BOTHELL — Seeding can mean a lot come playoff time, so when Lynnwood and Everett squared off in a Wesco 3A seeding game, both teams knew what was at stake.
But it was Lynnwood which came out on top, earning a 43-33 win Tuesday, and moving on to face Shorecrest on Thursday for the No.3 and No.4 seeds to the 3A District 1 tournament. After the loss, Everett is the No.5 seed.
The game was a tale of two halves, the first belonging to Lynnwood and the second belonging to Everett. The Royals just did a little more damage in their half of domination.
Lynnwood built a 30-11 halftime lead behind the play of its big men, Simi Fajemisin and Drew Botts. For the game, Fajemisin scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Botts added nine points and seven rebounds.
In the second half, however, the Seagulls made a run. Taking advantage of Lynnwood turnovers, they outscored the Royals 22-13, but it wasn’t enough.
“If we didn’t jump out like we did early, it would have been a whole different ball game,” Lynnwood head coach Darrell McNeal said.
The Royals managed to convert on just two field goals in the second half, but knocked down free throws late in the game to secure the win.
“I believe we sustained the lead because we were able to make free throws,” McNeal said.
Will Brown paced the Seagulls’ scoring attack with 10 points.
At Lynnwood H.S.
Everett471210—33
Lynnwood131749—43
Everett—Brown 10, Edwards 4, McKinnon 4, Dickson 4, Sontra 2, Frauenholtz 8, Daly 1. Lynnwood—Norde 8, Haney 7, Nut 7, Le 0, Shaw 0, Edwards 2, Botts 9, Fajemisin 10. 3-point goals—Brown 1, Norde 1, Nut 1. Records—Everett 3-18 overall. Lynnwood 10-11.
Archbishop Murphy 53, South Whidbey 44: At Everett, Zach Smith scored 14 points to lead Archbishop Murphy to the Cascade Conference win. South Whidbey’s Riley Newman led all scorers with 23 points.
At Archbishop Murphy H.S.
S. Whidbey1612814—44
A. Murphy11131415—53
South Whidbey—Newman 23, Bennett 0, Lee 0, Erickson 8, Dibble 0, Ball 0, Thornley 5, Cary 0, George 1, Norris 7. Archbishop Murphy—Smith 14, Haider 2, Wagner 8, DeGrazia 0, Gordon 6, Hughes 4, McCann 13, Ryan 6, Anderson 0, Shober 0. 3-point goals—Newman 3, Smith 3, McCann 2. Records—South Whidbey 6-7 league, 8-11 overall. Archbishop Murphy 8-5, 10-9.
Lakewood 71, Sultan 65 (OT): At Sultan, Cameron Fry scored 17 points to lead Lakewood to the Cascade Conference win. The Cougars shot 18-for-21 from the free-throw line in the game.
At Sultan H.S.
Lakewood181718108—71
Sultan17192162—65
Lakewood—Fry 17, Lujan 0, Bird 8, Wiersma 0, Hawkins 12, Stanton 3, VonPein 8, Haslom 11, Jones 0, Hesselman 8, Diggs 4. Sultan—Ruddock 16, Beebe 7, Cotterill 0, Knoles 5, T. VandenEkart 20, B. VandenEkart 4, Rutz 0, Hatton 9, Alwood 0, Pruitt 4, Hall 0. 3-point goals—Fry 3, VonPein 1, Haslom 1, Ruddock 1, Hatton 2, T. VandenEkart 1. Records—Lakewood 6-7 league, 7-12 overall. Sultan 2-11, 3-16.
Nooksack Valley 70, Coupeville 48: At Coupeville, Kyle Impero scored 26 points to lead Nooksack Valley to the 1A District 1 tournament victory. The Pioneers advanced to the semifinals and Coupeville was elminated from postseason play.
At Coupeville H.S.
Nooksack19141917—70
Coupeville6171014—48
Nooksack Valley—Westergreen 10, Impero 26, Perry 7, Handy 3, Roller 0, Reese 3, Gwinner 0, Halbert 0, Myhre 0, Charroin 10, J. Salmonson 11, B. Salmonson. Coupeville—Wilcox 5, Bagby 12, Hayes 2, Smith 2, E. King 0, T. King 2, Brookhouse 0, Miranda 0, Engle 0, Walstad 10, Hammer 14. 3-point goals—Reese 1, Bagby 2. Records—Nooksack Valley 11-10 overall. Coupeville 16-5.
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