PREP BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Snohomish knocks off Lake Stevens, clinches district playoff berth

SNOHOMISH — Lake Stevens could have clinched the Wesco North championship on Friday, but it was the Panthers who did the clinching.

Snohomish defeated first-place Lake Stevens 54-44 and with Arlington’s loss to Cascade, the Panthers clinched a 4A District 1 playoff berth.

“It’s a great win for us, but we play Stanwood on Tuesday so we need to move along, it’s going to be a challenge,” Panthers coach Len Bone said.

Bone said a fast start helped his team to the victory on Friday.

“I think it was big to get ahead,” Bone said. “It’s not easy to get ahead of them and it’s not easy to stay ahead.”

The Panthers were led by Blane Ortiz and Jon McGee, both with 12 points. Ortiz helped the Panthers to the early advantage, scoring nine of his 12 points in the first quarter.

Bone said his team also defended well and credited that as a reason for the win.

“They don’t usually score 44 points, so we were happy with that,” Bone said.

Shane Kaska led Lake Stevens, which suffered just its second league loss, with 17 points.

At Snohomish H.S.

Lake Stevens98720—44

Snohomish15121116—54

Lake Stevens—Israel 0, Isaksen 5, Finley 3, Schneider 8, Hanson 7, Maw 4, J. Dodge 0, Kaska 17. Snohomish—Hamlin 10, Ortiz 12, Sterley 0, Simpson 0, Newell 0, Carlson 9, Reichenberger 0, McGee 12, Steele 11. 3-point goals—Hanson 1, Kaska 3, Ortiz 1, Carlson 1. Records—Lake Stevens 13-2 league, 14-5 overall. Snohomish 10-4, 11-7.

Monroe 50, Marysville-Pilchuck 44: At Monroe, Cole Parker had 17 points and 15 rebounds — his eighth double-double of the season — and effectively shutdown Marysville-Pilchuck’s leading scorer, holding Ryan Shannon to two points in the Wesco North game. Monroe shot 19-for-20 from the free-throw line.

At Monroe H.S.

Marysville-Pilchuck6111116—44

Monroe1114619—50

Marysville-Pilchuck—Stokes 2, Kiblinger 10, Hinkley 10, Shannon 2, Chris Dockendorf 0, Daguifon 3, Emch 11, Stevens 0, Calahan 6. Monroe—Roppo 8, Bunge 9, Pham, Love 0, Turner 0, Drivstuen 0, Ulanovskiy 4, Meeus 12, Parker 17. 3-point goals—Bunge 1, Kiblinger 1, Hinkley 1, Daguifon 1. Records—Marysville-Pilchuck 4-11 league, 7-12 overall. Monroe 4-10, 6-12.

Cascade 55, Arlington 45: At Everett, Spencer Hancock led Cascade to the Wesco North win with a team-high 14 points and had six rebounds and four assists. Cascade clinched a 4A District 1 playoff berth with the victory.

At Cascade H.S.

Arlington971118—45

Cascade1217818—55

Arlington—Carlson 9, Cooper 8, Petersen 4, Davis 0, Kurtzenacker 0, Ginnis 4, Smith 16, Brummel 2, Robertson 0. Cascade—Bruce 9, Taylor 2, McGrath 2, Hancock 14, Jackson 0, Garrett 6, Hilliard 9, Nelson 0, McDaniels 4, Cline 2, Barton 5. 3-point goals—Smith 2, Hancock 2. Records—Arlington 7-7 league, 10-8 overall. Cascade 10-4, 12-6.

Stanwood 75, Oak Harbor 54: At Oak Harbor, Zack Johnson (23 points, 13 rebounds) and Drew Haugstad (20 points and five 3s) led Stanwood to the Wesco North win against Oak Harbor. Michael Washington Jr. scored 13 points with two 3s, five rebounds and two assists for the Wildcats.

At Oak Harbor H.S.

Stanwood20122122—75

Oak Harbor1581516—54

Stanwood—Haugstad 20, Reinecke 3, Schmidt 18, Cook 7, Schroyer 2, Johnson 23, McCune 2. Oak Harbor—Smith 8, Fakkema 3, Anter 16, Harden 11, Stout 3, T. Paul, Washington 13, Burgoyne. 3-point goals—Haugstad 5, Reinecke, Schmidt 4, Stout, Washington 2, Hardin 2. Records—Stanwood 12-2 league, 12-6 overall. Oak Harbor 3-11, 4-14.

Glacier Peak 70, Lynnwood 40: At Bothell, Glacier Peak out-scored Lynnwood by 29 points in the middle quarters of the Wesco South game.

At Lynnwood H.S.

Glacier Peak15261514—70

Lynnwood129316—40

Glacier Peak—Persha 12, Hill 11, Southard 15, Cummins 6, Manning 3, Harris 3, Pederson 6, Kiser 5, Bonner 3, Pervier 6. Lynnwood—Kulej 0, Norde 6, Haney 0, Nut 4, Le 0, Shaw 6, DeGraw 4, Botts 3, Bowman 0, Fajemisin 17. 3-point goals—Persha 2, Hill 3, Manning 1, Harris 1, Norde 2, Shaw 1, Botts 1, Fajemisin 1. Records—Glacier Peak 11-5 league, 13-5 overall. Lynnwood 8-8, 8-10.

Shorewood 62, Edmonds-Woodway 39: At Shoreline, although they fell behind early, the Thunderbirds came roaring back against Edmonds-Woodway to secure a 4A District 1 playoff berth. Edmonds-Woodway couldn’t overcome 24 percent shooting on the night (16-for-66). Adrian Simpkins was one off his season high of 15 points to lead Shorewood in scoring.

At Shorewood H.S.

Edmonds-Woodway151068—39

Shorewood12141521—62

Edmonds-Woodway— Rupple 0, Bury 2, Wooley 0, Degrazia 11, Brudevold 0, Kwon 0, Jordan 15, Choi 3, Berg 2, Willcock 6, Douglas 0, Butler 0. Shorewood—Brazell 4, Carroll 3, Andrews 4, Mitchell 12, Kadiric 12, Berquist 2, Smallwood 9, Simpkins 14, Hendrickson 2, Hawkinson 0. 3-point goals— Jordan 2, Mitchell, Smallwood, Choi Records—Edmonds-Woodway 4-12 league, 6-12 overall. Shorewood 7-9, 7-11.

Kamiak 52, Mariner 39: At Mukilteo, Connor Conrad scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Kamiak to the Wesco South win.

At Kamiak H.S.

Mariner911613—39

Kamiak11121712—52

Mariner—Williams 1, Kiehl 0, Reola 10, Coles 19, Purnell 0, Aragon 2, Tutlam 3, Massey 2, McCulloch 0, Parra 2. Kamiak—Wisnubroto 2, Berg 5, Makori 7, Kussman 2, Lee 0, Self 0, Manchester 12, Blacksmith 2, Houghtaling 6, Conrad 13, Vincente 3, Erickson 0. 3-point goals—Reola 2, Coles 4, Manchester 1, Vincente 1. Records—Mariner 1-15 league, 1-17 overall. Kamiak 4-12, 5-13.

Mountlake Terrace 48, Shorecrest 47: At Mountlake Terrace, Zack Karels knocked down a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining in the game to give Mountlake Terrace the Wesco South win.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

Shorecrest14101112—47

M. Terrace1181217—48

Shorecrest—Clevenger 11, T. McCoy 0, Diel 10, Hake 12, Bateman 4, B. McCoy 0, Brown 4, Chibuogwu 6. Mountlake Terrace—Powell 9, Johnson 8, Eftekhari 0, Higgins 5, Champoux 10, Haldane 0, Karels 9, Cano, Erickson, Swanstrom 2, Snow 5. 3-point goals—Clevenger 1, Diel 2, Hake 4, Powell 1, Higgins 1, Champoux 1, Karels 1. Records—Shorecrest 10-6 league, 11-7 overall. Mountlake Terrace 9-7, 10-8.

Lakewood 75, Granite Falls 56: At Granite Falls, Tre Haslom scored 18 points to lead Lakewood to the Cascade Conference win.

At Granite Falls H.S.

Lakewood23241513—75

Granite Falls5151620—56

Lakewood—Fry 11, Lujan 0, Bird 9, Wiersma 2, Hawkins 2, Stanton 9, VonPein 10, Haslom 18, Jones 2, Hesselman 4, Sanders 2, Diggs 2. Granite Falls—Matalomani 2, Hansen 0, Moseley 0, Walker 2, Gumke 13, Whitt 10, David Lund 0, Cashman 4, Hitchcock 6, Phelps 12, Hereth 5, Daniel Lund 2, Loucks 0. 3-point goals—Fry 3, Hawkins 1, VonPein 2, Hitchcock 1. Records—Lakewood 5-5 league, 7-9 overall. Granite Falls 0-11, 0-17.

South Whidbey 74, Sultan 73 OT: At Sultan, South Whidbey squeaked by the Turks with an overtime win. Riley Newman scored a game-high 30 points for the Falcons and Theo VandenEkart’s 20 points led Sultan.

At Sultan H.S.

S. Whidbey141316823—74

Sultan1311151222—73

South Whidbey—Newman 30, Bennett 4, Lee, Erikson 7, Dibble, Ball 8, Thornley 14, Cary, George 2, Price, Comfort, Norris 9. Sultan—Ruddock 19, Beebe 4, Cotterill 2, Knoles 4, B. VandenEkart 17, Rutz, Hatton 5, Pruitt 2, T. VandenEkart 20. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—South Whidbey 5-5 league, 7-7 overall. Sultan 2-8, 3-13.

Coupeville 54, Archbishop Murphy 49: At Everett, Hunter Hammer scored 22 points to lead Coupeville to the Cascade Conference win.

At Archbishop Murphy H.S.

Coupeville16121214—54

Murphy1313518—49

Coupeville—Wilcox 7, Bagby 5, Hayes 0, Smith 5, E. King 0, T. King 7, Brookhouse 5, Miranda 0, Engle 0, Walstad 1, Hammer 22. Archbishop Murphy—Smith 14, Eichinger 0, Huesers 0, Wagner 5, DeGrazia 2, Gordon 5, McCann 4, Ryan 0, Anderson 12, Shober 2, Hughes 5. 3-point goals—Smith 3, Anderson 2, Hughes 1, Wilcox 1. Records—Coupeville 9-3 league, 14-4 overall. Archbishop Murphy 5-5, 7-9.

King’s 55, Cedarcrest 52: At Duvall, with the win, King’s clinched at least a tie for the Cascade Conference championship and if they win one of their final two games next week, the Knights will be the sole champion. Ryan Hoff (23 points) and Daniel Cheledinas (22 points) led King’s in scoring.

At Cedarcrest H.S.

King’s11131417—55

Cedarcrest862018—52

King’s—Brugger 4, Sawtell 2, Hoff 23, Coshow 2, Berendsen 2, McCutchen, Cheledinas 22. Cedarcrest—Rekers 11, Taylor 12, Dowd 3, Campbell 18, Corpus 2, Hammontree, McCadam, McKinney 4, Marty 2. 3-point goals—Taylor, Dowd, Campbell 4, Hoff 4, Cheledinas. Records—King’s 11-1 league, 14-4 overall. Cedarcrest 6-5, 9-8.

Shoreline Christian 38, La Conner 35: At Shoreline, Brooks Drollinger scored 12 points to lead Shoreline Christian to the Northwest 1A/2B win. With the win, Shoreline Christian clinched a 2B Tri-district playoff berth.

At Shoreline Christian H.S.

La Conner313127—35

Shoreline Chr.71498—38

La Conner—Novak 0, M. Wilbur 8, James 5, Lindeman 4, G. Wilbur 0, McKnight 9, Carr 0, Willey 5, Mejlaender 2, Howlett 2. Shoreline Christian—Taniguchi 2, DeKoekkoek 0, Jacobs 11, Lidstrom 5, Drollinger 12, Hudson 8, Danhof 9. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—La Conner 9-1 league, 15-3 overall. Shoreline Christian 7-4, 13-6.

Skykomish 72, Highland Christian 63: At Arlington, Cody Wahl scored 26 points to lead Skykomish to the Northwest 1B win. Highland Christian’s Calvin Wold scored 32 points to lead all scorers.

At Arlington H.S.

Skykomish1792620—72

Highland Chr.15121421—63

Skykomish—K. Wahl 18, C. Wahl 26, Torres 6, Musser 14, Hanis 8, Dorgan 0, Blunt. Highland Christian—Teal 20, Breekveldt 1, Jahraus 3, Wold 32, Star 0, Poortinga 4, Donnelson 0, Kirshenbaum 3. 3-point goals—Kirshenbaum 1, Wold 1, Torres 2. Records—Skykomish 3-9 league, 4-9 overall. Highland Christian 0-12, 2-17.

Lummi 90, North Sound Christian 45: At Bellingham, David James scored 25 points to lead Lummi to the Northwest 1B win.

At Lummi H.S.

N. Sound Chr.6111513—45

Lummi28192518—90

North Sound Christian—M.Patterson 3, Mackie 6, Eun 7, W. Patterson 3, Schettler 4, Hudson 15, Mengiste 3, Purdy 4. Lummi—James 25, J. Roberts 3, Finkbonner 23, Oldham 7, C. Roberts 10, Martin 2, Revey 12, Fryberg 2, Rivera 2, Misanes 2, Cultee 0, Edge 2. 3-point goals—M. Patterson 1, W. Patterson 1, Mengiste 1, Finkbonner 3, J. Roberts 2, C. Roberts 1. Records—North Sound Christian 8-4 league, 8-8 overall. Lummi 12-0, 16-2.