Cobras ground Eagles in home basketball finale
corner - Kenneth Borebor, in white of the Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity boys' basketball team, looks to pass out of the corner in his team's last regular season home game of the season against Immanuel Christian on Feb. 7. Photo by Rob Vogt
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer
The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity boys’ basketball team closed out an undefeated regular season at home with a big win against one of the Deep South Conference’s traditional power houses.
The Immanuel Christian Eagles of Lethbridge paid a visit to Claresholm on Wednesday, Feb. 7, losing to a faster, stronger Cobras team by a score of 79-65.
The Cobras jumped out to an early double-digit lead that held up at 38-28 at halftime.
Claresholm took control in the third quarter then, using most of their bench, went on to the 79-65 victory.
The top scorers for the Cobras were Nic Harder with 22 points; Jean Pierre Otero Rodriguez with 13 points; and Nick Anderson with nine points.
The junior varsity Cobras had to hold off a late surge by their opponents to win 74-71, after leading 39-32 at halftime.
The top scorers for the junior Cobras were Jackson Wright with 21 points; George Wollersheim with 17 points; and Daxton Woodward with 15 points.