Guards lead E-W to postseason

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Edmonds-Woodway became the first Wesco South team to clinch a 4A District 1 playoff berth Friday.

All the more impressive, they did it away from home and without injured senior post player Connor Donaldson.

E-W used a 21-11 run in the second quarter to wrest control of the game away from Mountlake Terrace and take a 61-51 Wesco South victory.

“Our bigs scored 36 tonight, their guards scored 45,” Mountlake Terrace coach Nalin Sood said. “(The E-W guards) played intelligent, they played good defense, they took care of the ball.”

James Conti had eight points, five rebounds and five assists and senior Sean Laue hit two 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Edmonds-Woodway.

Karsten Strieby led Mountlake Terrace with 22 points and Tarik Kunduklija chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Warriors shot 11-for-12 from the line in the fourth quarter to expand on a slim two-point lead.

At M. Terrace H.S.

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Edmonds-Woodway — Conti 8, Enquist 2, Laue 14, McCartney 7, Ortiz 8, Polovina 14, Wafer 8, Wilson. Mountlake Terrace — Beeninga 6, Bouche 5, Clingan, Kunduklija 14, Robinson, Sells 4, Strieby 22. 3-point goals —Strieby, Sells, Bouche, McCartney, Laue 2, Conti. Records — E-W 11-2 league, 14-3 overall. M. Terrace 5-7, 6-10.

Lynnwood 45, Jackson 42: At Lynnwood, Simi Fajemisin recorded 14 points, 18 rebounds and four blocked shots in the Royals’ Wesco South win over Jackson. Jackson’s David Sullivan scored 11 points to lead the Timberwolves.

At Lynnwood H.S.

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Jackson — Gay, Gootee 8, Kingma 7, Koch 10, Oh, Sullivan 11, Todd 6. Lynnwood — Beatty 15, DeGraw, Fajemisin 14, Gordon 2, Hill 3, Hunsinger 3, Matzen 6, Meinken 2. 3-point goals — Kingma 1, Gootee 2, Beatty 3, Hunsinger 1, Matzen 1. Records — Jackson 7-5 league, 8-8 overall. Lynnwood 6-7, 8-9.

Kamiak 44, Shorewood 36: At Mukilteo, Kamiak senior Justin Glenn had 14 points, three assists and six steals to help the Knights take a Wesco South victory Friday night.

At Kamiak H.S.

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Shorewood — Danner, Haug 2, Marrese, McClellan, Mitchell 14, Pillay 3, Sanchez 13, Wilkins, Wood 4. Kamiak —Dremlyuga 4, Este-McDonald 7, Ju. Glenn 14, Makori, Parcells 2, Ruppel 6, Stormo 11. 3-point goals — Ju. Glenn. Records — Shorewood 0-13 league, 0-17 overall. Kamiak 6-6, 7-8.

Shorecrest 64, Meadowdale 57 (OT): At Shoreline, Shorecrest overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter defecit to force overtime and outscored Meadowdale 10-3 in the extra four minutes to win the Wesco South contest.

“We’ve been playing really well lately, but not closing out games,” Shorecrest coach Brian Fischer said. “I felt our guys really deserved this one. We didn’t let it get to us and just kept competing.”

Mark Golike had nine fourth-quarter points and finished with a game-high 21 to lead the Scots. Travis Hake added 12 points, Peter Meyers had 10 and Ryan Dodge had 11 rebounds to lead Shorecrest.

Paul Werner had 19 points and Jake Clampitt added 12 for the Mavericks.

At Shorecrest H.S.

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Meadowdale — Beeson 2, Clampitt 12, Dooley, Gorman 10, Hamlett 2, Matteson 6, O’Neill 4, P. Werner 19, S. Werner 2. Shorecrest — Bermudez 8, Dodge 7, Golike 21, Hake 12, Harris 4, Jochim, Meyers 10, Sullivan 2. 3-point goals — P. Werner 4, Matteson 1, Meyers 1, Bermudez 2, Hake 1, Golike 1. Records — Meadowdale 9-3 league, 13-3 overall. Shorecrest 4-9, 7-10.

Arlington 70, Stanwood 68 (OT): At Stanwood, Stanwood had three opportunities to win the game in the final 15 seconds of regulation, but couldn’t get the Wesco North victory. Zack Johnson had nine rebounds and 20 points for the Spartans.

At Stanwood H.S.

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Arlington — Barber, Busby 17, Carpenter 20, Heath 10, Larson 11,Richardson, Scarth 12. Stanwood — Edlund 2, Hushagen 7, Johnson 20, Klempel 5, Lawrence 15, Orcutt 2, Schmidt 8, Williams 7, Zipp 2, Zweber. 3-point goals — Schmidt 2, Carpenter 2, Busby 4. Records — Arlington 5-7 league, 6-10 overall. Stanwood 7-6, 8-9.

Oak Harbor 51, Everett 45: At Everett, Rodrick Rumble scored 25 points and Eric McCardle added 11 to lead Oak Harbor to the Wesco North victory. Flynn Mattson and Derrick Grim each had 12 points to lead the Seagulls.

At Everett H.S.

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Oak Harbor — Brooks 2, McCardle 11, Rouser, Rumble 25, Smith 4, Stout 9. Everett — Brown 2, Frauenholtz, Grim Jr. 12, Grindstaff, Gunnerson, Hennings 2, Homer, Jones, Mattson 12, Murray 8, Nguyen 9. 3-point goals — Murray 2, Nguyen 1, Stout 3, McCardle 3. Records — OH 3-9 league, 4-13 overall. Everett 4-9, 4-12.

Lake Stevens 63, Cascade 53: At Lake Stevens, Lake Stevens forced 10 turnovers in the second quarter using pressure defense and T.J. Dodge scored nine of his team-high 15 points in the second to help the Vikings take a Wesco North victory.

At Lake Stevens H.S.

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Cascade — Barton 5, Hancock, Joyce, McDaniels 7, McGrath 21, Ogundadegbe, Reading 4, Shewfelt 14, Walker 2. Lake Stevens — Adams 14, Dodge 15, Elfeghih, Legg 13, Pilon 3, Russum, Schneider, Stickney 12. Isaksen 4. 3-point goals — Legg, Dodge, Adams, McGrath 2, Barton. Records — Cascade 4-9 league, 4-12 overall. LS 7-5, 11-5.

Cedarcrest 59, Archbishop Murphy 48: At Duvall, Cullen Hammontree recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead Cedarcrest to a Cascade Conference victory over Archbishop Murphy. Teammate Matt Coltom added 13 points, including four 3’s.

At Cedarcrest H.S.

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Archbishop Murphy — Bourke 4, Clancy 10, Hards 7, LaMarre 3, McCann 2, Melton 14, Quinlan 2, Sherrer 2, Smith 4, Wright. Cedarcrest — Coltom 13, Cook 10, Cu. Hammontree 14, LaBate 9, Leland 2, Padron 11. 3-point goals — LaMarre 1, Hands 1, Coltom 4, Cook 2. Records — AM 5-4 league, 7-8 overall. Cedarcrest 6-2, 11-4.

South Whidbey 51, Coupeville 46: At Coupeville, South Whidbey made nine of 15 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to preserve a slim lead and take a Cascade Conference victory. Kramer O’Keefe hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 17 points for the Wolves.

At Coupeville H.S.

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South Whidbey — Baker 12, Barnett 14, Blakey 5, Brasko 6, Carey 5, Cortes, Hosmer 3, E. Stallman 5, S. Stallman. Coupeville — Evans 8, Loesch 6, Miller 13, O’Keefe 17, Peters, Smith 2, Wacker. 3-point goals —Baker 2, Brasko, Loesch 2, O’Keefe 3, Evans 2. JV— SW 47, Coupeville 42. Records — SW 5-3 league, 9-5 overall. Coupeville 4-6, 8-8.

Sultan 68, Lakewood 55: At Marysville, Jordan Nicholes, who led all scorers with 32 points for Sultan, had 12 points in the first quarter to help the Turks build an early, insurmountable lead in the Cascade Conference game.

At Lakewood H.S.

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Sultan — Barnhill 1, Clarke, Cogger 5, Cotterill 2, Grossi 14, Hoiland, Johnson 7, LaMunyon 7, Nicholes 32, Ruddock, VanWyngarden. Lakewood — Black, Diamond 2, Dragich 4, Fry, Hesselman 7, Lawson 10, Lays 2, Leach, Ordonez, Rist 30. 3-point goals — LaMunyon 1, Nicholes 1. Rist 3. Records — Sultan 3-6 league, 4-11 overall. Lakewood 1-8, 3-12.

Darrington 70, Shoreline Christian 53: At Darrington, Mike Parris had 16 points in the first half and was 8-for-9 from the floor in the Northwest 1A/2B League game.

At Darrington H.S.

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Shoreline Christian — Danhof 2, Dovinh 5, Deerstra 10, Jacobs 10, Jung, R. Hudson 8, Ryder 8, T. Hudson 5, Taniguchi 11, Vermeer 4. Darrington — Buchanan 2, Hoveskeland 14, Jones 10, Monteith 6, O’Dell 8, Olsen 9, Parris 18, Schillhammer 3. 3-point goals — Jacobs 3, Dovinh 1, T. Hudson 1, Ryder 1, Taniguchi 1. Hoveskeland 3, Jones 2. Records — SC 4-5 league, 7-9 overall. Darrington 6-3, 13-4.

Friday Harbor 52, Concrete 30: At Friday Harbor, Tommy Fowler had 11 points and nine rebounds and Eric Nash added 10 points as Friday Harbor defeated Concrete in Northwest 1A/2B League action. Parker Lawson added eight points and eight rebounds for the Wolverines.

At Friday Harbor H.S.

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Concrete — Fipps, Holm, Howell 3, Johnson 2, Massingale, McIntosh 3, Scherer, Schoolland 12, Smith 8, Williams 2. Friday Harbor — Aylward 4, Ed. Nash, J. Nash 7, Er. Nash 10, Fowler 11, Gustafson 2, Howard, Lawson 8, Lopez 2, Sandifer 2, Scheffer 4, Short, Strasser 2. 3-point goals — McIntosh 1, Schoolland 1, Fowler 2, Er. Nash 2, J. Nash 1. Records — Concrete 2-6 league, 3-12 overall. FH 7-1, 11-4.

Lummi 67, Highland Christian 59: At Arlington, Dustin Tom scored 21 points to lead Lummi to the Northwest 1B victory. Jon Enge scored 26 and Caleb Brown had 15 to pace Highland Christian.

At Haller Middle School

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Lummi — D. James 14, Tom 21, Jefferson 10, Finkbonner 5, Lopez 2, Wilson 15, Reevey. Highland Christian Prep — Baughman, C. Brown 15, Crawford 4, Enge 26, J. Brown, Kelly 10, Mani, Miles 4, Simmons, Sorenson, . 3-point goals — Enge, Crawford, Jefferson, Finkbonner. Records — Lummi 5-2 league, 8-4 overall. HC 5-2, 10-4.

North Sound Christian 71, Tulalip Heritage 56: At Mountlake Terrace, the Lions came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter of the Northwest 1B League game, scoring 25 points with an up-tempo offense and forcing turnovers on the other end.

At N. Sound Christian H.S.

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Tulalip Heritage — Davis 10, George 2, Hatch, Henry 1, Johnson 3, Mathias 15, Ramos 1, Wasko 24, Wayne. North Sound Christian — Doucet 2, Mahler 16, McNabb 21, Olson, Otis 18, Schettler 6, Waller 6, Watson 2. 3-point goals — Wasko 3, Johnson 1. Mahler 1. Records — TH 0-7 league, 3-13 overall. NSC 2-4, 5-8.

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