East Webster boys basketball coach Jon Ginn almost got everything he wanted for Christmas.
The Wolverines won two of three games last week in their own tournament. The Wolverines opened with a 50-44 win over J.Z. George and then beat Pillow Academy 57-50 to advance to the finals. There, the Wolverines lost 75-62 to Louisville.
Despite the loss, coach Jon Ginn liked what he saw against the Class 4A Wildcats.
“The Louisville game was a lot closer than it looked,” Ginn said. “It was a 10-point game and we got it down to five at one point and missed a good look at a three. We had our chances and then with about four minutes, we had to decide if we were going to try to win or just settle for making it close. I give Louisville credit, they made a couple of shots and hit their free throws. They are a good team and very athletic. They were a great opponent to go against and that helps prepare us for division play.”
The Wolverines move to 10-6 on the season. They will return to action on Friday, Jan. 4 as they host Calhoun City in a Division 2-2A contest. The following week, East will host Bruce on Tuesday, Jan. 8 and then travel to Eupora on Friday, Jan. 11.
East Webster boys 50,
J.Z. George 44
The Wolverines jumped out to a big lead in the first period and held on for a six-point win on Thursday.
East Webster jumped out to an 11-2 lead at the end of the first period and led 24-11 at the end of the first period. J.Z. George got back into the game in the third period, outscoring East 18-11 to cut the lead to 35-29. Both teams scored 15 points in the fourth as the Wolverines held on for the win.
Carrin Townsend led the Wolverines with 15 points while Keevon Patterson had 12 points. Sedrick Taylor also chipped in 10 points.
East Webster boys 57,
Pillow Academy 50
The Wolverines used a balanced scoring attack to take a seven-point win over the Mavericks on Friday in the tournament semifinals.
Pillow led 9-8 at the end of the first period but East held a slim 21-20 lead at the half. The Wolverines pulled away in the second half as they outscored Pillow 18-15 in each the third and fourth periods.
Reid Gatlin led East Webster with 15 points while Sedrick Taylor had 13 points. Carrin Townsend had 11 points and Keevon Patterson added nine points.
Louisville boys 75,
East Webster 62
The Class 4A Wildcats used a big second period to take the lead and pulled away in the second half to take the win.
East Webster led 15-14 at the end of the first before Louisville outscored the Wolverines 25-18 in the second to lead 39-33 at the half. The Wildcats continued to pull away in the second half as they outscored the Wolverines 17-13 in the third and 19-16 in the fourth to take the win.
Keevon Patterson led the Wolverines with 14 points while Carrin Townsend had 13 points.
