Wolverines give HSAA the "Blues"

Your Wakeland Wolverines did something this past Wednesday night, that they've never done in the seven years of the school's existence, win the season opener. The Wolverines hosted the "Blue Angels" of the Home School Athletic Association for the second time in as many years. Wakeland jumped out to a 20 point lead early in the second quarter, but HSAA kept hanging around and cut it to just 10 by half. Once again, the Wolverines caused "chaos" during the early parts of the second half and got up by 18, but they saw their lead diminish as HSAA shooting guard Judah Tanella caught fire and helped cut the deficit to just 5 points with a little over 4 minutes remaining. However, that was as close as the "Blue Angels" would get as the Wolverines pulled away in the last two minutes of play and ended up with an 11 point victory, 60-49. Cameron Walker and Josh Harris both led the Wolverines with 14 points, while Walker added 10 rebounds to record his first double-double of the year. Zol Singleton came off the bench and added 11 points while seasoned Point Guard, Sean Watkins handed out 6 assists while gathering 6 boards and pick-pocketing the "Blue Angels" 4 times. Head Coach Brent Benningfield mentioned in a post-game press conference, "It was good to see our guys get a win over a quality opponent even though we were a little rusty, we've just had one practice with our entire team!" The win brings Wakeland's record to 1-0 as they will look to remain perfect against the Pirates of Wylie on Friday night. Go orange and blue!