Herald staff
LA CONNER – Coming on the heels of an overtime loss at Friday Harbor on Tuesday, the Archbishop Murphy boys basketball team needed to avoid being on the losing end of another close Northwest A League game.
No such luck.
Blame for Saturday’s 48-42 loss to the La Conner Indians begins with 15 first-half turnovers by the Wildcats, continues with a 7-for-21 night at the free throw line, and ends with a series of missed opportunities in the closing minutes of the game.
But the result is that the Wildcats are backed into a corner as the heart of the season plays out.
“This loss means that there is no slacking from this point on,” said a frustrated Wildcat head coach Jerry Zander. “There is a lot of league play left, but for us every remaining game is critical.”
The Wildcats are 0-3 in league play with seven games remaining after the loss at La Conner.
Coming back from a 12-point halftime deficit, the Wildcats closed to within a point with a minute remaining. After missing a five-foot attempt, the Wildcats fouled and sent La Conner to the line. The Indians sank the free throws and posession went back to the Wildcats.
With 41 seconds showing on the clock, the Wildcats got an open look at a 3-point shot, but failed to put the ball through the hoop. A few more successful trips to the foul line by the Indians closed out the game and the Wildcats’ chances at a league win.
Kyle Mulholland of Archbisop Murphy led all scorers with 13 points. John Dan led the Indians with 12 points.
Tulalip Heritage 75, Shoreline Christian 33: Cory Pablo led all scorers with 28 points as Tulalip Heritage stayed undefeated in Northwest B League play.
8 6 4 15 – 33 26 14 11 24 – 75
Coupeville 58, Granite Falls 44: The Granite Falls Tigers let an early lead slip away in the non-conference loss to Coupeville. Granite Falls’ Alex Emery led all socrers with 22 points. Four Coupeville players, Chris Good, Casey Clark, Sean Callahan and Brad Sherman, scored in double figures.
12 17 12 17 – 58 15 3 16 10 – 44
Lopez 63, Mount Vernon Christian 49: Jason Buffum scored 28 points to lead Lopez to the Northwest B League victory. Kris Vander Koy led Mount Vernon Christian with 25 points. 14 13 12 10 – 49 9 16 19 19 – 63
King’s 57, Auburn Adventist 27: Jarred Webb scored 14 points in a Chinook League victory for King’s. Teammates Sam Hartman and Chris Faidley also chipped in nine points each.
11 0 7 9 – 27 17 17 10 13 – 57
Snohomish County Christian 49, Bear Creek 40: Nathan Zuspan and Jeramiah Ripley each scored eight fourth-quarter points to lift Snohomish County Christian to a Emerald City League victory. Teammate David Rouse added 10 points.
9 9 9 13 – 40 12 4 11 22 – 49
Darrington 72, Evergreen Lutheran 67: Bryce Boyd scored eight points in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter to help Darrington preserve the victory over previously unbeaten Evergreen Lutheran. Boyd, who scored 10 of the team’s 22 first-quarter points, finished with a game-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds.
11 21 14 21 – 67 22 14 22 14 – 72
Wesco Diving Qualifications: Marysville-Pilchuck diver Jacob Diggs, who scored 330.2 points during the Western Conference Diving qualification meet, earned an automatic berth to the state swimming tournament, held Feb. 15-16 at the Federal Way Aquatic Center. Snohomish’s Jake Akins also earned a berth with 315.15 points. Diving-Diggs (M-P) 330.2; Akins (Sno) 315.15.
Darrington 55, Evergreen Lutheran 42: Amy Jones scored 20 of her 24 points in the first quarter and Becky Nations finished the game with 12 points as Darrington collected its ninth non-conference victory.
5 13 11 13 – 42 16 21 12 6 – 55
Mount Vernon Christian 78, Lopez 20: Mount Vernon Christian had four players score in double figures, led by Becky Westra’s game-high 13 points, to win a Northwest B League game. Westra connected on three 3-point baskets.
23 22 19 14 – 78 4 1 8 7 – 20
Shoreline Christian 42, Tulalip Heritage 35: Tisha Anderson and Jessica Bumgarner combined for 30 points, 21 on 3-point baskets, in a Northwest B League loss.
15 7 12 8 – 42 10 7 5 13 – 35
King’s 69, Auburn Adventist 30: Christina Wikstrom had five steals and led all scoers with 14 points in a Chinook League victory for King’s. Rachel Strand and Audrey Huebner each added 13 points, while Allison Burk had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Knights.
28 17 11 13 – 69 4 12 8 6 – 30
Everett 57, Monroe 21: Brothers Tim (119) and Brian Irwin (125) pinned their opponents back-to-back to lead Everett to a victory over Monroe. Everett also defeated O’Dea (62-13) and Kentridge (39-28) to take third place at the Rebels Dual Tournament.
103-Tuedt (Mon) dec. Swankowski, 11-0; 112-Tyler Hill (Evert) pinned Max Rhal, 1:50, 1st round; 119-Tim Irwin (Evert) pinned Austin Shipard, :35, 1st; 125-Brian Irwin (Evert) pinned Kyle Doughertey, :55, 1st round; 130-Zach Ordona (Evert) won by injury default Chainey; 135-Mike Studley (Mon) pinned M. Irwin, 5:35, 3rd round; 140-Willie Ward (Mon) pinned Draper, 1:45, 1st round; 145-James Daoust (Evert) won by forfeit; 152-Huber (Mon) won by technical fall over Bernhardt, 17-2; 160-Tom Bagley (Evert) pinned Talon Vasquez, 1:39, 1st round; 171-Chad Waddell(Evert) dec. Anceira, 5-2; 189-Contreras (Evert) pinned Sean Hopkins, 1:42, 1st round; 215-Brian Turner (Evert) won by forfeit; 275-Jordan (Evert) pinned Shumpert, 1:24, 1st round. Records- Everett 5-0 in league, 10-2 overall. Kentridge not reported.
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Archbishop Murphy-Mulholland 13, Tompkins 8, Butler 7, Hagel 6, Duell 6, Albo 2. LaConner-Dan 12, Hinton 11, Hagen 10, Edwards 8, Keel 4, Decker 3-point goals-Mulholland 2, Edwards 1. Records-Archbishop Murphy 0-3 in league, 5-7 overall. LaConner 2-1, 6-6.Boys basketball
Shoreline Chritian
Tulalip Heritage
Shoreline Christian-Jacob 13, Werkhonen 10, Dodd 6, Blake 2, Ferdello 2. Tulalip Heritage-Pablo 28, Miller 19, Parks 10, White 8, Munger 5, Fryberg 4. 3-point goals-Pablo 2, White 2. Records-Shoreline Christian 1-2 in league, 6-8 overall. Tulalip Heritage 2-0, 6-3.
Coupeville
Granite Falls
Coupeville-Good 13, Sherman 12, Clark 10, Callahan 10, Hagman 8, Fakkema 3, Roundy 2. Granite Falls-Emery 22, Stimple 13, Otis 4, Mullins 3, Nelson 2. 3-point goals-Clark 2, Sherman 1, Emery 1, Fakkema 1. Records-Coupeveille 3-0 in league, 9-2 overall. Granite Falls 1-6, 2-9.
Mount Vernon Christian
Lopez
Mount Vernan Christian-Middleton 6, Greydanus 4, Vanderark 4, Boze 4, Vander Koy 5, Lanting 1, Vander Bosch 5. Lopez-Franco 4, Silkiss-Hero 7, Buffum 28, Kashuk 12, Lartz 12,. 3-point goals-Middleton 2, Vander Koy 1, Silkiss-Hero 1, Buffum 4. Records-Lopez 3-1 in league, 7-5 overall. Mount Vernan Christian3-1 league.
Auburn Adventist
King’s
Auburn Adventist-Serns 15, Strutters 2, Woelk 1, Williams 4, Kitlertphiroi 3, Nelson 2. King’s-Hartman 9, Clark 1, Webb 14, Faidley 9, Troutmann 4, Roe 7, Tillman 4, Doherty 3, Zevenbergen 1, Cayford 3, Sakakirb 2. 3-point goals-Kitlertphiroi 1, Hartman 1, Faidley 3, Roe 1. JV score-King’s 60, Auburn Adventist 32. Records-Auburn Adventist 1-3 in league. King’s 4-2, 8-2 overall.
Bear Creek
Sno. Co. Christian
Bear Creek-B. Vengenis 2, Morgan 2, Kim 9, R. Vengenis 16, Fryett 7, Green 2, Discolo 2. Sno. Co. Christian-Sharpe 8, Lamping 2, Zuspan 14, Ripley 8, Anderson 2, Rouse 10, Doucet 5. 3-point goals-Zuspan 1, Ripley 1, Doucet 1.
Evergreen Lutheran
Darrington
ELHS-Stuebs 6, Poetter 8, Kurbis 22, Asadi 8, Carr 13, Jurgins 6. DHS-Reece 6, McCoy 5, Ashe 11, Smith 10, Grimmer 9, Boyd 31. 3-point goals-Stuebs 2, Kurbis 4, Carr, Reece, McCoy, Grimmer 2, Ashe 3,. JV score-Darrington 48, Evergreen Lutheran 46. Records-ELHS 4-0 in league, 10-1 overall. Darrington 2-0, 10-2.
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Girls basketball
Evergreen Lutheran
Darrington
ELHS-D’Andrande 5, Rogich 2, Strege 1, Mantey 2, Poetter 13, Laete 17, Ide 2. DHS-Perrault 6, Jones 24, Bryson 7, Padgett 2, Meece 2, Nations 12, Moultin 2. 3-point goals-Poetter, Jones 2, Bryson. JV score-Darrington 56, Evergreen Lutheran32. Records-Evergreen Lutheran not reported. Darrington 2-0, 9-3.
Mount Vernon Christian
Lopez
Mount Vernon Christian-Westra 13, Braun 11, Goodman 10, Orange 10, Crandall 8, Kuiper 6, Pouin 4, Annema 2. Lopez-Marshak 8, Jones 7, Shipman 2, Wilson 2, McGovern 1. 3-point goals-Westra 3, Jones 2, Braun. Records-Mount Vernon Christian 3-0 in league, 12-2 overall. Lopez 0-4, 1-6.
Shoreline Christian
Tulalip Heritage
Shoreline Christian-Vanderwerfs 12, Delstra 10, A. Vermeer 8, M.Vermeer 4, Visser 4, Wilson 3. Ttulalip Heritage– Anderson 15, Bumgarner 15, Govis 2, Jones 2, Fryberg 2, Young 2. 3-point goals-Anderson 4, Bumgarner 3. Records-Shoreline Christian 2-1 in league, 11-4 overall. Tulalip Heritage 1-2, 1-6.
King’s
Auburn Adventist
King’s-Tollefson 2, Strand 13, Zevenbergen 2, Galliher 4, Huebner 13, Heng 3, Wikstrom 14, Nordtvedt 2, Burk 10, Wine 6. Auburn Adventist-Baines 4, Gambs 2, Shipowick 12, Krenzler 4, Penner 2, Martin 1, Blaser 2, Bailey 3. 3-point goals-Strand 1, Huebner 1, Wikstrom 1. JV score-King’s 41, Auburn Adventist 16. Records-King’s 6-0 in league, 11-0 overall. Auburn Adventist 3-3, 3-3.
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