MILL CREEK — Jackson’s season appeared to be over.
Behind by 13 points early in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 4A District 1 elimination game, the Timberwolves teetered on the brink of extinction.
Then they made a comeback — and what a comeback.
Jackson outscored Lake Stevens by 18 points in the last period to take a 57-50 victory and remain alive in the district playoffs. The Timberwolves play loser-out consolation semifinal at 8 p.m. Wednesday on their home court.
“We just played good defense, forced some turnovers and made some big shots,” Jackson coach Steve Johnson said. “Someone told me Lake Stevens scored only one point in the last six minutes.”
Jackson’s Bryan Koch scored six of his eight points in the final quarter. Brertt Kingma led the Timberwolves with 17 points.
At Jackson H.S.
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Lake Stevens — Adams 3, Carter 2, Dodge 6, Elfeghih 2, Kaska 5, Kurisu 5, Legg 10, Pilon 6, Schneider, Shoemake, Stickney 11. Jackson — Bray 4, Gay, Gootee 11, Kingma 17, Koch 8, Sullivan 11, Todd 5. 3-point goals — not reported. Records — Jackson 12-10 overall. L. Stevens 14-8.
Mariner 73, Kamaiak 46: At Mill Creek, Joey Dillon scored 18 points and Damascus Purnell had 15 to help Mariner eliminate its rival from the 4A District 1 tournament. Mariner advanced to the consolation semifinals Wednesday at Jackson H.S.
At Jackson H.S.
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Kamiak — Brown, Dremlyuga 6, Este-McDonald 10, Houghtaling, Ju. Glenn, Makori, Parcells 16, Robertson 2, Ruppel 6, Stormo 6. Mariner — Chhann 8, Doerscher 8, J. Dillon 18, Kiehl, Malysheff 10, McCullough 2, Minor 10, Purnell 15, T. Dillon 2. 3-point goals — not reported. Records — Kamiak 8-14 overall. Mariner 16-6.
King’s 59, Friday Harbor 28: At Mount Vernon, King’s defense held Friday Harbor to a 24 percent shooting in its 1A District 1 victory. Senior Erich Fuhlendorf led King’s with 17 points and five rebounds. King’s advances to the winner-to-state game against the Meridian-Vashon Island winner at 6 p.m. Friday at Mountlake Terrace High School.
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
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King’s — Ayers 2, Brugger, Clocksin 4, Farid, Fuhlendorf 17, Hardy 10, Hoff 5, Mar 4, McDonald 2, O’Neil 5, Talbot 8. Friday Harbor — Aylward 6, Ed. Nash 1, El. Nash, Er. Nash 10, Fowler 5, Gustafson, Howard, Lawson 2, Lopez 2, Scheffer 2. 3-point goals — Hardy 2, Hoff 1, Fuhlendorf 2, Fowler 1, Er. Nash 2. Records — King’s 19-4 overall. FH 17-7.
Darrington 53, Life Christian 45: At Puyallup, Mike Parris had nine points, 10 rebounds and six blocks as the Loggers won the 2B Tri-district contest. Justin O’Dell also had nine points and dished out seven assists, and Mark Jones made four 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 14 for Darrington, which will face the Bear Creek at 5:45 p.m. Monday in a winner-to-state semifinal contest at Chief Leschi High School.
At Chief Leschi H.S.
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Life Christian — Haines 2, Watkins 12, Goularte 11, Lawyer 7, Samuels 13, Curry. Darrington — Green 8, Hoveskeland 9, Jones 14, Monteith 2, O’Dell 9, Olsen 2, Parris 9, Schillhammer. 3-point goals — O’Dell 1, Hoveskeland 2, Green 2, Jones 4, Watkins 2, Samuels 1. Records — LC 11-12 overall. Darrington 18-4.
Lopez Island 62, Highland Christian 46: At Mountlake Terrace, Highland Christian assistant coach Mark Crawford said a poor-shooting first quarter killed his team in the winner-to-state, loser out District 1 third-place game. “We just could not put it in the hoop,” Crawford said. “We haven’t had a four-point quarter all season. It was ugly.” Jordan Smith led Lopez with 34 points.
At M. Terrace H.S.
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Lopez Island — Cook, Berg, Buffum 1, Carson, Christopherson 4, Farris 11, Jardine 2, Samuel 10, Smith 34. Highland Christian Prep — C. Brown 13, Crawford 14, Enge 10, Kelly 6, J. Brown, Simmons, Sorenson, Teal 6. 3-point goals — Smith 2, Farris 1, Crawford 4. Records — LI 18-2 overall. HC 15-6.
Girls basketball
North Sound Christian 39, Tulalip Heritage 34: At Mountlake Terrace, Elyse Bunger scored 17 points, pulled down seven rebounds and recorded five steals to help North Sound Christian defeat Tulalip Heritage in a loser-out game and take third place in the 1B Bi-district playoffs. Melissa Castor chipped in a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Lions. Tulalip Heritage was led by Sheena Robinson, who hit five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 17 points. The Lions will play a first-round state tournament game Wednesday at the Yakima SunDome.
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Tulalip Heritage — Enick 3, Jack 2, R. Jones, Oldham 2, Robinson 17, Spencer 10, Velazquez. North Sound Christian — Bunger 17, Castor 13, Oakland 2, Reymore 3, Speck, Washio 4. 3-point goals — Castor 2, Robinson 5, Enick. Records — TH 9-13 overall. NSC 15-8.
Life Christian 49, Darrington 46: At Puyallup, Life Christian outscored Darrington 20-9 in the fourth quarter to win the 2B Tri-district playoff game and force the Loggers out of the playoffs. Dana Gourlarte led Life Christian with 12 points and Jordan Corley scored a game-high 15 for Darrington.
At Chief Leschi H.S.
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Life Christian — Gourlarte 12, Prosser 11, Vandergriend 7, Wold 4, McManary 4, Carpenter 1, B. Cleary 7, Hood 2, M. Cleary 2. Darrington — Baker, Corley 15, Green, H. Wales 12, Longly 1, Pendergrass 8, R. Wales 10. 3-point goals — Pendergrass 1, Vandergriend 1, Gourlarte 1. Records — LC 12-11 overall. Darrington 13-10.
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