Shorecrest boys top Shorewood 62-52 in finalé of five-game Saturday Hoopapalooza III at Shorewood

Shorecrest guard number 15, Trevor McCoy, has control of a loose ball and looks to pass to team mates Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr., number 32, or Keith Shattuck, number 31, as Scots' guard Ryan Canfield, number 2, looks to provide an outlet.   Shorewood players Josh Hawkinson, number 24, Semir Kadric, number 22, and Gage Carroll, number 10, try to get to the ball.  Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team defeated Shorewood 62-52 in the final game of the five-game Hoopapaloosa III series involving boys’ and girls’ varsity, junior varsity and “C” teams from the two schools Saturday at Shorewood.

Shorecrest takes an 8-2 Western Conference 3A division record (9-5 overall) into a game at Marysville-Getchell Thursday at 7:15 p.m., with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at 5:40 and “C” teams playing at 3:45. The Scots then play home games Friday with Meadowdale and Saturday against Lynnwood in a game postponed from last week. The Shorecrest “C” team (6-4, 7-6 after a 40-33 victory over Shorewood) plays at Edmonds-Woodway Tuesday at 7:15.

Shorewood takes a 7-2, 10-3 record into a a game at Marysville-Getchell (1-9, 1-13) Tuesday at 7:15 p.m., with junior varsity teams from the two schools meeting at 5:40 and “C” teams playing at 3:45. The Thunderbirds then play a home game with Everett Thursday, a game at Glacier Peak Friday and a make-up game at Oak Harbor Saturday.

Shorewood sophomore Taylor Freeman drives and then scores.
Shorecrest's Keith Shattuck and Emmanuel Chibuogwu Jr. defend.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In Shorecrest’s 62-52 victory over Shorewood Saturday, Shorewood took a 13-9 first-quarter lead before Shorecrest went ahead 28-25 at halftime and 43-39 after three quarters and extended the lead in the final period. Keith Shattuck led Shorecrest with 17 points, followed by Junior Chibuogwu with 11, Alex Horning with 10 and Conin Oishi with 8. Josh Hawkinson of Shorewood led all scorers with 21 points. 

For the season, Chibuogwu leads Shorecrest with 232 points in 14 games for an average of 16.6 points per game, and Hawkinson leads Shorewood with 200 points in 11 games for an average of 18.2 points per game followed by Semir Kadiric with 164 points in 13 games for an average of 12.6, 

Shorecrest 62, Shorewood 52
At Shorewood, Saturday, Jan. 21

Shorecrest     9 19 15 19 -- 62
Shorewood 13 12 14 13 -- 52

Scoring:

Shorecrest	Points
Conin Oishi	8
Ryan Canfield	7
Dylan Pontrello	7
Trevor McCoy	2
Keith Shattuck	17
Emmanuel Chibuogwu, Jr.	11
Alex Horning	10
Zach Lawson	0
Liam O'Neill	0
Shorewood	Points
Ben Andrews	7
Gage Carroll	6
Taylor Freeman	5
Semir Kadiric	5
Yonathan Michael	4
Josh Hawkinson	21
Zane Hopen	2
Anxhelos Pere	2
Levi Diaz	0

Wesco 3A Varsity Boys’Basketball Standings

Wesco 3A                           Overall

	W	L	Win %		W	L	Win %
Mountlake Terrace	10	0	1.000		14	0	1.000
Shorecrest	8	2	.800		9	5	.643
Shorewood	7	2	.778		10	3	.769
Glacier Peak	8	3	.727		11	4	.733
Oak Harbor	5	5	.500		5	9	.357
Meadowdale	3	7	.300		5	10	.333
Everett	2	9	.182		2	11	.154
Lynnwood	2	9	.182		2	13	.133
Marysville Getchell	1	9	.100		1	13	.071