Wolves eliminated from WECSSAA “AA” basketball playoffs
- Ron Giofu
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The North Star Wolves junior boys basketball team saw their season come to an end Feb. 10.
The Wolves hosted the Catholic Central Comets and took an early lead but the second and third quarters were their undoing en route to a 59-57 loss in the WECSSAA “AA” junior boys preliminary round game.
North Star built a 12-4 lead after one quarter and 14-4 early in the second, but a 10-0 Catholic Central run tied the game and gave the Comets momentum.
By the time halftime came around, Catholic Central had a 26-23 lead. The Comets built on their lead in the third quarter and led 47-32 by the time it was over.
Despite the deficit entering the final eight-minute quarter, the Wolves did not give up. They clawed back into the game but couldn’t quite complete the comeback.
They had opportunities late in the game,, but the Comets held on for the two-point victory.
Wolves head coach Jamie Abram said they had the ball in their hands on the final possession, but it just didn’t go their way.
“We got what we wanted at the end but the shot didn’t go down,” he said.
Abram said the effort was there but their offense didn’t quite click.
“Our shooting was a little bit off today,” he said, “but the boys played hard. I’m fine with how they played.”
Catholic Central was hot from three-point range, he noted, and “there’s not much you can do there.”
Abram said the Wolves were able to mount a comeback and make it close at the end.
North Star went 7-2 in the regular season, and Abram said it was a good season for the team.
“It was fun. The boys played hard,” he said. “That’s all you can ask.”
The senior boys were also in action last Tuesday (Feb. 10) in a WECSSAA “AA” preliminary round game. The senior Wolves were in Tecumseh to battle L’Essor and lost 65-42. The seniors’ regular season record was 2-8.
Wolves eliminated from WECSSAA “AA” basketball playoffs
By Ron Giofu
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