LYNNWOOD — A strong second half was almost, but not quite, enough for Glacier Peak to sneak past Meadowdale (17-4 overall) on Friday at Meadowdale High School in a battle for the Wesco 3A’s first seed to the District 1 tournament.
After trailing by 10 points at halftime, Glacier Peak (12-9) managed to tie the score at the end of the third quarter but was unable to overcome a strong performance by Meadowdale’s Khalid Surur. The senior guard hit seven of eight free throws in the fourth period to seal the 45-42 victory.
Glacier Peak scored only 10 points in the first half, but in the third quarter Nick Persha scored 16 points and Brandon Hill added 10 to put the Grizzlies back in contention.
“(In the fourth quarter, Roger) O’Neill put us up with a big 3-pointer and we held on to the lead,” said Meadowdale assistant coach Dean Wiley.
O’Neill, a 6-foot-4 senior, led the Mavericks with 16 points. Persha scored a game-high 18 points and had four 3’s for Glacier Peak.
At Meadowdale H.S.
G. Peak461814—42
Meadowdale812817—45
Glacier Peak—Persha 18, Hill 10, Southard 2, Cummins 2, Manning, Pederson, Kiser 10, Bonner. Meadowdale—O’Neill 16, Neff-Warner, Johnson, Shiferaw, Surur 12, Kyobe, Carroll, Hamlett 6, Larson 11. 3-point goals—O’Neill 3, Surur 1, Persha 4. Records—Glacier Peak 12-9 overall. Meadowdale 17-4.
Shorecrest 57, Lynnwood 45: At Lynnwood, Shorecrest hit 12 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the Wesco 3A seeding win. Shorecrest earned the third seed to the district playoffs. Lynnwood settled for the fourth. Travis Hake scored a game-high 19 points for the Scots.
At Meadowdale H.S.
Lynnwood614916—45
Shorecrest10161318—57
Lynnwood—Bryant 4, Evans 2, Milne 3, Daniel, Wilson 2, Meinken 4, Matzen 15, Alexander, Fajemisin 15. Shorecrest—Weinberg 6, McCoy, Diel 9, Hake 19, Chibuogwu Jr. 10, Dodge 12, Clevenger 2, Sullivan 5. 3-point goals—Diel 2, Hake 3, Chibuogwu Jr. 1, Milne 1, Matzen 1. Records—Lynnwood 11-11 overall. Shorecrest 11-10.
Archbishop Murphy 57, Granite Falls 47: At Granite Falls, Archbishop Murphy jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, which proved to be the difference at the end of the Cascade Conference game. Despite the loss, Granite Falls clinched a play-in game to the 2A District 1 tournament.
At Granite Falls H.S.
Murphy18101413—57
G. Falls1311914—47
Archbishop Murphy—Smith 5, Felder 10, Woolman-Otis 2, Wagner 2, Fleming 10, Melton 1, McCann 2, Hards 8, Quinlan 15. Granite Falls—Howard 6, Knudson 6, Whitt 8, Cashman 0, Hillery 6, Beard 16, Redman 3. 3-point goals—Fleming 2, Hards 2, Howard 1, Knudson 2, Redman 1. Records—Archbishop Murphy 14-0 league, 16-3 overall. Granite Falls 3-11, 5-15.
South Whidbey 63, Lakewood 46: At Marysville, South Whidbey jumped to a 31-16 lead at halftime and sailed to the Cascade Conference victory.
At Lakewood H.S.
S. Whidbey15161913—63
Lakewood971416—46
South Whidbey—Stallman 11, Carey 3, Thornley 10, Newman 21, Cortes 10, Brasko 3, West 0, Brown 0, Erikson 3. Lakewood—Fry 7, Stauffer 4, Dennis 2, Hawkins 5, Leach 6, Stanton 4, Von Pein 3, Hesselman 15. 3-point goals—Frye 1, Leach 1, Von Pein 1, Newman 2, Stallman 2, Thornley 1, Erickson 1. Records—South Whidbey 8-6 league, 13-7 overall. Lakewood 2-12, 3-16.
Sultan 50, Cedarcrest 18: At Sultan, Jordan Nicholes eclipsed the 1,500 career-point mark, scoring 18 points and adding nine rebounds and seven assists to secure Sultan the Cascade Conference’s No. 2 seed to the District 1 playoffs. Sultan opens district play at home Thurdsay. Sultan finished the second half of season 9-1.
At Sultan H.S.
Cedarcrest4545—18
Sultan161888—50
Cedarcrest—Rekers 4, McRae, Campbell 4, Corpus 1, Alness 2, Hammontree 0, Padron 1, McKinney 2, Fletcher 0, Duffy 4. Sultan—Ruddock 5, E. VandenEkart 4, Barnhill 6, Beebe 7, Knoles 5, LaMunyon 3, T. VandenEkart 0, Hall 2, Nicholes 18. 3-point goals—Beebe 1, LaMunyon 1, Nichols 1. Records—Cedarcrest 3-11 league, 3-15 overall. Sultan 9-5, 12-8.
King’s 52, Nooksack Valley 39: At Shoreline, Alex Mar led all scores with 20 points and shot 9-for-10 from the free-throw line to help King’s advance to the 1A District 1 championship game at 7:45 tonight at Mt. Vernon H.S.
At King’s H.S.
Nooksack1411410—39
King’s13111315—52
Nooksack Valley—Westergreen 9, McLeod 3, Handy 0, Reese 0, Gwinner 8, Impero 5, Charroin 5, Salmonson 9. King’s—Berg 5, Hardy 6, Brugger 0, Hoff 6, Clauson, Talbot 3, Mar 20, Clocksin 12. 3-point goals—Hardy 2, Hoff 2, Mar 1, Westergreen 1, McLeod 1, Gwinner 2, Impero 1. Records—Nooksack Valley not reported. King’s 16-6.
Meridian 67, Coupeville 53: At Bellingham, Meridian jumped out to a 22-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back en route to the 14-point victory in the 1A District 1 playoff game. The loss sends Coupeville into today’s third-place contest at 4:15 p.m. at Mt. Vernon H.S. The winner of the loser-out game advances to next week’s Tri-district playoffs.
At Meridian H.S.
Coupeville7101620—53
Meridian2212924—67
Coupeville—Williams 2, Wilcox 6, Bagby 2, Loesch 8, Wacker 0, Peters 19, T. King 0, Brookhouse 2, Smith 0, Walstad 4, Hammer 10. Meridian—Carlson 1, Madeira 0, Wasilewski 10, Ryan 0, Slesk 13, Sebens 12, Tripp 4, Slesk 3, Hayes 6, Clark 0, Schweigert 18, Foster 0. 3-point goals—Loesh 2, Slesk 2. Records—Coupeville 12-10 overall. Meridian not reported.
Girls basketball
Cedarcrest 48, Sultan 37: At Duvall, Cedarcrest clinched the Cascade Conference’s No. 2 seed to the 2A District 1 playoffs. Cedarcrest shot 65 percent from the foul line. Sultan received the No. 3 seed to district.
At Cedarcrest H.S.
Sultan811117—37
Cedarcrest152229—48
Sultan—Batts 9, Brink 3, Hassler 0, O’Hara 17, Korn 0, Haney 0, Beucherie 6. Cedarcrest—Chapman 15, Hisler 0, Houser 8, Kevin 10, O’Donnell 6, Paquette 4, Richter 3, Taylor 3, Valomoce 2. 3-point goals—O’Hara 2, Chapman 1, Houser 1. Records—Sultan 9-5 league, 11-9 overall. Cedarcrest 10-4, 14-6.
Archbishop Murphy 63, Granite Falls: At Everett, Archbishop Murphy capped off its undefeated 20-0 season with a 32-point Cascade Conference victory. Murphy was led in this game and all season by its three senior captains Rachel Shober, Alyssa Smith and Claire Anderson. Murphy hosts a first-round 2A District 1 game Feb. 27.
At Archbishop Murphy H.S.
G. Falls101155—31
Murphy13101822—63
Granite Falls—S. Spencer 0, Jensen 2, P. Spencer 6, Smith 0, Kramer 5, Alexander 0, Wesala 0, Hensley 8, Murphy 10. Archbishop Murphy—Rasmussen 8, Lyman 11, Bartholomew, Pettinger 9, Fletcher 5, Shober 4, Anderson 3, Smith 15, Carlson 4, Begert 0, Rebich 2, Farrell 2. 3-point goals—Hensley 2, Kramer 1, Lyman 3, Pettinger 1, Anderson 1. Records—Granite Falls 8-6 league, 11-9 overall. Archbishop Murphy 14-0, 20-0.
South Whidbey 70, Lakewood 44: At Langley, South Whidbey senior Lindsey Newman went out with a bang, scoring 40 points, and shooting 26-for-30 from the foul line. South Whidbey’s other lone senior, Samantha Pope, chipped in four points to secure fifth place in the Cascade Conference for South Whidbey.
At South Whidbey H.S.
Lakewood1461212—44
S. Whidbey18201616—70
Lakewood—Hernandez 0, Wessell 2, Eby 1, Darrah 5, Wiederkehr 9, Jocelyn Shafer 1, Work 13, Mizell 6, Smith 2, Diggs 5. South Whidbey—Peterson 4, O’Sullivan 2, Prosch 8, LaChaussee 2, Alber 5, Newman 40, T. Pope 0, Calderwood 5, S. Pope 4. 3-point goals—Work 1. Records—Lakewood 4-10 league, 6-15 overall. South Whidbey 7-7, 9-10.
Highland Christian 47, Tulalip Heritage 39 (OT): At Mountlake Terrace, Highland Christain ended Tulalip Heritage’s chances of reaching state, shuting out Heritage in overtime of the loser-out 1B Tri-district playoff game. Highland Christian coach Steve Brown said his team switched to a 3-2 zone defense in the overtime. Jade Olin, who had 19 rebounds, and Chelsea Graber had 12 points apiece to lead Highland.
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
Tulalip10610130—39
Highland8131088—47
Tulalip Heritage—B. Jones , R. Jones 6, Oldham, Jack, Deen, Velazquez 10, Martin 11, Todd, Spencer, Enick 12, T. Fryberg, Villa, M. Fryberg, A. Jones, Burke. Highland Christian—Brown 7, Castle, Sande 4, Olin 12, Burrows 3, K. Graber 2, Brockway, C. Graber 12, Backlund, Tuemmler 2, Brandes, Hodges 3. 3-point goals—Velazquez 2, Martin 2, Enick 4, Sande 1. Records—Tulalip Heritage 11-10 overall. Highland Christian 10-9.
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