MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Teams generally use the first game of the season to gauge where they’re at and see what they can fine tune before getting too far into the season.
This was the case for Mountlake Terrace and Oak Harbor as both teams walked away eager to improve on their performances after the Wildcats defeated the Hawks 60-24 in a non-conference game at Mountlake Terrace High School.
“Our chemistry’s really good,” Oak Harbor head coach Brett McLeod said. “This is one of the best teams in the way they get along. It’s been a good start.”
Jessica Denmon got off to an excellent start for Oak Harbor, finishing the game with 24 points and three 3-point field goals.
“Denmon was hitting from the outside,” David Brophy, the Mountlake Terrace coach, said.
Jen Jansen had 11 points and Cori Henricksen added 10 for the Wildcats.
After leading 24-16 at halftime, Oak Harbor (1-0) outscored the Hawks 21-5 in the third quarter to pull away.
“The third quarter was the difference,” McLeod said.
“They played good defense and shot the lights out on us,” Brophy said. “I think we got good shots, we just weren’t hitting the basket. They made us work hard.”
Junior guard Corrine Pingul led Mountlake Terrace (0-1) with 10 points. Brophy also highlighted sophomore Mindy James (seven points) saying she “provided a little boost off the bench.”
Both teams now turn their focus forward and hope to improve on this game in what looks to be two very difficult leagues.
“There’s definitely some areas for improvement,” McLeod said. “(But) I kinda like where we’re hopefully headed.”
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
Oak Harbor1942116—60
M. Terrace7953—24
Oak Harbor—Tubo 2, Mowbray 6, Henricksen 10, Denmon 24, Abadesco 5, Fisken, Jansen 11, Earnhart 2. M. Terrace—Chikoore 2, Seidleitz 2, Pingul 10, James 7, Bouche 2, Kristianson 1, Peeples, Berrey, Staley, Shook. 3-point goals—James 2, Denmon 3, Henricksen 2. Records—Oak Harbor 1-0 overall. M. Terrace 0-1.
Glacier Peak 47, Juanita 40: At Snohomish, Glacier Peak’s Marjie Heard scored the first basket in school history, and finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies to the non-conference win. G-P had 45 rebounds and committed 31 turnovers, but maintained the lead throughout the game.
At Glacier Peak H.S.
Juanita1271011—40
Glacier Peak10141211—47
Juanita—Wilson 5, Fuller, Paddock 7, M. Baba, K. Baba 8, Latqusec 4, O. Marshall 12, Close 2, R. Marshall 2. Glacier Peak—Granger 2, Hawkins 2, Smith 11, Rasmussen 6, Lawrence 2, Hill 3, VanDlac 4, Freitas 2, Gillie , Heard 15. 3-point goals—Rasmussen 2, Paddock 1. Records—Juanita 1-2 overall. Glacier Peak 1-0.
Liberty 56, Lynnwood 47: At Lynnwood, Lynnwood outscored Liberty 19-15 in the final quarter but fell to Liberty in the non-conference season opener for the Royals. Mokun Fajemisin started the season with a solid 14 point, 11 rebound outing and also recorded six steals and two blocks for Lynnwood. Kelsey Parker added 10 points for the Royals.
At Lynnwood H.S.
Liberty11141615—56
Lynnwood1351019—47
Liberty—Court, Ericksen 3, Faebarich 16, Fuentes 1, Growden 11, Lira 2, Sjolander 9, Van Hurston 14, Winagoer. Lynnwood—Horton 2, Cross 8, Hill 8, Fajemisin 14, Parker 10, Eddy 5, Coates 0. 3-point goals—Parker 1, Van Hurston 1, Growden 1. Records—Liberty 2-0 overall. Lynnwood 0-1.
Burlington-Edison 59, Lake Stevens 51: At Burlington, Burlington-Edison had three big 3-pointers late in the game, and Lake Stevens was unable to respond, giving the Tigers the non-conference win. Meghan Warbis had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and four steals for Lake Stevens. B-E was 14-for-17 from the foul line, and Lake Stevens was 4-for-11 from the line.
At Burlington-Edison H.S.
Lake Stevens11121216—51
B-E11131322—59
Lake Stevens—K. Goddard, Puha 2, Peterson, Bostwick 5, Warbis 12, L. Goddard 7, Burke 5, Molstre, Swain, Schumacher 20. B-E—Mannon 6, Arndt, Thoe 14, Breckenridge 10, Dingham, Mataya, Danilson, Edwards 2, Stewart 7, Anderson 14, Youngquist, Brown 6. 3-point goals—Burke 1, Schumacher 4, Thoe 1, Breckenridge 2. Records—Lake Stevens 0-1 overall. B-E 2-0.
Monroe 58, Bothell 34: At Bothell, Monroe had 16 steals, including Suzanna Ohlsen with six, to beat Bothell in the non-conference game.
At Bothell H.S.
Monroe9191416—58
Bothell81178—34
Monroe—Ohlsen 23, Brazel 6, Ojalehto 2, Robertson, Smith 1, Clark 14, Murphy 7, Snell 5. Bothell—Wright, Shoucair 5, Kleev 1, N. Anderson 2, Dahl 6, Flannigan 3, K. Anderson 10, Rohrbaugh 1, Campbell 6, Combs, Dodson, Dasenberry. 3-point goals—Ohlsen 1, Clark 1, Dahl 2, Flannigan 1, K. Anderson 2. Records—Monroe 1-0 overall. Bothell 0-1.
King’s 49, Bellevue Christian 44: At Shoreline, King’s battled back after being down 10-2 to take a 25-24 halftime lead, and forced 22 Bellevue Christian turnovers en route to the non-conference win. Joclyn Kirton had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks for King’s, which hit 4 of 6 free throws in the fourth quarter to close the game out after B-C cut the lead to one point.
At King’s H.S.
Bellevue Christian177812—44
King’s1114159—49
Bellevue Christian—Haines 8, Taylor 6, Valle 5, Contessa 2, Teng 12, B. Oldhan, T. Oldhan 9, Martin 2. King’s—Taylor 3, McCormick, Kleffner, D. Kirton, Wood, Friar 5, Storkson 10, J. Kirton 12, Cutright 12, McConnaughey 7. 3-point goals—Taylor 1, Fryar 1, Storkston 2, Cutright 2, Valle 1, Teng 1. Records—Bellevue Christian 0-1 overall. King’s 1-0.
Sultan 64, Sedro-Woolley 46: At Sedro-Woolley, sophomore Bianca O’Hara led all scorers with 28 points and helped lead Sultan to the non-conference win in the Turks’ first game of the season.
At Sedro-Woolley H.S.
Sultan19121815—64
Sedro-Woolley3131713—46
Sultan—Batts 11, Nuyen 5, Brink 10, Hassler, O’Hara 28, Korn 2, Haney 2, Markwood, Beucherie 6. Sedro-Woolley—Best 7, McCauley 2, Clark 17, Baker 2, E. Crawford 6, Hillier 2, C. Crawford 9, Yri, McCoy 1. 3-point goals—Batts 1. Records—Sultan 1-0 overall. Sedro-Woolley 0-1.
Darrington 52, Overlake 26: At Bellevue, Hailey Wales had 26 points for Darrington, as the Loggers crushed Overlake in the non-conference matchup. Caresse Baker had eight points, and Renee Cousins had seven points for Darrington, which is now 1-0.
At Overlake H.S.
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Darrington—Sannina 4, Gentry, H. Wales 26, Cousins 7, R. Wales 6, Baker 8, Pugh 2, Brooks. Overlake—Elliot 9, Howell 5, Riggle 2, Mackenzie 10, Jessen, Klineman, Nordin. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—Darrington 1-0 overall. Overlake 1-0.
Interlake 54, South Whidbey 37: At Bellevue, Lindsey Newman had 26 points to lead South Whidbey, but the Falcons came up short against Interlake in the non-conference game.
At Interlake H.S.
S. Whidbey69166—37
Interlake18101214—54
South Whidbey—Peterson, O’Sullivan 4, Prosch 4, Manca 2, Schuster, LaChaussee 1, Newman 26, Pope. Interlake—Kelly 5, Schiappa 4, Smidt 4, Anderegg 20, Ostlund 11, Mackay 10, Ghassemikia, Shahbazian. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—South Whidbey 0-2 overall. Interlake 2-0.
Boys basketball
Stanwood 64, Emarald Ridge 58: At Puyallup, Emerald Ridge battled back to take a one-point lead late in the game, but Stanwood’s Drew Haugstad nailed his only 3-pointer of the game to take the lead and the Spartans sealed the win with free throws down the stretch. Stanwood was trailing by one point going into the fourth quarter and was in foul trouble, but the Spartans went on a 7-0 scoring run to take the lead. Stanwood’s Kyle Hushagen had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Eric Chabot contributed with 12 rebounds.
At Emerald Ridge H.S.
Stanwood13121722—64
Emerald Ridge10201315—58
Stanwood—Asher 3, Jamieson, Wark 6, Haugstad 7, Cook 2, Schmidt 13, Orcutt 6, Solvberg 7, Chabot 5, Hushagen 14, Jacobs. Emerald Ridge—Dykman 2, Williams 12, Smith 2, Guimond 3, Cooley 14, Pollard 6, Tvedt 10, Burgess 9. 3-point goals—Haugstad 1, Schmidt 3, Cooley 1, Tvedt 1. Records—Stanwood 1-0 overall. Emerald Ridge 0-1.
Snohomish 65, Todd Beamer 60: At Federal Way, Todd Beamer jumped out to a 28-11 lead over Snohomish, but the Panthers went on a 17-0 scoring run to tie the score 28-28 at halftime. Snohomish got up eight points in the second half and held the lead the rest of the way to take the non-conference victory. Snohomish’s Brian Wolfe had 23 points and made three 3-pointers and Jonathan McGee grabbed 11 rebounds.
At Todd Beamer H.S.
Snohomish8201918—65
Todd Beamer1991517—60
Snohomish—Wolfe 23, Ortiz 4, VandenBosch 13, Mason 2, Pecha 9, McGinnis 6, J. Scattaregia 4, McGee 4, M. Scattaregia, Caudill. Todd Beamer—Nefi 18, Love 2, M. Aficine, Moore, Joiner, Kildebrandt 6, Davis 19, Hebert 6, Flannigan, B. Aficine 9, Chiedu. 3-point goals—Wolfe 3, VandenBosch 2, Pecca 2, McGinnis 2, Nefi 4, Kildebrandt 2. Records—Snohomish 1-1 overall. Todd Beamer 0-2.
Darrington 47, Overlake 43: At Bellevue, Cory Hoveskeland had 28 points for Darrington to help offset the 28 points by Overlake’s Danny Poplawski and lead the Loggers to the non-conference win over the Owls in Darrington’s first game of the season.
At Overlake H.S.
Darrington171398—47
Overlake101797—43
Darrington—Gillett 6, Nash 5, Buchanon 4, Parris 4, Hoveskeland 28, Carter, Newcome-Broun. Overlake—Halvorson 7, Stolarczuk 6, Da. Poplawski 28, Yagiz 2, Gardner, Hire, De. Poplawski, Rosenberg. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—Darrington 1-0 overall. Overlake 0-1.
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