CORRECTION:Shorecrest girls open district basketball tournament Wednesday with loss at Ferndale

Shorecrest girls open district basketball tournament Wednesday with loss at Ferndale

The Shorecrest girls’ basketball team opened play in the Northwest District 3A tournament with a 55-51 loss at Ferndale. The Scots take a 15-6 overall record into a District 3A loser-out game with Marysville-Pilchuck on Shorecrest’s home court Saturday at 7pm.

As the No. 3 Wesco 3A South team, Shorecrest had to travel to Ferndale, whose record in the Northwest 3A/\2A/1A Conference was better than the conference record of the No. 2 team in the Wesco 3A North.

Ferndale 55, Shorecrest 51

At Ferndale High School, Wednesday, Feb. 12

Shorecrest -- 11 8 14 18 — 51

Ferndale --- 14 14 14 13 — 55

Shorecrest Scorimg—Lindsey Shattuck 4, Wurrie Njadoe 4, Jazlyn Owens 0, Keyonna Jones 7, Onyie Chibuogwu 17, Savannah Tidwell 2, Jalyn Hizey 7, Uju Chibuogwu 10.

Final Regular–Season Girls’ Basketball Standings

Wesco 3A South	Conf.		Overall
Team	W	L	W	L
**Glacier Peak	11	2	18	2
**Mountlake Terrace	11	2	16	4
*Shorecrest	10	3	15	5
Shorewood	5	8	11	9
*Meadowdale	5	8	7	13

 *Qualified for Northwest District 3A tournament

**Host team in first-round tournament game

Wesco 3A North
	W	L	W	L
**Stanwood	8	5	11	9
*Everett	8	5	12	8
*Marysville-Pilchuck	5	8	8	12
Marysville-Getchell	2	11	5	15
Oak Harbor	0	13	0	20

Northwest Conference 3A

**Ferndale                       10          2       16         4

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story said that Shorecrest had defeated Ferndale and advanced to the District semifinals. --Evan Smith