EVERETT — Only a point separated Sultan from Archbishop Murphy at halftime of Wednesday’s boys basketball game.
Then the Wildcats opened the second half in a full-court press, outscored Sultan 15-5 in the third quarter of the Cascade Conference game en route to a 55-51 victory at Archbishop Murphy High School.
“The third quarter run for us was huge … we got to them a little bit,” said Archbishop Murphy coach Jamar Williams.
“Our defense in the second half really won us the game.”
Sultan’s Brock VandenEkart made four 3-pointers in the first half. In the second, he didn’t make one, but the junior forward still finished with a game-high 22 points.
Archbishop Murphy had 11 steals and was led by the solid all-around performance of Phil Hoban with 13 points, three rebounds and four assists.
Zach Gordon scored 14 points and gathered six rebounds for Sultan.
At Archbishop Murphy H.S.
Sultan1311522—51
Archbishop Murphy11151415—55
Sultan—Rappuhn 9, Branham 5, Reilly 0, Torres 3, VandenEkart 22, McQuarrie 6, Beucherie 0, Cotterill 2, Rivas 4. Archbishop Murphy—Hoban 13, Nelson 0, Seib 2, Tapert 2, Gordon 14, Saini 0, Schireman 0, Haider 16, Shober 2, Anderson 6. 3-point goals—Rappuhn 1, Torres 1, VandenEkart 4, McQuarrie 2, Rivas 1. Records—Sultan 7-6 league, 9-10 overall. Archbishop Murphy 7-6, 8-10.
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