Wolves host the Clippers Friday night
Our Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves welcomed the Briercrest Clippers to town for a Friday night game. It was team night for the local Grande Prairie schools, so many came out to show their support.
Briercrest was off to a quick start, hitting the first 3 buckets. #5 Mohab Milad steals and scores the first hoop for the Wolves. Back to back dunks for Wolves #20 Emmanuel IIoka gets the crowd excited. A couple nice blocks also by #20 adding to his ACAC Block record. At the end of the first quarter, NWP are behind Briercrest 14-23.
Briercrest get the first basket to start off the second quarter. Wolves #13 Kujtim Ujkani answers back with the tip in. Wolves #12 Mohanad Eraghubi with a nice basket. Dream team #8 Chris Liwanag and #11 Terrance Lennox add another 2-points to the Wolves score. Briercrest answer back with back to back baskets. Wolves turn to get on a roll, #20 Emmanuel IIoka drains a 3 to come within 4 points. Briercrest turns over the ball which results in a 3 point make by #8 Christian Liwanag, Wolves down by 1. Into the middle for the dunk #13 Kujtim Ujkani for the Wolves puts them on up by 1. 36:35. The half is over and the Wolves are leading 42:37.
First to score was the Clippers, back to back. They close the lead to 3 in the 3rd quarter. #14 Tyson Wohlgemuth drains a 3 to put the Wolves up by 6. Wolves offense continues to fall and the Wolves are up by 20 with 4 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. Clippers would be respond and go on a run, closing the gap to 11. Late in the quarter #4 for the Clippers hits a 3 from way behind the arch. Wolves couldn't respond and the quarter ends 61:53 for the Wolves. Head coach for the Wolves, Evan Lloyd calls a time out with 4 minutes left. Wolves are up by 12. Out of the timeout #13 for the Wolves hits one for the Wolves, followed by a 2 handed dunk by Emmanuel IIoka. The final score 78:66 for the Wolves.
Player of the Game for the Briercrest Clippers was #4 Riley Seaborn
Player of the Game for the NWP Wolves was #13 Kujtim Ujkani