NW District 3A girls' basketball tournament turned upside down

Corrected 12-11-2013 12:30am

The Northwest District 3A girls' basketball tournament has defied form in its first week, with top-seeded Stanwood and state-ranked Ferndale having dropped into the losers' bracket.

Meanwhile Everett, which had a losing Western Conference 3A record, will play for the District championship after upsetting Wesco 3A South No. 2 Shorewood and Wesco 3A North champion Stanwood.

Everett (12-10, after a 10-10 regular-season record, 4-9 Wesco 3A) meets Wesco 3A South No. 1 Glacier Peak (17-5 after a 15-5 regular season, 10-3 Wesco 3A) for the District championship Friday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. at Lynnwood High School, with both having qualified for the regional round of the State 3A tournament.

State seventh-ranked Ferndale (19-3 after an 18-2 regular season, 12-0 Northwest 3A. 2A/1A Conference) meets Shorewood (15-7 after a 14-6 regular season, 9-4 Wesco 3A) Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Shorewood High School. Tenth-ranked Stanwood (18-4 after a 17-3 regular season, 12-1 Wesco 3A) meets Wesco 3A South No. 3 Shorecrest (12-10 after an 11-9 regular season, 8-5 Wesco 3A) at Stanwood Tuesday at 7 p.m. The two Tuesday winners meet Friday at 6 p.m. at Lynnwood for the District’s No. 3 berth in regional and state play.