Shorecrest girls basketball beats Lynnwood

Published 10:43 pm Wednesday, December 14, 2011

SHORELINE — Shorecrest’s Onyie Chibuogwu hit a contested 8-foot jumper as the buzzer sounded and the Scots beat Lynnwood 50-48 to remain undefeated and take over first place in the Wesco 3A.

Trailing 48-47, Lynnwood’s Meghan Cross hit the second of two free throws to set up Chibuogwu’s game-winning shot that handed the Royals their first league loss.

Shorecrest head coach Dori Monson said he decided against calling a timeout and trusted his players to push the ball upcourt and get off a good shot. “It was a little bit of a scramble, but we got the ball to Chibuogwu and she hit a difficult shot,” Monson said.

Cross and Arsenia Ivanov both finished with 11 points to pace the Royals, who knocked in 10 3-pointers in the game — two from Cross and three from Ivanov.

Shorecrest’s Bri Lasconia had 15 points and Chibuogwu was 9-for-11 from the field for a game-high 18 points and she also collected eight rebounds.

Monson said he was happy with the win, but believes Shorecrest needs to keep improving.

“There are a lot of tough games in Wesco 3A and we’re going to have to continue to get better if we’re going to keep winning,” Monson said.

At Shorecrest H.S.

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Lynnwood—Edwards 5, Maza 0, Douglas 9, Cross 11, Hufane, Evans 7, Brodrick, Ivanov 11, Aleksandrova, Hayes 0, Wilson 5. Shorecrest—Shattuck 0, Lindsey, Lasconia 15, Jones 0, Schlachter 0, Monson 0, Chibuogwu 18, Greenburg 2, Uppinghouse 5, Matheson 10. 3-point goals—Douglas 3, Cross 2, Evans 2, Ivanov 3, Lasconia 3. Records—Lynnwood 4-1 league, 6-2 overall. Shorecrest 3-0, 5-0.