Basketball (Boys V)

Maple Valley Boys win a nail bitter at home

By Landon Wilkes | Feb 10, 2024 10:44 AM

Ayden Wilkes led the way with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Jake McDonald added 13 points and 6 rebounds. Connor Joseph chipped in with 11 points and 3 steals. Ayden did a really nice job in the first half of keeping us in the game. He had all 18 of his points in the first half. We were really struggling to make anything in the paint. We thought we got a lot of really good looks but weren't able to convert much. The second half we came out and pressed. I thought we did a great job of pressuring the ball and getting easy buckets. We were down most of the night. We finally grab the lead at 58-56 with a nice steal from Jake McDonald and passed the ball Teegan for a lay-in to take the lead. Webberville was able to come down and tie it up 58-58. Another steal by Callen Hoefler and pass to Teegan McDonald gave us 60-58 lead. Webberville again tied the game with 2 free throws tied the game at 60. We had the ball at half court and Jake was able to break free, Callen hit him with a nice pass. Jake could fouled with 15 seconds left and made both free throws to seal a 62-60 win. Ryan Nevins Head Boys Coach