Girls edge Craig in last-second win

The Lady Wolves took their first win of the season last weekend at Craig High School, scoring the winning points in the last few seconds of the game.

Friday’s basketball game saw a lot of back-and-forth but low scoring, with the Lady Panthers ahead 18-15 at the half. Craig kept a slight lead going into the fourth quarter and looked set to beat Wrangell by one point as the game clock went into its last minute.

A foul in the final ten seconds gave Amy Jensen the opportunity to make two free throws. Pressure on, she sank both and turned the score around in Wrangell’s favor, ending in a 32-31 win. Jensen scored 15 points in all during the game, leading the team. Anna Allen followed up with nine points, while Helen Decker and Teresa Flores scored four each.

“It was a good match this weekend,” said the team’s coach, Edna Nore.

Saturday’s was another close game, but Craig pulled away during the second half for a 40-35 win over Wrangell. Jensen and Flores led their team for points with 10 each, followed by Allen with nine, Decker with four, and Kyla Teat with two.

“It was good games all around,” Nore said.

The junior varsity girls lost both of their games over the weekend, with Craig’s JV winning 36-24 on Friday and 21-11 Saturday.

The Craig games mark the end of the season’s first half, and after a bye this weekend the Lady Wolves will be hosting Petersburg High School for a Homecoming rematch on Feb. 12 and 13.