Monroe reaches tourney final

HONOLULU – Accuracy made the difference for the Monroe boys basketball team Thursday.

The Bearcats made eight of 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to fend off Sequam, B.C., 53-49 in a semifinal game of the Walter Wong Classic at St. Louis High School.

Monroe plays South Torrence, Calif., in today’s title game.

Jason Waltman had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Bearcats.

At St. Louis H.S.

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Monroe12161312-53

Sequam-not reported. Monroe-Wright 12, Vargas 1, Silva 12, Cornelius 6, Pearl 2, J. Waltman 10, MacIntyre 8, S. Waltman 2. 3-point goals-Silva 1, J. Wright 2. Records-Sequam not reported. Monroe 3-3 overall.

Cascade 62, Eastside Catholic 52: At Bellevue, Cascade was 9-for-13 from 3-point range in the first half in winning its first game of the season in the Bellevue Community College tournament. Dirk Snel, who tied a school record with six 3-pointers, was 5-for-8 on 3s in the first half and scored 23 of his game-high 34 points in the first two quarters. David Benson was 3-for-3 on 3s in the first half and scored 15 of his 19 points in the first two periods. Snel and Benson accounted for 38 of Cascade’s 42 first-half points. Snel also had seven rebounds and four steals. The Bruins’ Chris McGrath had seven assists. Cascade plays Ballard in the semifinals today.

At Bellevue Community College

Cascade2022416-62

Eastside Catholic920617-52

Cascade-McGrath 4, Benson 19, Snel 34, Wilkins 1, Reading 4. Eastside Catholic-Nakatsu 2, Vetras 2, Mendezona 17, Taylor 16, Downing 11, Hewitt 4. 3-point goals-McGrath 1, Benson 3, Snel 6, Mendezona 6. Records-Cascade 1-6 overall. Eastside Catholic 2-4.

Meadowdale 50, Bishop Blanchet 38: At Lynnwood, The Meadowdale defense held Bishop Blanchet to 35 percent shooting from the field in the non-league game. The Mavericks’ Milan Moncrief was 12-for-18 from the free-throw line, 9-for-11 in the second half, and he had 15 rebounds.

At Meadowdale H.S.

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Bishop Blanchet-Edwards 8, Matous 17, Willie 2, Brown 2, Froid 9, Mounts 17. Meadowdale-O’Neill 2, Clampitt 2, Moncrief 18, Njoku 3, Dooley 8, Threet 12, Johnson 1, Law 4. 3-point goals-Dooley 1, Matous 2, Froid 2. JV score-Meadowdale def Bishop Blanchet. Records-Bishop Blanchet not reported. Meadowdale 5-3 overall.

Kamehameha 46, Mariner 33: At Everett, The Hawaiian team was 19-for-27 from the free-throw line in winning the non-league game. Rykin Enos, the Warriors’ leading scorer with 16 points, was 10-for-13 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

At Mariner H.S.

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Mariner77811-33

Kamehameha-Cummings 3, Lyons 3, Kauweloa 6, Hanson 9, Godinet 4, Scheidt 1, Enos 16, Goeas 4. Mariner-J. Dillon 12, Chhan 2, Peterson 5, T. Dillon 2, Grant 4, Bastys 3, Malysheff 3, Purnell 2. 3-point goals-J. Dillon 3, Peterson 1, Grant 1, Lyons 1. Records-Kamehameha 5-7 overall. Mariner 2-4.

Bethel 41, Mountlake Terrace 32: At Mountlake Terrace, Bethel advanced to play Roosevelt in the championship game of the Edmonds School District Holiday tournament with a non-conference win. John Allen scored 11 points and Michael Wiley added 12 for the Hawks. Brandon Magee led Bethel with 12 points and seven rebounds.

At Mountlake Terrace H.S.

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Bethel-Hadman 3, Magee 12, Matthews 7, Wilson 4, Phillips 6, Hase 2, Tiefenthaler 7. Mountlake Terrace-Allen 10, Wiley 12, Strieby 4, Stracener 4, Griffin 2. 3-point goals-Allen 2, Tiefenthaler 2. JV score-Bethel def. M. Terrace. Records-Bethel not reported. M. Terrace 5-2 overall.

Emerald Ridge 42, Lynnwood 41: At Bellevue, Lynnwood’s Andrew Beatty scored a game-high 19 points but Emerald Ridge was able to hold off the Royals in the opening round of the Bellevue Community College Holiday tournament.

At Bellevue C.C.

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Emerald Ridge981411-42

Lynnwood-Beatty 19, Hill 8, Matzen 4, Fajesimin 3, Gordon 3, Milne 2, Stone 2. Emerald Ridge-Grimond 16, Allen 10, Williamson 8, Thomson 4, Doughtery 2, Tripp 2. Records-Lynnwood 1-5 overall. Emerald Ridge not reported.

Granite Falls 67, Lambrick Park, B.C. 59: At Granite Falls, Josh Knudson had 27 points and seven assists and teammate Sean Counley added a double-double with 23 points and 18 rebounds to lead Granite Falls to the non-conference win.

At Granite Falls H.S.

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Granite Falls11122420-67

Lambrick Park-Reddy 19, Christian 3, Logan 3, Welch 4, Howie 1, Spurr 17, Lefsrud 12. Granite Falls-Cuddeback 2, Knudson 27, Londerville 2, Villegas 6, Gamache 7, Counley 23. 3-point goals-Reddy 4, Logan 1, Spurr 1, Lefsrud 2, Knudson 1. JV score-Granite Falls def. Lambrick Park. Records-Lambrick Park not reported. Granite Falls 6-1 overall.

South Whidbey 55, Springfield, Australia, 37: At Port Townsend, Parker Barnett had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Falcons. Kyle Asay and Chad Anderson each added 10 points to help South Whidbey win the non-league Port Townsend tournament game.

At Port Townsend H.S.

Springfield812611-37

South Whidbey14141314-55

Springfield-Porter 5, Branet 16, Goodier 4, Barry 3, Rooke 5, Smylee 2, Austin 2. South Whidbey-Anderson 10, Asay 10, Barnett 16, Blakey 9, Stallman 3. 3-point goals-Anderson 1, Blakey 1, Rooke 1, Branet 1. Record-South Whidbey 4-1 overall.

Sequim 72, Archbishop Murphy 69: At Port Townsend, Jared Smith tied the game at 69 with a 10-foot jump shot with six seconds to go, but Ian Austin got the last three of his 23 points with a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to lead Sequim to the win in the first-round game of the Port Townsend tournament. Joey Clancy led the Wildcats with 23 points.

At Port Townsend H.S.

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Sequim13231521-72

Archbishop Murphy-Anderson 8, Clancy 23, Ackerman 4, Smith 13, Bourke 12, Hunter 4, Melton 3, McNaughton 2. Sequim-Austin 23, Lauritzan 16, Silliman 2, Garrett 10, Russoorn 6, Webb 6. 3-point goals-Austin 1, Garrett 1, Webb 2, Clancy 3, Smith 3. Records-Archbishop Murphy 1-4 overall. Sequim 3-3.

Summit 61, Grace Academy 34: At Marysville, Andy Conklin scored 12 points but Grace Academy wasn’t able to overcome Summit’s 20-point third quarter. Tim Jones led Summit in the non-league game with 13 points and three 3-pointers.

At Grace Academy

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Summit-Overshine 9, Rolland 4, Roos 1, Walker 12, Wells 9, Dampier 6, Jones 13, McDaniel 2, Gahn 3, Tsutakana 2. Grace Academy-Israel 6, Young 3, Montgomery 3, McAuliffe 4, Conklin 12, Gr. Weinberg 6. 3-point goals-Isreal 2, Overshine 3, Jones 3, Gahn 1. JV score-Grace Academy def. Master’s Touch. Records-Summit not reported. Grace Academy 1-8.

Christian Faith 47, North Sound Christian 38: At Mountlake Terrace, Riley Cathey scored a game-high 17 points but it wasn’t enough to stop the Eagles. Keith Kochendorfer added 12 points for North Sound. The Eagles only had four players score in the contest.

At North Sound Christian H.S.

Christian Faith1410716-47

North Sound Chr.1021610-38

Christian Faith-Banks 16, Willis 11, Savini 8, Nalivayko 7, Constantine 3, Brown 2. North Sound Christian-Cathey 17, Kochendorfer 12, Oakland 2, Wallace 7. Records-Christian Faith 1-4 overall. North Sound Christian 1-6.

Wrestling

Squalicum 36, Stanwood 32: At Stanwood, Joey Duran scored a 16-1 major decision in the 103-pound match and Jonathan French won a 6-0 decision at 130 pounds, but it wasn’t enough to lift Stanwood over Squalicum in the non-league meet.

At Stanwood H.S.

135-J. Garcia (Sq) dec. Fina, 13-2; 140-Seegmiller (St) pinned Vech, 1:59; 145-Hartzell (St) dec. Barron, 6-1; 152-Le. Johnson (Sq) pinned Ulrich, 3:38; 160-Murray (Sq) dec. Wade, 8-6; 171-Winchester (Sq) dec. Stewart, 7-5; 189-H. Garcia (Sq) pinned Lo. Johnson, 1:40; 215-Morales (St) pinned Hagerty, 1:31; 285-Mann (St) pinned Larsen, 5:20; 103-Duran (St) major dec. Ackerman, 16-1; 112-Zender (Sq) pinned Mar. Pelham, 1:12; 119-Tuttle (Sq) pinned Mat. Pelham, 1;47; 125-Cooper (Sq) dec. Anderson, 6-0; 130-French (St) dec. Sandhu, 6-0. Records-Squalicum not reported. Stanwood 5-2 overall.

Woodinville 40, Marysville-Pilchuck 28: At Arlington, the Falcons picked up five pins en route to a non conference win. Marysville-Pilchuck picked up two pins.

At Arlington H.S.

103-Donaldson (M-P), won by forfeit; 112-Mitchell (W), pinned Dinh 2:47; 119-Kamata (W) pinned Mangat 1:40; 125-Granar (W), dec. Templeman, 5-1; 130-Anson (W), dec. Schumaker, 10-2; 135-Libbing (M-P), dec. Sheeks, 10-4; 140-Dormiar (M-P), dec. Lapana, 11-2; 145-Moss (W) pinned Hinckley 5:21; 152-Masten (M-P), dec. Mitchell, 6-2; 160-Johnson (M-P) pinned Prusha 1:59; 171-Havran (W) pinned York 2:42; 189-Dallas (W) pinned Hagen :57; 215-Wilder (M-P) injury default over Murphy; 285-McCurry (W), dec. Dickerson 10-5. Records-Marysville-Pilchuck 3-4 overall. Woodinville not reported.

Marysville-Pilchuck 52, O’Dea 21: At Arlington, the Tomahawks picked up six pins en route to the non-league win. Brian Donaldson (103 pounds) and Rich Templeman (125) each picked up pins for the Tomahawks. Jeff Abel picked up a pin at 135 for O’Dea.

At Arlington H.S.

103-Donaldson (M-P) pinned Sey, :39; 112-Dinh (M-P) pinned Johnson, 1:21; 119-Manget (M-P) won by forfeit; 125-Templeman (M-P) pinned Pelligreeny, :57; 130-Schumaker (M-P), dec. Kraft, 7-6; 135-Balibine (O) pinned Livings 2:42; 140-Flones (O), dec. Dormiar 3-1; 145-Hinkley (M-P), dec. Tuphy 11-1; 152-Maston (M-P) pinned Randecker 3:33; 160-Johnson (M-P) pinned Dempsy 3:37; 171-Able (O) pinned York 3:38; 189-Morrales (O) pinned Hagen, :25; 215-Wilder (M-P) pinned Javing, :24; 285-Dickerson (M-P) dec. Verral, 11-4. Records-Marysville-Pilchuck 3-4 overall. O’Dea not reported.

Monroe 56, Lynnwood 18: At Monroe, Okuto Kawakita’s triple-overtime victory over Taneal Detschmann highlighted the non-conference victory for Monroe.

At Monroe H.S.

130-S. Takashima (L) pinned Howard, 0:55; 135-Stocker (M) pinned Minhas, 0:46; 140-Vasquez (M) win by tec fall Miller, 1:40; 145- Murray (M) pinned Ulky, 0:24; 152-Detschmen (L) dec. Hanika, 9-7; 160-McPeters (M) pinned Foreregt, 2:21; 171-Lochmann (M) won by forfeit; 189-Kenagy (M) pinned Ingalls, 1:04; 215-Sabin (M) pinned Jackson, 0:49; 285-Crowley (M) pinned Crow, 1:34; 103-Henderson (L) major dec. Johnson, 15-6; 112-Kawakita (M) triple overtime Taneal Detschmen, 6-5; 119-Takashima (L) pinned Detwiller, 2:18; 125-Ottow (M) pinned Mason, 0:24. Monroe 4-4

Monroe 63, Lake Washington 18: At Monroe, led by Sam Ottow at 125 pounds, Monroe used nine pins to defeat Lake Washington in the non-conference win.

At Monroe H.S.

130-Ewing (LW) pinned Howard, 1:27; 135-Stocker (M) pinned Kruse, 3:38; 140-Vasquez (M) pinned Schact, 0:56; 145-Murray (M) pinned Montgomery, 5:58; 152-Hanika (M) pinned Haschak, 2:27; 160-McPeters (M) dec. Teteak, 12-6; 171-Lochmann (M) pinned Woodinring, 0:40; 189- Kenagy (M) pinned Saunders, 1:15; 215-Sabin (M) pinned Zoltaghari, 1:24; 285-Crowley (M) pinned Vitaly Fishchok, 1:25; 103-Johnson (M) won by forgeit; 112-Parker (LW) pinned Kawakita, 1:28; 119-Sau Jimenez (LW) pinned Detwiller, 0:40; 125-Ottow (M) pinned M. Kruse, 3:29. Records-Monroe 5-4 overall. Lake Washington not reported.

Arlington 55, O’Dea 22: At Arlington, Jordan Anderson came from behind to win a 3-2 decision at 171 pounds, leading Arlington to the non-conference win.

At Arlington H.S.

103-Justin Goheen (A) pinned Say, 1:05; 112-Haynes (A) pinned Johnson, 3:44; 119-Jeremy Goheen (A) won by forfeit; 125-Berg (A) pinned Pelligreni, 4:21; 130-White (A) pinned Craft, 1:54; 135-Belindin (O) pinned Scherf, 2:43; 140-Hale (A) pinned Flones, 3:54; 145-Garrett (A) pinned Dupuy, 4:07; 152-Myers (A) pinned Randecker, 1:30; 160-Pensey (O) dec. Huber, 10-1; 171-Anderson (A) dec. Abes, 3-2; 189-Pierce (A) dec. Morales, 12-2; 215-Madrid (A) tech. fall over Buckner, 3:44; 285-Jerrall (O) pinned Dewitt, 3:20. Records-O’Dea not reported. Arlington 9-4 overall.

Arlington 39, Woodinville 26: At Arlington, Matt Hale got his second pin of the night in the 140-pound weight class and Chris Myers (152 pounds) and Houston Huber (160 pounds) each got critical wins to help Arlington pull away in the non-conference meet.

At Arlington H.S.

103-Justin Goheen (A) won by forfeit; 112-Mitchell (W) pinned Haynes, 3:31; 119-Komata (W) pinned Jeremy Goheen, 1:54 ; 125-Giranard (W) tech. fall over Berg, 18-1; 130-White (A) dec. Anson, 8-4; 135-Scherf (A) dec. Schaks, 8-5; 140-Hale (A) pinned Upaha, 3:48; 145-Moss (W) dec. Garrett, 6-2; 152-Myers (A) dec. Mitchell, 5-2; 160-Huber (A) pinned Prussia, 5:10; 171-Harran (W) dec. Anderson, 6-2; 189-Pierce (A) pinned Davis, 3:49; 215-McCarry (W) dec. Madrid, 6-0; 285-Dewitt (A) won by forfeit. Records-Arlington 9-4 overall. Woodinville not reported.

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