Shorewood boys open Wesco 3A basketball season with 61-60 overtime victory at Shorecrest

Photo by Geoff Vlcek

The Shorewood boys’ basketball team defeated Shorecrest when Brandon Mar got a rebound, basket and a foul as the clock expired, adding a free throw with no time remaining, to complete a 61-60 Thunderbirds' comeback in overtime. Mar finished with 18 points, and Taylor Freeman netted 22 for Shorewood, which defeated Shorecrest in the Wesco 3A opener for both teams.

The victory gives Shorewood a 1-0 Wesco 3A record (4-0 overall). Shorecrest is 0-1, 3-1.

Conin Oishi led the Scots with 22 points -- including two free throws with 14 seconds left in overtime that gave Shorecrest the lead until Mar's late-game heroics.

Photo by Geoff Vlcek

Shorewood and Shorecrest continue Wesco 3A South competition Tuesday at 7:15pm, with Shorewood playing host to Meadowdale and Shorecrest playing at Glacier Peak.

Shorewood 61, Shorecrest 60 (OT)
At Shorecrest High School, Saturday, Dec. 14

Shorewood -- 11 14 18 11 7 -- 61
Shorecrest --- 20  9 11 14  6 – 60

Varsity Boys Basketball Standings

Wesco 3A South	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	W		L
Shorewood	1	0	4		0
Mountlake Terrace	1	0	4		0
Glacier Peak	0	0	2		0
Meadowdale	0	1	4		1
Shorecrest	0	1	3		1

Each Wesco 3A team plays conference games against each team in its own division twice and each team in the other division once.

Wesco 3A North	Conf.				Overall
Team	W	L	W	L
Stanwood	1	0	4	0
Marysville-Pilchuck	1	0	3	1
Everett	0	0	3	1
Oak Harbor	0	1	0	4
Marysville Getchell	0	1	0	5

Top three teams in each Wesco 3A division qualify for the Northwest 3A tournament, along with two teams from among non-qualifying Wesco teams and Ferndale of the Northwest 3A/2A/1A Conference.