ARLINGTON — There’s an old saying in sports that defense wins games.
Wednesday night defense won the game for the Oak Harbor Wildcats girls basketball team.
Oak Harbor used a half-court trap throughout its Wesco North game against Arlington, limiting the Eagles to 19-percent shooting from the field in a 58-23 win at Arlington High School.
“They zoned a lot and when they’re zoning and we’re not shooting well it’s not pretty,” Arlington head coach Nathan Davis said.
Arlington did not score more than nine points in any quarter and was forced into 16 turnovers.
“Oak Harbor played incredibly hard, they hustled and played with a lot of heart. That translated into a ‘W’ for them,” Davis said.
Jessica Denmon scored a game-high 14 points as Oak Harbor (2-0 in league, 4-0 overall) jumped out to a 16-5 first quarter lead and never looked back.
Mietra Smollack scored nine points and Jennifer Jansen added 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
“Smollack plays great defense, passes well and she’s a good leader. Both their posts played well,” Davis said.
Sheryl Scheppele led Arlington with six points and Quinn Kesselring added five points and five rebounds for the Eagles, who dropped their first league game of the season.
At Arlington H.S.
Oak Harbor16111318—58
Arlington5594—23
Oak Harbor — Baeyen 6, Chong 0, Denmon 14, Henrickson 4, Jansen 10, Russell 0, R. Smith 3, Smollack 9, Thiel 8, Tubo 2. Arlington — Cornist 4, Daggett 0, Jensen 0, Kesselring 5, Murrin 0, Prause 4, Scheppele 6, White 2, Wilson 2. 3-point goals — Scheppele 2, Denmon 2, Smollack 1. Records — Oak Harbor 2-0 league, 4-0 overall. Arlington 0-1, 2-1.
Edmonds-Woodway 49, Mariner 47 (OT): At Edmonds, the Warriors overcame 25 points and four 3-pointers from Mariner’s Ho’okena Varde to hang on for the overtime victory in Wesco South action.
“(Varde) shot well the entire game,” E-W coach Wayne Edwards said. “She’s a very good shooter. She gets loose and she’s going to shoot. She wants the ball.”
Warriors freshman guard Alex Kenney led E-W with 14 points and had three steals. The Warriors also got 10 points from Jennifer Singh and Erin Lauber.
At Edmonds-Woodway H.S.
Mariner6111578 — 47
E-W97131010 — 49
Mariner — Branham 9, Campos, Carter 3, Ruscha 8, Schmidt 2, Varde 25. Edmonds-Woodway — Butler 6, Donaldson 4, Kenney 14, Lauber 10, Lee, Olson 3, Petty, Schultz 2, Shen, Singh 10, Stafford, Wellington, Dudley. 3-point goals — Kenney 1, Singh 2, Olson 1, Carter 1, Varde 4. Records — Mariner 0-2 league, 1-4 overall. E-W 1-1, 2-3.
Marysville-Pilchuck 60, Everett 26: At Marysville, Britt Harris scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds and Marysville-Pilchuck used a 23-point first quarter en route to victory in the Wesco North contest against Everett. Alex MacCormac led Everett with 11 points and seven rebounds.
At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.
Everett4895—26
M-P2317137—60
Everett — Bell, Burton 1, Fingarson, A. Hope 8, L. Hope 5, Letourneau 1, MacCormac 11, McMullen, Marysville-Pilchuck — Adams, Enberg 8, Fordon 8, Harris 19, Heckendorf 4, Juco 2, Lucas 4, Masters 10, Peterson 3, Pierce, West 2. 3-point goals — A. Hope 1. Records — Everett 1-1 league, 2-3 overall. M-P 1-1, 4-1.
Monroe 52, Stanwood 32: At Monroe, Emily Drivstuen and Sammi Clark each scored 13 points, leading Monroe to its first win of the season in a Wesco North game against Stanwood. Tarin Nicholas led the Spartans with a game-high 15 points.
At Monroe H.S.
Stanwood291011—32
Monroe1812517—52
Stanwood — Collins 4, Harris 3, Jackson 4, Kline 0, Nemo 5, Nicholas 15, Shaughnessy 0, Vargas 1, Wietzke 0. Monroe — Brazel 8, Clark 13, Drawsky 4, Drivstven 13, Ohlsen 10, Ojalehto 2, Robertson 2, Smith 0. Records — Stanwood 0-2 league, 2-3 overall. Monroe 1-1, 1-3.
Concrete 44, Granite Falls 35: At Granite Falls, Tasha Smith scored a game-high 15 points and Concrete remained unbeaten with a win over Granite Falls in the non-conference game. Kirsten Kramer led Granite Falls with 14 points and teammate Audrey Murphy added nine points and 11 rebounds.
At Granite Falls H.S.
Concrete1471112—44
G. Falls610217—35
Concrete — A. Taylor 2, Barnett 7, K. Taylor 9, League 2, Lee, Smith 15, Thomas 9. Granite Falls — Dudder 5, Jensen 2, Kramer 14, Murphy 9, Smith 3, Spencer, Wesala 2. 3-point goals — K. Taylor 1, Thomas 1. Records — Concrete 3-0 overall. Granite Falls 1-3.
Shorecrest 53, Shorewood 41: At Shoreline, Shorecrest turned a 21-21 halftime tie into a victory over rival Shorewood by scoring 32 second-half points in the Wesco South contest.
Ashley Hagood led Shorecrest with 18 points and Jocelyn Riordan had 13.
Shorewood’s Taylor Nephew scored 16 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and teammate Kelsey England scored eight points and had 10 rebounds.
At Shorewood H.S.
Shorecrest9121517—53
Shorewood1381010—41
Shorecrest — Axelson 5, Bryant, Gamman, Glesener 2, Hagood 18, McCorkell 2, Riordan 13, Schade, Shrote 9, Towles 2, Tseng 2. Shorewood — Allen 3, Bronson, Ellersick 5, England 8, Farden 9, Hammer, Nephew 16, Nichols, Ogbazghi. 3-point goals — Hagood 2, Axelson 1, Riordan 3. Records — Shorecrest 2-0 league, 3-2 overall. Shorewood 1-1, 1-3.
Snohomish 55, Cascade 41: At Everett, Karley Lampman had 12 points and Allison Burns added 10 as Snohomish beat Cascade in the Wesco North contest. Katy Gross led the Bruins with 17 points.
At Cascade H.S.
Snohomish1691812—55
Cascade810149—41
Snohomish — Benson 7, Berg, Burns 10, Desmarais 6, Fairbanks, Guthrie 8, Heard 2, Lampman 12, Miller 2, S. Scott 8, Smith. Cascade — Condotta 5, Gross 17, Hayden 1, Joyce, Keel, Da. Love 9, Molenda 1, Nelson 4, Smith 4. 3-point goals — Guthrie 1. Records — Snohomish 2-0 league, 3-1 overall. Cascade 0-2, 0-3.
Boys basketball
King’s 76, Foster 44: At Shoreline, Dylan O’Neil had 14 points and 11 rebounds as King’s had little trouble with Foster’s press in the non-league game.
“They came out and pressed us and we did a nice job against their press and got some easy layins,” King’s coach Bill Liley said.
Erich Fulendorf led King’s with 17 points and tallied six assists and five rebounds. The Knights also got 14 points from Alex Mar.
At King’s H.S.
Foster1081214—44
King’s20212015—76
Foster — Griffith 1, Jenkins 5, Donaldson 20, Faison 2, Chisholm 5, Malath 1, Page 10, Manogo. King’s — Ayers 9, Brugger 2, Clocksin 6, Farid 2, Fuhlendorf 17, Hardy 5, Hoff 3, Mar 14, McDonald, O’Neil 14, Talbot 4. 3-point goals — Hoff 1. Records — Foster 1-4 overall. King’s 1-2.
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