By TAC

On Halloween eve in the Pacific Northwest, it was a cool, clear evening, but all was quiet in the Shorecrest Scots’ locker room. The pumpkins were empty, not a haggis in sight. They were resting their feet with a bye, as the #2 seed.

Meanwhile, the 3A District 1 play-in contests were going ahead, with #6 Shorewood facing #11 Mountlake Terrace, at the familiar confines of Shoreline Stadium. In this all-WesCo South matchup, Stormrays were favored over the Hawks, having won both home and away fixtures during the league regular season, but Mountlake Terrace had adjusted with a plan.

They came out in an aggressive 4-2-4 formation, to counter the Rays’ 3-4-3 setup. It was an ingenious plan, to cede the midfield but outnumber the opponent in both attack and defense.

This befuddled Shor

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