Shorecrest boys finish December with 5-5 record after 56-50 victory over 4A Roosevelt

The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team will take a 5-5 overall record (2-2 Wesco 3A) into January, after a 56-50 home victory over Roosevelt (1-3 Kingco Conference 4A, 1-4 overall) Wednesday.

The Scots return to Wesco 3A play January 3 with a game at Mountlake Terrace.

In the victory over Roosevelt, Junior Chibuogwu led the Scots with 27 points. Chibuogwu had led Shorecrest scoring in the team’s first six games but fallen behind teammates in the last three games. Chibuogwu has averaged 17.5 points in Shorecrest’s first 10 games.

Trevor McCoy scored 15 points against Roosevelt, which outscored Shorecrest in each of the first three quarters before the Scots won the game by topping the Roughriders from Seattle, 25-9 in the final period.

Keith Shattuck, who scored 7 against Roosevelt, is Shorecrest’s second leading scorer with 11.6 points per game.

Score by Quarters:

Roosevelt     16 12 13 9 — 50

Shorecrest    10 5 16 25 — 56

Shorecrest Scoring—Ryan Canfield 1, Colin Shands 0 Trevor McCoy 15, Keith Shattuck 7, Junior Chibuogwu, 27, Dylan Pontrello 6, Keelan Tidwell 0, Alex Horning 0.

3-point goals—McCoy 1, Shattuck 1, Chibuogwu Jr. 4, Pontrello 1.

Shorecrest Season Scoring:

Player		Games	Points	P/G
Junior Chibuogwu		10	175	17.5
Keith Shattuck		10	116	11.6
Ryan Canfield		9	76	8.4
Michael Bateman		7	48	6.9
Trevor McCoy		10	60	6.0
Dylan Pontrello		10	37	3.7
Liam O'Neill		6	22	3.7
Max Nelson		3	7	2.3
Colin Shands		10	22	2.2
Alex Horning		6	1	0.2
Keelan Tidwell		5	0	0.0

Wesco 3A boys’ basketball Standings

Top six teams to Northwest District 3A tournament

	Conference				Overall
Team	W	L	Win %			W	L	Win %
Glacier Peak	4	0	1.000			5	2	.714
Meadowdale	3	1	.750			3	5	.375
Mountlake Terrace	3	2	.600			4	3	.571
Shorewood	2	2	.500			4	3	.571
Shorecrest	2	2	.500			5	5	.500
Everett	1	3	.250			3	5	.375
Oak Harbor	1	3	.250			2	5	.286
Lynnwood	1	4	.200			2	8	.200