardson 2, Fassler. Goalkeepers—Sultan: Randall. Cedarcrest: Long. Records—Sultan 6-6 league, 7-7 overall. Cedarcrest 13-0, 15-0.
Jackson 3, Lynnwood 0: At Mill Creek, Tye Hastings scored twice and Alex Taylor added one for Jackson and the Timberwolves won the Wesco South game.
At Jackson H.S.
Goals—Lynnwood: none. Jackson: Hasting 2, A. Taylor. Assists—Lynnwood: none. Jackson: A. Taylor, Luangrath, M. Taylor. Goalkeepers—Lynnwood: not reported. Jackson: not reported. Records—Lynnwood 0-14-0 league, 0-14-0 overall. Jackson 10-2-0, 10-2-0.
Baseball
Marysville-Pilchuck 13, Cascade 1: At Everett, Christopher Hebner hit a three-run double and M-P scored six runs in the fifth inning on its way to the Wesco North victory.
At Cascade H.S.
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Trimble, Engles (5) and Botham. Reading, Blubaugh (2), Davis (5), Carney. WP—Trimble. LP—Reading. 2B—Hebner (MP), Bartlett (MP), Ruiz (C). Records—M-P 9-4 league, 12-4 overall. Cascade 3-11, 4-13.
South Whidbey 4, Cedarcrest 3 (8): At Carnation, Mick Poynter’s sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning brought home the eventual winning run as South Whidbey upset the Red Wolves in an extra-inning Cascade Conference game. Sophomore catcher Dakota Bunce had tied the score for Cedarcrest, leading off the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run.
At Tolt Middle School
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Adams, Hodson (7) and Mannie. Olson, Bishop (7), Coble (8) and Bunce. WP—Hodson. LP—Bishop. HR—Bunce (C). Records—S. Whidbey 4-13 league, 5-14 overall. Cedarcrest 13-4, 13-5.
Nooksack Valley 6, Coupeville 4 (8): At Nooksack, a two-run home run by Chad Van Beckum in the bottom of the eighth inning gave Nooksack Valley a non-conference win.
At Nooksack Valley H.S.
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K. Wilcox, Evans (5), Bagby (8) and Griffin, K. Wilcox (5). Arnason, Westergreen (5), Gwinner (7) and Charroin, Lee (7). WP—Gwinner. LP—Bagy. 2B—J. Wilcox (C) 1, K. Wilcox (C) 1, Evans (C) 1. HR— Van Beckum (N) 1. Records—Coupeville 9-11 overall.
Boys golf
Snohomish 377, Everett 396, Lake Stevens 414: At Tulalip, Snohomish’s Jared Fjelstead shot a one-under-par 72 to grab medalist honors and teammates Dylan Stensland (75) and Mick Stocker (75) were right behind him for a 1-2-3 Snohomish finish, as the Panthers picked up the Wesco North victory.
At Battle Creek Golf Course
18 holes played, par 73
Snohomish: Stensland 75, Jaeger 76, Stocker 75, Fjelstead 72 (medalist), Pecha 88. Everett: Singh 81, Certain 80, White 86, Ellison 77, Holland 80. Lake Stevens: Montgomery 82, Borges 86, Gellner 82, Girard 88, Lian 89.
Shorewood 202, Cascade 207, Meadowdale 229: At Seattle, Max McKinley received medalist honors with a 1-under-par 35 to help boost Shorewood to a non-league win.
At Jackson Park Golf Course
Nine holes, par 36
Shorewood: McKinley 35 (medalist), Brindle 39, Kane 39, Greeny 43, Khan 46. Cascade: Bachman 36, Shawfelt 39, Chiarelli 41, Beaver 44, Lewis 47. Meadowdale: Burks 41, Hollenhurst 46, Larson 46, Hodge 48, Olsen 48.
South Whidbey 200, King’s 201: At Seattle, Nick Hardy captured medalist honors, shooting even par for King’s but South Whidbey remained undefeated with a one-stroke team victory in the Cascade Conference meet.
At Jackson Park Golf Course
Nine holes, par 36
S. Whidbey: Brooks 38, Kamps 40, Perry 40. King’s: Hardy (medalsist) 36, Cochow 39, McCutchen 39.
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