Shorecrest boys play host to undefeated Mountlake Terrace Friday after 63-60 victory at Oak Harbor Tuesday

The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team takes a 7-1 Western Conference 3A record (8-4 overall) into a home game with undefeated Wesco 3A leader Mountlake Terrace (9-0 Wesco 3A, 13-0 overall) Friday after a 63-60 victory at Oak Harbor Tuesday.

Shorecrest and Mountlake Terrace meet at 7:15 p.m. Friday at Shorecrest, with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at 5:40 and “C” teams playing at 3:45.

In Shorecrest’s 63-60 victory over Oak Harbor, the score was tied 12-12 after the first quarter and 24-24 at halftime before Shorecrest opened a 47-39 lead after three quarters and held off the Wildcats in the final period. Junior Chibuogwu led the Scots with 24 points, followed by Joe Ghebrehiwot with 15.

The victory over Oak Harbor gave Shorecrest sole possession of second place in the Wesco 3A, a half game ahead of Shorewood (6-1, 9-2).

For the season, Chibuogwu leads Shorecrest with 210 points in 12 games for an average of 17.5 points per game. 

Shorecrest 63, Oak Harbor 60 

At Oak Harbor High School, Tuesday, Jan. 10

Shorecrest-- 12 12 23 16 -- 63 

Oak Harbor 12 12 15 21 -- 60

Shorecrest	Points
Ryan Canfield	8
Keith Shattuck	6
Alex Horning	5
Dylan Pontrello	4
Emmanuel Chibuogwu, Jr.	24
Joe Ghebrehiwot	15
Zach Lawson	1
Trevor McCoy	0
Max Nelson	0
Liam O'Neill	0
Conin Oishi	0

Wesco 3A Boys’ Basketball Standings

	Conference				Overall
Team	W	L	Win %		W	L	Win %
Mountlake Terrace	9	0	1.000		13	0	1.000
Shorecrest	7	1	.875		8	4	.667
Shorewood	6	1	.857		9	2	.818
Glacier Peak	6	3	.667		9	4	.692
Oak Harbor	4	5	.444		4	9	.308
Meadowdale	3	6	.333		5	9	.357
Lynnwood	2	7	.222		2	11	.154
Everett	1	8	.111		1	10	.091
Marysville Getchell	1	8	.111		1	12	.077

Top six teams to Northwest District 3A tournament