High school girls’ basketball teams resume Wesco South play

The Shorecrest and Shorewood high school girls’ basketball teams resume Wesco South play Wednesday, January 6, after playing their final non-league games Tuesday, December 29.
Shorecrest plays a home game Wednesday against Meadowdale in a battle of Class 3A powers. Meadowdale is tied with two 4A teams for first in the Division with a 4-1 Division record. Shorecrest is in a three-way tie for second with a 3-2 Division record. Both Meadowdale and Shorecrest have 5-2 overall records.

The Scots fell to 5-2 when they closed the December portion of their schedule with a 50-42 home loss to undefeated Burlington-Edison of the Northwest League 2A Division.

Here is the score by quarters in Shorecrest’s last non-league game of the season:

B-E 12 7 13 18 — 50

Shorecrest 13 4 9 16 — 42

Shorecrest scoring—Casey Axelson 3, Allison Jones 0, Shannon Schachle 6, Christina Jarvis 0, Rachel Schrote 6, Mickey Greenburg 0, Brianne Lasconia 6, Addy Ibsen 0, Angie Tulee 8, Janie Uppinghouse 11, MIndia Matheson 2. Records—Burlington-Edison 5-0 overall, Shorecrest 4-3.

Shorewood opens its January schedule with an away game against the team it is tied with for seventh in the Wesco South, Glacier Peak, the second-year school in the Snohomish School District. Both teams have 2-3 Wesco South records and 3-4 overall records.

Shorewood improved its overall record when the Scots won a home game against Centralia 62-55 in overtime. Shorewood needed extra time after blowing a lead and allowing Centralia to tie in regulation. Taylor Nephew had 10 rebounds and eight points for the Thunderbirds.

Centralia 9 6 18 17 5 — 55

Shorewood 12 14 20 4 12— 62

Shorewood scoring— Amanda Fasbender 0, Godfrey 0, Lisa Echert 11, Syd Bridges 0, Lindgren 0, Shannon Hasegawa 7, Anne Lundquist 2, McDonald 0, Taylor Nephew 8, Erin Ellersick 12, Kendra Holley-Lair 9, SMasha Shtikel 13.

Records—Centralia 2-5 overall, Shorewood 3-4.



Wesco South GirlsOverall

TeamWLWin % WLWin %

Edmonds-Woodway (4A)41.800 61.857

Jackson (4A)41.800 61.857

Meadowdale (3A)41.800 52.714

Kamiak (4A) 32.600 52.714

Lynnwood (3A)32.600 52.714

Shorecrest (3A)32.600 43.571

Glacier Peak (3A)23.400 34.429

Shorewood (4A)23.400 34.429

Mariner (4A)05.000 07.000

Mountlake Terrace (4A) 05.000 16.143




Top three 4A to district; Fourth 4A to play-in game; all 3A to district