Feature: Westmoore’s Ethan Scott caps off historic freshman season
Westmoore’s Ethan Scott has set and reset the WHS single-game scoring record thrice in his career, scoring 38, 39 and 43 points in various games; an extraordinary feat for any player. What makes Scott’s achievements even more unfathomable, however, is the fact that Scott has done all of this in just 22 career varsity games.
Ethan Scott, a 5-foot-11 freshman from Westmoore High School, just embarked on his four-year high school basketball journey in the fall but is already making waves.
The first-year point guard has already amassed 385 career points with at least one more guaranteed game to play before he caps off his freshman year. With three years of basketball ahead of him, the future is bright for Ethan Scott.
“It’s been tough as a freshman to come in and play a big role,” said Ethan. “My physical skills have developed, but maybe the biggest improvement has been mentally and my ability to deal with the defense.”
Ethan said he has had to adjust to being face-guarded by opposing players at the high school level, lending to a slow start to his season.
“It’s helped me grow as a player and I’m figuring out how to pick and choose my spots,” Ethan said.
Ethan is the younger cousin of former Edmond Memorial standout and current University of Tulsa point guard Curran Scott.
“(Curran) helped me a lot growing up,” Ethan said. “We worked out together all the time and pushed each other. . . It got real competitive and helped me know what it was like to play at that kind of level.”
“(Ethan) has a great work ethic and always has,” said Curran. “He works extremely hard so it’s not a surprise for him to do what he’s been doing.”
The current Westmoore High School career scoring record was set at 1,216 points in 2014 by Tripp Fuller, who went on to play at Oklahoma Christian University. Scott is on pace to score over 1,500 points in the next three years.
“(Ethan’s) work ethic and love for the game is unmatched by any young player I’ve ever coached,” said Westmoore Head Coach Scott Hodges. “He has a chance to be a really, really special kid.
“Ethan is definitely best at shooting, but he’s starting to develop every aspect of his game,” Curran said.
“He’s a great kid, coachable, and spends tons of time working on his game,” Hodges said.
Hodges also credited Ethan’s reliability and selflessness on the floor.
“Ethan’s basketball iQ is very high and he will do whatever he needs to be successful,” Hodges said. “He’s been great to coach and it’s been exciting to see how much he’s improved throughout the course of the season.”
“I knew that I would have to have an impact offensively to help us win games,” Ethan says. “I’ve just tried to score when I need to or set up my teammates to hopefully make them better.”
Scott rounded out the regular season of his freshman year with a 25-point performance in a loss against Southmoore. Down by 19 points entering the fourth quarter, Scott scored 15 points in the final eight minutes and landed the Jags within four points of the SaberCats before Southmoore pulled away. Even Scott’s adversaries have weighed in on the talented 2022 guard.
“He’s gonna be good. . . he is good,” said Southmoore Head Coach Tim Stogsdill. “A lot of teams are keying on him. He’s a heck of a player. He’s tough, he’s gritty, and he’s just a freshman. That’s the scary part.”
Westmoore (6-16) opens the playoffs with a matchup against Midwest City on Friday, Feb. 25 at Midwest City High School.
“We are definitely better now than when it started,” Ethan said. “It’s been a rebuilding year for us but we’ve gotten better.
(Photo credit: Nameer Khan/Westmoore High School)
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