The North Star Wolves senior girls basketball team is now 5-3 on the season after two wins last week.
The Wolves kicked off the week last Tuesday evening on their home court with a 41-21 victory over the Leamington Lions.
North Star controlled the game on the scoreboard throughout. They had a 14-4 advantage after the first eight-minute quarter was complete and a 28-11 lead at halftime.
Leamington cut into North Star’s lead slightly in the third quarter, but the Wolves still had a 34-19 advantage.
Despite the win, North Star head coach Dom Silvaggio said there are areas the Wolves need to get better at.
“It’s the same thing every game,” he said. “There are a lot of missed opportunities. We’re missing shots. In practice, we make the layups.”
This year’s senior girls team is a young group, and Silvaggio said they have to figure out what is happening with their shooting as the WECSSAA Tier 2 playoffs are fast approaching.
Free throw shooting also has to get better, with Silvaggio estimating they likely didn’t make half of their shots from the line in last Tuesday’s game.
On other parts of their overall game, Silvaggio said North Star is improving. The game against Leamington was the fourth time in the first seven games where the defense held the opposition to under 30 points.
“If we can score a bit more, I like our chances,” he said.
Assistant coach Frank Palumbo agreed that the girls are young and they have to gain more confidence and finish better at the basket.
Julia Mailloux, one of North Star’s younger players, thought they had a good game against Leamington.
“I thought we did well,” said Mailloux. “I think we are doing pretty well as a team.”
Mailloux believed they could communicate on the court a bit better and that their shooting could improve. She added they have gotten better since their first game this season.
“I think we’ve really improved,” she said.
Two nights later, Mailloux and Buchner each had 16 points in a 46-30 win on the road at Catholic Central. The regular season wrapped up for North Star last night, after this issue of the RTT went to press, at Massey.
The junior team is now 6-1 after they won twice last week. The junior Wolves beat Windsor Islamic 42-2 last Wednesday and won 24-19 at Catholic Central. Coach Nora Newhook said the girls have been improving throughout the season, with the only loss being in their first game and that was in overtime.
“Their defense has always been strong,” said Newhook. “They are making better decisions when it comes to passing. We still have to work on moving the ball.”
Newhook added the junior team is “moving in the right direction” and it is showing. She was happy the entire team got to play against Windsor Islamic.
The junior Wolves lost 34-16 in Essex Monday and also closed out the regular season at Massey Tuesday night.
Wolves girls basketball teams put up wins last week
By Ron Giofu
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