Shorecrest closes Wesco 3A football schedule with 28-21 victory at Oak Harbor

Information from Shorecrest High School, the Seattle Times and the Everett Herald

Shorecrest closed the Wesco 3A portion of its football schedule with a 28-21 overtime victory at Oak Harbor, Friday, October 15.

Shorecrest quarterback Ted Hammond threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Favian Ortega for the game-winning score. Shorecrest rallied from a 21-7 fourth-quarter deficit to send the game into overtime.

Shorecrest’s Damon Richards, who scored the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard run, carried the ball 23 times for 102 yards.

Oak Harbor rushed for 329 yards and finished the game with 371 yards of total offense. Shorecrest had 280 yards of total offense.

The Scots got their first win under new head coach Brandon Christensen.

The Scots fell behind early in the second quarter but answered quickly on a 35-yard pass from Hammond to junior wide receiver Jerome Seamon.

Trailing at the start of the fourth quarter, the Scots turned on the offense and scored 14 unanswered points to secure the victory.

Key plays included Hammond's touchdown pass and a fourth-down conversion from the 11-yard line before the game-tying touchdown.

Ian Bolstad led the Socts on defense with 19 tackles, and fellow junior Preston Landon had two interceptions. The Scots amassed their biggest point total since last season’s Shorewood game.

Shorecrest takes a 4-3 record (both conference and overall) into a non-league home game Friday, October 22, against Ferndale of the Northwest League 3A division.

The Scots have an outside chance at qualifying for a district playoff game as the third-place Wesco 3A team, That would require Meadowdale’s losing its last two games, If that happens, Shorecrest would play the second-place Northwest League 3A team November 2 for a chance to play in a quad-district playoff game November 5 or 6.

At Oak Harbor Memorial Stadium

Shorecrest 7 0 0 14 7 — 28

Oak Harbor 0 14 0 7 0 — 21

Shorecrest—Donaghy 5 run (Schober kick)

Oak Harbor—Miller 35 run (Franssen kick)

Oak Harbor—Ayer 1 run (Franssen kick)

Oak Harbor—Miller 25 run (Franssen kick)

Shorecrest—Baker 14 pass from Igama (Schober kick)

Shorecrest—Richards 15 run (Schober kick)

Shorecrest—Ortega 24 pass from Hammond (Schober kick)