Lynnwood’s Matzen hits game-winner in double OT

LYNNWOOD — Lynnwood’s Aaron Matzen hit a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining in double overtime to beat Washougal 57-55 on Friday.

“We knew they were a very tough 2A team,” said Lynnwood head coach Landon Porter. “Early on we weren’t hitting the shots and had to fight back.”

Simi Fajemisin and Geoff Meinken, Lynnwood’s two tallest players, were hindered with foul trouble early on and spent a lot of time on the bench. Matzen, Spencer Hunsinger and Scottie Hill stepped up their game to fill the void.

The Royals were behind 18-14 at halftime but a strong third quarter by Matzen kept them in the game. The junior scored 11 of his 22 points in the quarter.

“Matzen stepped up big for us,” said Porter. “He got in the mode of ‘I’m going to go after them.’”

The game went into overtime and Hunsinger tied the score on a 3-pointer with eight seconds left to force a second overtime.

At Lynnwood H.S.

Washougal61218964—55

Lynnwood311161566—57

Washougal—Monsrud, Howell 7, Corona 0, Doty 24, Sundby 2, Townsend 8, Whetzel, Green 8, Phelps 6. Lynnwood — Beatty 4, Daniel, DeGraw, Fajemisin 3, Hill 11, Hunsinger 13, Matzen 22, Meinken 4, Milne. 3-point goals—Howell 1, Doty 4, Green 1, Hill 1, Hunsinger 4, Matzen 1. JV score—Lynnwood 58, Washougal 22. Records—Washougal 0-1 overall. Lynnwood 1-0.

Stanwood 74, Emerald Ridge 34: At Stanwood, Stanwood led the entire game in a dominating performance against Emerald Ridge. Strong bench support helped the Spartans keep the pressure on throughout the non-league game, said Stanwood coach Zack Ward.

At Stanwood H.S.

Stanwood15162023—74

Emerald Ridge61196—34

Stanwood — Cook 5, Edlund 11, Johnson 15, Klempel 2, Schmidt 10, Solvberg 3, Williams 10, Zipp 1, Zweber 8, Orcutt 9. Emerald Ridge — Williamson 14, Williams 11, Norton 4, Tripp 2, 3-point goals—Schmidt 1. Williams 1. JV score—Stanwood 56, Emerald Ridge 50. Records—Emerald Ridge 0-1 overall. Stanwood 1-0.

Eastside Academy 37, Tulalip Heritage 35: At Bellevue, the Tulalip Heritage offense slowed in the second half and the Hawks lost to Eastside Academy after being tied going into the fourth quarter.

At Eastside Academy H.S.

Tulalip Heritage71756—35

Eastside Academy89128—37

Tulalip Heritage—Davis 1, George 3, Hatch, Henry 3, Kublic, Mathias 11, Wasko 11, Wayne 6. Eastside Academy—not reported. 3-point goals—George 1, Henry 1, Wasko 1. Records—Tulalip Heritage 0-1 overall. Eastside Academy 1-1.

Newport 67, King’s 61: At Shoreline, Dylan O’Neil scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half for King’s in the non-conference loss to Newport. Erich Fuhlendorf added 17 points for the Knights.

At King’s H.S.

Newport14211517—67

King’s9151621—61

Newport—Witt 5, Bennett 16, Woodsworth 18, Cooney 7, McDonald 6, Nicklos 15, Gutierrez. King’s — Ayers 4, Clocksin 6, Fuhlendorf 17, Hardy 6, Mar 4, McDonald 2, O’Neil 22. 3-point goals—Hardy 2, Fuhlendorf 2, Woodsworth, McDonald (N). JV score—Newport 56, King’s 38. Records—Newport 1-0 overall. King’s 0-1.

Northwest Christian 54, Sultan 46: At Lacey, Northwest Christian converted 18 of 20 free throws in the second half to dispatch the Turks in the non-league game.

“It was our poor shooting that put is in the hole,” Sultan coach Nate Trichler said. “The story of the game was our poor shooting and their free-throw shooting.”

Ryan Fox led Northwest Christian with 18 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line in the second half.

Jordan Nicholes led the Turks with 20 points.

At Northwest Christian H.S.

Sultan1013617—46

NW Christian1431720—54

Sultan — Clarke 2, Cogger 2, Cotterill 4, Grossi, Hoiland 5, Johnson 5, LaMunyon 6, Nicholes 20, Ruddock 2, VanWyngarden. NW Christian—Fox 18, Chase 2, Hamilton 11, Mailhot 12, Owens, Dunn 2, Morgan 3, Groeschell 6. 3-point goals—Sultan: LaMunyon 2. NWC: Fox 1, Morgan 1, Groeschell 1. JV score—Sultan 42, NWC 29. Records—Sultan 0-2 overall. NW Christian not reported.

Riverside Christian 74, Shoreline Christian 32: At Shoreline, Riverside Christian went on a 19-0 run in the first quarter and never looked back in its non-league victory over Shoreline Christian.

At Shoreline Christian H.S.

Riverside Chr.25141718—74

Shoreline Chr.58163—32

Riverside Christian—C. Pynch 14, Schmidt 11, Allan 9, Cates 8, Crockett 7, Hargrove 7, Doornink 5, J. Pynch 5, Smith 4, Kanyer 4. Shoreline Christian—Brown 2, Danhof, Dovinh, R. Hudson 8, T. Hudson, Jung 7, Kim, Ryder, Taniguchi 9, Vermeer 6. 3-point goals—Schmidt 2, J. Pynch 1, Allan 1. Taniguchi 1, Jung 1. Records—Riverside Christian 1-0 overall. Shoreline Christian 1-1.

Cedar Park Christian 63, South Whidbey 62: At Bothell, behind 16 points heading into the fourth quarter, South Whidbey went to a full-court press, forcing turnovers and converting five 3-point field goals in the quarter. Cedar Park Christian was able to make timely free throws, though, and hold off the comeback in the non-league game.

At Cedar Park Christian H.S.

C. Park Chr.13111821—63

S. Whidbey512936-62

South Whidbey — Baker 22, Barnett 4, Blakey 2, Brasko 5, Carey 17, Hosmer, E, Stallman 13, S. Stallman, Tenuta. C. Park Christian— not reported. 3-point goals—Baker 5, Carey 3, E. Stallman 1. JV score—S. Whidbey 49, C. Park Chr. 27. Records—S. Whidbey 0-1 overall. C. Park Christian 1-1.

Darrington 42, Overlake 41: At Darrington, the Loggers received a solid team effort on the defensive end to defeat the Owls in the non-league contest.

“Defensively, we were scrappy all night long,” Darrington coach Jeff Bryson said, “which we had to be to beat a team like that.”

Derrick Green led the Loggers with 11 points. Mike Parris had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Cory Hoveskeland chipped in 10 points off the bench.

At Darrington H.S.

Overlake1261013—41

Darrington1031613—42

Overlake—Murphy, Nelson 7, Srinivus, Yagiz, Curris 12, Ludwig 8, Hire 2, Wilkes 6, Poplowski 6, Gardner, Lueckenotte. Darrington — Green 11, Hoveskeland 10, Jones 5, Monteith, O’Dell 2, Olsen 1, Parris 10, Schillhammer 3. 3-point goals—Darrington: Hoveskeland 2, Green 1, Schillhammer 1, Jones 1. Overlake: Curris 1, Wilkes 2. JV score—Overlake def. Darrington. Records—Overlake not reported. Darrington 2-0.

Girls basketball

Bishop Blanchet 48, Cedarcrest 38: At Duvall, an 11-minute first-half scoreless stretch for Cedarcrest proved impossible to overcome, as the Braves beat the the Red Wolves in the non-league contest. Erica Taylor had 12 points, Anna-Claire Den Hertog had 11 rebounds and Sara Houser chipped in nine points and nine rebounds for the Red Wolves.

At Cedarcrest H.S.

Blanchet1001414—38

Cedarcrest179715—48

Bishop Blanchet—Johnson 15, Heeden 3, Augustavo 9, Weber 3, Marker 4, Baudt 1, Nichols 2, Foremon 2, Pinkerton 4, Felver 5,Pearson, Schmidt, Smith. Cedarcrest — Anderson 2, Chapman 2, Den Hartog 4, Goddard, Houser 9, Kevin 3, Quist 4, Richter, E. Taylor 12, J. Taylor 2. 3-point goals—Blanchet: Johnson 1, Heeden 1, Augustavo 1, Weber 1, Felver 1. Cedarcrest: E. Taylor 3, Houser 2. JV score—Blanchet 33, Cedarcrest 22. Records—Bishop Blanchet 1-0 overall. Cedarcrest 0-2.

Shoreline Christian 56, Riverside Christian 38: At Shoreline, Angela DeKoekkoek was 4-for-4 in the first two minutes of the third quarter to solidify the non-league win for Shoreline Christian. Freshman Angela Woods scored 27 points and had 10 steals and eight rebounds in her second game for the Crusaders.

At Shoreline Christian H.S.

Riverside Chr.1211411—38

Shoreline Chr.1810226—56

Riverside Christian—Hahn 15, Byrne 2, Lawson, Calhoun 8, Haak 5, Griffith, Van Horn, Van Beek 8. Shoreline Christian — Barrick 3, Crichton, Daigneault, DeKoekkoek 12, Novion, Ott 12, Richards 2, Woods 27. 3-point goals—Woods 2, Hahn 2, Van Beek 2. JV score—Shoreline Christian 38, Riverside Christian 15. Records—Riverside Christian 0-1 overall. Shoreline Christian 2-0.

Foster 56, Granite Falls 50: At Tukwila, despite a strong showing by Jacque Goss (23 points), Granite Falls lost the non-conference game to Foster. Michaela Dudder contributed eight points and seven rebounds, while Audrey Murphy added 15 points and seven rebounds.

At Foster H.S.

G. Falls1291415—50

Foster12111617—56

Granite Falls — Dudder 8, Goss 23, Jensen 1, Kramer 2, Murphy 15, Smith 1, Spencer, Wesala. Foster—Katatonovic 5, Camp 2, Horton 5, Orgamic, Carmichael 22, Mendoza 8, Copanjak 14, Daniels. 3-point goals—Goss 5, Katatonovic 1, Carmichael 1, Mendoza 2. JV score—Foster 47, Granite Falls 45. Records—Granite Falls 1-1 overall. Foster 1-0.

Lake Stevens 66, Burlington-Edison 45: At Lake Stevens, the Vikings’ Mary Ochiltree and Brittany Tri combined to score 39 of the Vikings’ 66 points in the non-league victory over Burlington-Edison.

At Lake Stevens H.S.

L. Stevens2020917—66

B-E131688—45

L. Stevens — Bostwick 4, Goddard 5, Ochiltree 21, Personius 11, Schumacher 5, Tate 2, Tri 18, Warbis. B-E — Mannon 6, Welling 3, Areudse 12, Thoe, Berenton, Dawson, Stewart 13, Anderson 4, Browning 6, Youngquist, Nelson 1. 3-point goals—Ochiltree 2, Schumacher 1, Personius 1. Browning 2, Welling 1, Areudse 1. JV score—L. Stevens 45, B-E 44. Records—B-E 1-1 overall. Lake Stevens 2-0.

Lynden Christian 47, Archbishop Murphy 39: At Everett, in a back-and-forth game that was tied midway through the fourth quarter, Lynden Christian went on an 8-0 run, then sealed the victory hitting nine of 10 free throws in the final quarter.

At A. Murphy H.S.

Lynden Chr.1081019—47

A. Murphy125139—39

Lynden Christian—B. Ryan 17, Reimer 16, DeBoer 7, Elgerfma 5, K. Ryan 2, Brandsma, Visser. A. Murphy—Lyman 11, Bartholomew 3, Moran 1, Pettinger 10, Schober 2, Anderson 4, Smith 8. 3-point goals—Elgerfma 1, DeBoer 1. Records—Lynden Christian 1-0 overall. A. Murphy 0-1.

Coupeville 48, Mount Vernon Christian 21: At Mt. Vernon, Coupeville kept a steady lead throughout the first half then completely shut down Mt. Vernon Christian in the late-going, not allowing a single point in the fourth quarter of the non-league game.

At Mt. Vernon H.S.

Coupeville9101712—48

Mt. Vernon Chr.7950—21

Coupeville—Boyd 2, Bass 3, Riddle 5, Mueller 2, Smith 15, Ebersole 5, Caselden, Hesselgrave, Manker 16. Mt. Vernon Christian—VandenBosch 7, Dye, VanBerkum 2, Lanting 2, Schloemer, Geertsma 7, Whitener 3, Childs. Records—Coupeville 1-1 overall. Mt. Vernon Christian 0-1.