EVERETT – Senior center Lisa Coate provided the leadership to guide the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats to a victory in the first round of the 2A District 1 playoffs Wednesday.
The Wildcats defeated Nooksack Valley 48-34 to advance to a winner-to-state playoff game at 8 p.m. Saturday at Mount Vernon High School.
Coate scored 11 of her 17 points in the second half and grabbed 10 rebounds for the game while keeping her team composed.
“She was the leader of the club and she kept the momentum in our favor tonight,” Wildcats coach John Barhanovich said “It was a great team effort.”
At Archbishop Murphy H.S.
Nooksack Valley1041010-34
Archbishop Murphy1381611-48
Nooksack Valley-TeVelde 2, Wilburn 7, Ramstead 13, Boss 4, Visser 8. Archbishop Murphy-Lasswell 2, Eknes 2, Coate 17, Burns 11, Smith 14, Reinig 2. 3-point goals-Smith 4, Burns 1, Wilburn 1, Ramstad 1. Records-Nooksack Valley 8-13 overall. Archbishop Murphy 17-4.
King’s 72, Meridian 27: At Shoreline, Danielle Clauson scored 22 points and had four blocks and four steals to lead King’s to the 2A District 1 playoff victory. Caitlyn Faidley had four 3-pointers. King’s advanced to play Mount Baker in a winner-to-state game at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mount Vernon High School.
At King’s H.S.
Meridian8586-27
King’s22172211-72
Meridian-Reinke 8, Teigert 2, Norris 2, Hurlburt 2, Mans 3, Huffman 10. King’s-Clauson 22, Cutright 3, Faidley 14, Mosiman 19, Strand 11, Thompson 1, Irish 2. 3-point goals-Faidley 4, Cutright 1, Mans 1. Records-Meridian 5-16 overall. King’s 20-2.
Mount Baker 54, Granite Falls 37: At Deming, Tera Bauer scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Tigers in a 2A District 1 playoff game. Granite Falls plays Meridian at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Vernon.
At Mt. Baker H.S.
Granite Falls102916-37
Mt. Baker1481319-54
Granite Falls-Alexander 2, Bauer 11, Dudder 6, Haug 5, Sannon 6, Jensen 4, Rondorf 3. Mt. Baker-Milman 8, B. Zender 2, Campbell 4, M. Zender 2, George 4, Buchanon 3, Van Brocklind 13, Phillips 4, Tyler 14. 3-point goals-Bauer 1. Records-Granite Falls 9-12 overall. Mt. Baker 15-6.
Lynden Christian 80, Lakewood 33: At Lynden, Sami Hargrove led the way for Lakewood in a losing effort with eight points in a 2A District 1 playoff game. Lakewood plays Nooksack Valley in a loser-out playoff game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Mount Vernon.
At Lynden Christian H.S.
Lakewood641211-33
Lynden Christian19172519-80
Lakewood-Stewart 6, Hesselman 6, Hargrove 8, Sieber 4, Hess 2, Hoidal 1, Work 6. Lynden Christian-Sha. Brandsma 2, S. De Boer 4, She. Brandsma 2, B.. Ryan 7, K. De Boer 16, Bailey 6, Bernedsen 12, M. Yan 4, Reed 27. 3-point goals-Hargrove 1, Work 1, Reed 3. Records-Lakewood 4-17 overall. Lynden Christian 20-1.
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