WLB Wolverines take 2 against CEL Panthers

[December 05, 2012]  The Wolverines traveled across town Tuesday night to play their in-conference rival, the Chester-East Panthers.

The WLB seventh grade won a back-and-forth game 38-32 to even their record to 4-4.

Jack Eimer led the way with 13 points to go along with seven assists and five steals. Blake Jones had a career night with 12 points and seven steals. Zach Morris had eight points, while Jake McCray had three and Payton Batley had two.

In the loss for the Panthers, Sam Birnbaum led all scorers with 16 points to go along with his 11 rebounds. Will Ewald had six points and Josh Vinson added five.

The eighth-grade Wolverines (6-2) won 41-17 behind double-doubles from both Alex O'Donoghue with 12 points and 11 rebounds and Casey Mollohan with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Preston Ebelherr added seven points with five assists and five steals. Rounding out the scoring for WLB were Nate Sprague with five, Ryan Steffans with four, and Zac Montcalm and Eimer each had one.

The Panthers were led by Nathan Podunujec with four points. Drew Martin and Jacob Stauffer each had three, while Mike Chi and Sam Birnbaum had two, and Josh Vinson added one.

The Wolverines have rescheduled their game versus Carroll Catholic on Thursday to instead cheer on the Lady Wolverines as they play for the state tournament championship. WLB will take their home floor next week Tuesday as they host the Springfield Calvary Saints.

[Text from file received from Dan Horn, West Lincoln-Broadwell]