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The Wolves reign victory on their Senior Night

The Wolves boys basketball team played their Senior Night game against the Canoga Park Hunters on Monday, Jan. 30, and won with a score of 41-38 in overtime.

Highlights

  • In the first quarter, the Wolves were unable to guard the Hunter’s threes, and trailed the quarter by 4.
  • In the second quarter, Jeremy Rivas, #4, helped the team stay in the game by making some three pointers.
  • Josh Molina, #3, and the Varsity team’s only Senior, kept driving in and spinning his way through the defender to get easy points.
  • Bryce Chin, #0, nailed his corner threes assisted by Joncho Holgado, #2.
  • Aiden Chin, #13, stole the ball from one of the Hunters, leading to a fastbreak, which gave him an easy layup. 
  • In the fourth quarter, the Wolves and Hunters kept fighting for the lead, almost having seven different lead changes, which ultimately ended up with the Wolves and Hunters tying the game up.
  • In overtime, Josh Molina, #3, turned the ball over to the Hunters, giving them a 2 point lead with only two minutes left.
  • The Wolves’ defense kept them in the game, preventing the Hunters from scoring to give them multiple opportunities to gain the lead.
  • Towards the end of the game, Jonathan Pritchett, #11, made a shot while getting fouled, giving him a 3 point play.
  • The Wolves had to lock in on defense to prevent the Hunters from scoring a buzzer beater to tie the game, which they successfully did, and won their Senior Night.

What’s next | The Wolves basketball team will go against the San Fernando Tigers on Wednesday, Feb. 1, to fight for fourth place in the Valley Mission League at the Tiger’s lair.

Team thoughts | “I loved our senior night and how it went. It was really fun, especially the fact that we went against my former school. Also just playing the game with my teammates and friends made it an amazing experience.” says Josh Molina, #3.

The word on campus | The boys basketball game was a very intense game even when going to overtime. They deserved the hard fought win for not giving up, and for keeping their heads up the entire time. I see a lot of potential in the Wolves for their last game on February 1. With one more game to come, I hope that the Wolves secure their spot in the playoffs.

For the books |

  • 6 wins, 5 losses
  • Division: Valley Mission
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From watching sports to playing them, I have always been inclined to write about the new athletic events that occur at our school. As a sophomore at Van Nuys High, I am going into my second year of journalism, not just to write about the games, but to uncover the background and details of the talented athletes that play them. Whenever I’m not on my laptop typing about an athlete or game, I am trying to perfect leche flan.
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