Shorewood boys top Shorecrest 58-44 with third-quarter blitz

The Shorewood boys’ basketball team broke a halftime tie with a big third quarter to defeat Shorecrest Saturday at Shorewood,
 

The Thunderbird victory avenged a last-second loss at Shorecrest in December.
 

With the game tied 36-36 at halftime, Shorewood outscored the Scots, 16-5 in the third quarter.
 

Josh Hawkinson led the T-birds with 22 points; Semir Kadiric scored 15; and Ben Andrews added 10. Junior Chibuogwu led Shorecrest with 15.
 

The victory put Shorewood into fifth place in the Wesco 3A standings with a 4-6 record. Shorecrest holds third with a 6-4 division record. The top six teams qualify for the Northwest District 3A tournament.

Shorewood takes a 7-9 overall record into a Tuesday home game with Everett (3-7 Wesco 3A, 5-11 overall). Everett is in a tie with Oak Harbor for the sixth and final District tournament berth.

Shorecrest takes a 9-7 overall record into a Tuesday game at second-place Meadowdale (8-2,10-6).
 

Shorewood 58, Shorecrest 44

Individual Scoring:

Shorecrest	Points
Keith Shattuck	9
Alex Horning	4
Liam O'Neill	4
Ryan Canfield	3
Zach Lawson	3
Colin Shands	2
Junior Chibuogwu	15
Max Nelson	0
Keegan Small	0
Keelan Tidwell	0
Dylan Pontrello	0
Shorewood	Points
Peter Berquist	7
Gage Carroll	4
Josh Hawkinson	22
Semir Kadiric	15
Ben Andrews	10
Anxhelous Pere	0
Zach Rattray	0
Blake Snell	0
Duncan Hendrickson	0
Zane Hopen	0