Stanwood clinches district playoff berth

Herald staff

LAKE STEVENS – In an exciting Western Conference North Division game, Stanwood came from behind to defeat Lake Stevens 66-56 Friday, giving the Spartans a district playoff berth.

Lake Stevens had an eight-point lead entering the fourth quarter. However, Stanwood used a 1-2-2 zone defense and half-court trap to hold Lake Stevens’ scoreless the last four minutes of the game.

Stanwood’s comeback was fueled by Ryan Appleby who scored 10 of a game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter. Marcus Steele had six of his 19 points in the fourth to assist in the comeback.

“It was great effort for both teams,” said Lake Stevens coach Norm Lowery. “Stanwood is an excellent team, our guys played hard. They will represent our conference in districts well. I thought our team played hard, but we had a tough spell at the end.”

In the winning effort, Paul Zweber had 10 rebounds for Stanwood. Matthew Stevens had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Lake Stevens.


Stanwood-Brokaw 3, Zweber 8, Appleby 22, Ali 9, Steele 19, Whitney 2, Messerli 3. Lake Stevens-Stevens 11, Carbonatto 8, Adrian 2, Andrews 15, Johnson 7, Daniel 3, Conklin 10. 3-point goals-Brokaw 1, Appleby 4, Ali 1, Messerli 1, Stevens 2, Andrews 3, Johnson 1. JV score-Lake Stevens defeated Stanwood 65-60. Records-Stanwood 11-1 in league, 14-2 overall. Lake Stevens 2-10, 3-13.

Cascade 73, Monroe 62: Mike Skoor had game-high honors with 27 points, while teammate Marcus Hansen chipped in 19 for Cascade in the Wesco North game. Kyle Sasser led Monroe with 24 points.


Cascade

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Monroe

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Cascade-Skoor 27, Jo. Bailey 6, Ja. Bailey 12, Curtiss 4, Johnson 3, Hansen 19, Muscatel 2. Monroe-player xx, etc. 3-point goals-Sasser 3, M. Hammerquist 1, Snyder 2, Waite 1. JV score-Cascade 39, Monroe 30. Records-Cascade 8-3 in league, 10-5 overall. Monroe 4-9, 4-13.

Marysville-Pilchuck 72, Arlington 59: Charlie Soper scored 18 points, including four 3-point goals, in leading Marysville-Pilchuck to the Wesco North victory. Michael Klein had a game-high 28 points for Arlington.


Marysville-Pilchuck

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Arlington

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Marysville-Pilchuck-Soper 18, Siekawitch 5, VanDaveer 3, B. Hinderman 2, Harris 2, Crews 8, Burman 5, Pittman 7, T. Hinderman 8, Gill 14. Arlington-McCormack 12, Jefferson 2, Klein 28, Bourasaw 13, Boitano 3, Lowber 1. 3-point goals-Soper 4, Siekawitch 1, T. Hinderman 1, Burman 1, McCormack 2, Boitano 1, Bourasaw 1. JV-Marysville-Pilchuck defeated Arlington. Records-Marysville-Pilchuck 7-5 in league, 8-8 overall. Arlington 5-7, 8-8.

Snohomish 85, Oak Harbor 48: Snohomish’s Matt Holzer hit five 3-point goals and finished with a game-high 22 points to lead the Panthers to a Wesco North victory.


Snohomish

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Oak Harbor

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Snohomish-Parker 4, Sommer 13, Matt Holzer 22, Brekke 2, Shine 8, J. Brockman 21, Vanlandingham 3, P. Brockman 4, Mock 8. Oak Harbor-Fulgham 8, Van Dyke 9, Lobbestael 2, Jansen 3, Bull 18, Raimundi 4, Brown 4. 3-point goals-Holzer 5, Sommer 1, Vanlandingham 1, Bull 3, Van Dyke 1. JV-Snohomish defeated Oak Harbor. Records-Oak Harbor 3-10 in league, 4-13 overall. Snohomish 9-2, 12-2.

Mountlake Terrace 72, Shorecrest 33: Sean Gearin came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points and teammate Ryan Webb had 20 to lead Mountlake Terrace to the Wesco South victory.


Shorecrest

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Mountlake Terrace

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Shorecrest-Wong 2, Russell 5, Cook 2, Bbela 7, Caldwell 8, Block 2, Flowers 6, Morrisey 1. Mountlake Terrace-Preciado 2, Stiel-Williams 10, Webb 20, Strieby 4, Christianson 2, Gearin 22, Boxley 9, Gibbs 2. 3-point goals-Stiel-Williams 2, Wbb 1, Gearin 3, Russell 1. JV score-Shorecrest 57, Mountlake Terrace 55. Records-Shorecrest 1-12 in league, 2-13 overall. Mountlake Terrace 10-4, 11-6.

Everett 59, Kamiak 54 OT: Vesna Sophan scored a game-high 21 points including 4-for-4 from the foul line in overtime to lead Everett to the Wesco South victory. Chris Grounds and Nate Saban each scored 18 points for Kamiak.


Kamiak

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Everett

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Kamiak-Grounds 18, Saban 18, Ching 3, Lowery 3, Ditlev 7, Farcone 2, Murphy 2. Everett-Lee 5, Allison 9, Johnson 2, Sophan 21, Cronin 3, Moore 13, Wertheimer 6. 3-point goals-Grounds 3, Saban 4, Ching 1, Lowery 1, Farcone 1, Lee 1, Allison 1, Sophan 2, Cronin 1. JV score-Everett 56, Kamiak 51. Records-Kamiak 5-8 in league, 7-8 overall. Everett 8-5, 10-5.

Meadowdale 64, Shorewood 57: Meadowdale’s Taylor Marsh hit two 3-pointers in the pivotal second quarter to help the Mavericks outscore Shorewood 15-6 in the quarter en route to a Wesco South win.


Shorewood

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Meadowdale

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Shorewood-Bernhard 4, Stiles 2, Yim 17, Garcia 6, Tourtellot 2, Kristjansen 14, Tracey 5, Diederichs 7. Meadowdale-Smith 16, Marsh 13, Chamberlain 6, Winnie 2, Williams 5, Milam 7, Dennis 15. 3-point goals-Smith 3, Marsh 4, Chamberlain 1, Kristjansen 1, Tracey 1. JV score-Meadowdale 50, Shorewood 41. Records-Meadowdale 8-6 in league, 9-7 overall. Shorewood 6-7, 6-9.

Mariner 69, Lynnwood 44: Forrest Woodley had 11 points and nine rebounds to lead Mariner to a Wesco South victory.


Lynnwood

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12

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Mariner

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17

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Lynnwood-Mus 2, Hinnenkamp 9, Daniel 2, Olson 5, Palmer 7, Johnson 1, Matzen 12, Fischl 6. Mariner-Stockl 2, Livingston 7, Harmon 2, Quinn 4, Coates 7, Woodley 11, Olson 8, Bollinger 8, Hall 8, Grondahl 12. 3-point goals-Hinnenkamp 1, Livingston 1, Bollinger 2. JV score-Mariner 74, Lynnwood 43. Records-Mariner 10-3 in league, 11-4 overall. Lynnwood 6-8, 7-9.

Jackson 61, Edmonds-Woodway 58: Craig Chambers scored 17 points for Jackson in the Wesco South game. Jason Hopkins led Edmonds-Woodway with 17.


Jackson

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12

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Edmonds-Woodway

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Jackson-Chambers 17, Lillibridge 10, Apodaca 7, Tarbox 3, Ervin 5, Keller 13, Pagnac 2, Marsh 4. Edmonds-Woodway-Trew 11, Torgerson 14, Brown 4, Fraine 12, Hopkins 17. 3-point goals-Torgerson 2, Trew 1, Chambers 1, Tarbox 1, Keller 1, Ervin 1, Apodaca 1. JV score-Edmonds-Woodway 61, Jackson 43. Records-Jackson 8-5 in league, 10-5 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 5-9, 5-11.

Bothell 54, Franklin 46: Rocky Jorgensen scored 10 his 19 points in second half to lead Bothell past No. 1-ranked Franklin to capture the Kingco 4A victory. Ryan Rourke finished with 12 points and teammate Daylan Haines had 17 points for Bothell.


Franklin

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Franklin-Taylor 4, White 5, Washington 2, Grant 7, Rodgers 7, Brookes 6, Q. Williams 3, Riley 2, K. Williams 10. Bothell-Clark 4, Jorgensen 19, Rourke 12, Land 2, Haines 17. 3-point goals-White 1, Rodgers 1, Brookes 2, K. Williams 1, Jorgensen 1, Rourke 1. JV score-Bothell 56, Franklin 50. Records-Franklin 9-1 in league, 15-1 overall. Bothell 6-4, 11-6.

Nooksack Valley 71, Lakewood 43: Jason Heutink scored 13 of his team’s 18 points in the second quarter helping Nooksack Valley to victory in a North Cascades game. Garrick Olson kept Lakewood close with nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and four blocks before the leaving the game with a hand injury.


Nooksack Valley

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11

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Lakewood

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Nooksack Valley -Heutink 22, Williamson 3, Boone 6, Vermeulen 9, Scheestra 8, Venn 6, Weiranch 2, Mitchell 3, Vinkes 12. Lakewood-Star 3, Landman 4, Barker 3, Olson 9, Rocha 5, Gamman 6, Boe 2, Nelson 5, Poeschel 6. 3-point goals-Heutink 2, Boone 2, Vermeulen 2, Mitchell 1, Barker 1, Olson 1, Nelson 1. JV-Nooksack Valley defeated Lakewood 66-64. Records-Nooksack Valley 9-2 in league, 11-4 overall. Lakewood 6-6, 9-6.

Blaine 68, South Whidbey 42: Tim Gabelein scored 20 points on four 3-pointers and had seven rebounds to lead the Falcons in the North Cascades game.


Blaine

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15

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68

South Whidbey

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Blaine-Gilmore 4, Mulholland 2, Williams 13, Pike 13, Anderson 12, Anders 6, Crews 17, Alexander 1. South Whidbey-Turner 2, Spivakov 3, Tornga 5, Ellis 2, Gabelein 20, Murphy 2, Plastino 2, Coleman 6. 3-point goals-Williams 1, Anderson 2, Crews 1, Gabelein 4, Tornga 1. JV-SW def. Blaine. Records-Blaine 9-2 in league, 12-2 overall. South Whidbey 4-8, 6-10.

Granite Falls 59, Meridian 56: Trailing by four points after the third quarter, Granite Falls outscored Meridian 20-13 in the fourth quarter to win the North Cascades Conference game.


Meridian

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Granite Falls

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Meridian-Devries 2, Krueger 5, Simmons 7, Wantz 10, Gilmore 16, Hayes 10, Self 6. Granite Falls-Strimple 19, Willard 4, Drube 2, Nelson 4, Mullins 15, Otis 9, Toland 6. 3-point goals-Simmons 1, Gilmore 1, Strimple 1, Willard 1, Mullins 2. JV-Meridian defeated Granite Falls. Records-Granite Falls 2-9 in league, 3-13 overall. Meridian 2-10, 3-13.

Mount Baker 71, Sultan 64: Mount Baker went on a 10-0 run in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter and never relinquished that lead en route to a North Cascades Conference victory.


Mount Baker

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Sultan

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Mount Baker-Hill 5, Brown 10, Kyle 12, Smith 9, Williams 20, Marshall 10, Hodgins 5. Sultan-Gieske 4, Weideman 11, Agnew 11, Losleben 11, Donovan 8, Powers 12, Davison 7. 3-point goals-Brown 2, Smith 1, Weideman 1, Agnew 1, Losleben 1, Donovan 1, Powers 2. JV score-Sultan 58, Mount Baker 56. Records-Sultan 3-9 in league, 3-13. Mount Baker 6-5, 7-8.

Coupeville 61, La Conner 49: Casey Clark scored a game-high 21 points and Chris Good had eight rebounds and three steals to go along with 14 points to lead Coupeville in the Northwest A League game. With the victory, Coupeville remained in first place and undefeated in league play with an 9-0 record.


La Conner

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Coupeville

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La Conner-Stephens 8, Hinton 5, Keele 3, Edwards 12, Dan 9, Cartmill 2, Hagen 10. Coupeville-Clark 21, Sherman 10, Fasolo 1, Meek 2, Roundy 6, Hageman 7, Good 14. 3-point goals-Stephens 2, Edwards 1, Clark 3. JV score-Coupeville 55, La Conner 39. Records-Coupeville 9-0 in league, 15-3 overall. La Conner 4-5, 8-10.

King’s 81, Tacoma Baptist 52: Chris Faidley scored a game-high 22 points and teammate Jared Webb scored 14, had 10 rebounds and handed out five assists as King’s won the Chinook League contest.


Tacoma Baptist

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King’s

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TB-Messer 9, Slifer 7, Wilson 1, B. Wall 2, Kitchen 4, J. Wall 15, Brazile 4, Henricksen 10. King’s-Clark 4, Webb 14, Faidley 22, Troutmann 7, Roe 6, Zevenbergen 7, Pawlek 11, Cayford 4, Lowe 6. 3-point goals-Faidley 4, Pawlek 1, Slifer 1. Records-TB 0-14 in league, 0-17 overall. King’s 9-3, 13-3.

Snohomish County Christian 60, Northwest School 42: Snohomish County Christian outscored Northwest School 32-13 in the first half en route to an Emerald City League victory. SCC’s Jeremiah Ripley led all scorers with 18 points.


Northwest

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Snohomish Co. Christian

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Northwest-Huang 2, Sarmi 11, Yen 13, Hsu 2, Saber 2, Bisio 8, Grout 2, Brown 2. Snohomish County Christian-Sharpe 2, Kendall 2, Farrar 2, Lamping 2, Gwaltney 6, Zuspan 9, Ripley 18, Anderson 1, Rouse 3, Lovelace 3, Doucet 12. 3-point goals-Sarmi 1, Yen 3, Bisio 1, Ripley 3, Doucet 2. JV-Northwest defeated Snohomish County Christian. Records-Snohomish County Christian 6-5 in league, 8-11 overall.

Shoreline Christian 74, Mount Vernon Christian 54: Darren Broekhuis scored 20 points and Garth Brandal added 19 in a Northwest B League game.


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Shoreline Christian

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MVC-Deboer 6, Greydanus 3, Boze 6, Vanderkooy 5, Visser 13, Vandenbosch 11, Lanting 10. SC-Gunderson 2, Dennis 5, Ching 2, Prins 10, Womelsduff 15, Brandal 19, Broekhuis 20, Crozier 1. 3-point goals-Deboer 2, Dennis 1, Womelsduff 1, Brandal 1, Broekhuis 1. JV-MVC def. SC. Records-MVC 2-5 in league, 7-13 overall. SC 5-1, 11-6.

Tulalip Heritage 88, Skykomish 32: Guards Cory Pablo and Tyler Parks scored 30 and 26 points, respectively, to lead Tulalip Heritage to a Northwest B League win. Tulalip Heritage’s last home game of the season saw it take a 43-16 lead at halftime. Center Josh Fryberg had eight rebounds. Forward Josh Nelson was Skykomish’s leading scorer with 12 points.


Skykomish

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Tulalip Heritage

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Skykomish– Brown 8, Valentine 2, West 6, Nelson 12, McCausland 4. Tulalip Heritage-White 16, Monger 2, Miller 11, Pablo 30, Parks 21, Fryberg 8. 3-point goals-Brown 2, Nelson 2, White 2, Pablo 5. JV score-none. Records-Skykomish 0-5 in league, 2-12 overall. Tulalip Heritage 8-2, 13-4.

Darrington 49, Lopez 47: In the last home game of his career, Ronnie McCoy hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to lead the Loggers to a Northwest B League victory.


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Darrington

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Lopez-Franco 4, Sikess-Hero 6, Buffum 26, Lartz 2, Kashuk 9. Darrington-Reece 2, McCoy 19, Ashe 6, Smith 7, Grimmer 7, Boyd 8. 3-point goals-Buffum 3, McCoy 5, Ash 2. Records-Darrington 6-0 in league, 15-2 overall.

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