Hawkinson leads Shorewood boys into Saturday basketball showdown with Shorecrest

Senior center Josh Hawkinson leads the Shorewood boys' basketball team into a game with Shorecrest Saturday at Shorecrest.

The Thunderbird boys meet Shorecrest at 7pm Saturday in the final game of the all-day "Hoopapalooza IV," involving boys' and girls' varsity, junior varsity and "C" teams from the two Shoreline public high schools.

The Shorewood varsity takes a 7-1 Western Conference 3A record (12-3 overall) into the game with Shorecrest (3-5 Wesco 3A, 9-6). The Shoreline cable TV educational access channel will show the game live.

The Thunderbirds defeated Marysville-Pilchuck at home Tuesday. Hawkinson led Shorewood with 15 points. Teammate Zane Hopen added 11. The T-birds led 14-13 after the first quarter, 34-14 at halftime and 42-22 after three quarters before winning 55-31.

Hawinson leads the Wesco 3A with 271 points in 13 games for an average of 20.8 points per game.

Shorewood defeated Shorecrest 45-39 when the two teams met at Shorecrest Dec. 7.

The Shorewod junior varsity plays Shorecrest at 3 pm, with "C" teams from the two schools meeting at 11am.