PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Archbishop Murphy clinches top seed to district

EVERETT — Archbishop Murphy senior Shelby Lyman made her mark in the record book during a Cascade Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night at Archbishop Murphy High School.

Lyman, a 5-foot-8 guard, broke the school record for career 3-pointers during the third quarter of a 62-20 win over Lakewood.

“She’s an excellent 3-point shooter,” Archbishop Murphy head coach John Barhanovich said, “but she’s like a coach on the floor. She calls all the defensive and some of the offensive plays … she understands the game so well that I put a lot of the decision making in her hands.”

Lyman’s accomplishment couldn’t have come on a better night as the Wildcats celebrated “Senior Night” with their 45th consecutive Cascade Conference win.

Megan Carlson, Samantha Pettinger, Savannah Fletcher, Nickole Bartholomew and Lyman lead a balanced Murphy squad on the cusp of clinching the Cascade Conference title and the league’s No. 1 seed to the 2A District 1 tournament.

“They are just a selfless group,” Barhanovich said of his team which finished as runner-up to Lynden in the 2A state tournament last season. “They don’t care who scores, they just want to make their teammates better. They are a well-rounded team that cares more about how the team is doing than individual stats.”

The numbers show it.

The Wildcats (11-0 league, 15-2 overall) had 15 players see time against Lakewood and 13 scored points.

“The last time they lost a league contest was in the middle of their freshman year,” Barhanovich said of his five senior starters.

At Archbishop Murphy H.S.

Lakewood3836—20

Murphy2410208—62

Lakewood—Raymond 0, Darrah 2, Clark 10, Wessell 2, Eby 0, Austad 3, Orr 0, Jensen 2, Smith 1. Archbishop Murphy—Carlson 5, Farrell 2, Ericksen 2, Lyman 14, Bartholomew 2, Begert 0, Vincent 1, Pettinger 3, Fletcher 6, Rasmussen 7, Nelson 0, Maher 2, Rebich 4, Meehan 3, Carlson 11. 3-point goals—Austad 1, Lyman 4, Rasmussen 1. Records—Lakewood 0-11 league, 0-16 overall. Archbishop Murphy 11-0, 15-2.

King’s 48, South Whidbey 33: At Langley, King’s pulled away from South Whidbey in the second half after clinging to a four-point lead at halftime. King’s attacked the glass at the offensive end for 17 offensive rebounds in the Cascade Conference win.

At South Whidbey H.S.

King’s8141511—48

S. Whidbey13587—33

King’s—Taylor 13, Berendsen 5, McConnaughey 8, Keys 0, Rasmussen 3, Storkson 5, Adams 2, Berg 0, Kirton 12, Fairley 0. South Whidbey—Calderwood 7, Alber 10, O’Sullivan 0, Prosch 9, Brown 0, Williams 0, Linehan 7, Schuster 0. 3-point goals—Taylor 3, Storkson 1, Alber 2, Prosch 1. Records—King’s 8-5 league, 11-8 overall. South Whidbey 2-9, 2-15.

Sultan 53, Coupeville 46: At Coupeville, Bianca O’Hara scored 22 points to lead Sultan to the Cascade Conference win.

At Coupeville H.S.

Sultan9131120—53

Coupeville1081216—46

Sultan—Batts 9, Nuyen 0, Wiedeger 0, Hopkins 0, O’Hara 22, Haney 0, Johnson 20, Beucherie 9, Markwood 2. Coupeville—K. Smith 2, Boyd 0, Rosenkrance 2, O’Keefe 6, M. Smith 22, Hesselgrave 5, Arnold 2, Manker 7. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—Sultan 9-2 league, 12-5 overall. Coupeville 5-8, 10-9.

Cedarcrest 58, Granite Falls 31: At Granite Falls, three different Cedarcrest players scored 15 points apiece, and Cedarcrest clinched a 2A District 1 playoff berth with the win and Coupeville’s loss.

At Granite Falls H.S.

Cedarcrest1721227—58

Granite Falls510115—31

Cedarcrest—Stauffer 15, Den Hartog 15, Hammontree 2, Campbell 3, Rouleau 4, Smythe 15, McKinney 0, Kramer 2, Richey 2. Granite Falls—Ogren 1, Spencer 15, Smith 0, Street 2, R. Alexander 3, J. Alexander 0, Arndt 4, Hensley 2, Matalomani 4. 3-point goals—Smythe 1, Campbell 1. Records—Cedarcrest 7-5 league, 8-9 overall. Granite Falls 5-7, 6-12.

Darrington 57, Mount Vernon Christian 48: At Mt. Vernon, Randi Wales scored 18 points and her sister Hailey chipped in 17 as they led Darrington to the Northwest 1A/2B win. With the win, Darrington clinched a 2B Tri-district playoff berth.

At Mt. Vernon Christian H.S.

Darrington14161611—57

Mt. Vernon Chr.781815—48

Darrington—Fanning 2, Gentry 4, H. Wales 17, Cousins 5, R. Wales 18, Baker 5, Pugh 4, Brooks 2. Mt. Vernon Christian—Whitener 7, Brown 1, deHaan 5, Weidenbach 1, Kuipers 16, Brady 0, Carman 18. 3-point goals—Cousins 1, Baker 1, Kuipers 1, Carman 4. Records—Darrington 7-4 league, 12-6 overall. Mt. Vernon Christian 4-7, 7-10.