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SEDRO WOOLLEY - The Mount Vernon Bulldogs boys’ basketball team rode a roller coaster in the Sedro-Woolley gym Friday night in a Northwest Conference 3A matchup, eventually coming to rest with a 60-45 victory over the upstart Cubs.

Sedro-Woolley led 8-6 after one quarter, but the Bulldogs exploded for 22 points in the second period to take an 11-point lead into halftime. The Cubs battled back by holding Mount Vernon to just eight third quarter points, and the game was tied at 36 early in the fourth quarter.

Mount Vernon hit the gas pedal again to break the tie score and outscored Sedro Woolley by 15 points down the stretch to earn the victory. The Bulldogs had four players score in double figures, led by Jake Weber-Koetje’s 15 points.  Kelsey Leek added 14 points, while Dan Barnet and Chris Chaplin each scored 10 points for Mount Vernon, as the Bulldogs improved to 4-1 with the victory.

Sophomore Isaac Bianchini had 17 points to lead Sedro Woolley, while fellow sophomore Andrew Minkel also had a strong performance and ended the night with 10 points before fouling out with 4:14 to go in the game. The Cubs fell to 0-6 with the loss, but will have one more shot at victory before Christmas when they host LaConner on Tuesday.

Mount Vernon won’t be back in action until December 30th when they’ll play at South Whidbey. Our next webcast of Bulldogs’ basketball is scheduled for January 2nd, when Mount Vernon will host Marysville-Pilchuck.

Mount Vernon  –  6   22   8   24  – 60
Sedro Woolley  – 8    9  15   13  – 45

Click below for a free replay of our webcast featuring Fred Lee and Scot Buchanan:

 

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY – Looking a lot like the same team that blew through three state tournament opponents last year on their way to a second place trophy, the Burlington-Edison Tigers sprinted to an early 10-1 lead on their way to overpowering Sedro-Woolley 92-37 Saturday night in boys’ high school basketball.

The game was a reflection of the current overall state of both schools’ programs, as Burlington-Edison is in the midst of possibly the best run of teams in school history, with consecutive appearances in the state championship game, while the inexperienced Cubs are in the second year of a rebuilding process.

Starting five seniors, including one of the state’s premier point guards in Evan Coulter, the Tigers showed rare season-opening poise in overcoming an injury to senior guard Craig Babington just 14-seconds into the game.  Babington sustained a sprain to his left ankle that was described as a level one, which usually require 7-10 days to heal.

With Coulter scoring 32 points and Colin Stewart adding 19 to lead four Tigers in double figures, and Burlington-Edison’s pressure defense forcing an unofficial 17 first-half turnovers, coach Rick Skeen’s team had sealed the fate of Sedro-Woolley by halftime when they led 43-11.

“We played a little short-handed”, said Skeen in referring not only to Babington’s ankle sprain but also to the absence of potential starters Jacob Schifferl and Eric Walser, “I thought the guys who were out there played really hard.”

To Sedro-Woolley’s credit, the Cubs hustled to the final buzzer and gave a glimpse of their potential in the third quarter when they played the powerful Tigers even until Coulter’s three-point buzzer beater gave Burlington-Edison an 18-15 advantage in the period.

The Tigers’ aggressive and sometimes smothering defense held Levi Stewart to just seven points after the Sedro-Woolley senior had averaged more than 20 in the Cubs’ first two games of the season.  Stewart and Kellen Engberg are the only seniors seeing significant playing time for  the Cubs, who were led by sophomore Isaac Bianchini’s 15 points.

You can listen to a free replay of the game  featuring the call by John Fasso and Joe Thurmond below:

 

You can also download a free copy of last night’s game by “right clicking” the link below and selecting “Save Link As:”

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Burlington-Edison will host Oak Harbor Tuesday, December 8, and we’ll webcast the game live on SkagitRadio.com with John Fasso providing play-by-play.  John was joined on our webcast of the Burlington-Edison vs. Sedro-Woolley game by Joe Thurmond, who will adding commentary on Tigers’ basketball throughout the season on SkagitRadio.com.

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