Terrace fivesome ousts Monroe

Published 9:00 pm Thursday, February 23, 2006

MARYSVILLE – The starting five for the Mountlake Terrace girls basketball team scored all the Hawks’ points to dispatch the Monroe Bearcats 62-58 in a loser-out 4A District 1 playoff game Thursday night at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

“We introduced a little bit of a different rotation to try some things out,” Mountlake Terrace coach Deidra Ducheane said. “We wanted to add some speed and some of the younger players and if definitely worked out for us tonight.”

The Hawks spread the scoring around with four of the five starters scoring in double figures. Nikki Mosman led the way with 16 points, including four 3-pointers.

“She hit some key 3-pointers in the first half,” Ducheane said. “She was definitely the spark in first half.”

Tatiana Heck added 15, Bianca Rowland had 12, Kerstin Torrescano scored 11 and Jessica Buxton had eight.

Monroe was paced by Keena Hopkins’ 20 and Chelsea Drivstuen’s 13.

Monroe was playing without leading scorer junior Sarah Morton who has been out with a torn anterior crucial ligament since January 27th.

“I think it is a huge thing, anytime you take 17 points away from your offense it definitely is going to effect your team,” Ducheane said.

Mountlake Terrace plays the loser of today’s game between Lake Stevens and Jackson at 8 p.m. Tuesday at M-P.

At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.

Mountlake Terrace19161017-62

Monroe17101219-58

Mountlake Terrace-Buxton 8, Heck 15, Mosman 16, Rowland 12, Torrescano 11. Monroe-Thomas 3, Battle 9, Hopkins 20, C. Drivstuen 13, Matkins 5, Wangner 6, Brennan 2. 3-point goals-Mosman 4. Records-Mountlake Terrace 15-7 overall. Monroe 14-8.

Marysville-Pilchuck 51, Edmonds-Woodway 44: At Marysville, Amanda Dunbar led the way with 18 points as the Tomahawks withstood a 20-point effort by Jessica Takara of Edmonds-Woodway in the 4A District 1 loser-out game.

At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.

Edmonds-Woodway1210175-44

Marysville-Pilchuck1714119-51

Edmonds-Woodway-Singh 3, Takara 20, Bordeaux 12, Butler 7, Lauber 2. Marysville-Pilchuck-Clevish 4, Couls 13, Dunbar 18, Peterson 4, Degerness 2, Gribler 10. 3-point goals-not reported Records-E-W 10-12 overall. Marysville-Pilchuck 14-8.

Boys basketball

Lakewood 57, Sultan 51: At Mount Vernon, Bryan Connor scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds en route to a 2A District 1 playoff victory for the Cougars. Lakewood sealed the victory with 11-for-16 free-throw shooting in the fourth quarter. Jesse Nicholes scored 16 to pace Sultan in the loser-out game.

At Mt. Vernon H.S.

Lakewood1515819-57

Sultan169818-51

Lakewood-D. Borisov 7, S. Borisov 8, Connor 13, Loucks 7, McGillvray 1, Scott 10, Wiederkehr 11. Sultan-Webster 3, Clarke 2, Jo. Nicholes 9, Je. Nicholes 16, Pohaku 10, Champeaux 11. 3-point goals-Je. Nicholes 2, Connor 2. Records-Lakewood 14-8 overall. Sultan 6-16.

Meridian 76, Granite Falls 51: At Mount Vernon, seniors Tyler Anderson and Jess Perry scored 28 points for Granite Falls, which was playing in its first district tournament in 11 years. Brothers Bryan and Duece Black combined for 43 points for Meridian in the loser-out contest.

At Mt. Vernon H.S.

Granite Falls11171310-51

Meridian21142021-76

Granite Falls-Anderson 15, Conley 6, Cuddeback, Eggleston 5, Knudson 4, Perry 13, Schoonover 2, Villegas 6. Meridian-Himes 9, Froberg 6, Mark 4, Slesk 9, Lintz 1, B. Black 17, Keough 4, D. Black 26. 3-point goals-Eggelston 1, Anderson 1, Himes 1, Slesk 1, B. Black 2, D. Black 4. Records-Granite Falls 10-12 overall. Meridian 8-14.