SCC Men’s Basketball Tries To Rebound On Saturday

The Shoreline Community College Men’s Basketball Team will try to rebound on Saturday against Olympic College. The Dolphins had their 7 game winning streak broken on Saturday at Bellevue College in a tough 86-83 defeat. Back on January 2, the SCC squad was defeated by Bellevue 85-69 in the opening game of the NWAACC Northern Region schedule, but Shoreline pulled out a 89-88 victory the next game at Olympic that ignited SCC’s 7 game winning streak and their vault to the top place in the region and #8 ranking in the NWAACC.

SCC is 13-4 overall, 7-2 in the region with 7 games left in the region schedule. The Dolphins lead Whatcom Community College by one game in standings, but have several teams only 2 games behind them in the division. If Shoreline finishes in the top four of the region, they advance to NWAACC Championship in the Tri-Cities in March. Shoreline has not won the Northern Region since 1995-96 season and has not been to the championship in five years.

 Second year coach, Butch Estes, has brought SCC back to being competitive with a balanced attack of 5 players in double figures. The team finished 6-20 last season, 0-16 in the region, but a much more athletic team along with better team chemistry has lead to this season’s success. The Dolphins have suffered several key injuries so far this season, but the team’s depth have kept them successful. Sophomore Shawn West leads the team with a 16.40 points per game average. Freshman Jesse Vaughan is second in scoring, averaging 15.94 points per game.

Game time on Saturday is 4 pm. The Lady Dolphins play Olympic at 2 pm. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for non-SCC students and senior citizens. SCC students are admitted free with a valid SCC ID.


Photos of Jesse Vaughn and coach Bud Estes by Wilson Tsoi