Girls Basketball Roundup: M-P stifles Oak Harbor 53-36

OAK HARBOR — The Oak Harbor girls basketball team had a chance to clinch a 4A District 1 playoff berth on Monday night.

Unfortunately for the Bearcats, it was Marysville-Pilchuck, the top team in the Wesco North, standing in their way.

The Tomahawks defense disrupted Oak Harbor offensively, and M-P earned the 53-36 win.

Oak Harbor’s leading scorer Jessica Denmon didn’t even get her first field goal until the fourth quarter.

“They did a nice job defensively,” Oak Harbor coach Brett McLeod said. “We had some nice looks that we missed and then good defense by them.”

Marysville-Pilchuck was led by the perimeter attack of Morgan Martinis and Becca Lentz. Martinis scored 21 points, knocking down five 3s and Lentz scored 13 points, hitting four 3s of her own.

In the second half, Hannah Watson stepped up as an inside presence for the Tomahawks. Watson scored all nine of her points after halftime, helping M-P build its lead.

Denmon was the offensive leader for Oak Harbor, scoring 14 points.

At Oak Harbor H.S.

Marysville-Pilchuck1214189—53

Oak Harbor11779—36

Marysville-Pilchuck—Oden 4, Lentz 13, Martinis 21, Adams 0, Peterson 0, Watson 9, Heckendorf 5, Enberg 1. Oak Harbor—Royal 2, Yoshimoto 4, Mowbray 7, Denmon 14, Abadesco 6, Renninger 0, James 2, Young 1, Walker 0. 3-point goals—Denmon 1, Lentz 4, Martinis 5. Records—Marysville-Pilchuck 13-3 league, 15-5 overall. Oak Harbor 8-7, 11-8.

Shorewood 46, Mariner 30: At Shoreline, Erin Ellersick scored 12 points and Shorewood clinched a spot in the 4A District 1 play-in game with a Wesco South win. Taylor Nephew added seven points for the Thunderbirds, who face the Wesco North No. 5 seed for a trip to the district tournament.

At Shorewood H.S.

Mariner351111—30

Shorewood224128—46

Mariner—Grant 2, Mainord 2, Shay 2, Laush 5, Todhunter 6, Smith 9, Lott 2, Herbert, Wilson 2. Shorewood—Fasbender 0, Godfrey 2, Echert, Bridges 0, Lindgren 5, Hasegawa 2, Franklin 4, Lundquist, McDonald 6, Nephew 7, Ellersick 12, Shtikel 8. 3-point goals—Todhunter 1, Ellersick 2, Shtikel 2, Lindgren 1. Records—Mariner 0-17 league, 0-19 overall. Shorewood 5-12, 6-13.

Arlington 73, Everett 44: At Arlington, Quinn Kesselring had 16 points and eight assists and Jessica Van Loo added seven steals in the Wesco North victory for Arlington.

At Arlington H.S.

Everett8101115—44

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Everett—Hope 5, Sains 6, Bagley 0, Barhanovich 0, Harper 3, Burton 12, Taggart 14, Sittauer 4. Arlington—Abdo 6, Sarver 7, Evans 7, Duncan 7, Van Loo 0, Kesselring 16, Murrin 2, Grogan 11, Daggett 0, Ferro 4, Schmuck 3, Wilson 10. 3-point goals—Hope 1, Taggart 2, Sarver 1, Evans 2, Duncan 1, Grogan 1. Records—Everett 2-13 league, 3-16 overall. Arlington 7-8, 10-9.

Meadowdale 68, Lynnwood 48: At Bothell, Margreet Barhoum scored 21 points and Meadowdale grabbed a Wesco South win. Barhoum’s output was complemented by Julia Fjortoft’s 13 points and 11 from Bianca Landa. Mokun Fajemisin had 13 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks for Lynnwood.

At Lynnwood H.S.

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Lynnwood1713144—48

Meadowdale—Hatch 0, J. Fjortoft 13, Barhoum 21, Landa 0, Rickel 11, Engstrom 2, Beyer 9, O’Neill, Horn 4, Roberts 0, Shrum 3, S. Fjortoft 0. Lynnwood—Ruiz 0, Cross 0, Hella 8, Hill 10, Evans 2, Fajemisin 13, Parker 5, Wilson 10. 3-point goals—J. Fjortoft 1, Barhoum 1, Rickel 3, Hill 1, Parker 1. Records—Meadowdale 11-6 league, 12-7 overall. Lynnwood 7-10, 9-10.

Stanwood 45, Snohomish 41: At Stanwood, Samantha Kelleigh hit six 3-pointers and Stanwood won a tight Wesco North game. Kelleigh’s 22 points and 11 points from Rachel Swartz helped propel a depleted Spartans lineup. Julia Young scored 11 points for Snohomish.

At Stanwood H.S.

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Snohomish—Wilson 0, Green 7, Young 11, Keithley 7, Coad 0, McKervey 2, McIntyre 0, Dreves 8, Bride 6, Gravelle 0. Stanwood—Shaughnessy 1, Titus 2, Bingham 8, Bergstrom, Murphy 0, Borseth 1, Kelleigh 22, Swartz 11. 3-point goals—Green 1, Young 1, Dreves 1, Bingham 2, Kelleigh 6. Records—Snohomish 6-9 league, 7-12 overall. Stanwood 5-10, 7-12.

Jackson 57, Mountlake Terrace 49: At Mountlake Terrace, Jackson went on a 10-0 run to start the second half and converted 20 of 23 free throws in a Wesco South win. Kristin Stoffel scored a game-high 16 points for the Timberwolves, the South No. 2 seed in the upcoming 4A District 1 tournament. Lauren Wilson had nine points and 18 rebounds for Mountlake Terrace.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

Jackson18111315—57

Terrace13121014—49

Jackson—Gjertsen 0, Coacher 2, Sam, Feeney 13, K. McArthur 0, M. McArthur 5, Johnson 4, Bylsma 2, Guzman 1, Oliphant 0, Stoffel 16, Haataja 14. Mountlake Terrace—Pingul 14, James 6, Bouche 6, Lotz 2, Wilson 9, Boxley 8, Lockleer 4. 3-point goals—Feeney 3, Pingul 1, James 2. Records—Jackson 14-3 league, 16-3 overall. Mountlake Terrace 3-14, 4-15.

Monroe 62, Cascade 56 (OT): At Monroe, sophomore Kierra Wilkins had 13 rebounds and Monroe controlled overtime in a Wesco North win. Monroe trailed by four with 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter before Alyssa Brazel hit the game-tying basket with less than 20 seconds remaining. In overtime, Suzanna Ohlsen and Wilkins scored before Monroe converted 5 of 6 free throws to seal the win. Danielle Love scored a game-high 29 points for Cascade.

At Monroe H.S.

Cascade151113143—56

Monroe81511199—62

Cascade—Devan Love 4, Bergman 2, A. Davis 10, Danielle Love 29, Hood 6, C. Davis 0, Goff 5, Odegard 0, Joyce 0. Monroe—Ohlsen 17, Ashleigh Brazel 0, Alyssa Brazel 20, Dubell 1, Alexander 6, Robertson 7, Jacobsen 2, Clark 7, Murphy 0, Wilkins 2. 3-point goals—Davis 1, Danielle Love 1, Goff 1, Ohlsen 2, Alyssa Brazel 4, Robertson 2, Clark 1. Records—Cascade 4-11 league, 5-14 overall. Monroe 12-3, 15-4.

Shorecrest 61, Kamiak 51: At Mukilteo, Brianne Lasconia scored 12 points to lead the Scots to the Wesco South win. Lexi Burns had 16 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals for Kamiak.

At Kamiak H.S.

Shorecrest8171620—61

Kamiak1561119—51

Shorecrest—Axelson 2, Ruhlman 0, Schrote 7, Jarvis 2, Schachle 5, Greenburg 7, Lasconia 12, Tulee 10, Uppinghouse 9, Matheson 7. Kamiak—Burns 16, Larson 4, Williams 4, Keller 6, Mahjoubian 0, Johnson 3, O’Brien 0, Blackwell 10, Plourd 5, Stephens 3, Gilbert 0. 3-point goals—Burns 2, Keller 2, Blackwell 2, Schachle, Tulee 2, Uppinghouse 1. Records—Shorecrest 12-5 league, 13-6 overall. Kamiak 7-10, 9-10.