Trevor Miller (#34) working to get past a player from Craig High School.
Riley Blatchley (#12) jumps for the ball in the opening of last weekend's games against the Craig Panthers.
After going three-to-one in the Rally the Regions tournament earlier this month, the Wrangell Wolves played their first games of the regular season last weekend. Wrangell hosted the Craig Panthers, opening the basketball season with a pair of home games. The Wolves made a very strong showing, winning both games against the Panthers.
The first game, on Friday, Jan. 11, went very much in the Wolves' favor. Wrangell took the lead early in the first quarter and held it through the whole game. The Panthers were not able to get on the board until the final four minutes of the first quarter. Both teams made some impressive scores. Brett Abrahamson (#45) made a buzzer-beating shot just before halftime.
In the fourth quarter, the Panthers rallied and narrowed the lead, but were unable to overtake the Wolves. Wrangell won Friday's game with a score of 56 to 48.
Saturday's game was more of the same. The Wolves took the lead early. The Panthers put themselves on the board in the first quarter with an impressive three-pointer. However, the Wolves held on to their lead. Saturday's game differed from Friday's by a large number of fouls. Wrangell had 10 fouls listed by their players by halftime. The Panthers, once again, were able to gain momentum and attempt to catch up in the fourth quarter. It was not enough, however. Wrangell claimed another victory with a final score of 68 to 36.
"I'd say we're getting better, for sure," said Coach Cody Angerman. "Our defense was really good, we had some real highlights."
Angerman said that everyone on the team performed very well. It was good, he said, to be able to call up any player from the bench and expect them to play well, and not rely too heavily on a few players of exceptional skill level.
Some players he pointed out for an especially good performance this weekend include Abrahamson, Stone Guggenbickler, Trevor Miller, Riley Blatchley, and others.
The Wolves are scheduled to play against Haines next weekend, on Jan. 18 and 19. After that, the following weekend, Wrangell will host more home games against Metlakatla.
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