OAK HARBOR – The Lake Stevens girls basketball team defeated Oak Harbor 56-46 Friday night and clinched a district playoff berth with the victory.
The Wildcats (2-9 in league, 3-12 overall) took an early 8-2 lead in the Wesco North contest but Lake Stevens (10-3, 11-6) fought back to hold a one-point lead at the half.
After the intermission, the Vikings continued to build on their lead behind the playmaking of Mary Ochiltree and Kristina Schumacher. Ochiltree sank two key 3-pointers in the third quarter and Schumacher scored a team-high 15 points and was seven of eight from the free-throw line in the second half.
Heidi McNeill scored 19 of the Wildcats’ 26 second-half points. The University of Washington- bound McNeill ended the night with a game-high 24 points.
At Oak Harbor
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Lake Stevens-Ochiltree 9, Housden 4, Kruse 13, Schumacher 15, Mace 4, Boehme 7, C. Fisher 4. Oak Harbor-Rousselle 7, McNeill 24, M. Smollack 4, K. Smollack 5, Erickson 5, Russell 1. 3-point goals-Ochiltree 2, K. Smollack 1, Erickson 1. JV-Lake Stevens defeated Oak Harbor. Records-Lake Stevens 10-3 in league, 11-6 overall. Oak Harbor 2-9, 3-12.
Monroe 62, Cascade 38: Sophomore dynamo Sarah Morton powered Monroe to the Wesco North victory with a performance that included seven assists and five steals in addition to her team-high 15 points.
At Monroe
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Cascade-Power 15, Sadler 2, Gross 6, Morris 6, Hooks 9. Monroe-Tona 9, Battle 5, Morton 15 Thompson 9, Muhammad 5, Wangner 2, Thomas 2, Brennan 6. 3-point goals-Power 2, Hooks 1, Muhammad 1. JV score-Monroe 41, Cascade 25. Records-Cascade 2-10 in league, 3-13 overall. Monroe 12-1, 16-1.
Arlington 61, Marysville-Pilchuck 46: Randi Richardson scored 31 points to go along with her six rebounds and four assists to help Arlington secure its grip on fourth place with the Wesco North victory. Sarah Gribler scored 24 points to lead Marysville-Pilchuck.
At Arlington
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Marysville-Pilchuck-Clevish 3, Couls 2, Dunbar 10, West 2, Juarez 5, Gribler 24. Arlington-McCormack 10, Prause 3, Welk 12, Richardson 31, Mitzelfeldt 2, Hansen 1, Barlond 2. 3-point goals-Dunbar 1, McCormack 1, Richardson 4. JV score-Marysville-Pilchuck 35, Arlington 33. Records-M-P 5-8, 6-11. Arlington 7-5, 10-6.
Mountlake Terrace 59, Kamiak 56: Senior guard Ashley Grover scored 17 points to lead Mountlake Terrace to the Wesco South victory. Terrace was able to take control of the game with a commanding third quarter in which it nearly doubled Kamiak’s scoring output (20-11).
At Mountlake Terrace
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Kamiak-McKnight 13, Mallery 1, Freise 2, Chittick 5, Larsen 3, Vick 16, Bozek 12, Shedrick 4. Mountlake Terrace-Henry 3, Grover 17, Mosman 11, Torrescano 4, Smith 2, Russell 4, Buxton 2, Hinson 2, Heck 14. 3-point goals-McKnight 2, Grover 2, Mosman 2. Records-Kamiak 4-9 in league, 4-11 overall. Mountlake Terrace 11-3, 13-3.
Shorecrest 64, Lynnwood 29: Freshman point guard Jocelyn Riordan sank a trio of 3-pointers en route to 18 points to lead Shorecrest to the Wesco South victory. Kat Binder added 10 points for the Scots. Daylene Wilkie led Lynnwood with nine points.
At Shoreline
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Lynnwood-Shearer 2, Hartman 3, Jacobsen 2, Dill 1, Desimone 4, Breidenbach 2, Da. Wilkie 9, Kilmer 6. Shorecrest-Binder 10, Farquhar 2, Berg 6, Tseng 9, Lawson 9, Gibson 2, J Riordan 18, Magnusson 8. 3-point goals- Hartman 1, Kilmer 1, Binder 2, Riordan 3, Magnusson 2. JV-Lynnwood def. Shorecrest. Records-Lynnwood 1-14 in league, 1-16 overall. Shorecrest 8-7, 9-8.
Meadowdale 67, Shorewood 30: Caitlyn Rohrback had 18 points and eight steals as Meadowdale overwhelmed Shorewood in the Wesco South contest. Ashley Fenimore added eight assists and six steals, Shannon Wood had seven points nine rebounds and Latrina Woods contributed 12 points for the Mavericks. Allison Burns led the Thunderbirds with eight points.
At Lynnwood
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Shorewood-Ochs 2, West 5, Brediger 3, Burns 8, Ozog 2, Fleck 4, Eskridge 6. Meadowdale-Woods 12, Fenimore 5, Jones 3, Moehrle 9, Rohrbach 18, Beucherie 5, Streit 3 Wood 7, Smith 5. 3-point goals-Brediger 1, Fenimore 1, Moehrle 1, Rohrbach 2, Beucherie 1, Wood 1, Streit 1. JV score-Meadowdale 47, Shorewood 25. Records-Shorewood 4-10, 4-12. Meadowdale 14-0, 16-0.
Edmonds-Woodway 48, Mariner 35: After averaging 32 turnovers during its past four games, E-W cut that number down to just 11 and came away with the Wesco South win. Junior point guard Jessica Takara led a true team effort (every Edmonds player received minutes) with 24 points.
At Edmonds
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Mariner-Hall 5, Bowman 8, Williamson 7, Heist 5, Beghtol 3, Greaby 7. Edmonds-Woodway-Vlasic 1, Korpi 3, Romero, Takara 20, Trew 14, Gribble 4, Bordeaux 6. 3-point goals-Hall 1, Bowman 2, Heist 1, Korpi 1, Takara 3 Records-Mariner 2-12 in league, 2-14 overall. E-W 8-7, 8-9.
Archbishop Murphy 64, Lakewood 59: Lakewood’s Laurie Bader scored 23 points and set a school record with seven 3-point baskets, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Archbishop Murphy in the Cascade Conference game. Lisa Coate led the Wildcats with 21 points while Lauren Lasswell and Ashley Reinig tallied 16 and 15, respectively. Courtney Seiber and Ally Stewart added 12 points apiece for the Cougars. Bader’s seven trey’s broke the previous school record of six, set by Allie Shepard in 1997.
At Lakewood
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Archbishop Murphy-Lasswell 16, Eknes 3, Coate 21, Reinig 15, Taylor 9. Lakewood-Hoyden 5, Stewart 12, Bader 23, Hargrove 2, Seiber 12, Walter 2, Avery 1, Ekholm 2. 3-point goals-Stewart 2, Bader 7. JV score-Archbishop Murphy 43, Lakewood 42. Records-Archbishop Murphy 9-2 in league, 17-2 overall. Lakewood 5-4, 8-10.
Cedarcrest 56, South Whidbey 47: Cedarcrest scored 29 points to overcome the five 3-point baskets made by South Whidbey in a wild fourth quarter. The balanced Cedarcrest scoring was led by Betsy Westerman and Karen Lawton with 11 each in the Cascade Conference game. Westerman added seven rebounds and four steals and Kristen McKinley had 13 rebounds, eight points and four assists.
At Duvall
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South Whidbey-Dumke 9, Lavassar 1, Eaton 8, Newman 8, Roberts 2, Madison 2, Burton 8, Litwiller 9. Cedarcrest-Westerman 11, Taylor 2, Hammontree 4, Coltom 3, Lawton 11, McKenney 9, Oviatt 8, McKinley 8. 3-point goals-Eaton 2, Newman 2, Burton 1, Westerman 1. JV score-Cedarcrest 41, South Whidbey 34. Records-South Whidbey 5-5, 9-9. Cedarcrest 3-7, 9-8.
King’s 76, Granite Falls 10: Sara Mosiman scored a game-high 22 points to lead King’s in its Cascade Conference victory. Hayley Zevenbergen added six rebounds to her 11 points and Kaitlyn Faidley had six steals for the Knights.
At Shoreline
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Granite Falls-Bauer 2, Reedy 2, Hanby 2, Haug 4. King’s-Zevenbergen 11, Strand 8, Clauson 9, Louie 2, Faidley 13, Kieling 2, Simons 2, Mayhle 2, Sather 5, Mosiman 22. 3-point goals-Clauson 1, Sather 1. JV-King’s def. Granite Falls. Records-Granite Falls 1-8 in league, 5-12 overall. King’s 10-0, 17-1.
Friday Harbor 50, Coupeville 47: Guard Sarah Anderson dropped a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left to give Friday Harbor the Northwest A/B conference win. Coupeville’s Lexie Black led all scorers with 22 points, added 11 rebounds for the double-double and had four blocked shots.
At Coupeville
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Friday Harbor-Bryant 2, Anderson 9, Chevalier 14, Vynne 8, Schuman 3, A. Kelsey 2, Judkins 11, Peterson 1. Coupeville-Mouw 4, Clark 4, Lamb 10, Williams 1, L. Black 22, B. Black 6. 3-point goals-Anderson 1, Schuman 1. Records-Friday Harbor 6-7 in league, 9-10 overall. Coupeville 11-2, 12-7.
Shoreline Christian 50, Darrington 29: Brittany Van Hal scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds and 5-foot-5 teammate Kara Fratello added 10 points, seven steals and eight rebounds as Shoreline Christian finished its season with a Northwest B League win.
At Darrington
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Shoreline Christian-Barrick 6, Fertello 10, Hodges 5, De Koekkoek 8, Van Hal 14, Woods 7. Darrington-Bryson 8, Ash 2, Nations 2, Turner 6, Harris 6, Kuper 5. 3-point goals-Woods 2, Bryson 1, Kuper 1. JV score-Shoreline Christian 43, Darrington 31. Records-Shoreline Christian 13-1 in league, 16-3 overall. Darrington 7-7, 9-11.
Tulalip Heritage 48, Master’s Touch 43: LaToya George scored 10 of her game-high 21 points in the second quarter to lead Tulalip Heritage to the Northwest B victory. Tia Breekveldt scored a team-high 17 points for the Falcons.
At Arlington
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Tulalip Heritage-George 21, Charley 2, J. Hatch 9, Jack 8, Martin 3. Master’s Touch-Harkins 10, Santeford 10, Britton 2, Putnam 6, Mattson 3, Breekveldt 17, Brown 3. 3-point goals-Jack 1, Martin 1, Hatch 1. Records-Tulalip Heritage 5-7 in league, 7-12 overall. Master’s Touch 3-8, 4-13.
Snohomish County Christian 46, Skykomish 12: Nicole Brekkaa scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds and had six steals to lead Snohomish County Christian to a perfect regular season record of 20-0. Elyse Bunger added 11 rebounds for Snohomish County Christian.
At Skykomish
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Snohomish County Christian-Brekkaa 15, Bunger 4, Cathey 3, Holgate 11, Jackson 6, Oakland 7. Skykomish-Childs-Allegri 1, Brown 9, Carroll 2. 3-point goals-Brown 2, Oakland 1. Records-Snohomish County Christian 12-0 in league, 20-0 overall. Skykomish 2-10, 4-12.
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