MILL CREEK — It’s not second place but it’s almost just as good.
The Jackson girls basketball team defeated Kamiak 59-44 at Jackson High School Thursday night and moved into sole possession of third place in the Wesco South standings. Since Meadowdale, currently in second place, is a 3A school, Jackson currently holds the No. 2 4A seed.
“We knew it was a big game for us,” Jackson head coach Jeannie Thompson said of her coaching staff going into the game. “For us this was more of a game for second place and getting homecourt advantage in the playoffs.”
Jackson (6-2 in league, 8-2 overall) started the second half by holding Kamiak scoreless for the first six minutes, and outscored the Knights 17-6 in the quarter to take a commanding lead.
The Timberwolves’ Erin Feeney led all scorers with 26 points, eight of which came in the third quarter.
The Timberwolves had only three field goals in the final quarter. The rest of Jackson’s 17 points came from the free-throw line.
At Jackson H.S.
Kamiak109619—44
Jackson11141717—59
Kamiak—Sovich 5, Barnes 5, Patrick 12, Burns 1, Kussman 4, Lipscomb 8, Larson 4, McClaskey 5. Jackson—Coacher 2, Sam 4, Feeney 26, M. McArthur 2, Guzman 3, Stoffel 11, Haataja 11. 3-point goals—Feeney 4, Kussman 1. Records—Kamiak 5-3 league, 6-4 overall. Jackson 6-2, 8-2.
Edmonds-Woodway 60, Lynnwood 43: At Edmonds, Lynnwood switched between man-to-man and zone defenses, but nothing could stop the Warriors’ Angela Woods, who was a perfect 7-for-7 on 3-pointers and finished with 25 points. Woods also chipped in four assists and six rebounds. E-W shot 63 percent from beyond the arc and the Warriors’ defense held Lynnwood to 16 second-half points.
At Edmonds-Woodway H.S.
Lynnwood141379—43
E-W15171315—60
Lynnwood—Horton 3, Cross 12, Hella 3, Hill 0, Evans 5, Fajemisin 11, Parker 2, Eddy 7, Coates 0. Edmonds-Woodway—Kasper 4, Butler 4, Kenney 2, Stafford 0, Singh 11, Albertson 2, Donaldson 12, Woods 25. 3-point goals—Woods 7, Singh 3, Cross 2, Evans 1. Records—Lynnwood 3-5 league, 3-7 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 8-0, 9-1.
Shorecrest 53, Shorewood 43: At Shoreline, Gloria Tseng had 14 points, Casey Axelson had nine points — all in the second half — and Shorecrest made 21 of 24 free throws on its way to the Wesco South win. Becky Farden had a game-high 17 points for Shorewood.
At Shorecrest H.S.
Shorewood151198—43
Shorecrest8171315—53
Shorewood—Echert 0, Bridges 0, Hasegawa 0, Farden 17, Lundquist 5, Nephew 8, Clark 6, England 4, Holley 3. Shorecrest—Axelson 9, Schrote 6, Grubaugh 0, Tseng 14, Glesener 2, Hagood 4, Towles 2, Uppinghouse 12, Matheson 4. 3-point goals—Farden 2, Lundquist 1. Records—Shorewood 1-6 league, 2-7 overall. Shorecrest 2-6, 3-7.
Glacier Peak 42, Mariner 31: At Everett, Marjorie Heard led the charge for Glacier Peak late in the game, scoring 10 of the Grizzlies’ 14 points in the fourth quarter. Heard finished with a game-high 24 points. Brittany Ruscha led Mariner with 13 points followed by Ho’okena Varde’s 12 points.
At Mariner H.S.
G. Peak5111214—42
Mariner68107—31
Glacier Peak—Granger 6, Hawkins 2, Smith 3, Rasmussen 0, Hill 2, VanDlac 0, Freitas 5, Heard 24. Mariner—Grant 2, Anderson 0, Lausch 0, Varde 12, Leach, Todhunter 0, Branham 4, Wilson 0, Ruscha 13. 3-point goals—Freitas 1, Varde 1, Ruscha 1. Records—Glacier Peak 5-3 league, 6-4 overall. Mariner 2-7, 3-8.
Meadowdale 59, Mountlake Terrace 53 (OT): At Lynnwood, Terrace was 1-for-5 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter and Meadowdale’s Julia Fjortoft made a free throw with five seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. Meadowdale then shut out Terrace in the overtime period, escaping with the Wesco South win to remain one game behind first-place Edmonds-Woodway. Meadowdale’s Gabby Beyer scored 17 points and had six assists and Alexis Nugent had 13 points and 14 rebounds.
At Meadowdale H.S.
Terrace16815140—53
M’dale2213996—59
Mountlake Terrace—Chikoore 6, Seidlitz 4, Pingul 6, James 13, Bouche 14, Kristianson 2, Berry 0, Staley 8, Shook 0. Meadowdale—Zickefoose 0, J. Fjortoft 10, Barhoum 2, Landa 0, H. Fjortoft 9, Molitor 5, Beyer 17, M. O’Neill 0, Horn 0, Nugent 13, Lillquist 0, C. O’Neill 3. 3-point goals—Pingul 1, James 1, Bouche 1, J. Fjortoft 1, H. Fjort 2, Beyer 3, C. O’Neill 1. Records—Mountlake Terrace 1-7 league, 1-9 overall. Meadowdale 7-1, 8-2.
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