Shorecrest football team finishes with 5-5 record after 28-14 playoff loss to Mount Vernon November 1

The Shorecrest football team finished its season with a 5-5 record (5-3 Wesco 3A) after losing a Northwest District playoff game to Mount Vernon, 28-14, Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Shoreline Stadium.

Mount Vernon advanced to a quad-district playoff game Saturday, Nov. 5, which the Bulldogs (7-4) lost to Metro League champion O’Dea (10-0), 50-25, at Seattle Memorial Stadium.

Wesco 3A champion Meadowdale (10-0) is the only Northwest District team to qualify for the State 3A round of 16 after Oak Harbor, Glacier Peak, Ferndale and Mount Vernon all lost quad-district preliminary-round games Friday or Saturday, Nov. 4-5, Meadowdale will play Mercer Island (8-2) in a State playoff game Friday at Edmonds Stadium.

In Shorecrest’s loss to Mount Vernon, the Scots fell behind by 14 points in the first quarter. Quarterback Ted Hammond was 16-for-37 for 271 yards and two touchdowns but was intercepted three times.

Mount Vernon 28, Shorecrest 14

At Shoreline Stadium, Tuesday, Nov. 1

Mount Vernon 21 0 0 7 -- 28

Shorecrest        14 0 0 0 -- 14

Scoring:

MV--Gibson 5 run (kick good)

MV--Bennett 50 pass from Gibson (kick good)

SC -- Keegan Lockler 62 pass from Ted Hammond (Ted Hammond kick)

MV--Acode 46 run (kick good)

SC -- Preston Landon 26 pass from Ted Hammond (Ted Hammond kick)

MV--Acode 20 run (kick good)

The Shorecrest junior varsity game with Glacier Peak, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 31, was postponed without a make-up date, leaving the Scot JVs with a 0-5 record (0-4 Wesco 3A).

The Scot “C” team finished with a 1-5 record (1-6 Wesco 3A).