Jackson soccer team keep state playoff hopes alive

Herald staff

MOUNT VERNON – Jackson advanced in the loser-out Class 3A Northwest District girls soccer tournament Thursday night with a 3-2 victory over Squalicum at Mount Vernon High School.

Jackson used good defense to preserve the victory, holding Squalicum to only six shots on goal.

Jackson’s Jessica Shadle scored twice. The second of her two goals put Jackson up for good at 3-1.

Squalicum wouldn’t lose easily. In the 72nd minute Squalicum had a penality kick chance, but Jackson’s Jennifer Shropshire saved the day and Jackson’s season stuffing the goal.

The Timberwolves will face Mount Vernon Saturday at 5pm in a winner-to-state, l.oser-out game at Mount Vernon.

  • Mount Vernon 5, Arlington 1: Kayla Burt had Arlington’s goal as the Eagles were ousted from the Class 3A Northwest District playoffs.

    Goals-Mount Vernon: Larson 2, Wilson 2, Haberly. Arlington: Burt. Goalkeepers-Mount Vernon: Leonard. Arlington: Lamb. Records-Arlington 10-7-2 overall. Mount Vernon 16-2-1.

  • Meridian 2, Lakewood 1 (shootout): The North Cascades playoff game went to penalty kicks to determine the outcome. Katie Johnson scored the lone goal in regulation for Meridian, while Kelsie Barker scored for the Cougars. By eliminating Lakewood, Meridian advanced to the bi-district playoffs Saturday.

    Goals-Meridian: Johnson. Lakewood: Barker. Goalkeepers-Meridian: Knoel. Lakewood: Mattson. Records-Meridian 12-4 overall. Lakewood 14-4.

  • Cascade 2, Franklin 1: LuAnn Anderson and Julie Houghton led the Bruins to the 13-15, 15-2, 15-3 loser-out bi-district playoff victory.

  • Edmonds-Woodway 2, Roosevelt 0: Edmonds-Woodway’s Nicole Bordeaux led the Warriors with 15 assists in the 15-6, 15-8 loser-out bi-district playoff victory. Edmonds-Woodway improved to 8-7 overall, while Roosevelt finished 6-8.

  • Shorecrest 2, Eastlake 0: Shorecrest eliminated Eastlake with a 15-6, 19-17 loser-out, bi-district playoff victory. Shorecrest improved to 9-6 overall. Eastlake finished 10-4.

  • Inglemoor 2, Sehome 0: Inglemoor defeated Sehome 15-10, 15-13 in the loser-out bi-district playoff match. Inglemoor improved to 8-6 overall. Sehome finished 9-6.

  • Lopez 2, Summit 0 : At Lopez H.S., the Lobos won 15-9, 15-3 in a non-conference tri-district qualifying match. Megan McCoy had six aces, Lauren Savage had seven kills and two blocks and Lauryn Elings had six kills to lead Lopez, which improved to 5-3 overall Summit is 6-6.

  • Class 4A Northwest District Doubles: Kamiak placed two teams (Jim Vessella-Peter Chong and Marc Rollins-James Hong) in the semifinals, scheduled for Monday at Nordstrom Tennis Center at the University of Washington. Jeff Jablonski and Justin Michelson of Shorewood and Lonny Johnson and Aaron Metzler of Sehome also advanced.

    Round one-Jablonski-Michelson (Shorewood) def. Lee-Busch, 6-3, 6-1; Frese-Mathews (Mountlake Terrace) def. Garcia-Hinkley, 6-2, 7-5; Tran-Phou (Mariner) def. Minaker-Heideman, 7-5, 6-3. Smith-Spooner (Marysville-Pilchuck) def. Isler-Lin, 6-1, 6-1. McDonnell-Allen (Cascade) def.Bruscas-Kam, 7-5, 6-3. Sellereit-Staves (Sehome) def. Whitney-Christiansen, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Vessella-Chung (Kamiak) def. Geddes-McDonald, 6-2, 6-4. Stevens-Holderman (Snohomish) def. Busch-Berry, 6-1, 6-1. Rollins-Hong (Kamiak) def. Bovard-Wade, 6-1, 6-1. Vancil-Boyer (Snohomish) def. Eckert-Garcia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Jones-Gupta (Shorewood) def. Epillepsia-Osborn, 6-3, 6-1. Yuse-Varnau (Edmonds-Woodway) def. Wiedy-Kang, 6-0, 6-0. Pederson-Wadum (Shorecrest) def. Kerr-Elrod, 6-1, 6-0. Lee-Allen (MLT) def. Goffin-Clouse, 6-3, 6-2. Pawlak-Melseth (Cascade) def. Manning-Bowden, 6-1, 6-3. Johnson-Metzler (Sehome) def. Throolin-Edwards, 6-2, 6-3.

    Round two-Jablonski-Michelson (SW) def. Frese-Mathews, 6-0, 6-3. Smith-Spooner (MP) def. Tran-Phou, 7-5, 6-3. Selleriet-Staves (S) def. McDonnell-Allen, 6-4, 6-4. Vessella-Chung (K) def. Stevens-Holderman, 6-1, 6-0. Rollins-Hong (K) def. Vancil-Boyer, 6-4, 6-2. Yuse-Varnau (EW) def. Jones-Gupta, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Lee-Allen (MLT) def. Pederson-Wadum, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Johnson-Metzler (S) def. Pawlak-Melseth, 6-4, 6-4.

    Quarterfinals-Jablonski-Michelson (SW) def. Smith-Spooner, 6-4, 6-1. Vesella-Chung (K) def. Sellereit-Staves, 7-6 (7-0), 6-2. Rollins-Hong (K) def. Yuse-Varnau, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Johnson-Metzler (S) def. Lee-Allen, 6-2, 6-1.

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