Jordan leads M-P past Everett

MARYSVILLE – Still recovering from a nasty flu bug, Nikki Jordan turned out to be the cure.

After sitting out the first quarter while watching her teammates fall behind by double digits, Jordan scored 26 points and made a game-saving steal in the final seconds to boost Marysville-Pilchuck to a 51-49 season-opening, non-conference girls basketball triumph over Everett on Wednesday night.

M-P’s Morgan Zamora’s biggest points of the night came on a game-winning 5-foot baseline jump shot, with seven seconds remaining. Jordan then stole the Seagulls’ last-chance full-court lob pass to secure the Tomahawks’ comeback victory.

Tomahawks coach Julie Martin figured Jordan would emerge from illness. “Before the game (Jordan) said, ‘I’m so excited.’ I could tell she was ready to go,” Martin said.

Everett surged to a 13-3 lead after eight minutes, but M-P applied a stifling press to bounce back. “They (the Tomahawks) had a little fire under them or something,” Martin said.

Zamora finished with 10 points. Serresa Stovall added eight points and plenty of energy.

“She (Stovall) was amazing,” Martin said. “She was on the floor, going after balls.”

According to Martin, Stovall also contributed several key steals and aggressive scoring drives.

Rachel Crossen’s 18 points paced Everett.

Marysville-Pilchuck recovered with defense and Jordan’s offensive eruption that included three 3-point baskets, but Martin wants more scoring balance.

“She (Jordan) is our go-to player right now. We need to have more go-to players.”

At Marysville

Everett	13	13	12	11	–	49
Marysville-Pilchuck	3	18	12	18	–	51

Everett-R. Crossen 18, Larsen 2, B. Crossen 3, Austin 7, Homer 5, Hornyak 2, Luatua 9, Olson 3. M-P-Dunbar 3, Zamora 10, Jordan 26, Clevish 2, Stovall 8, Gribler 2. 3-point goals-Olson 1, Jordan 3. Records-Everett 0-1 overall. M-P 1-0.

Mount Vernon 50, Burlington-Edison 46: Mount Vernon was behind by nine points with under four minutes remaining in the non-conference game, but the Bulldogs rallied to win their season opener. Junior Stephanie Pratt scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter, including 5-for-7 from the free throw line. Jackie Castillo and Keisha Brown both hit key 3-pointers in the Bulldogs’ late run. Pratt also had 12 rebounds and six steals in the game.

At Burlington

Mount Vernon	13	6	11	20	–	50
Burlington-Edison	13	10	12	11	–	46

Mount Vernon-Pratt 15, J. Castillo 14, Brown 9, Fine 8, C. Castillo, 2 Munoz 2, B-E-Breckenridge 11, Saunders 9, New 7, Tallquist 6, Peacock 5, Holt 4, K. Knutson 4. 3-pointers-Breckenridge 3, Brown 2, Castillo 1, Saunders 1. Records-Mount Vernon 1-0 overall. B-E 0-1.

Lake Stevens 76, Sedro Woolley 40: Katie Holloway supplied 19 points and 14 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end, and Shawnta West had 21 points and six rebounds in Lake Stevens’ non-conference season opener.

At Sedro Woolley

Lake Stevens	14	28	15	19	–	76
Sedro-Woolley	8	15	11	6	–	40

Lake Stevens-Estes 4, Tri 3, Housden 10, LaPlante 6, West 21, Fraser 4, Mace 5, Fisher 2, Healey 2, Holloway 19. Home-Knight 13, Lemley 2, Schnitzer 7, Buckmeier 12, Brock 2, Burton 4. JV score-Lake Stevens won, 54, 18. Records-Lake Stevens 1-0 overall. Sedro Woolley 0-1.

Snohomish 60, Ferndale 36: Snohomish overcame a slow start to outscore Ferndale 35-14 in the second and third quarters combined and the Panthers rolled to the season-opening, non-conference victory. Emily Cassidy (14 points), Amanda Best (13) and Sydney Benson (10) paced the balanced Panthers, who held Ferndale star Liz McCarrell to just eight points through three quarters.

At Ferndale

Snohomish	10	18	17	15	–	60
Ferndale	8	8	6	14	–	36

Snohomish-Manning 2, Best 13, Henderson 7, Moore 3, Angell 8, Benson 10, Wilde 3, Cassidy 14. Ferndale-Dahl 2, Hersch 2, McKean 8, Johnson 2, McCarrell 16, Finkbonner 4, Pottle 2. 3-point goals-Best 2, Angell 1. JV score-Snohomish won. Records-Snohomish 1-0 overall. Ferndale 0-1.

Bellingham 53, Oak Harbor 26: Bellingham scooted to a 27-10 halftime lead and never looked back in the non-conference contest. Point guard Amanda Watts led Oak Harbor with 13 points and post Heidi McNeill added 10 for the Wildcats.

At Bellingham

Oak Harbor	3	7	8	8	–	26
Bellingham	13	14	12	14	–	53

OH-McNeill 10, White 1, Watts 13, Hill 2. Bellingham-Shannon 6, Miltenberger 10, Bergner 12, Ellis 2, Gardner 11, Mallahan 2, Burt 3, Nicholes 2, Swank 2, Morgan 3. 3-point goals-Miltenberger 3, Morgan 1. JV score-O. Harbor 60, Bellingham 56. Records-O. Harbor 0-1 overall. Bellingham 0-1.

Lynden 67, Stanwood 47: Just one player scored in double figures as Stanwood lost its non-conference, season opener.

At Lynden

Stanwood	15	14	9	9	–	47
Lynden	14	15	20	18	–	67

Stanwood-Boehme 11, Laures 9, Handelsman 2, Kloke 9, Jamieson 6, Austin 2, Sudweeks 6, Amundson 1, Harpel 1. Lynden-Bra. Lindquist 4, Johnston 4, Bre. Lindquist 22, Young 12, Victor 14, Cline 4, Roorda 2, Zandstra 5. 3-point goals-Laures 3, Victor 2, Zandstra 1, Bra. Lindquist 1, Johnston 1, Bre. Lindquist 1. JV score-Stanwood won 42-33. Records-Stanwood 0-1 overall. Lynden 1-0.

Sehome 58, Cascade 43: Kristi Auckland scored 22 points for Cascade in the non-conference, season opening loss.

At Sehome

Cascade	12	6	10	15	–	43
Sehome	11	15	14	18	–	58

Cascade-Auckland 22, Elliot 7, Eide 4, Muscatell 10. Sehome-Erickson 7, Oberleitner 8, Iverson 2, M. Busch 13, L. Busch 24, Wiebe 4. 3-point goals-Elliot 1, Muscatell 1, Erickson 1, M. Busch 1. Records-Cascade 0-1 overall. Sehome 1-0.