2026 3A Girls State Soccer Tournament (11/10 – 11/21) Primer - Shorecrest & Shorewood

Last Saturday afternoon, the Shorecrest Scots finished runner-up in the 3A District 1 final versus Stanwood Spartans, losing a close contest 1-2. 

Spartans were tough, disciplined, technically skilled, and constantly on the attack, moving quickly into the box as often as they could; Scots were on their heels and could but deflect, riposte and counterattack, but the Spartan pressure ultimately prevailed. 

The Shorewood Stormrays season record stands at 12-7-1, third in District 1, Wesco 3A South league runners-up, with an RPI of 0.5439. 

Both Shorecrest and Shorewood (Wesco South) have qualified for the 3A State Tournament as the #11 and #19 seeds. Three other teams representing District 1 are Champions Stanwood, Snohomish (Wesco North), and Ferndale (Northwest Conference), the #10, #13 and #14 seeds. 

Spare a thought for the plucky Lynnwood Royals, who despite a winless season of 0-16-0, competed and showed up cheerfully, week-in, week-out, and played hard despite a limited roster, and without a JV team. 

Shorewood’s JV team finished the season with a respectable record of 7-2-1, finishing 2nd in the league table, pipped by their undefeated 9-0-1 Shorecrest JV counterparts, topping the table, presaging more rivalry in the future. 

Following the conclusion of the District tournaments, the State 3A playoff brackets have been set, against teams from Districts 1-6. The top twelve seeds receive a bye, while the remaining eight seeds face off in a play-in round to advance. 

• Shorewood is seeded #19, and will meet #14 Ferndale (Northwest Conference, District 1) in the play-in on Wednesday 11/11. 
• Shorecrest is seeded #11, and will meet #6 Roosevelt (Metro League, District 2) in the eighth-final on Friday 11/13. 

The top seeds are #1 Mt. Spokane, #2 Seattle Prep, #3 Mercer Island and #4 Gig Harbor. The play-in, eighth-final, and quarter-final rounds will be hosted by the higher seed at their home stadium, or at a neutral site, depending on geography. 

Quarter-finals will be on Saturday 11/14, semi-finals on Friday 11/20, and final on Saturday 11/21. The State semifinals and finals, unusually, will be held at Mount Si HS in Snoqualmie, as well as a third place contest for the losing semi-finalists. 

How far can Shoreline’s Best go? Join us again on The Agony & The Ecstasy!

--TCA