Shorewood's Rotary Cup victory moves T-Birds into third place

The captains of Shorewood, in white, and Shorecrest
meet in the center of the field for the coin toss
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood’s Rotary Cup football victory over Shorecrest Friday moved the Thunderbirds into third place in the Western Conference 3A South division.

Shorewood has a 1-1 Wesco 3A South record (2-4 overall), while Shorecrest is now 0-3 (1-5).

Early in the 1st quarter Shorewood’s CameranTesterman,
hangs onto the leg of the Shorecrest running back.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Isaac Whitaker’s 27-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining gave Shorewood their first Rotary Cup victory in nine years over Shorecrest on Friday night at Shoreline Stadium.

The field goal was the lone scoring play in the second half, after the two teams went into halftime tied at 14.

Thunderbird quarterback, Aaron Okamura, hands off to Anxhelos Pere.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

It took T-Birds just three plays to score on their first drive, with sophomore Aaron Okamura rushing in from 10 yards out, after a 43-yard run by sophomore Harrison Jacobs on the previous play. Okamura came into the game ranked third in the Wesco 3A South in passing yards.

The Scots answered just over four minutes later, with a five-yard touchdown run by senior Michael Fisher.

Shorewood responded with another three play drive, this time capped by a 69-yard touchdown run by senior Anxhelos Pere, his fourth of the season.

With just seconds to go the 4th quarter, Shorewood’s place kicker,
Isaac Whitaker, kicks a field goal that  puts Shorewood ahead 17 to 14.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Scots tied things up at 14 just over a minute before halftime, when senior Nik Hendricks connected with senior Aaron Kelly on a 16-yard touchdown pass.

That score would hold until a interception by sophomore Spencer Jacobs and late drive by the T-Birds put the ball at the 10-yard line, giving Whitaker the chance to make his first field goal of the season.

Shoreline district athletic director, Don Dalziel, presents the Shoreline Rotary cup
 to Shorewood head coach Rob Petschl.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The loss drops Shorecrest to 1-5 (0-3 in conference), while Shorewood improves to 2-4 (1-1). The T-Birds will play their final home game of the regular season at Shoreline Stadium next Friday at 7 p.m. against Glacier Peak, while the Scots will head to Edmonds Stadium to take on Mountlake Terrace at 8pm.

Junior varsity teams from the two schools meet Monday at 6pm at Shorecrest, with "C" teams playing Wednesday at 6pm at Shoreline Stadium.

The Shorewood players’ joy at beating Shorecrest is apparent.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

WESCO 3A SOUTH VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS

Team                              Conference (Overall)

Meadowdale                               3-0  (5-1)

Glacier Peak                               2-0  (5-1)

Shorewood                                 1-1  (2-4)

Mountlake Terrace                     0-2  (2-4)

Shorecrest                                 0-3  (1-5)

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