Shorecrest boys’ 58-41 tournament victory over Shorewood keeps Scots alive, eliminates Thunderbirds

The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team stayed alive in the Northwest District 3A tournament with a 58-41 victory over Shorewood at Shorewood Tuesday.

Shorecrest moves on to another loser-out game Friday at Mountlake Terrace High School against Ferndale, which defeated Oak Harbor Tuesday.

The winner of the Friday Shorecrest-Ferndale game advances to a Feb. 21 game against the loser of the Friday championship game between Glacier Peak and Mountlake Terrace. The winner of the Feb. 21 game advances to the regional round of State 3A play.

In Shorecrest’s 58-41 victory over Shorewood, Shorewood led 14-8 after the first quarter and 22-19 at halftime before Shorecrest took a 37-30 lead after three quarters and extended the lead in the final period. Junior Chibuogwu led Shorecrest with 21 points.

Shorecrest 58, Shorewood 41

At Shorewood High School

Shorecrest- 8 11 18 21 -- 58

Shorewood 14  8  8 11 -- 41

Scoring:

Shorecrest--Lawson 0, Canfield 8, Oishi 2, McCoy 0, O'Neill 0, Nelson 0, Shattuck 19, Chibuogwu Jr. 21, Njadoe 0, Pontrello 8, Horning 0. Shorewood--Pere 2, Freeman 0, Giles 0, Carroll 5, Hopen 4, Andrews 5, Diaz Jr. 0, Mar 0, Kadiric 13, Hawkinson 12, Michael 0.