Published: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Prep boys basketball: Snohomish runs away from Arlington
Panthers surge in second half en route to 68-51 victory
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Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald
Snohomish forward Russell Crippen (20) gets fouled by Arlington's Terry Dawn (left) on his way to the hoop. The Panthers defeated the Eagles 68-51 on Tuesday night.
ARLINGTON -- At the end of the first half Tuesday night, with the score 32-29, it looked like Snohomish was going to have another close boys basketball game on its hands.
Then the Panthers broke free.
By a few minutes into the fourth quarter, Snohomish had built an insurmountable lead and was well on its way to a 68-51 win over Arlington in a Wesco North game at Arlington High School.
Snohomish outscored the Eagles 36-22 in the second half while making shots from all over the court. The Panthers scored as many 3-pointers (four) as they did 2-pointers in the second half. Snohomish also converted 12 free throws, all by Panthers star Luke Hamlin.
"It wasn't a big change (in the second half)," Snohomish head coach Len Bone said. "We just kind of slowly got a few stops and were able to add some points."
Having Hamlin made that last part pretty attainable.
The senior guard finished with 28 points -- 19 of them coming in the second half. Hamlin scored on 16 of his 17 free throw attempts.
What happened on that 17th one?
"It felt good," Hamlin said. "It's the basketball gods saying I gotta miss at least one."
In the first half, Hamlin faced very tough, physical man-to-man defense from the Eagles that limited him to just four points in the second quarter. After the break, Hamlin said he "settled down" and that helped him to convert more shots.
"He really had to earn it," Bone said of Hamlin. "They did a super job defending him. … They were trying to make it difficult and they did."
Russell Crippen scored all nine of his points in the first quarter to help Snohomish jump out to an early 22-12 lead. However, Arlington came roaring back in the next quarter, collecting Snohomish's misses and tallying 17 points to only trail by three at halftime.
The Panthers again took control in the third quarter and built an 18-point lead midway through the fourth.
Hamlin was able to get to the free-throw line quite often because of an onslaught of foul calls. Four possessions in a row were met with whistles, one of which featured a defensive foul called on Snohomish, quickly followed by an offensive foul called on Arlington.
Bone says the Panthers knew it was going to be a physical game before they even stepped foot in the gym.
"They're physical and tough," Bone said. "We expected that. We expected a hard game."
The intensity was evident every time a player drove into the lane for a layup or jumped up to get a rebound. While no Arlington player visited the free-throw line nearly as often as Hamlin did, the Eagles still made 13 free throw attempts. It helped that both teams were in the bonus by the start of the fourth quarter.
Hamlin says rebounding was a major emphasis this game for the Panthers. Crippen grabbed 10 rebounds for Snohomish and Hamlin added five.
It was a good bounce-back game for Snohomish, which suffered close losses to Edmonds-Woodway and Marysville Pilchuck last week. Bone said the Panthers knew they were capable of playing better than they had been and wanted to show that against Arlington.
"This game's good for us," Bone said. "Our last two weeks haven't been what we expect out of ourselves. This is more what we expect."
Junior guard Terry Dawn did all he could to keep Arlington in the game. Dawn offset Hamlin with 28 points of his own. Dawn had eight of the Eagles' 12 third-quarter points and the first five Arlington points in the final quarter.
"He's definitely a problem when he's got the ball," Bone said. "He's big and can score in lots of different ways."
With the loss, Arlington fell to 6-7 in the Wesco North and 9-9 overall. The Eagles trail Monroe (8-6, 11-8 after Tuesday night's 47-42 upset against Lake Stevens) for the North's fourth -- and final -- district playoff berth.
Monroes vcitory is good news for Snohomish (10-3, 14-4), which now leads the Wesco North and is one game ahead of the Vikings, who Snohomish plays on Friday. The Panthers are hoping for the first or second seed to districts because of the advantage it brings in the playoffs.
"We would like to be first or second," Bone said. "You get (to play on your) home court in the first round of the playoffs."
At Arlington H.S.
Snohomish 22 10 17 19 -- 68
Arlington 12 17 12 10 -- 51
Snohomish–Yates 5, Hamlin 28, Stewart 5, Crippen 9, Baird 7, Carlson 0, Reichenberger 6, Harris 2, Caldwell 2, McGregor 2. Arlington–M. Bryson 0, Dawn 28, Goheen 0, K. Bryson 4, Smith 1, Passalacqua 2, Davis 4, Br. Brummel 2, Bo Brummel 5, Boyden 4, Jones 2. 3-point goals–Yates 1, Hamlin 2, Crippen 1, Baird 1, Reichenberger 2, Dawn 4, K. Bryson 1, Davis 1. Records–Snohomish 10-3 league, 14-4 overall. Arlington 6-7 league, 9-9 overall.
Then the Panthers broke free.
By a few minutes into the fourth quarter, Snohomish had built an insurmountable lead and was well on its way to a 68-51 win over Arlington in a Wesco North game at Arlington High School.
Snohomish outscored the Eagles 36-22 in the second half while making shots from all over the court. The Panthers scored as many 3-pointers (four) as they did 2-pointers in the second half. Snohomish also converted 12 free throws, all by Panthers star Luke Hamlin.
"It wasn't a big change (in the second half)," Snohomish head coach Len Bone said. "We just kind of slowly got a few stops and were able to add some points."
Having Hamlin made that last part pretty attainable.
The senior guard finished with 28 points -- 19 of them coming in the second half. Hamlin scored on 16 of his 17 free throw attempts.
What happened on that 17th one?
"It felt good," Hamlin said. "It's the basketball gods saying I gotta miss at least one."
In the first half, Hamlin faced very tough, physical man-to-man defense from the Eagles that limited him to just four points in the second quarter. After the break, Hamlin said he "settled down" and that helped him to convert more shots.
"He really had to earn it," Bone said of Hamlin. "They did a super job defending him. … They were trying to make it difficult and they did."
Russell Crippen scored all nine of his points in the first quarter to help Snohomish jump out to an early 22-12 lead. However, Arlington came roaring back in the next quarter, collecting Snohomish's misses and tallying 17 points to only trail by three at halftime.
The Panthers again took control in the third quarter and built an 18-point lead midway through the fourth.
Hamlin was able to get to the free-throw line quite often because of an onslaught of foul calls. Four possessions in a row were met with whistles, one of which featured a defensive foul called on Snohomish, quickly followed by an offensive foul called on Arlington.
Bone says the Panthers knew it was going to be a physical game before they even stepped foot in the gym.
"They're physical and tough," Bone said. "We expected that. We expected a hard game."
The intensity was evident every time a player drove into the lane for a layup or jumped up to get a rebound. While no Arlington player visited the free-throw line nearly as often as Hamlin did, the Eagles still made 13 free throw attempts. It helped that both teams were in the bonus by the start of the fourth quarter.
Hamlin says rebounding was a major emphasis this game for the Panthers. Crippen grabbed 10 rebounds for Snohomish and Hamlin added five.
It was a good bounce-back game for Snohomish, which suffered close losses to Edmonds-Woodway and Marysville Pilchuck last week. Bone said the Panthers knew they were capable of playing better than they had been and wanted to show that against Arlington.
"This game's good for us," Bone said. "Our last two weeks haven't been what we expect out of ourselves. This is more what we expect."
Junior guard Terry Dawn did all he could to keep Arlington in the game. Dawn offset Hamlin with 28 points of his own. Dawn had eight of the Eagles' 12 third-quarter points and the first five Arlington points in the final quarter.
"He's definitely a problem when he's got the ball," Bone said. "He's big and can score in lots of different ways."
With the loss, Arlington fell to 6-7 in the Wesco North and 9-9 overall. The Eagles trail Monroe (8-6, 11-8 after Tuesday night's 47-42 upset against Lake Stevens) for the North's fourth -- and final -- district playoff berth.
Monroes vcitory is good news for Snohomish (10-3, 14-4), which now leads the Wesco North and is one game ahead of the Vikings, who Snohomish plays on Friday. The Panthers are hoping for the first or second seed to districts because of the advantage it brings in the playoffs.
"We would like to be first or second," Bone said. "You get (to play on your) home court in the first round of the playoffs."
At Arlington H.S.
Snohomish 22 10 17 19 -- 68
Arlington 12 17 12 10 -- 51
Snohomish–Yates 5, Hamlin 28, Stewart 5, Crippen 9, Baird 7, Carlson 0, Reichenberger 6, Harris 2, Caldwell 2, McGregor 2. Arlington–M. Bryson 0, Dawn 28, Goheen 0, K. Bryson 4, Smith 1, Passalacqua 2, Davis 4, Br. Brummel 2, Bo Brummel 5, Boyden 4, Jones 2. 3-point goals–Yates 1, Hamlin 2, Crippen 1, Baird 1, Reichenberger 2, Dawn 4, K. Bryson 1, Davis 1. Records–Snohomish 10-3 league, 14-4 overall. Arlington 6-7 league, 9-9 overall.
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