Shorecrest football wins Rotary Cup Friday night

Cheer squads from Shorewood and Shorecrest
get together before the annual football game.

Text by Frank Workman
Photos by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorecrest Scots won the 2016 Rotary Cup Game with a convincing 34-3 win over the Shorewood Thunderbirds at Shoreline Stadium Friday night.

SC             20     7      7       0       34
SW              0     0      3       0         3

With the win, the Scots took a 25-13 lead in the series between the two teams.

n first quarter action Shorecrest's number 5, Chris Lee, catches a pass
and turns downfield as Shorewood's Devin Diaz, number 23, and
Matthew Bangsberg try to make a play.

An overflow crowd enjoyed dry weather and a highly festive atmosphere as the Scots jumped out to a 20-0 first quarter lead, and extended it to 27-0 on the first play of the second stanza, a lead which they took to the locker room at halftime. Unofficially, the Scots outgained the T-Birds 209-24.

At half time both teams bands, flag teams, drill teams,
 and cheer squads entertained the fans.

Both schools' bands then took the field and filled the night air with music, playing both teams' fight songs together.

Shoreline District Athletic Director Don Dalziel,
left, and Seattle Seahawk photographer / SC grad 
Rod Mar direct both schools and fans in preparation 
for a stadium photo which Mar presents to the district.

The highlight of the night for some came when a multitude of old Shoreline High Spartans got to stand and sing the fight song from their beloved alma mater for the first time in over 30 years.

Damp eyes and lumpy throats seemed to afflict many wearing blue and gold in the crowd.

The bands left the field and all gathered in front of Rod Mar, an official Photographer of the Seahawks, for the annual group photo.

The T-Birds got on the scoreboard following a SC turnover in the third quarter when Ryan Farley boomed an impressive 44-yard field goal for SW's only points of the night.

                 First Quarter
SC -  TD   19 yard pass, Braydon Victor to David Selzler        8:22
SC -  TD   44 yard pass, Victor to Selzler    4:34
SC -  TD   47 yard run, Ricardo Ruiz           1:51

                Second Quarter
SC - TD    1 yard run, Sadath Aboudou      11:57

                Third Quarter
SW - FG  44 yards, Ryan Farley                  8:22
SC - TD    6 yards, Ruiz                                 :34

Shorewood's Alex Tsolman is tackled by two Shorecrest players

Shorecrest coach Brandon Christianson said "The guys were hungry for a win. It didn't matter what happened on the field, they were going to make sure they did what they had to do to win. It was an outstanding defensive effort for us, holding them to minus-14 yards rushing for the game".

The Shoreline Rotary Club presents the cup to the Shorecrest Scots for their 34 to 3 victory over Shorewood.

View and download free game photos by Wayne Pridemore