Prep roundup: Everett volleyball knocks Monroe out of league race

By Qasim Ali Herald Writer

Prep roundup for Thursday, Oct. 29:

From the source (Note for coaches/scorekeepers: To report results and statistics, email [email protected]. Please report results by 10:30 p.m.)

MONROE — The Seagulls (12-4 overall, 9-2 league) dug deep, overcoming a first-set loss on the road to knock the Bearcats (11-4, 8-3) out of the league title race in a 12-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21 match. Ava Gonzalez managed a 29-kill, 14-dig double-double, with Ava Urbanozo putting up 50 assists to keep Everett a game behind league-leading Stanwood with one match remaining. Josie Orth added 12 kills for Everett while Shannara Peebles had 26 kills and eight digs for Monroe. Naia Atalig had a balanced 22-assist, 15-dig showing while Maddie Walker added 18 digs. Avery Ray also had 21 assists for the Bearcats.

Marysville Pilchuck 3, Marysville Getchell 2

BOTHELL — The Royals (10-6, 5-6) rang in Senior Night with a 25-15, 25-22, 15-25, 25-21 win over the Stormrays (9-7, 6-5). Sophomore Jordana Leme Pezzano continued a standout year with 25 assists while senior Audrey Williams had 13 kills and 8.5 blocks for Lynnwood. Junior Petra Guirges led the defensive effort with 16 digs to go with eight kills. Individual stats were not reported for Shorewood.

Shorecrest 3, Meadowdale 0

MOUNT VERNON — Area schools secured seven of the eight available spots at the state tournament as Shorecrest’s Mihai Stransky won singles while the Shorewood duo of Drew Johnson and Ethan Dong won doubles.

Stransky was relatively dominant in his run to the title, beating Shorewood’s Jacob Mignogna 6-0, 6-1 before downing Cascade’s Jiang Yang 6-3, 6-0. Stransky took the title by beating Snohomish’s Jackson Fawcett (second place) 6-1, 6-1 as Shorewood’s Seb Sanchez (third) and Mountlake Terrace’s Tyson Castaneda (fourth) secured the remaining state berths.

Johnson and Dong, meanwhile, won doubles by defeating Stephen Valmayor and Kevin Vesvarut of Mountlake Terrace 6-4, 6-2, Connor Swanson and Jace Swanson of Mount Vernon (third place) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and Tully VanAssche and Maverick Stocker of Snohomish (second place) 6-1, 6-2 for the title. Edmonds-Woodway’s Eli Agol and Will Spear secured fourth place for a spot at state.

Archbishop Murphy 35, Lynden 14

EVERETT — The Wildcats (7-1, 6-1) returned from a three-week hiatus to notch a key league win over the previously league-leading Lions (7-3, 7-2).

Read The Herald’s full report of the game HERE.

Snohomish 55, Shorecrest 9