Shorecrest’s Devan Jones makes a layup during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
EDMONDS – Eddie George paced in front of his bench. The Shorecrest boys’ basketball coach had only seen his team play four minutes against Edmonds-Woodway, and after a sequence of turnovers, he implored his team: “We need to wake up!”
After finishing the first quarter trailing 18-14, the Scots (17-2, 9-2) – led by hot-handed junior Brayden Fischer (21 points) – stormed back to a 74-52 win, handing the Warriors (17-1, 8-1) their first loss of the season and spoiling their senior night.
“This group is relentless,” George said. “They’re just a great bunch of kids. They just want to get better each and every day. So to be honest, and I don’t want this to sound arrogant or whatnot, but we expect to do things like this. When we’re on our game, and we’re locked in and focused, we’re capable of things like this.”
Final: Shorecrest wins 74-52
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At full strength and with revenge on their minds, the Scots overcame a slow start and slowly stretched their lead until it turned into a blowout. Fischer and senior Porter Swanson (18 points) each hit three 3-pointers. A healthy Kagarabi chipped in 12 points, including three crucial buckets down the stretch to keep Shorecrest ahead.
“Coming into the locker room, our energy was [there.] I knew it was going to be a different game in the second half,” Swanson said. “When he’s (George) telling us to wake up, we all know it. We all know we can play better than how we were, so then we just locked it in from there on out.”
Even before the break, Fischer pulled the Scots back into the game with three 3-pointers in the second quarter, the last putting Shorecrest ahead 36-35 in the final minute before halftime.
In the third, Shorecrest’s defense tightened up, and they turned the Warriors’ missed shots and turnovers into hard buckets at the other end. Swanson and senior Robel Biniam (six points) converted ‘and-1s’ on back-to-back possessions, and Kagarabi’s putback layup on a rare Fischer miss put the Scots ahead 47-38 just 2:19 into the second half.
“A lot of it was transition defense, we did a poor job of getting back,” Edmonds-Woodway coach Tyler Geving said. “Therefore we get caught, so now you’re in scramble mode a lot and they got wide-open shots.”
The Warriors were led by senior Cam Hiatt (16 points) and sophomore Grant Williams (14 points). The pair combined for 20 points in the first half, but their shots went cold in the later stages of the game.
With a 13-point lead entering the fourth quarter, Shorecrest picked up right where it left off. Biniam hit a 3-pointer on the first possession, and the Scots kept the Warriors out of reach down the stretch.
By the time each side cleared its bench to put the subs on the floor in the final minute, the visiting Shorecrest student section drowned out the rest of the gym chanting ‘I Believe That We Will Win.’ Swanson flexed and let out a yell. George – who just a couple hours prior went down his bench begging his team to wake up – took the same stroll, this time giving each of his players an emphatic high-five after putting the game to bed.
“It feels great, but it’s just another game,” Fischer said, despite the evident satisfaction displayed on the Scots bench. “We got a long, long road ahead, so this is just step one.”
Edmonds-Woodway’s William Alseth makes a layup during the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Devan Jones grabs a loose ball during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Julian Gray reacts to a 3-point shot during the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Junior Kagarabi makes a 3-point shot during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Grant Williams makes a layup during the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest head coach Eddie George reacts to a foul called on one of his players during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Dre Simonsen tries to maneuver around Shorecrest’s Brayden Fischer during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s William Alseth is fouled while trying to take a shot during the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Cam Hiatt runs through Shorecrest’s Brayden Fischer during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Grant Williams to getting fouled while attempting a 3-point shot during the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Porter Swanson yells from the ground after making a shot and getting fouled during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Robel Biniam tries to make a layup while Edmonds-Woodway’s William Alseth reaches to block the shot during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Porter Swanson leaps to try and make a layup during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Junior Kagarabi and Devan Jones celebrate a foul called on Edmonds-Woodway’s William Alseth who raises his hands in confusion during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Brayden Fischer takes the ball down an open court after a steal during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway head coach Tyler Geving yells instructions to his players during the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Brayden Fischer tries to maneuver around Edmonds-Woodway’s William Alseth during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Junior Kagarabi tries to get past Edmonds-Woodway’s Cam Hiatt during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Jack Thompson makes a layup off a rebound during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmond-Woodway’s Cam Hiatt tries to dribble around Shorecrest’s Brayden Fischer during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
The Edmonds-Woodway benches watches as Shorecrest pulls ahead during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Cam Hiatt makes a jump shot during the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s William Alseth tries to keep the ball away from the outstretched arm of Shorecrest’s Brayden Fischer during the game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Brayden Fischer takes the ball to the hoop during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Robel Biniam along with other players on the bench react to a score during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Edmonds-Woodway’s Cam Hiatt places his hands on his knees as multiple teammates are helped off the floor in the final minutes of the game against Shorecrest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Shorecrest’s Jack Thompson reacts to beating Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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