MOUNT VERNON – Justin Burns was in denial.
When his team fell behind for the first time in the fourth quarter, Burns flat out refused to accept the Mount Vernon Bulldogs were going to lose. Then he did something about it.
Burns made a game-tying 3-point basket as the buzzer sounded to end regulation, then scored 12 of his team’s 13 points in the extra period to lift Mount Vernon to a 76-74 overtime victory against Marysville-Pilchuck Tuesday night in a Western Conference North Division thriller.
“We just kept competing to the end,” Mount Vernon coach Tory Swanson said, “and Justin just made a big shot. It gave us a whole bunch of momentum.”
Mount Vernon (8-2 in league 11-3 overall) surged in overtime as Burns almost single-handedly boosted the Bulldogs to a quick seven-point lead.
“He’s been our most consistent player,” Swanson said. “Its’s fitting that he gets to hit the big shot.”
Burns, Mount Vernon’s leading scorer at more than 13 points per game, finished with a team-high 11 rebounds.
Mount Vernon led 45-43 after three quarters but Marysville-Pilchuck (4-6, 4-10) pulled ahead thanks to post Jason Krischano, who scored 22 total points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Tommies.
M-P-Stewart 9, Stohl 2, Taitingfong 10, Jazmin 13, Krischano 22, Enick 10, Gallaher 8. MV-Gibbons 9, Squires 3, Moore 12, Jackson 4, Burns 24, Miller 20, Boon 4. 3-point goals-Jazmin 2, Squires 1, Jackson 1, Burns 3. JV score-M-P 57, Mount Vernon 56. Records-M-P 4-6 in league, 4-10 overall. Mount Vernon 8-2, 11-3 |
Lake Stevens 67, Cascade 38: Lake Stevens used aggressive man-to-man defense to hold Cascade to just seven first-half points and Bobby Bernethy scored a game-high 21 points as the Vikings cruised to their seventh Wesco North victory. Guard Jordan Sieh came off the bench to score a season-high nine points to lead Cascade.
LS-Roe 5, Stoen 11, Lasher 4, Bernethy 21, Stevens 9, Long 5, Bolgard 2, Strong 8, Tennant 2. Cascade-Matson 4, Sieh 9, Guffey 5, Chiarelli 2, Elmer 5, Crawford 3, Carter 2, Pettersen 2, Pierce 2, Snel 2, Benson 2. 3-point goals-Bernethy 3, Roe 1, Stoen 2, Stevens 1, Guffey 1, Sieh 1. JV-Lake Stevens def. Cascade. Records-Lake Stevens 7-2 in league, 10-3 overall. Cascade 2-8, 5-9. |
Monroe 60, Arlington 52: Eric Hammerquist scored 19 points in Monroe’s Wesco North victory. Caleb Lowber tossed in 16 points for Arlington.
Monroe-Hoekstra 2, Hammerquist 19, Marley 13, Brown 2, Manthe 8, Stager 3, Erickson 4, Lucke 4, Waltman 5,. Arlington-Gunter 2, Thompson 9, Carpenter 7, Hampton 10, Devery 8, Lowber 16. 3-point goals-Hammerquist 5, Marley 1, Stager 1, Thompson 1, Carpenter 1, Devery 2. Records-Arlington 1-8 in league, 1-11 overall. Monroe 4-6, 6-7. |
Snohomish 76, Oak Harbor 63: Jon Brockman scored 32 points and had 13 rebounds to lead Snohomish to the Wesco North win. Jeremy Brown scored 24 points and teammate Marc Ferguson had 20 for Oak Harbor.
Oak Harbor-Saar 3, Metcalf 7, Ferguson 20, Brown 24, Raimundi 1, Lobbestael 8. Snohomish-Abel 5, Lorenzen 3, Hammons 12, Delaney 1, Brockman 32, Martin 15, Heater 8. 3-point goals-Ferguson 3, Brown 3, Abel 1, Lorenzen 1, Hammons 2, Martin 3. JV score-Snohomish 42, Oak Harbor 35. Records-Oak Harbor 3-7 league, 4-10 overall. Snohomish 8-1, 9-4. |
Edmonds-Woodway 65, Lynnwood 40: Jason Hopkins scored a game-high 15 points to help lift Edmonds-Woodway to the Wesco South victory. Parys Fox scored 10 points for Lynnwood.
E-W-Thoms 13, Bader 5, Conti 14, Schaefer 2, Donaldson 7, Hopkins 15, Brown 2, Lester 7. Lynnwood-Carrero 4, Hill 2, Fox 10, J. Rudd 2, N. Rudd 4, Nguyen 4, Kinney 2, Johnson 7, Scheffer 1, Baldwin 4. 3-point goals-Fox 2, Johnson 1, Thoms 1, Conti 2, Donaldson 1. Records-Edmonds-Woodway 9-2 in league, 11-2 overall. Lynnwood 1-11, 1-13. |
Shorecrest 61, Everett 49: Chris Chase scored 47 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in leading Shorecrest over Everett in the Wesco South game. Chase, who broke the previous single-game school record of 41 points, was 16-for-20 from the free-throw line and made five 3-pointers. The 6-foot-4 junior guard, who entered the game averaging 14.8 points per gameupped his average to 17.5 a contest.
Everett-Luu 5, Lampey 1, O’Brien 1, T. Levine 1, Hudson 13, Gabriel 4, B. Levine 8, Sievers 3, Stanovsky 2. Shorecrest-Rantz 1, Bible 4, Hoffman 5, Boatsman 2, Chase 47, Olsen 2. 3-point goals-Luu 2, T. Levine 1, Hoffman 1, Chase 5. JV score-Everett 57, Shorecrest 51. Records-Everett 2-9 in league, 3-10 overall. Shorecrest 2-10, 2-12. |
Shorewood 71, Mariner 55: Michael Stiles outscored Mariner, 17-16, in the first half and went on to score 35 points in leading Shorewood to the Wesco South win. Wesley Burns scored 25 points, 21 on 3-pointers, for Mariner.
Shorewood-Bernhard 3, Stiles 35, Steadman 2, Tracey 11, R. Diederichs 14, Kesseler 2, Perry 4. Mariner-Tinned 7, Cartwright 9, Burns 25, Jerod Grant 4, Jerrel Grant 5, Craddock 5. 3-point goals-Stiles 1, Diederichs 1, Tinned 1, Burns 7, Jerod Grant 1. JV score-Shorewood 65, Mariner 42. Records-Shorewood 5-6 in league, 6-7 overall. Mariner 6-5, 7-6. |
Meadowdale 56, Jackson 45: Larod Lover (13) and Jake Linton (14) combined for 27 points to help Meadowdale remain undefeated in Wesco South play. Drew Eisinger and Johnie Kirton each totaled 12 points for Jackson.
Jackson-Simhauser 9, Eisinger 12, Collins 4, Rochon 1, Hall 7, Kirton 12. Meadowdale-Lover 13, Marsh 4, Linton 13, Myhre 2, Faison 8, Mattson 8, Hagen 8. 3-point goals-Linton 3, Simhauser 1, Eisinger 2. JV-Jackson def. Meadowdale. Records-Meadowdale 12-0 in league, 13-1 overall. Jackson 5-6, 7-6. |
Nooksack Valley 67, South Whidbey 39: Behind by only three points at halftime, South Whidbey made just five of 18 field-goal attempts in the second half, compared to Nooksack Valley’s 11-for-21 performance. Travis Tornga scored a team-high 11 points for South Whidbey in the North Cascades game. Ty Willemsen’s 14 points paced Nooksack Valley.
NV-Willemsen 14, Visser 3, VanDyken 6, Mathews 7, K. Mitchell 9, Holz 9, C. Mitchell 2, Vinkes 12. SW-Anderson 6, Tornga 11, Adams 2, McGillen 6, Edgeman 4, Sidhu 6, Dettrich 2, McInerney 2. 3-point goals-Willemsen 1. JV-Nooksack Valley def. South Whidbey Records-Nooksack Valley 7-3 in league, 10-4 overall. South Whidbey 2-6, 3-9. |
Granite Falls 65, Sultan 62: It took the Tigers 11 games and a strong third quarter to get their first win of the season, but it was still sweet for Granite Falls. Brandon Schoolcraft led all scorers with 19 points and Chad Wagner added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Granite Falls in the North Cascades contest.
Sultan-Nichols 8, Barnhill 6, Wolter 10, Lemon 2, French 2, McPhearson 14, Nielsen 15, DeYoung 4. Granite Falls-Nelson 2, DeNoma 16, Wagner 18, Snyder 5, Setzer 5, Schoolcraft 19. 3-point goals-Nichols 1, DeNoma 1. JV-Sultan defeated Granite Falls. Records-Sultan 1-8 in league, 3-10 overall. Granite Falls 1-9, 1-11. |
Lynden Christian 71, Lakewood 39: Kyle Costen scored 21 points in leading Lynden Christian to the North Cascades victory. Lakewood got within seven points toward the end of the first half, but Ryan Bogaard hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Lynden Christian never looked back.
Lakewood-Regan 5, Wiederkehr 2, Besancon 4, Queen 8, Nelson 7, Savage 8, Kon 6. Lynden Christian-Bogaard 15, G. Burgers 13, DeBoer 3, Hoekstra 6, K. Burgers 2, Costen 21, Kennaw 6, Bouma 4. 3-point goals-Queen 2, Nelson 1, Kon 2, Bogaard 1, Costen 1. JV score-Lakewood 52, Lynden Christian 49. Records-Lakewood 1-7 in league, 3-9 overall. Lynden Christian 6-3, 8-5. |
Friday Harbor 65, Coupeville 50: Matt Cowell scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Friday Harbor to the Northwest A victory. Alan Black scored 14 points to lead Coupeville.
Coupeville-Marti 5, Black 14, Bagbey 9, Day 7, Mouw 9, Taylor 4, Fasolo 2. Friday Harbor-Anderson 10, Roberts 9, Cowell 20, Ryan 5, Grah 7, Stoddard 9, Herbert 5 3-point goals-Marti 1, Black 2, Bagbey 2, Day 1. Records-Friday Harbor 3-3 in league, 9-6 overall. Coupeville 3-3, 8-6. |
Archbishop 59, Orcas Island 48: Wes Taylor led Archbishop Murphy to its fifth-consecutive Northwest A victory with a game-high 17 points and teammate Chris Mitchell, who scored 15 points, finished with 11 rebounds.
Archbishop Murphy-McCann 3, Jensen 8, Wilkins 3, West Taylor 17, Luke Hagel 13, Chris Mitchell 15. Orcas Island-Kemphauf 2, Parkerson 2, Murphy 5, Easterling 1, Harvey 8, Welch 12, Talbot 10, Moran-Hodge 3, Kimple 5. 3-point goals-McCann 1, Wilkins 1, Hagel 1, Harvey 2, Moran-Hodge 1, Kimple 1. Records-Archbishop Murphy 5-0 in league, 12-3 overall. Orcas Island 0-6, 3-9. |
Master’s Touch 57, Lopez 38: Kirk Lien scored a game-high 27 points to lead Master’s Touch to the Northwest B League win. Jason Smith led Lopez with 25 points.
Lopez-Smith 25, Rypinski 2, Sahli 2, McCoy 2, Jardine 1, Elings 6. Master’s Touch-Woodward 2, Smalley 12, Olin 14, Lien 27, Britton 2. 3-point goals-Smalley 1, Olin 1. Records-Lopez 2-4 league, 7-9 overall. Master’s Touch 1-3, 4-10. |
Lummi 95, Skykomish 71: Brandon Revey led Lummi with 35 points and Nick Cooke contributed 19 points as Lummi won its fifith Northwest B game. Blaine Brown scored 19 of his game-high 37 points from the free-throw line for Skykomish.
Lummi-Johnson 8, George 11, Jefferson 2, Cooke 19, Solomon 7, Revey 35, Cultee 7, P. Scott 2, J. Scott 4. Skykomish-West 11, Farmer 14, D. Robinson 4, N. Robinson 5, Brown 37, 3-point goals-Johnson 1, Cooke 1, Revey 3, Cultee 1, Brown 2, N. Robinson 1.. Records-Skykomish 0-4 in league, 8-6 overall. Lummi 5-1, 11-4. |
Darrington 57, Shoreline Christian 54: Sean O’Connell scored 17 points for Darrington, which won its sixth-consecutive Northwest B game. Garth Brandal scored 26 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Shoreline Christian.
Darrington-Koch 17, Reece 2, O’Connell 17, Smith 4, Rosselli 7, Werst 10. SC-Gunderson 10, Gr. Brandal 8, Jacobs 6, Werkhoeven 4, Ga. Brandal 26. 3-point goals-Koch 2, Jacobs 1, Ga. Brandal 1. Records-Shoreline Chrisitan 3-2 in league, 11-5 overall. Darrington 6-0 13-3. |
Girls basketball
Granite Falls 48, Sultan 39: Nicole Megard scored 12 points and added nine rebounds and five blocked shots in helping Granite Falls win the North Cascades game. Casey Jensen added 15 points and nine rebounds for Granite Falls.
Granite Falls-Jensen 15, Megard 12, Reedy 6, Handby 5, Bauer 4, Quinn 4, Haug 2. Sultan-Burnside 9, Powers 8, Elliott 7, Dutson 7, Sumter 5, Cramer 2. 3-point goals-Megard 2, Burnside 1, Dutson 2. JV-Granite Falls defeated Sultan. Records-Granite Falls 2-6 in league, 6-6 overall. Sultan 0-9, 2-10. |
Lynden Christian 47, Lakewood 26: Senior post Lauren Smith had a game-high 18 points, five rebounds and five blocks for Lakewood in the North Cascades game. Kristin Berendsen scored a team-high 17 points and added 11 rebounds and two blocks for Lynden Christian.
Lynden Christian-DeHaan 9, Brandsma 2, Hendrickson 7, Bratt 5, Bailey 2, Ravenhorst 2, Berendsen 17, Aupperlee 3. Lakewood-Black 1, Bader 3, Smith 18, Seiber 2, Avery 2. 3-point goals-DeHaan 1, Hendrickson 1, Bader 1. JV score-L. Christian 41, Lakewood 24. Records-Lynden Christian 7-3 league, 11-3 overall. Lakewood 1-7, 2-10. |
Coupeville 38, Friday Harbor 23: Lexie Black scored 13 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and made five steals to lead Coupeville to the Northwest A victory. Madison Judkins scored 10 points to lead Friday Harbor.
Coupeville-Bailey 2, Clark 1, Lamb 6, H. Davis 1, V. Davis 7, B. Black 8, L. Black 13. Friday Harbor-Bryant 2, Anderson 4, Chevalier 6, Schuman 1, Judkins 10. 3-point goals-Lamb 1. Records-Coupeville 5-1 in league, 10-5 overall. Friday Harbor 2-4, 3-11. |
Archbishop Murphy 67, Orcas Island 57: Sophomore Lisa Coate scored a career-high 30 points, 23 in the first half, and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Archbishop Murphy to its fifth-straight Northwest A victory and 13th consecutive overall.
Orcas Island-Sanders 18, Peacock 18, Tellerson 11, Tayler 6, Tran 2, Curtis 2. Archbishop Murphy-Coate 30, Ecknes 13, Frahm 11, Lasswell 6, Lyons 2, Taylor 2, Bourke 2, Zitnik 1. 3-point goals-Ecknes 1, Tellerson 1, Sanders 2. JV-Archbishop Murphy def. Orcas Island. Records-Team 5-0 in league, 13-0 overall. Orcas Island 2-2, 7-4. |
Lopez 34, Master’s Touch 26 : Alena Marshack scored 11 points to lead Lopez to its sixth-straight Northwest B victory. Tylah Santeford scored 12 points to lead Master’s Touch.
Lopez-Marshack 11, P. Dalton 6, Buchanan 6, Wilson 6, McGovern 4, Tetu 1. Master’s Touch-Brown 9, Sharp 1, Williamson 4, Santeford 12.. Records-Master’s Touch 2-3 in league, 2-11 overall. Lopez 6-0, 8-6. |
Lummi 65, Skykomish 28: Angela Jefferson scored 31 points and her sister, Jalena, added 14 for Lummi in its Northwest B victory. Charlotte Brown scored 15 points for Skykomish
Skykomish-Brown 15, Sweeters 7, Hendrickson 2, Saminas 2, McCrew 2. Lummi-Freeman 4, Lane-Pier 8, A. Jefferson 31, Thomas 4, J. Jefferson 14, Scott 4. 3-point goals-A. Jefferson 3. Records-Skykomish 0-5 in league, 2-10 overall. Lummi 1-3, 5-10. |
Darringon 47, Shoreline Christian 37: Amy Jones scored 22 points and Eliza Schillhammer added 13 while helping Darrington clinch a tri-district playoff berth. Allison Vanderwerff scored 20 points for Shoreline Christian.
Darrington-Bryson 12, Jones 22, Schillhammer 13. Shoreline Christian-Vandewerff 20, Fertello 2, Hodges 4, Dekoekkoek 7, Van Hal 4. 3-point goals-Jones 2, Schillhammer 1, Vanderwerff 4. Records-Darrington 6-0 in league, 14-1 overall. Shoreline Christian 2-3, 6-10. |
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