Shorewood boys’ basketball season ends with 59-54 tournament loss to Meadowdale

The Shorewood boys’ basketball season came to an end Wednesday with a 59-54 loss to Meadowdale in a Northwest District 3A tournament game on the Mavericks’ home court.
 

The Thunderbirds finished their season with an 11-12 record after going 7-7 in Wesco 3A play.
 

Our NewsPartner, The Seattle Times lists 6-8 sophomore center Josh Hawkinson as the team’s leading scorer with an average of 12.0 points per game for 22 reported games.
 

Meadowdale (12-11 overall, 8-6 Wesco 3A) will meet Mountlake Terrace (12-11 overall, 9-5 Wesco 3A) for the District’s No. 3 berth in State-3A-tournament play in a 6 p.m. Saturday game at Mountlake Terrace High School.
 

Meadowdale and Mountlake Terrace will meet for third place in the District tournament Saturday just before the District championship game between Glacier Peak (20-3, 14-0 Wesco 3A) and Mount Vernon (13-9, 6-7 Northwest 3A-2A-1A). Glacier Peak, Mount Vernon and the winner of the third-place game will advance to the regional round of State-3A-tournament play Feb 25-26.
 

In Shorewood’s 59-54 loss to Meadowdale, the Thunderbirds led 29-28 at halftime, but the Mavericks outscored them by three points in the third quarter and three more in the fourth. Semir Kadiric led the T-birds with 15 points; Hawkinson scored 14; and Taylor Freeman added 10. 

Our NewsPartner, MyEdmonds News said this:

“Great penetration in the second half was critical to the Meadowdale Mavericks’ success vs. a tough Shorewood Thunderbirds team in a loser-out 3A District 1 playoff game Wednesday. The last time the two teams met, Shorewood scored a buzzer beater to win 53-52.

“The first quarter set the tone for the very back-and-forth game. Though there were turnovers, there weren’t many breakaways – or easy layups — for either side, and the players had to fight tooth-and-nail to get baskets. Taylor Freeman of the T-Birds was putting on a display early, scoring eight of Shorewood’s 16 first-quarter points, including two three-pointers. Thanks to Freeman, the T-Birds jumped out to a 16-9 lead on a 9-0 run. Then the Mavs had a 7-0 run of their own to tie the game at 16 at the end of the quarter. Three of those points came on a buzzer-beating three.
   
“The Mavs couldn’t sustain the momentum through the second period. After the T-Birds missed three shots, they got four offensive rebounds in a row until Peter Berquist finally hit a layin. While the Mavs got breakaways, they weren’t often able to finish. Meadowdale also shot just 20 percent (5 for 25) from the three-point line. They were down 29-28 at halftime.
 
“After being down 29-28 at halftime, Meadowdale started heating up in the third quarter. Dooley began scoring consistently after only getting two points in the first, and the entire offense followed suit. The Mavs would take a 41-39 lead to the fourth though. 

"In the fourth, the Mavs continued to apply pressure to the T-Birds, who weren’t hitting the big shots. With 1:06 left, Meadowdale was up by one and Dooley took it to the hoop, getting fouled and converting a three-point play. Earlier in the season, the Mavs would have problems with free throw shots, but not in this game. Linton would make three of four late in the game to help seal the victory.”

At Meadowdale 59, Shorewood 54
Shorewood      16 13 10 15 — 54  
Meadowdale   16 12 13 18 — 59

Shorewood Scoring	Points
Ben Andrews	6
Peter Berquist	6
Duncan Hendrickson	2
Semir Kadiric	15
Josh Hawkinson	14
Taylor Freeman	10
Anxhelous Pere	1
Gage Carroll	0