ELY— The Timberwolves survived a second half South Ridge rally to improve to 16-8 on the season with a 76-66 win on their home hardwood here last Friday. Point guard Jack Davies sparked Ely’s offense as he poured in 34 points and added seven assists.
“It was a big seeding game for us,” noted Ely Head Coach Tom McDonald. The Panthers came into the game at 15-8— identical to Ely— but had the advantage in the section seeding, so the victory should put the Timberwolves ahead moving into the post-season.
The regular season is set to wrap up this Friday for the Timberwolves, with the Section 7A playoffs set to start on Monday, March 3.
The Wolves dominated much of Friday’s contest and continued to pull away until early in the second half. “We got up on them 52-29 in the second half but they rallied and cut it to eight at one point,” said McDonald. “They started to hit some shots and we turned the ball over too many times in that stretch but played enough at the end to get the win.”
While Davies led the way offensively, he had plenty of help from Caid Chittum, who racked up 25 points and seven rebounds along with Drew Johnson who tallied 12 points and seven boards.
The Wolves head to Fond du Lac on Friday to wrap up their regular season.