Trojans Cruise in Final Game of the Season

Everett, WA - The Trojans put on an absolute scoring clinic in the final game of the 2024-2025 season cruising past Whatcom 133-90.  You would not have known that the Trojans were eliminated from playoff contention last weekend with the loss to Peninsula by the teams energy and passion on sophomore night.  Whatcom held a 29-20 lead ten minutes into the game, but over the next 30 minutes of game time, the Trojan offense exploded putting up over 100 points.  After trailing by nine, Everett went on a 25-5 run, and was sparked by a monstrous dunk over a defender by sophomore Myles Shields.  Shields had one of his best games of the season and put up 19 first half points, leading Everett to a 53-40 halftime lead. 

Fellow sophomore Nate Harding got going from beyond the arc in the second half and hit 6 of 7 threes.  As a team, the Trojans went unconcious from downtown shooting 58% and knocking down 14 second half threes (19 for the game).  It was a complete team effort as Everett combined for not only a season high in points scored, but a season high in rebounds (65) and assists (44).  All of which are the highest single game totals in recent history.  It was a great night for all the sophomores in uniform, Hayden Conaxis finished the game with 19 points, Eric Thomas had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and was 3 assists away from a triple double with 7.  Riley Weimer had 11 points and Myles Shields finished the game with 28 points and 12 rebounds.  

Two sophomores not suited up due to injury were Jailin Johnson and Henry Ihrig.  Johnson was only able to play in 17 games this season but still managed 588 career points, 209 assists, and 227 rebounds.  Last season Jailin converted 169 free throws which ranks 8th all time in a single season at EvCC and his career free throw percentage of 81.6% ranks 6th best all time at EvCC.  Transfer sophomore Henry Ihrig was able to play in 21 games, and average 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 blocks per game.  Perhaps the highlight of the season came when Ihrig made a 3/4 court shot at the buzzer to win the game at Shoreline.  Another transfer sophomore that was unable to suit up in the final game was Henry Avra.  Avra missed the first half of the season but provided a scoring lift during region play, highlighted by his 28 point and 19 rebound performance at Olympic College resulting in a 101-94 win. 

Nate Harding finished his Trojan career with 139 made threes (7th all time at EvCC).  Last season he shot 48.7% from behind the arc which is a single season best in program history with over 50 attempts.   Nate led the team in scoring with 14.2 ppg and finished with 559 career points.  Hayden Conaxis led the team in field goal percentage at 56.8%, and his career average of 57.6% ranks third all time at EvCC among those with over 200 shot attempts. He also dealt with injury this season but still managed to average 8.8 points per game and had 335 career points.  Two other sophomores that played two seasons with the Trojans were Riley Weimer and Eric Thomas who had expanded roles this season.  They scored 36 and 51 points respectively, but had their largest impact on the defensive end of the floor.  Transfer sophomore Myles Shields finished the year with 136 points and 67 rebounds.  He scored 20 or more points four times this season and had four double-doubles.   

True freshman Shon Reid emerged as a dominant scorer and was second on the team in points scored with 346 and shot the ball a solid 46% from the floor and was the most efficient Trojan and driving the lane and drawing contact.  He got to the line 70 times and ended up starting in 24 of 28 games played.  

Second year head coach Daniel Thompson had a challenging year managing multiple injuries that never allowed the squad to all be healthy at the same time. Continuity was in flux for much of the year but the team won 13 games, and narrowly missed qualifying for a second straight playoff appearance under his leadership.   The team played well defensively, holding opponents to under 42% shooting from the floor and 73.6 points per game while the offense had the 8th best field goal percentage in team history at 45.9%.