Shorecrest, Shorewood players on all-Wesco hoop teams

Two Shorecrest basketball players and two from Shorewood have won spots on all-Wesco South basketball teams.

League coaches and players recently named Shorecrest sophomore forward Emmanuel Chibuogwu, Shorewood senior guard-forward Micah Mitchell and Shorewood sophomore forward Semir Kadiric to the all –Wesco South boys’ second team.
Shorecrest sophomore guard Brianne Lasconia was named to the girls’ all-Wesco South second team.

Honorable mention all-Wesco South boys’ selections were Isaiah Clevenger, Jordan Brown and Travis Hake of Shorecrest, and Jerry Smallwood of Shorewood.

Girls’ honorable mention went to Masha Shtikel and Taylor Nephew of Shorewood, — and Janie Uppinghouse of Shorecrest.
No Shorecrest or Shorewood players won first-team honors.
The Shorecrest boys finished fourth in the ten-team Wesco South with a 12-6 league record and qualified for the Northwest District tournament as the No. 3 Wesco South 3A team.

The Scots will play Meadowdale Friday for the District’s second berth in the State 3A tournament. With Glacier Peak having defeated Meadowdale for the District’s No. 1 State spot, the Wesco South has clinched the top three places in the District tournament, ahead of teams from the Wesco North and the Northwest League. Shorecrest defeated Ferndale of the Northwest League 70-52 Tuesday to qualify to play for the District's #2 spot in the State tournament. The Scots take a 17-8 overall record into the game for second place in the District.

The Shorewood boys finished seventh in the Wesco South with an 8-10 record and qualified for the District tournament as the No. 3 Wesco South 4A team. After a win and two losses in the District tournament, the Thunderbird boys finished the season with a 9-14 overall record.

The Shorecrest girls finished third in the Wesco South with a 13-5 league record, qualified for the Northwest District tournament as the No. 1 Wesco South 3A team and have reached the District championship game. The Scots are scheduled to play Wesco South rival Lynnwood for the District’s No. 1 State berth Thursday night at Glacier Peak High School near Snohomish, The loser has to play Friday for the District’s No. 2 State spot. Shorecrest takes a 16-7 overall record into the championship game.

The Shorewood girls finished eighth in the Wesco South with a 5-13 league record, but qualified for a District play-in game as the No. 4 Wesco South 4A team. After winning that game, the Thunderbirds won one game and lost two in the District tournament and finished the season with an 8-16 overall record.