MT. VERNON — Lynnwood, the fourth-place Wesco 3A team in the regular season, now finds itself in the 3A District 1 championship game against Meadowdale, after defeating Glacier Peak 46-39 in a semifinal Saturday at Mt. Vernon H.S.
Lynnwood was propelled by senior Aaron Matzen, who led all scorers with 19 points, and Simi Fajemisin, who chipped in 17. Both players elevated their games in the final quarter to help get the victory, Matzen scoring six, and Fajemisin eight to make up 14 of the 18 Lynnwood fourth-quarter points.
Lynnwood trailed 31-28 at the start of the final quarter, but behind Matzen and Fajemisin, and an elevated defensive effort it was able to outscore Glacier Peak 18-8 in the final quarter.
“All five guys came up big on the boards,” he said. “It was a great defensive effort and team effort for us to get that win,” Lynnwood coach Darrell McNeal said.
The district championship game is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday at Mount Vernon H.S. The winner takes the No. 1 seed into the 3A state tournament. The loser plays a winner-to-state, loser-out game at 8 p.m. Saturday for the second seed to state.
Meadowdale got the best of Lynnwood twice in the regular season.
“I like our chances, people counted us out against Mount Vernon, and they counted us out against Glacier Peak,” McNeal said. “We look forward to playing them again and playing them tough.”
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
Lynnwood981118—46
Glacier Peak614118—39
Lynnwood—Evans 3, Milne 0, Daniel 0, Wilson 3, Meinken 4, Matzen 19, Alexander 0, Fajemisin 17. Glacier Peak—Persha 2, Hill 15, Southard 7, Cummins 4, Pederson 2, Kiser 2, Bonner 7. 3-point goals—Hill 3, Southard 1. Records—Lynnwood 13-11 overall. Glacier Peak 13-10.
Meadowdale 51, Ferndale 46: At Mt. Vernon, Meadowdale advanced to 3A District 1 championship game with a semifinal victory. Connor Hamlett led Meadowdale with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Mavericks play at 8 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Vernon H.S. in the winner-to-state title game.
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
Ferndale912178—46
Meadowdale12141312—51
Ferndale—S. Hannah 6, M. Hannah 13, Frost 10, Carr 3, Locker 0, Pothier 10, Nelson 4. Meadowdale—O’Neill 9, Neff-Warner 0, Johnson 0, Beucherie 0, Surur 10, Kyobe 2, Carroll 2, Hamlett 18, Larson 10. 3-point goals—M. Hannah 1, Carr 1, O’Neill 1. Records—Ferndale 16-5 overall. Meadowdale 19-4.
Shorecrest 61, Everett 40: At Mt. Vernon, Shorecrest kept its state tournament hopes alive with a 3A District 1 playoff victory. Shorecrest’s victory was the first of four consecutive loser-out victories it needs to advance to the 3A state tournament.
At Mt. Vernon H.S.
Everett49622—40
Shorecrest12111424—61
Everett—Smith 0, Murray 3, Brown 6, McKinnon 4, Homer 3, Mattson 15, J. Frauenholtz 0, L. Frauenholtz 4, Barhanovich 2, Grindstaff 0, Sowinski 2, Daly 1. Shorecrest—Weinberg 6, B. McCoy 0, Diel 0, Hake 2, Bartlett 5, Chibuogwu Jr. 6, Dodge 13, Clevenger 18, Sullivan 3, Shull 1, Brown 4, T. McCoy. 3-point goals—Weinberg 1, Bartlett 1, Clevenger 2, Murray 1, Brown 1. Records—Everett 5-18 overall. Shorecrest 12-11.
Archbishop Murphy 57, South Whidbey 44: At Bellingham, JJ Quinlan scored 16 points, collected nine rebounds and shot 10-for-15 from the free-throw line to lead the Wildcats to the win in the loser-out 2A District 1 playoff game. “He had a terrific game,” Murphy coach Greg Turcott said. “Paris Felder (five rebounds, 13 points) was a key factor for us and both of Zach Smith 3s were big shots because they pulled them out of their zone.” Murphy advance to a winner-to-state, loser-out consolation game at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Squalicum H.S.
At Squalicum H.S.
S. Whidbey1061315—44
Murphy11111322—57
South Whidbey—Stallman 13, Carey 5, Thornley 3, Newman 12, Cortes 0, Brasko 5, West 6, Erikson 0. Archbishop Murphy—Smith 6, Felder 13, Woolman-Otis 3, Fleming 5, Melton 5, McCann 5, Hards 4, Quinlan 16. 3-point goals—Smith 2, Felder 1, McCann 1, Newman 1, Carey 1, Thornley 1. Records—South Whidbey 13-9 overall. Archbishop Murphy 17-4.
Girls basketball
King’s 54, Chimacum 18: At Mountlake Terrace, King’s advanced to the 1A state tournament by blowing out Chimacum in a winner to state, loser out game at the 1A Tri-district tournament. Joclyn Kirton led King’s with 13 points.
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
Chimacum4428—18
King’s1571319—54
Chimacum—Jensen 0, Benner 2, Nelson 3, Friedrich 5, Garing 0, Castillo 4, Snyder 0, Brown 3, Hathaway 1. King’s—Taylor 2, McCormick 5, Kleffner 0, D. Kirton 11, Friar 7, Storkson 0, J. Kirton 13, Cutright 11, McConnaughey 4, Berg 1, McDonald 0. 3-point goals—Friar 1, Cutright 3, Friedrich 1. Records—Chimacum not reported. King’s 11-14 overall.
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