Archbishop Murphy rolls over Cascade Christian

EVERETT – Archbishop Murphy standout running back Jevon Butler rushed for 186 yards and scored four touchdowns en route to a Wildcats’ 41-22 non-league victory over Cascade Christian Saturday in Everett.

After giving up an opening kickoff return for 85 yards to Cascade Christian’s Brian Dahl, the Archbishop Murphy (0-0 in league, 4-0) scored 28 unanswered points.

Butler scored three of his four touchdowns on runs of 42, 25 and 3 yards during the team’s 28-point rally. Stan Smith rushed 21 yards for a touchdown as Archbishop Murphy built a 28-7 lead through the first three quarters.

Ben Waiss and Butler each scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to cap off the rout. Waiss plunged in from a yard out and Butler scored from 25 yards. The Wildcats finished with 346 yards on the ground and just eight yards through the air. Defensively, Archbishop Murphy surrendered 43 rushing yards and 120 passing.

At Everett


Cascade Christian

7

0

7

8

22

Archbishop Murphy

6

8

14

13

41


CC-Dahl 85 kickoff return (Jackson kick)

AM-Butler 42 run (kick fail)

AM-Smith 21 run (VanderWell pass from Wilkins)

AM-Butler 25 run (Fritsch kick)

AM-Dahl 85 kickoff return (Jackson kick)

AM-Waiss 1 run (kick fail)

AM-Butler 25 run (Fritsch kick)

CC-Moceri 20 pass from Bratz (Moceri pass from Bratz)

Records-Cascade Christian 0-0 in league, 3-1 overall. Archbishop Murphy 0-0, 4-0.

Everett 40, Lynnwood 14: Everett running back Lee Smith carried 19 times for 193 yards and scored five touchdowns in the Seagulls’ Wesco South win late Friday. The seagulls had 337 total yards rushing.


Everett

6

22

6

6

40

Lynnwood

0

0

6

8

14


Everett-Smith 11 run (kick failed)

Everett-Smith 14 run (Erickson pass from Stevens)

Everett-Smith 8 run (Beckman kick)

Everett-Smith 2 run (Beckman kick)

Everett – Smith 2 run (kick failed)

Everett-Erickson 65 punt return (kick failed)

Lynnwood-scores not reported.

Records-Everett 2-1 in league, 3-1 overall. Lynnwood 0-3, 0-4.

Girls soccer

Cascade 5, Marysville-Pilchuck 4: Kelsey Lundberg broke a 4-4 tie with eight minutes remaining in second half to lead Cascade to its fifth victory. Ryanne Bergstrom, Jessica Hughes, Kaily Phornlund and Annie Uberti scored for the Bruins. Anna Jensen netted two goals to lead Marysville-Pilchuck.

At Marysville

Goals-Cascade: Bergstrom, Hughes, Phornlund, Uberti, Lundberg. M-P: Jensen 2, Evans, not reported. Goalkeepers-Cascade: Gegax. M-P: Lewis. Records-Cascade 5-1-1 overall. M-P 3-3-2.

Boys cross country

Eisenhower 37, South Kitsap 55, Snohomish 72, University 99, Woodinville 110: Snohomish’s Danny Weiser finished 18th in his division and Andrew Glebe came in fifth in his flight to lead the Panthers to third place in the 52-team, 3.1-mile Bellevue Invitational.

At Lake Samamish State Park

3.1 miles

Snohomish-18. Weiser 15:47, Glebe 16:06; Mason 16:31; McCulloch 16:31; John Pedack 16:43.

1. Jackson 42, 3. Edmonds-Woodway 113, 7. Mountlake Terrace: Jeff Helmer and Caleb Knox finished 1-2 respectively to lead Jackson to victory in the 21-team South Whidbey Invitational. Helmer finished in 15:41 and Knox completed the 3.1-mile course in 15:49. Edmonds-Woodway finished in third place behind second-place finisher Sehome. Duncan Hendrick, who finished fifth with a time of 16:31, helped Meadowdale finish eighth overall.

At South Whidbey

3.1 miles

Jackson-1. Helmer 15:41; 2. Knox 15:49; 10. Heneghan 16:44; 14. Pleasant 16:50; 15. Collins 16:51. E-W-6. Betts 16:35; 9. Stewart 16:43. MT-7. Preugschat 16:38. Meadowdale-5. Hendrick 16:31; 8. Stabbert 16:42.

Girls cross country

Snohomish 33, South Kitsap 66, University 85, Stanwood 97, Squalicum 102: Amanda Stopa’s fifth-place finish helped lead Snohomish to a victory in the 3.1-mile Bellevue Invitational. Ashley Meyer finished in the top 20 with a time of 19:16 and Alyssa Modrell, running in the second flight, won her division in 18:44. Kim Holland and Stephanie Persson each won their respective flight for the Panther, who were without their top runner Lucy Miller who was taking a college prep exam.

At Lake Samamish State Park

3.1 miles

Snohomish-Stopa 18:16; Meyer 19:16; Modrell 18:44; Sporrong 18:59; Holland 19:05. Stanwood-Holtmann 18:40.

1. Jackson 85, 3. South Whidbey 113, King’s 128, 7. Mountlake Terrace: Allison Graham led Jackson’s victory in the 16-team South Whidbey Invitational, finishing fifth in 20:10. Teammate Emily Ochs crossed the finish line in 13th place in 20:47 and Kristine Duncan came in 17th with a time of 20:56.

At South Whidbey

3.1 miles

Jack-5. Graham 20:10; 13. Ochs 20:47; 17. Duncan 20:56.

SW-6. Supsinskas 20:17; 8. Bakeman 20:24.

King’s-not reported.

MT-12. Right 20:45.

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