Wolverines roast Redhawks

Your Wakeland Wolverines flew past the Liberty Redhawks this past Tuesday night by a score of 70-52. The Wolverines struggled in the first part of the opening quarter by scoring zero points. However, their tough defense kept them close and a three by Michael Sullivan at the end of the first quarter found themselves tied with Liberty at 10-10. The second quarter was back and back forth and Wakeland was up two at the half. The Wolverines exploded in the third quarter for 27 points and never looked back for the rest of the night, which sealed the fate of the Redhawks. Junior Varsity Head Coach Blake Reedy commented, "I haven't seen a team score that many points in a quarter since my days of coaching girls basketball back at Staley in '05..., it was nice to see us hitting on all cylinders!" Noah Harmon went 6-7 from inside the arc for 15 points. This performance was special because Harmon led the Wolverines to victory against his old school. Sean Watkins added to his assist total with 5, while Anthony Grayson continued his marksmanship from beyond the arc with three "3's." Jimmy Wilkins pulled down a career high, 12 rebounds. This is the first time all season that the Wolverines have won three games in a row, which has helped them move up the ladder in district play. If Wakeland wants an outside chance of tying Frisco or Liberty for a play-in for the last spot, they must win there last two games against Frisco and Heritage. The Wolverines are 12-14 overall, and 5-7 in District 9-4A. Wakeland will back in action on Friday at home, which is Parent/Senior Night, so you might want to get there early because its going to be packed! You might want to bring some tissues as well because there won't be a dry eye in the building as we send off our five seniors. Go Wakeland!

Photos by Ms. Hernandez