PREP BOYS BASKETBALL RUNDUP: Lake Stevens has monster half

LAKE STEVENS — Scoring 55 points at the end of a game is a decent standard.

But scoring 55 in the first half definitely deserves a wow factor.

With Lake Stevens holding a 55-28 lead at halftime led by the 19 from Aaron Mah, the Vikings kept their perfect Wesco North record intact with a 87-67 win over Arlington Friday night in a “Coaches versus Cancer” special at a full-capacity Lake Stevens High School gym.

The Vikings took advantage of 16 first-half Arlington turnovers — due in large part to Arlington missing point guard Zach Cooper — and knocked down nine 3-pointers to gain the big lead.

Shane Kaska had a prolific game with 19 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and four steals for Lake Stevens.

“Its definitely a group that’s capable of such a hot start,” Lake Stevens head coach Mark Hein said of his Vikings. “Our intensity in the first half was great, Jarett Hanson got the backcourt pressure started, he was a big key for us to get it going early.”

And the target on the back of Lake Stevens boys basketball may have gotten just a bit bigger.

“These guys know we can’t look by anybody in our league,” Hein said. “The challenge has been season long to push to our best performance, that’s what we have to continue to do.”

At Lake Stevens H.S.

Arlington15132217—67

Lake Stevens24312012—87

Arlington—Carlson 12, Cooper , Petersen 12, Davis 0, Kurtzenacker 0, Ginnis 14, Smith 15, Brummel 12, Ladines 2, Robertson 0. Lake Stevens—Israel 8, Isaksen 12, Schneider 6, Hanson 12, Maw 26, S. Dodge, Paulson 0, Jones 2, J. Dodge 0, Kaska 19, Vandegrift 2. 3-point goals—Carlson 1, Peterson 1, Ginnis 1, Smith 5, Israel 2, Isaksen 2, Mah 4, Kaska 3. Records—Arlington 4-5 league, 7-6 overall. Lake Stevens 9-0, 10-3.

Cascade 71, Marysville-Pilchuck 42: At Marysville, Cascade was near perfect from the floor in the first half, racing out to a 36-12 halftime lead. Chris McGrath had a game-high 20 points and Jordan Garrett had 16 points in the Bruins’ Wesco North win.

At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.

Cascade13231916—71

Marysville-Pilchuck481515—42

Cascade—Bruce, Taylor 2, McGrath 20, Jackson 6, Garrett 16, Hilliard 8, Nelson 0, McDaniels 6, Cline 10, Barton 3. Marysville-Pilchuck—Stokes 3, Kiblinger 3, Hinkley 9, Shannon 10, Chris Dockendorf 0, Daguison 3, Emch 10, Stevens 0, Calahan 0, Parker 4. 3-point goals—Hinkley 3, Shannon 1, Kiblinger 1, Daguison 1, McGrath 2, McDaniels 1. Records—Cascade 6-3 league, 8-5 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 3-6, 6-7.

Snohomish 49, Monroe 37: At Snohomish, Blane Ortiz scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists for Snohomish in the Wesco North win. Jon McGee also had a double-double for the Panthers, scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Slava Ulanovskiy led the Bearcats with 13 points.

At Snohomish H.S.

Monroe77149—37

Snohomish1018813—49

Monroe—Roppo 4, Bunge 2, Pham 0, Drivstuen 3, Ulanovskiy 13, Jensen 0, Lustyuk 7, Meeus 3, Parker 5. Snohomish—Hamlin 5, Ortiz 18, Sterley 0, Simpson 0, Newell 0, Carlson 9, Savage 0, Reichenberger 0, McGee 13, Steele 4, Caldwell 0. 3-point goals—Drivstuen 1, Ulanovskiy 1, Lustyuk, Carlson 3. Records—Monroe 2-7 league, 4-9 overall. Snohomish 6-3, 7-6.

Stanwood 82, Everett 47: At Stanwood, the Spartans’ Kale Schmidt scored a game-high 21 points, including six 3s, and Drew Haugstad added 19 points and five 3s en route to the Wesco North victory. Everett’s Lucas Sontra scored 18 points.

At Stanwood H.S.

Everett1861112—47

Stanwood22231522—82

Everett—Brown 7, Edwards 4, McKinnon 1, Gebert 4, Dickson 6, Sontra 18, Frauenholtz 4. Stanwood—Garcea 1, Jamieson 7, Haugstad 19, Reinecke, Schmidt 21, T. Harris 2, Schroyer 9, Johnson 19, McCune 4, Taylor. 3-point goals—Jamieson 2, Haugstad 5, Schmidt 6, Schroyer 1, Brown 1, Edwards 1. Records—Everett 1-8 league, 3-10 overall. Stanwood 7-2, 7-6.

Cedarcrest 83, Granite Falls 56 score: At Granite Falls, Daniel Campbell almost single-handedly defeated Granite falls with a school-record 41 points. Campbell hit seven of his 10 3-pointers in the first half and broke the previous school record of eight 3-pointers in a game by the time it was over. The senior guard was 10-for-20 from long range.

At Granite Falls H.S.

Cedarcrest21241820—83

Granite Falls9131717—56

Cedarcrest—Rekers 16, Taylor 7, Dowd 2, Campbell 41, Corpus 3, Hammontree 0, McCadam 14, Houser 1. Granite Falls—Otness, Matalomani 4, Hansen, Moseley, Walker 6, Gumke 5, Whitt 8, David Lund 5, Cashman 1, Hitchcock 17, Phelps 2, Hereth 8. 3-point goals—Campbell 10, Rekers 2, Matalomani. Records—Cedarcrest 4-1 league, 7-4 overall. Granite Falls 0-5, 0-10.

King’s 67, South Whidbey 60: At Shoreline, Dan Cheledinas had 28 points and six rebounds to lead King’s to the Cascade Conference win. Cheledinas was 13-for-14 from the free-throw line, knocking down all five of his fourth-quarter attempts.

At King’s H.S.

South Whidbey1613823—60

King’s14102023—67

South Whidbey—Erikson 13, Thornley 7, Price 6, George 9, Cary 5, Newman 12, Norris 6, Comfort 2, Shoudy 0. King’s—Brugger 11, Hoff 12, Coshow 3, Berendsen 2, Porcello 11, Cheledinas 28, Castonguay 0, Taylor 0, Doldier 0. 3-point goals—Hoff 1, Porcello 3, Cheledinas 3, Erikson 2, Price 1, George 1, Cary 1. Records—South Whidbey 1-3 league, 3-5 overall. King’s 5-1, 8-3.

Archbishop Murphy 67, Lakewood 58: At Everett, Zach Gordon scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds and registered his first slam dunk to help lead Archbishop Murphy to its fifth straight win. Zach Smith added 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals and Casey Wagner had eight points and seven assists for the Wildcats in the Cascade Conference game.

At Archbishop Murphy H.S.

Lakewood13111428—58

Murphy15132019—67

Lakewood—Fry 14, Bird 8, Wiersma 2, Stanton 6, VonPein 5, Haslom 15, Hesselman 1. Archbishop Murphy—Smith 19, Eichinger, Huesers 6, Wagner 8, DeGrazia 2, Gordon 9, McCann 13, Ryan, Anderson 8. 3-point goals—Smith 3, Anderson 2, McCann 2, Bird 2, VonPein 1. Records—Lakewood 1-3 league, 3-7 overall. Archbishop Murphy 3-1, 5-5.

Coupeville 60, Sultan 48: At Sultan, Coupeville jumped out to an early lead in a high-tempo Cascade Conference game and Coupeville was able to sustain the lead, led by Hunter Hammer’s 19 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks and Ian Smith’s 12 points and seven assists. Sultan’s Matty Ruddock had 17 points.

At Sultan H.S.

Coupeville13171911—60

Sultan7101514—48

Coupeville—Wilcox 11, Bagby 5, Smith 12, E. King 0, T. King 5, Brookhouse 8, Walstad 0, Hammer 19. Sultan—Ruddock 17, Beebe 2, Cotterill 2, Knoles 3, VandenEkart 7, Rutz 2, Hatton 4, Alwood 6, Pruitt 2, Hall 3, Brock VandenEkart 0. 3-point goals—Smith 1, Brookhouse 1, Ruddock 2, VandenEkart 1. Records—Coupeville 4-2 league, 9-3 overall. Sultan 1-3, 2-8.

Mt. Vernon Christian 47, Darrington 39: At Darrington, the Loggers fell behind 17-0 after the first quarter. Darrington reeled in the Hurricanes, getting to within three points, but couldn’t muster up a lead in the Northwest 1A/2B game. Tyler Buchanan had 15 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks to lead Darrington.

At Darrington H.S.

Mt. Vernon Chr.179714—47

Darrington020910—39

Mt. Vernon Christian—Blade 16, Jones 9, Daut 7, Kuipers 9, VanderKooy 6. Darrington—Buchanan 15, Nash 10, Fenstermaker 8, Cousins 5, McMillion 1. 3-point goals—Nash 1, Buchanan 1, Blade 2, Jones 1. Records—Mt. Vernon Christian 2-3 league, 5-4 overall. Darrington 0-5, 1-11.

Tulalip Heritage 60, Skykomish 54: At Tulalip, Shawn Comenote scored 28 points to lead Tulalip Heritage to the Northwest 1B win.

At Tulalip Heritage H.S.

Skykomish18111114—54

Tulalip Heritage18161412—60

Skykomish—K. Wahl 22, C. Wahl 19, Torres 5, Musser 6, Hanis 2. Tulalip Heritage—George 2, Enick 6, Kublic 3, Williams 4, Henry 7, Ramos 2, Comenote 28, Hatch 2, McLean 6. 3-point goals—Kublic 1, Henry 1, Comenote 3, K. Wahl 2, Torres 1. Records—Skykomish 2-5 league, 2-5 overall. Tulalip Heritage 6-2, 8-5.

Grace Academy 48, Highland Christian 43: At Arlington, seniors Jacob Herrington and Jeffrey Jorgenson each had 10 points to lead Grace Academy to the Northwwest 1B League win.

At Highland Christian H.S.

Grace Academy177168—48

Highland Christian1161511—43

Grace Academy—Weinberg 7, N. Lugg 4, Elvrom 6, Herrington 10, Jorgenson 10, Young 4, J. Lugg 5, Rock 2. Highland Christian—Teal 16, Breekveldt 2, Jahraus, Wold 18, Johnas 6, Poortinga 1. 3-point goals—Johnas 2, Wold 1, Weinberg 1. Records—Grace Academy 2-6 league, 3-10 overall. Highland Christian 0-7, 1-11.