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Ferndale 66, Sehome 58
After a high-scoring first quarter, which the Golden Eagles held a slim lead 18-17, the defenses took over in the second and when both teams went into the locker room the Mariners had the advantage at 24-23.
It was high-octane scoring again in the third quarter, and the main driving force was the outside shooting of Ferndale senior Naomi Stanley.
She made all four of her three-point attempts in the third quarter as the Golden Eagles retook the lead, 49-43, going into the fourth quarter.
Foul trouble hindered the Mariners as Ferndale kept bombing away from beyond the three-point line. The biggest deep ball that was hit was by sophomore Kayla Washington who connected from the top of the key with 30 seconds left in the game to put the Golden Eagles up by five.
Sehome wasn’t able to come back from that, and ultimately fell at home.
Stanley led Ferndale with 17 points, while senior Mallory Butenschoen and sophomore Jillea Fox finished with 15 points each.
Senior guard Madi Cooper led the scoring barrage for the Mariners with 23 points.
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Nooksack Valley 56, Burlington-Edison 40
In one of the bigger tests of the year for the Pioneers, the defending 1A state champions were able to pick up a huge win on the road to remain unbeaten in the Northwest Conference.
Senior guard Devin Coppinger finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while making all three of her 3-point attempts to lead Nooksack Valley.
She was aided by the 15 points and 10 rebounds of senior forward Tana Hoekema.
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Lynden Christian 71, Anacortes 33
The aggressive defense of the Lyncs forced 27 turnovers which led to easy buckets as Lynden Christian picked up the conference win on the road.
Sophomore guard Ella Fritts led her team with four thefts, while also grabbing nine rebounds and scoring 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
Junior guard Grace Hintz had a team-high 17 points, and junior forward Allison Shumate added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
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Blaine 56, Mount Vernon 40
After a close first quarter that saw the Borderites holding a two-point lead, the Blaine defense took control in the second quarter and held the Bulldogs to just five points in the period.
The Borderites continued their offensive attack to give more separation to their lead, and Blaine was able to get back to .500 with its eighth win of the season.
Senior forward Jordyn Vezzetti led the way with 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while also connecting on 9-of-10 from the foul line.
Senior guard Deja Dube also had a huge game as she posted double-double with 12 points and 11 boards to go along with her team-high four steals.
