EVERETT – The young Cascade Bruins have apparently got over their early season heartaches and grown up fast.
With four sophomore starters and a freshman as the first player off the bench the Bruins took some early season lumps against their Western Conference North division foes, including four close losses.
After winning Tuesday on Mike Matson’s buzzer beater at Oak Harbor, Cascade followed up by storming past Stanwood 68-51 Friday for its third-straight victory.
“The kids are peaking right now, gaining confidence and playing well,” Cascade coach Kevin Rohrich said.
The score was tied at 39-39 at the end of the third quarter. Stanwood edged ahead 45-42, but Cascade answered by sinking 18 of 21 free throws in the final quarter to pull away from the Spartans.
“When Stanwood took the lead, the kids kept their composure,” Rohrich said. “Stanwood’s not a bad team, we just really played well.”
After finishing last season with an overall record of 1-19, the surging Bruins (5-9 in division, 8-10 overall) remain alive for a district playoff berth.
Cascade’s Dirk Snel led all scorers with 20 points and Marcus Guffey added 18. The pair combined to make 15 of 17 free throws in the pivotal fourth quarter. Drew Pettersen added 15 points.
Guffey, a 6-foot-7 inch sophomore forward, grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Bruins out-rebound the Spartans 28-19.
“That was really a key to the game, the inside play,” Rohrich said. “He (Guffey) is a good player and he’s got a chance to be pretty special.”
Another key to the victory was Matson’s defensive effort against Stanwood’s Daes Kaufman, limiting the Spartans most prolific scorer to nine points.
“He played great defense the whole game,” Rohrich said.
Chris Sains and Richard Abrams led Stanwood with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Stanwood-Cayford 9, Abrams 12, Sains 13, Boser 2, Kaufman 9, Hinderman 6. Cascade-Matson 9, Guffey 18, Carter 2, Pettersen 15, Snel 20, Pepin 4. 3-point goals-Cayford 1, Sains 1, Kaufman 1, Matson 1, Snel 3. JV score-Cascade def. Stanwood. Records-Stanwood 8-6 in league, 10-8 overall. Cascade 5-9, 8-10. |
Snohomish 68, Lake Stevens 58: Darrel Martin scored 20 points, including six 3-point field goals to lead Snohomish to the Wesco North victory. Jon Brockman added 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Panthers. Tyler Long led Lake Stevens with 22 points.
Snohomish-Martin 20, Brockman 26, Abel 7, Hammons 3, Siegel 2, Heater 10. Lake Stevens-Stevens 5, Bernethy 14, Long 22, Tennant 4, Hendrickson 4, Roe 9. 3-point goals-Martin 6, Abel 1, Roe 2, Bernethy 1. Records-Snohomish 12-2 in league, 13-5 overall. Lake Stevens 9-5, 12-6. |
Mount Vernon 61, Oak Harbor 46: Justin Burns’ 18 points led Mount Vernon to the Wesco North victory. Mount Vernon remained in a tie with Snohomish for the top spot in the division. Mount Vernon faces Snohomish in the regular season finale next Thursday.
Mount Vernon-S. Gibbons 10, Squires 3, Moore 8, Burns 18, Miller 14, Boon 7, T. Gibbons 1. Oak Harbor-Saar 5, Metcalf 4, Ferguson 13, Brown 13, McClure 7, Lobbestael 4. 3-point goals-Squires 1, Burns 2, Brown 2. JV score-Mount Vernon 61, Snohomish 40. Records-Mount Vernon 12-2 in league, 15-3 overall. Oak Harbor 6-9, 7-12. |
Marysville-Pilchuck 70, Arlington 46: Senior guard Daimino Stewart scored 19 of his season-high 21 points in the first half, including all five of his 3-pointers, to help Marysville-Pilchuck build a commanding 38-20 lead. Caleb Lowber’s 15 points led Arlington in the Wesco North game.
Arlington-Gunter 4, Thompson 8, Struiksma 8, Devery 11, Lowber 15. Marysville-Pilchuck-Stewart 21, Stohl 7, Taitingfong 15, Jazmin 2, Krischano 6, Enick 11, Gallaher 4, Knuth 2, Lovell 2. 3-point goals-Thompson 1, Devery 1, Stewart 5, Taitingfong 2, Enick 1. JV score-Marysville-Pilchuck 60, Arlington 54. Records-Arlington 1-13 in league, 1-16 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 7-8, 7-12. |
Kamiak 54, Lynnwood 44: Steve Murphy (15 points), Tyler Martinez (13) and Sean Hermes (12) gave Kamiak a trio in double-figures in its Wesco South victory. Lynnwood, which led 22-21 after the first quarter, was paced by Robert Johnson and Parys Fox with 15 and 11 points, respectively.
Kamiak-Hermes 12, Balch 8, Iddins 2, Martinez 13, Murphy 15, Johnson 4. Lynnwood-Carrero 3, Fox 11, Nguyen 4, Kenney 4, Johnson 15, Sheaffer 3, Fitzhugh 4. 3-point goals-Hermes 2, Martinez 4, Carrero 1, Fox 1, Johnson 1, Sheaffer 1. JV score-Kamiak 56, Lynnwood 45. Records-Kamiak 10-6 in league, 12-6 overall. Lynnwood 1-17, 1-19. |
Meadowdale 56, Shorecrest 39: After leading by just four points at haltime (25-21), Meadowdale outscored Shorecrest 14-2 in the third quarter to pull away in the Wesco South game. Jake Linton scored 12 points, all on 3-pointers, to lead the Mavericks. Shorecrest’s Chris Chase, who scores a team-high 18.5 points per game, didn’t play due to a coach’s decision. Despite losing, Shorecrest earned a Class 3A district tournment berth courtesy of Kamiak’s 54-44 victory against Lynnwood.
Meadowdale-Lover 11, McGinnis 2, Marsh 9, Linton 12, Epler 3, Myhre 6, Faison 2, Stabbert 4, Matteson 7. Shorecrest-Love 7, Rantz 2, Franklin 7, Booth 4, J. Hoffman 7, Acholonu 4, Lindsey 8. 3-point goals-Marsh 1, Linton 4, Love 1, Franklin 1. JV-Meadowdale def. Shorecrest. Records-Meadowdale 17-1 in league, 18-2 overall. Shorecrest 2-16, 2-18. |
Jackson 83, Shorewood 78: Shorewood’s Rob Diederichs scored 39 points, but it wasn’t enough to beat Jackson in the Wesco South game. Diederichs scored 15 of his points in the fourth quarter, helping erase an 11-point Jackson lead. Johnie Kirton led Jackson with 21 points, 17 in the second half.
Shorewood-Hyseni 1, Stiles 15, Steadman 4, Tracy 13, R. Diederichs 39, Perry 6. Jackson-Simsauser 17, Musgrave 9, Eisinger 10, Sohn 4, Collins 13, Bruns 2, Rochon 7, Kirton 21. 3-point goals-Tracy 1, R. Diederichs 4, Simsauser 2. JV score-Jackson 61, Shorewood 57. Records-Shorewood 8-8 in league, 9-9 overall. Jackson 7-10, 9-10. |
Mountlake Terrace 68, Everett 43: Mountlake Terrace outscored Everett 23-8 in the second period in winning the Wesco South game. Luke Hammond and Leigh Swanson led the Hawks with 13 points apiece. Everett’s Michael Hudson led all scorers with 16.
Everett-Luu 2, Lampi 2, B. Levin 4, Hudson 16, Gabriel 2, T. Levin 2, Stanovsky 8, Kincaid 7. Mountlake Terrace-Arquillano 3, C. Hammond 10, Stapleton 4, L. Hammond 13, Blake 9, Swanson 13, Boxley 3, J. Hammond 6, Mundt 7. 3-point goals-Arquillano 1, C. Hammond 2, L. Hammond 1, Blake 2. JV score-Everett 42, Mountlake Terrace 38. Records-Everett 4-12 in league, 5-13 overall. Mountlake Terrace 14-3, 17-3. |
Mount Baker 71, Lakewood 57: Lakewood led 44-41 after three quarters, but Mount Baker made 17 of 29 free throws in the final period to pull away for the North Cascades Conference victory. Jesse Queen led the Cougars with 20 points. Anthony Wiederkehr added 15 points and had seven rebounds.
Mount Baker-Tyler 18, Garrett 11, Murray 10, Stremler 13, Williams 8, Hogue 8, Backstrom 3. Lakewood-Regan 4, Wiederkehr 15, Besancon 6, Queen 20, Nelson 2, Savage 7, Kon 3. 3-point goals-Tyler 3, Garrett 2, Hogue 1, Regan 1, Widerkehr 1, Queen 4. JV-Mount Baker def. Lakewood. Records-Mount Baker 11-4 in league, 11-7 overall. Lakewood 3-11, 5-13. |
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