MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Tulalip Heritage secured its second trip to the 1B state tournament in three seasons with a 61-45 Tri-district semifinal win over Clallam Bay Tuesday at Mountlake Terrace High School.
The Hawks clamped down defensively in the third quarter, according to team manager Ron Iukes, and held Clallam Bay to seven points, expanding a three-point halftime lead to 16.
Tulalip plays North Sound Christian for the Tri-district championship at 5 p.m. Saturday at Mountlake Terrace H.S.
Lesjar McKinney led the Hawks with 19 points. Shawn Comenote contributed 17.
Tulalip finished second at state two seasons ago in its first tournament appearance.
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
Clallam Bay1014714—45
Tulalip15122014—61
Clallam Bay—Richardson 4, Hess 7, Charcraw 4, Smith 13, Angelo 7, Greene 10. Tulalip Heritage—McKinney 19, WhiteBear 11, Comenote 17, Johnson 6, E. Jones 0, Davis 8. 3-point goals—McKinney 3, Comenote 1, Hess 1, Greene 3. Records—Clallam Bay not reported. Tulalip Heritage 19-2.
North Sound Christian 62, Lummi 56: At Mountlake Terrace, North Sound Christian, which had lost three times to Lummi during the regular season, earned its first-ever state tournament berth with the Tri-district semifinal win. North Sound, which was 7-for-9 from 3-point range, jumped out to a 23-9 lead after one quarter. Daron Otis led all scorers with 24 points. Jeremy Waller had 15 points, eight assists and five steals. Tanner Mahler scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. North Sound is the first boys team first-year coach Bill Kelley, who has previously been to state with the Bellevue and Archbishop Murphy girls, has taken to state. “This is awesome,” he said.
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
N. Sound2311208—62
Lummi9111719—56
North Sound Christian—Otis 24, Waller 15, Watson 4, Hudson 9, Mahler 10, Martinez 0. Lummi—James 10, Edwards 9, D. Tom 6, Revey 2, Oltham 0, Jefferson 20, Dennis 7. 3-point goals—Otis 2, Waller 2, Mahler 3, James 2, Edwards 3, D. Tom 1, Jefferson 2. Records—North Sound Christian 12-10 overall. Lummi 14-4.
Mariner 53, Marysville-Pilchuck 52: At Everett, with Mariner behind by one point, Damascus Purnell made a lay-up with six seconds to go to seal the 4A District 1 playoff game for the Marauders. Senior Michael Minor finished with 16 points and four steals for the Marauders, who face Lake Stevens on Friday at Jackson H.S. in a winner-to-state semifinal. Nick Soriano also had 16 points to lead M-P, which will play Snohomish on Thursday in a loser-out game.
At Mariner H.S.
M-P1761613—52
Mariner1981115—53
Marysville-Pilchuck—Holm 9, Busichio 0, Soriano 16, Toler 10, Lanphere 7, Forsythe 4, Elwell 6. Mariner—Yusuf 2, Kiehl 2, Zerahaimanot 0, Coles 0, Minor 16, Doerscher 11, Dillon 8, McCulloch 4, Malysheff 6, Purnell 4. 3-point goals—Holm 1, Soriano 4, Toler 2, Lanphere 1, Minor 2, Doerscher 2. Records—Marysville-Pilchuck 13-7 overall. Mariner 17-4.
Stanwood 46, Jackson 35: At Stanwood, Kyle Hushagen had 12 points and 14 rebounds, Zack Johnson had eight points and 12 rebounds and Kale Schmidt added 15 points for Stanwood which won the 4A District 1 playoff game. The Spartans will move on to face Wesco South No. 1 Mountlake Terrace Friday in a winner-to-state semifinal. Jackson plays Arlington in a loser-out game Thursday.
At Stanwood H.S.
Jackson571310—35
Stanwood4111120—46
Jackson—Todd 3, Koch 10, Bray 8, Gay 4, Gilchrist 10, Wishko 3. Stanwood—Haugstad 4, Schmidt 15, Johnson 8, Solvberg 4, Chabot 3, Hushagen 12. 3-point goals—Todd 1, Schmidt 2. Records—Jackson 13-9 overall. Stanwood 16-5.
Lynnwood 52, Everett 38: At Lynnwood, Aaron Matzen scored 17 points and helped lead Lynnwood to the win in the Wesco 3A seeding playoff game. With the loss, Everett, which was led by the 18 points of Erik Homer, will be the No. 5 seed to district. Lynnwood plays Shorecrest at 6 p.m. Friday at Meadowdale H.S. for seeds three and four.
At Lynnwood H.S.
Everett125156—38
Lynnwood12121513—52
Everett—Smith 0, Murray 2, Brown 3, McKinnon 0, Homer 18, Mattson 12, Frauenholtz 1, Barhanovich 0, Grindstaff 2, Sowinski 0, Daly 0. Lynnwood—Bryant 5, Milne 7, Daniel 3, Wilson 6, Meinken 0, Matzen 17, Alexander 0, Fajemisin 14. 3-point goals—Brown 1, Homer 4, Daniel 1. Records—Everett 5-16 overall. Lynnwood 11-10.
Sultan 69, Lakewood 54: At Marysville, Sultan used an 18-4 run in the second quarter to open up a 38-19 halftime lead in the Cascade Conference game. Michael LaMunyon led Sultan with 17 points, including five 3-pointers.
At Lakewood H.S.
Sultan15232011—69
Lakewood1181916—54
Sultan—Ruddock 3, E. VandenEkart 0, Barnhill 4, Beebe 11, Knoles 14, LaMunyon 17, T. VandenEkart 4, Hall 5, Nicholes 11. Lakewood—Fry 11, Bird 2, Dennis 0, Hawkins 12, Leach 3, Von Pein 0, Wiersma 0, Diamond 14, Hesselman 6, Sanders 6, Stanton 0. 3-point goals—Fry 1, Leach 1, Ruddock 1, LaMunyon 5, Nicholes 1. Records—Sultan 8-5 league, 11-8 overall. Lakewood 2-11, 3-15.
Archbishop Murphy 57, South Whidbey 49: At Langley, J.J. Quinlan scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Archbishop Murphy to an eight-point Cascade Conference win.
At South Whidbey H.S.
Murphy14101221—57
S. Whidbey7171213—49
Archbishop Murphy—Smith 8, Felder 10, Woolman-Otis 0, Fleming 5, Melton 8, McCann 7, Hards 0, Quinlan 19. South Whidbey—Stallman 14, Carey 3, Thornley 9, Newman 14, Cortes 0, Brasko 0, West 0, Erikson 7, Russell 2. 3-point goals—Newman 3, Stallman 2, Carey 1, Thornley 1, Erickson 2, Smith 2. Records—Archbishop Murphy 13-0 league, 15-3 overall. South Whidbey 7-6, 12-7.
Coupeville 64, Friday Harbor 58: At Coupeville, Jason Bagby had 16 points — all in the second half — to help Coupeville win the first-round 1A District 1 playoff game. Austin Scheffer had 18 of his 20 points in the second half to keep Friday Harbor close. Coupeville plays at Meridian in a semifinal at 7 p.m. Friday.
At Coupeville H.S.
F. Harbor5131525—58
Coupeville1242523—64
Friday Harbor—Ausilo 0, Sandifer 2, Aylward 8, Scheffer 20, Ukra 1, Strasser 4, Taylor 2, Howard 1, Nash 14, Lopez 6. Coupeville—Wilcox 13, Bagby 16, Loesch 13, Wacker 0, Peters 13, Brookhouse 2, Smith 0, Walstad 0, Hammer 7. 3-point goals—Wilcox 1, Bagby 2, Loesch 2, Scheffer 3, Nash 2. Records—Friday Harbor 13-6 overall. Coupeville 11-10.
Mount Vernon Christian 56, Shoreline Christian 52: At La Conner, Mount Vernon Christian made 11 fourth-quarter free throws to help get past Shoreline Christian in a Northwest 2B tiebreaker game. Mount Vernon Christian earned the league’s third and final seed into the Tri-district tournament.
At La Conner H.S.
Mt. Vernon Chr.6181517—56
Shoreline Chr.8131120—52
Mt. Vernon Christian—Riley 4, McClelland 6, Blade 0, Pritchard 5, Hogan 13, Kuipers 18, B. DeVries 8, VanderKooy 2. Shoreline Christian—Vermeer 15, Drollinger 7, Jacobs 2, Ryder 1, Brown 5, Hudson 11, Danhof 0, Deelstra 11. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—Mount Vernon Christian 9-8 overall. Shoreline Christian 7-12.
Girls basketball
Everett 43, Shorecrest 38: At Shoreline, Everett led 15-4 at the beginning of the game, but Shorecrest stormed back late to tie it with 18 seconds remaining. Everett’s Mollie Antiojo followed with her first points of the night on a 3-pointer to give Everett the Wesco 3A seeding win. Shorecrest is the fifth seed to district. Everett plays Lynnwood at 6 p.m. Thursd ay at Meadowdale High School for the third and fourth seeds.
At Shorecrest H.S.
Everett175138—43
Shorecrest101369—38
Everett—Hope 3, Antiojo 3, Letourneau 7, Bell 4, MacCormac 18, Peel 0, Burton 8, Taggart 0. Shorecrest—Axelson 14, Ruhlman 0, Tseng 11, Jarvis 1, Lasconia 6, Hagood 6, Richards 0, Uppinghouse 0. 3-point goals—Hope 1, Antiojo 1, Axelson 1, Hagood 1. Records—Everett 4-17 overall. Shorecrest 6-15.
Archbishop Murphy 74, South Whidbey 40: At Everett, Sam Pettinger led Murphy with 21 points and four 3-pointers and Murphy played a tough man-to-man defense, keeping its undefeated streak alive at 19-0. Murphy faces Granite Falls at home on Friday in its Cascade Conference finale.
At Archbishop Murphy H.S.
S. Whidbey1310611—40
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South Whidbey—Peterson 0, O’Sullivan 6, Prosch 1, LaChaussee 6, Alber 3, Newman 22, T. Pope 0, Calderwood 2, S. Pope 0. Archbishop Murphy—Rasmussen 7, Lyman 7, Pettinger 21, Fletcher 6, Shober 5, Anderson 10, Smith 6, Carlson 4, Erickson 6, Begert 2. 3-point goals—O’Sullivan 2, Anderson 2, Erickson 1, Pettinger 4, Lyman 1. Records—Archbishop Murphy 13-0 league, 19-0 overall. South Whidbey 6-7, 8-10.
Sultan 68, Lakewood 51: At Sultan, Cassie Bucherie (six points, 18 rebounds) and Bianca O’hara (25 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, five steals) led Sultan to the Cascade Conference victory and berth in the 2A District 1 playoffs. Sultan will next face Cedarcrest to determine second place in the Cascade Conference.
At Sultan H.S.
Lakewood491820—51
Sultan15181916—68
Lakewood—Hernandez 2, Jordan Shafer 0, Wessell 4, Eby 3, Wiederkehr 8, Jocelyn Shafer 14, Work 7, Mizell 9, Smith 0, Diggs 4. Sultan—Batts 17, Nuyen, Brink 5, Hassler 2, O’Hara 25, Korn 6, Haney 3, Johnson 2, Beucherie 6, Markwood 2. 3-point goals—O’Hara 4, Jocelyn Shafer 2, Work 1, Mizell 1. Records—Lakewood 4-9 league, 6-14 overall. Sultan 9-4, 11-8.
Coupeville 51, Friday Harbor 44: At Coupeville, Friday Harbor raced back to tie the score in the fourth quarter at 41 after trailing 26-15 at half. Megan Smith scored 30 points, shooting 12-for-20 from the field and sinking three 3-pointers to lead Coupeville in a loser-out game of the 1A District 1 tournament. Coupeville plays at Lynden Christian at 7 p.m. Thursday in a semifinal game.
At Coupeville H.S.
F. Harbor691613—44
Coupeville14121114—51
Friday Harbor—Taylor 4, Nash 3, Turnbull 2, Short 4, Jangard 3, Andersen 17, Johnson-O’Day 0, Barnes 11. Coupeville—K. Smith 0, Boyd 0, Caselden 0, Rosenkrance 5, Murdy 2, M. Smith 30, Sherman 0, Lawson 8, Hesselgrave 0, Manker 0, O’Keefe 6. 3-point goals—not reported. Records—Friday Harbor 4-15 overall. Coupeville 3-17.
North Sound Christian 41, Highland Christian 35: At Mountlake Terrace, North Sound’s 1-2-2 defensive zone shutdown Highland’s perimeter game in the fourth quarter and North Sound outscored Highland 13-4 in the final quarter to grab the winner-to-state 1B Tri-district semifinal win. North Sound plays Neah Bay for the Tri-district championship at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mountlake Terrace H.S. Highland plays Tulalip Heritage in a winner-to-state, loser-out consolation game at 6 p.m. Friday at Terrace.
At North Sound Christian H.S.
Highland107144—35
N. Sound109913—41
Highland Christian—Brown 2, Sande 0, Olin 12, Burrows 0, K. Graber 4, C. Graber 14, Tuemmler 1, Hodges 2. North Sound Christian—Reymore 10, Jenness 0, M. Castor 4, Oakland 6, Speck 5, Washio 12, Meeks 4, J. Castor 0. 3-point goals—Reymore 1. Records—Highland Christian 9-9 overall. North Sound Christian 13-8.
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