Shorewood boys finish basketball season with Feb 13 loss in District tournament

Ben Andrews in a 2013 game against Everett
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorewood boys' basketball team finished its season with a 15-8 record after a Feb. 13 loss to Glacier Peak in the consolation round of the Northwest District 3A tournament.

After the 56-54 victory over Shorewood, Glacier Peak went on to defeat Oak Harbor, 58-36, Feb. 16 for the District’s third and final berth in this week's regional round of State 3A play.

Taylor Freeman in a 2013 game against
Marysville Getchell
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The loss to Glacier Peak was Shorewood’s fifth loss in its last six games. After 17 of 20 regular-season games, the Thunderbirds were tied for first in the Western Conference 3A South with a 9-1 Wesco 3A record (14-3 overall) before losses to Wesco 3A South division Nos. 1 and 2 Mountlake Terrace and Glacier Peak and to Wesco 3A North No. 1 Stanwood, the three teams that went on to represent the Northwest District in the regional round of the State 3A tournament.

The Thunderbirds then lost in the District tournament to Oak Harbor and defeated Marysville Getchell before losing to Glacier Peak.

In the 56-54 loss to Glacier Peak, the Thunderbirds led 18-13 after the first quarter, 29-25 at halftime and 41-39 after three quarters before Glacier Peak won in the final period. Josh Hawkinson led Shorewood with 24 points; teammate Taylor Freeman added 13.

Josh Hawkinson in a 2012 game with Shorecrest
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

For the full Shorewood season, Hawkinson scored 409 points in 20 games for an average of 20.5 points per game. Freeman scored 241 points in 23 games for an average of 10.3.

The Shorewood junior varsity had a 6-12 record (3-10 Wesco 3A). The Thunderbird “C” team had an 11-9 record (8-5 Wesco 3A).

Glacier Peak 56, Shorewood 54

At Glacier Peak High School, Wednesday, Feb. 13

Shorewood ---- 18 11 12 13 -- 54

Glacier Peak -- 13 12 14 17 -- 56

Shorewood Scoring -- Taylor Freeman 13, Brandon Mar 3, Zane Hopen 5, Karson Gronvold 0, Ben Andrews 9, Josh Hawkinson 24.

Final Shorewood Season Scoring

Player		Games	Points	P/G
Josh Hawkinson		20	409	20.5
Taylor Freeman		23	241	10.5
Ben Andrews		23	193	8.4
Zane Hopen		23	163	7.1
Brandon Mar		22	98	4.5
Yonathan Michael		6	19	3.2
Jordan Muir-Keung		5	14	2.8
Zach Rattray		20	47	2.4
Sam Boone		13	28	2.2
Ian Kirk		6	11	1.8
Karson Gronvold		23	40	1.7
Max Hundhausen		7	9	1.3
Anxhelos Pere		17	15	0.9