MARYSVILLE — One by one Spencer Elwell swatted away shots and quarter by quarter the Marysville-Pilchuck defense continued to stifle the Mount Vernon offense.
Elwell had just two points but the 6-foot-8 senior grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked 11 Bulldog shots leading the Tomahawks to a 45-33 non-conference boys basketball win over Mount Vernon Friday night at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
After Mount Vernon jumped out to a 15-7 first quarter lead, Marysville-Pilchuck (4-3 overall) held the Bulldogs under double-figures in the last three quarters of the game.
“We played good defense,” Tomahawks head coach Barry Gould said.
Forward Nick Forsythe led a balanced scoring attack, scoring 10 points for the Tomahawks. Tyler Holm scored nine and Jordan Godsey added eight points off the bench.
“Jordan stepped up and did all the little things. He took a charge and hit a big 3-pointer,” Gould said.
The win broke a two-game skid for the Tomahawks, who finished a tough non-conference schedule and begin conference play Tuesday against Stanwood.
At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.
Mt. Vernon15459—33
M-P7131312—45
Mt. Vernon—Denham 5, Weber, Walser 20, Taylor 2, Barnett 3, Moore 0, Lee 3, Chaplin 0, Leek 0, Jansen 0. Marysville-Pilchuck—Holm 9, Busichio 7, Soriano 3, Toler 0, Lanphere 6, Godsey 8, Forsythe 10, Elwell 2. 3-point goals—Holm 1, Godsey 1, Lee 1, Denham 1. Records—Mt. Vernon 2-3 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 4-3.
Glacier Peak 74, Kamiak 61: At Mukilteo, Drew Cummins scored 21 points, Brandon Hill added 20 and Glacier Peak defeated Kamiak in a snow make-up game originally scheduled for Dec. 19. Jack Bonner added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Grizzlies. Kamiak was led by Tyler Lambert’s 15 points.
At Kamiak H.S.
Glacier Peak21151919—74
Kamiak1315258—61
Glacier Peak—Persha 7, Hill 20, Southard 7, Cummins 21, Pederson, Kiser 4, Bonner 15. Kamiak—Self 0, Kwon 4, Makori 13, Glenn 3, LaChapelle 7, Manchester 3, Ruppel 2, Brown 6, Houghtaling 8, Lambert 15. 3-point goals—Hill 1, Bonner 1, Makori 3, Brown 2, LaChapelle 1. Records—Glacier Peak 2-3 league, 3-4 overall. Kamiak 0-5, 1-6.
Friday Harbor 41, Coupeville 39: At Friday Harbor, Parker Lawson scored a game-high 16 points leading Friday Harbor to the non-conference win over Coupeville. Cody Peters led the Wolves with 13 points.
At Friday Harbor H.S.
Coupeville2101512—39
Fri. Harbor591512—41
Coupeville—Williams 4, Wilcox 5, Bagby 5, Wacker 6, Peters 13, E. King 2, Petrich 3, Walstad 1. Friday Harbor—Aylward 6, Scheffer 4, Strasser 4, Howard 1, Nash 9, Lopez 1, Lawson 16. 3-point goals—Aylward 1, Nash 1, Bagby 1, Peters 1. Records—Coupeville 3-2 overall. Friday Harbor 3-2.
Girls basketball
Marysville-Pilchuck 70, Mt. Vernon 51: At Mt. Vernon, Marysville-Pilchuck senior center Britt Harris scored a school-record 35 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and the Tomahawks outscored Mt. Vernon 20-6 in the fourth quarter to run away with the nonconference victory.
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
M-P19131820—70
Mt. Vernon1115196—51
Marysville-Pilchuck—Cull, Martinis 12, Adams 6, K. Enberg 7, Oden 4, Harris 35, E. Enberg, Heckendorf 4, Pierce 2. Mt. Vernon—Walker 16, Squires 6, Eesee 2, Kutz 11, Noste 4, Espinoza 6 2, Shilling 6. 3-point goals—Martinis 4, K. Enberg. Records—Marysville-Pilchuck 4-3 overall. Mt. Vernon not recorded.
Oak Harbor 57, Puyallup 45: At Oak Harbor, Jessica Denmon hit three 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Nicole Mowbray chipped in 12 points as Oak Harbor outscored Puyallup in every quarter but the third to take a nonconference victory at the Oak Harbor Santa Slam Tournament.
At Oak Harbor H.S.
Puyallup1381311—45
Oak Harbor15181212—57
Puyallup—L. Picha 11, Boettcher 20, R. Picha 6, Malkuch 6 1, Berry 2, Galusha. Oak Harbor—Tubo 2, Mowbray 12, Henricksen 9, Denmon 18, Abadesco 2, Fisken 3, Jansen 9, Jessica James 2. 3-point goals—L. Picha 2, Boettcher 2, Malkuch, Denmon 3. Records—Puyallup 4-2 overall. Oak Harbor 3-1.
Meadowdale 57, Mariner 32: At Everett, junior guard Gabi Beyer scored 13 points to help Meadowdale win the Wesco South make up game. Brittany Ruscha scored 13 points to lead Mariner.
At host H.S.
Meadowdale1691120—57
Mariner14666—32
Meadowdale—Zickefoose 5, J. Fjortoft 2, Barhoum 2, H. Fjortoft 8, Molitor 9, Beyer 13, M. O’Neill 5, Horn 9, Nugent 2, Helber, Lillquist, C. O’Neill. Mariner—Grant 4, Laush, Anderson, Varde 7, Leach, Todhunter 2, Smith, Branham 6, Wilson, Ruscha 13, Wallin. 3-point goals—Beyer 3, M. O’Neil. Records— Meadowdale 3-0 league, 4-1 overall. Mariner 1-3, 2-3.
Darrington 57, Concrete 33: At Darrington, Renee Cousins scored a game-high 25 points and Hailey Wales aded 13 points to lead Darrington to the Northwest 1A/2B League victory. Natasha Smith scored 15 points to lead Concrete.
At Darrington H.S.
Concrete641211—33
Darrington10132014—57
Concrete—Barnett 6, Semro 3, Smith 15, Johnson 4, Schooland 4, League 3, Castaneta, Lee, Rogge, Walgren. Darrington—Fanning 8, Gentry, H. Wales 13, Cousins 25, R. Wales 2, Baker 5, Pugh 2, Brooks 2. 3-point goals—Barnett 1, Johnson 1, Cousins 4. Records—Concrete 0-1in league, 3-3 overall. Darrington 1-1, 5-1.
Sedro-Woolley 53, Granite Falls 52: At Granite Falls, Granite Falls post Audrey Murphy scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds leading Granite Falls comeback attempt from a 19-0 first quarter deficit, but it wasn’t enough as Sedro-Woolley handed Granite Falls the non-conference loss.
At Granite Falls H.S.
S-W1941218—53
G. Falls0211912—52
Sedro-Woolley—Best 20, Clark 11, Baker 2, E. Crawford 13, Hilliar 1, C. Crawford, Walker, Yri, McCoy 6. Granite Falls—S. Spencer 2, Jensen 3, P. Spencer 9, Smith 10, Kramer 2, Alexander 2, Wesala, Hensley 2, Murphy 22. 3-point goals—Best 2. Records—Sedro-Woolley not reported. Granite Falls 3-3.
Grace Academy 47, Rainer Lutheran 41 (2OT): At Tacoma, Grace Academy won the rebound battle, and ultimately took a double-overtime nonconference victory on the road against Rainer Lutheran. Lauren Krumm had 14 points and 25 rebounds, Katelin Schlumpf grabbed 16 rebounds, and Sarah Wennersten added nine rebounds to go with her 16 points in the victory.
At Rainier Lutheran H.S.
Grace Acad.71312338—47
Rainier Luth.4971533—41
Grace Academy—Monteith, Musgrove 7, L. Krumm 14, H. Krumm 6, Cooper 4, Wennersten 16, Schlumpf. Rainier Lutheran—Not recorded. 3-point goals—none. Records—Grace Academy 3-4 overall. Rainier Lutheran not recorded.
Central Kitsap 46, Lakewood 40: At Port Townsend, Anna Work scored a game-high 14 points and Marie Wiederkehr added six points, all in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to lift Lakewood to the non-league victory at the Crush in the Slush tournament.
At Port Townsend H.S.
Lakewood88816—40
C. Kitsap1314109—46
Lakewood—Hernandez 2, Ji. Shafer 4, Wessell 2, Wiederkehr 6, Jo. Shafer 4, Work 14, Mizell 6, Diggs 2, Smith, Eby. Central Kitsap—Geddes 4, Zawadski 3, Evans 13, Pfaff 7, Reynolds 1, Simonis 7, Coleman 5, Tibbs 6. 3-point goals—Work 2, Zawadski 1, Evans 1, Pfaff 1, Simonis 1. Records—Lakewood 2-3. Central Kitsap not reported.
Yelm 57, Sultan 47: At Oak Harbor, Bianca O’Hara scored 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had five steals and Cassie Beucherie had 13 rebounds for Sultan but Yelm hit seven 3-pointers to take the nonconference victory at the Oak Harbor Santa Slam Tournament.
At Oak Harbor H.S.
Yelm18121215—57
Sultan891218—47
Visitor—McCloud 6, Schorno 6, Ingram 2, Kay. Miskimens 18, Smith 9, Zawislak 12, Kar. Miskimens, Seaborn 4, Hansen, Docherty, Rodeman. Sultan—Batts 1, Nuyen, Brink, Hassler 11, O’Hara 22, Korn 5, Haney 4, Beucherie 4, Markwood. 3-point goals—Miskimens 4, Schorno, McCloud 2, Hassler 3. Records—Yelm not recorded. Sultan 1-5 overall.
Coupeville 38, Friday Harbor 23: At Friday Harbor, Coupeville handily won the nonconference game against the Northwest 1A/2B league’s Friday Harbor.
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