VICTORIA, B.C – In the Can Am Santa Slam Tournament final, the Archbishop Murphy girls basketball team blitzed Belmont with a first-quarter flurry of scoring and never looked back in its 65-39 win.
Archbishop Murphy coach Bill Kelley was surprised by his team’s explosive first half, despite playing three games in a 40-hour span.
“We struggled in the first two games in the first half,” Kelley said. “This time we challenged them to come out with a little fire and they did that.”
Lisa Coate had 12 of her 18 points while Lauren Lasswell and Krista Eknes both put up eight each in the Wildcats’ 28-point first quarter.
“All of our first quarter points came from only three players,” Kelly said. “They put the game away right away.”
According Kelley, Kat Taylor, The Herald’s girls soccer player of the year, grabbed 28 steals for the Wildcats. Teammate Katy Westlund made seven steals as the Cascade Conference defense dominated Belmont.
Coate went 8-for-13 from the field and added 10 rebounds and four assists. Eknes made three 3-pointers against Belmont and 11 for the entire tournament.
At Victoria, B.C.
Archbishop Murphy28131410-65
Belmont317811-39
Archbishop Murphy-Lasswell 10, Eknes 17, Coate 18, J. Zitnik 4, Mansfield 4, Huggins 4, Westlund 5, Harkness 1, Jelinek 2. Belmont-Dunne 6, Hoffman 4, Seymour 6, Lissowski 2, Klein 4, Shilling 13, Richardson 3, Harris 1. 3-point goals-Ecknes 3, Westlund 1, Seymour 1.
Blaine 52, Coupeville 35: Blaine forced 19 turnovers in the first half in its non-conference victory over Coupeville. Blaine’s Jen Kramer shot a game-high 19 points while Heather Davis lead the Wolves with 11.
At Coupeville
Blaine1412917-52
Coupeville511136-35
Blaine-Harmining 4, Henderickson 16, Nix 9, Robertson 2, Stull 2, Kramer 19. Coupeville-Mouw 2, Clarke 2, Lam 8, Davis 11, L. Black 9, B. Black 3. 3-point goals-B. Black 1. JV-Blaine defeated Coupeville.
Lummi 49, Master’s Touch 29: Sarah Brady scored a game-high 20 points and Larissa Cultee had 19 for Lummi in its Northwest B victory over Master’s Touch. Tia Breekveldt was the leading scorer for the Falcons with 12 points.
At Arlington
Lummi1411195-49
Master’s Touch73811-29
Lummi-Brady 20, A. Cultee 2, Mantee 1, L. Cultee 19. Master’s Touch-Harkins 4, T. Santeford 8, Bardwell 2, Breekveldt 12, S. Santeford 2. 3-point goals-Brady 2. Records-Lummi 2-1 in league, 2-3 overall. Master’s Touch 2-2, 2-4.
Ellensburg 51, South Whidbey 45: Caitie Newman scored 15 points for South Whidbey in the non-league game. The loss dropped the Falcons’ record to 3-2.
At Langley
Ellensburg1021614-51
South Whidbey1510119-45
Ellensburg-Neathery 4, Standish 16, Rosales 6, Sorenson 4, Chandler 6, Tagbo 2, Sharon 11, Pratt 2. South Whidbey-Dumke 8, Lavassar 2, Newman 15, Hicks 3, Roberts, 2 Madison 3, Burton, 5 Litwiller 7. 3-point goals-Dumke 2, Burton 1. Records-Ellensburg 2-3 overall. South Whidbey 3-2.
Orcas Island 43, Friday Harbor 36: Cara Peacock and Holly Sare led Orcas Island with 13 points each in its Northwest A/B win over Friday Harbor. Natalie Chevalier put up 14 points for the Wolverines.
At Eastsound
Friday Harbor711810-36
Orcas Island128158-43
Friday Harbor-Bryant 3, Anderson 7, Chevalier 14, Vynne 2, Judkins 9. Orcas Island-Holtman 2, Sare 13, C. Peacock 13, Tellefsen 3, Taylor 3, J. Peacock 9. 3-point goals-C. Peacock 3, Bryant 1. JV score-Friday Harbor 37, Orcas Island 34. Records-Friday Harbor 1-2 in league, 2-4 overall. Orcas Island 2-1, 4-1.
Boys basketball
Blaine 63, Coupeville 45: Joey Paciorek shot a game high 20 points in Blaine’s non-conference victory over Coupeville. Blake Day led the Wolves with 14 points and Jonathan Marti had six rebounds to go along with 11 points.
At Coupeville
Blaine14181516-63
Coupeville512919-45
Blaine-Christian 2, Hurta 1, Paez 1, Pianki 2, Goodwin 10, Goldspy 10, Timm 2, Rothwell 13, Joey Paciorek 20, Sylvester 2. Coupeville- Marti 11, Tucker 6, Bagby 11, Day 14, Mouw 3. 3-point goals-Rothwell 3, Marty 1, Bagby 1, Day 2, Mouw 1. JV-Blaine defeated coupeville. Records-Blaine 2-3 Coupeville 3-5.
Lummi 77, Master’s Touch 34: Nick Cooke put up 20 points and helped Lummi remain undefeated and on top of the Northwest B League as the Blackhawks beat Master’s Touch. Kyle Olin was the leading scorer for the Falcons with 20.
At Arlington
Lummi25231613-77
Master’s Touch55915-34
Lummi-Johnson 10, N. Scott 8, Reevey 9, Daniel Tom 7. Cooke 20, Cultee 9, J. Scott 14. Master’s Touch-Woodward 2, Smalley 2, Olin 20, VanDam 2, Graber4, Enge 2, Britton 2. 3-point goals-Olin 3, Johnson 2, Tom 1, Cooke 3, Cultee 1. Records-Lummi 4-0 league, 6-2 overall. Master’s Touch 2-4, 1-3.
Neah Bay 81, Tulalip 70: Robert Arnold scored 20 points to help Neah Bay win the non-conference game. Marlin Fryberg had eight assists and a game-high 27 points and Willie Iukes made eight assists for Tulalip.
At Marysville
Neah Bay18192915-81
Tulalip Heritage20201020-70
Neah Bay-Johnson 2, Greene 18, Cross 8, Grimes 6, Heilman 4, Lawrence 2, Svec 4, R. Arnold 20. Tulalip Heritage-Miller 10, McKinney 13, Hatch 11, Iukes 9, Fryberg 27. 3-point goals-Grimes 3, Miller 2, McKinney 3, Hatch 1, Iukes 1, Fryberg 1. Records-Neah Bay 5-2. Tulalip Heritage 4-3.
South Whidbey 56, Mansfield 44: Dustin Sidhu scored 19 points to lead South Whidbey to its first victory of the season in the non-league contest. Tanner McInerney added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Falcons.
At Mansfield
South Whidbey8161517-56
Mansfield98819-44
South Whidbey-Sidhu 19, Parrick 10, Ward 12, McInerney 13. Mansfield-Bayless 17, Camack 18, Jensen 1, Sisson 8. 3-point goals-Sidhu 3, Bayless, Camack 2. JV score-South Whidbey def. Mansfield. Records-South Whidbey 1-4 overall. Mansfield not available.
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