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<< Previous   of   Next >> Elizabeth Armstrong / The Herald  (click to enlarge) Stanwood running back Brad Gee (40) and quarterback Michael McCune (3) have helped the Spartans rebound after an 0-4 start.   ADVERTISEMENT   HIGH SCHOOL SCORES AND SCHEDULES: By sport: BaseballBoys basketballBoys golfBoys soccerBoys swimmingBoys tennis Boys trackBoys wrestlingCross countryFootballGirls basketballGirls bowlingGirls golfGirls soccerGirls swimmingGirls tennisGirls trackGirls wrestlingGymnasticsSoftballTrackVolleyballWrestling By date: November 17 November 18 November 19 November 20 November 21 November 22 November 23 November 24 November 25 November 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November 30 December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 By school: Archbishop Murphy Arlington Bothell Cascade Cedar Park Christian-Everett Cedarcrest Concrete Coupeville Darrington Edmonds-Woodway Everett Friday Harbor Glacier Peak Grace Academy Granite Falls Highland Christian Prep Jackson Kamiak King's La Conner Lake Stevens Lakewood Lopez Island Lummi Lynnwood Mariner Marysville-Pilchuck Meadowdale Monroe Mount Vernon Christian Mountlake Terrace North Sound Christian Oak Harbor Orcas Island Shorecrest Shoreline Christian Shorewood Snohomish South Whidbey Stanwood Sultan Tulalip Heritage    • Stadium map By league: Cascade Conference Non-conference Northwest 1A/2B Northwest 1B Northwest 2B Wesco Wesco 3A Wesco North Wesco South STANDINGS: Select league Cascade Conference baseball Cascade Conference boys basketball Cascade Conference boys soccer Cascade Conference boys wrestling Cascade Conference football Cascade Conference girls basketball Cascade Conference girls soccer Cascade Conference softball Cascade Conference volleyball Northwest 1A/2B baseball Northwest 1A/2B boys basketball Northwest 1A/2B boys soccer Northwest 1A/2B boys wrestling Northwest 1A/2B girls basketball Northwest 1A/2B girls soccer Northwest 1A/2B softball Northwest 1A/2B volleyball Northwest 1B boys basketball Northwest 1B boys soccer Northwest 1B girls basketball Northwest 1B girls soccer Northwest 1B volleyball Northwest 2B football Wesco 3A Football Wesco North baseball Wesco North boys basketball Wesco North boys soccer Wesco North boys swimming Wesco North boys tennis Wesco North boys track Wesco North boys wrestling Wesco North football Wesco North girls basketball Wesco North girls soccer Wesco North girls swimming Wesco North girls tennis Wesco North girls track Wesco North softball Wesco North volleyball Wesco South baseball Wesco South boys basketball Wesco South boys soccer Wesco South boys swimming Wesco South boys tennis Wesco South boys track Wesco South boys wrestling Wesco South football Wesco South girls basketball Wesco South girls soccer Wesco South girls swimming Wesco South girls tennis Wesco South girls track Wesco South softball Wesco South volleyball CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 Stanwood back in the football playoff hunt After starting the season 0-4, Stanwood has rebounded with three straight victories By Mike Cane Herald Writer Did you write off the Stanwood High School football team? Bad move. After going winless in their first four games this season, the Spartans appeared to be in a downward spiral. But since its 0-4 start Stanwood is 3-0, with all three wins coming in Western Conference North Division contests. With two games to go in the regular season, Stanwood (3-2 Wesco North, 3-4 overall) has a chance to make the playoffs. It has a half-game lead over Arlington (2-2, 3-4) for the division's final Class 4A quad-district berth. Guided by first-year head coach Aaron Cupp, Stanwood plays a non-league home game tonight against Ferndale (5-2) and then travels to Arlington for an extra-intriguing Stilly Cup rivalry game on Oct. 30. What fueled Stanwood's turnaround? For one, the Spartans got more comfortable with their new spread offense and started to fulfill their potential, Cupp said. “We've just been making plays,” he said. “That potential was there early, but we just didn't always make the plays.” Stanwood's front-loaded schedule didn't help either. In the first four weeks, Stanwood lost to Jackson (7-0), Meadowdale (7-0), Lake Stevens (4-3) and Marysville-Pilchuck (7-0) — teams with a combined record of 25-3. Two of Lake Stevens' losses came against Jackson and M-P, currently No. 4 and No. 10, respectively, in the Associated Press Class 4A state rankings. Meadowdale is ranked No. 7 in Class 3A. “Looking back, it's just brutal,” Cupp said of the schedule. But the early tests against high-level foes taught the Spartans they could play with anyone, he said. A reliable offensive line (left tackle Dexter Charles, left guard Michael Randall, center Cody Landau, right guard Zak Jones and right tackle Alex Hatley) and the development of senior quarterback Michael McCune have helped propel Stanwood. McCune has been sacked just a handful of times all year, giving him time to learn a new scheme and develop chemistry with his receivers, who have been more sure-handed during Stanwood's resurgence. McCune's breakthrough came in Stanwood's 34-19 win over Monroe on Oct. 2. The senior completed nine of 11 passes for more than 200 yards. It was a “very efficient, surgical performance” and a big turning point for McCune, Cupp said. Stanwood followed that with a wild, back-and-forth 47-39 victory at Oak Harbor and a 36-3 blowout against Snohomish. Cupp also praised hard-nosed running back Brad Gee, who leads Stanwood with 10 rushing touchdowns, and inside linebacker Jay Steik. Steik, who had two interceptions and a fumble recovery last week, “has been playing like a wild man,” Cupp said. Mike Cane: mcane@heraldnet.com. Check out the prep sports blog Double Team at www.heraldnet.com/doubleteam.

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