Wolves player Trevor Miller (No. 34) taking the ball down the court.
Wrangell High School celebrated its homecoming this past weekend.
People from all over Wrangell, and the school's rival Petersburg, came together for a weekend of intense basketball games. While the Wrangell Wolves did not come out of the games victorious, the games were hard-fought and very entertaining.
"I'm still recovering, trying to get my voice back," said Coach Cody Angerman. "They were intense."
The first game was on Friday, Feb. 21. Both teams went back and forth in a high-energy first quarter.
The Wolves held a narrow lead at 16-15. The Petersburg Vikings and Wolves both continued to rack up points, Wrangell barely staying ahead in the second quarter, with a score of 26-25. The Vikings caught a second wind in the third quarter and pulled ahead to 41-47. The game was far from over, however. Wrangell fought hard to catch up, which they did successfully. Both teams continued to fight as hard as they did at the start of the game, though, and neither could pull ahead. The fourth quarter ended in a tie, 54-54 and went into overtime. Once again, both teams stayed neck-and-neck.. The game was decided in the final seconds, when Petersburg made one last basket to pull ahead by two points. The final score was 61-63, a loss for the Wolves.
Saturday's game was also intense. The game started with Petersburg taking the lead in the first quarter, but Wrangell overcame them in the
second quarter. The final score for the first half was 29-25, in favor of the Wolves. The Vikings came back to take the lead in the third quarter, 36-38. While the Wolves played hard, the Vikings managed to maintain their lead. The final score was 45-52, another loss for Wrangell.
"As always, there's ways to improve," Angerman said. "I'm obviously super proud of the effort that we gave."
This was the final homecoming for several members of the basketball team. Senior players on the Wolves team include Makai Allen, Jonah Comstock, Sean Gillen, Skyler Lofftus, Trevor Miller, Austin Reid and Ryan Soeteber.
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