Ashton Adkin goes up for a layup last Thursday evening versus the Walkerville Tartans.
The North Star Wolves senior boys basketball team came close to winning their first two games, but not quite close enough.
The Wolves started the year with a pair of losses last week, though were in both games until the end. The week was capped by their home opener, a 50-43 loss to the visiting Walkerville Tartans last Thursday evening.
The game saw Walkerville have a slim 22-21 halftime advantage with the Tartans scoring the first eight points of the third quarter. When the third was over, they led 40-31 but North Star clawed back and scored the first ten points of the fourth quarter and took the lead.
Walkerville would regain the advantage and pull away late for the victory.
“It was a poor performance by the Wolves,” said coach Griffin Muzzin.
Muzzin said while his team didn’t play as well as they could have, he credited Walkerville for coming in and getting the victory.
“They played harder than us tonight,” he said.
The Wolves will work on their defense and slowing the game down, Muzzin indicated.
The two losses to start the season is similar to what happened a year ago when North Star actually began 0-4. Muzzin said it has been “a rough start” so far this season but is looking to turn it around quickly.
“I think if you want to make the playoffs, you have to start getting wins now,” he said.
The Wolves had a chance to hit the reset button, as they played in a weekend tournament in Essex.
“It allows us to put those games behind us and get the season started again,” said Muzzin.
The Wolves have “a great group of guys” and are looking to get things going in the right direction.
North Star opened the season last Tuesday (Dec. 3) in Belle River but came out on the short end of a 58-57 decision to the Nobles.
The Wolves hosted Maranatha last night after the Dec. 11 edition of the River Town Times went to press. They are in Leamington Thursday night to do battle with Cardinal Carter.
Sr. Wolves boys basketball team starts season with two losses
By Ron Giofu
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