The teams traded baskets in OT until a series of defensive stops by the Wolverines, along with key free-throws from Booker and junior forward Ben Stockdale, put the game away on a night to remember in Burnsville, 84-79.

“Everyone on this team has a job they are responsible for, and everyone did their job tonight,” McEntire said.  “We really preached rebounding and everybody rebounded tonight.”
Philpott fouled out in overtime after adding a game, season and career-high 27 points.

“It wasn’t just me or Ben out there tonight,” Philpott said. Ben [Stockdale] was the team’s second leading scorer adding 17 points. “Everyone got out there and did their job. Joel [Booker] came up big in the fourth for us.”

After not scoring in the first three quarters, Booker added 11 points in the fourth.

The game was important for conference standings as well. Polk and Heritage are the top two 2A teams in the conference and this win helped the Wolverines pick up a game on the Cougars. Now they are only one game back of the lead.

The Wolverines, who improve to 11-8 (6-4), will go for their fourth consecutive win tonight at Mitchell.

Varsity girls
In a statement game, the 8-11 (3-6) Lady Wolverines came out of the gate with impressive defensive intensity against a Heritage team that averages almost 55 points per game.

Poor shooting and tight defense seemed to be the storyline early on as the Wolverines found themselves down 10-8 after the first quarter.

The start of the fourth meant trouble for the Wolverines as Heritage started to gain momentum with easy buckets around the rim, going on a 12-0 run, essentially putting the game out of reach for the Wolverines.

Despite a hard-fought three quarters, the Wolverines were overmatched in the last period and fell 55-37 to the favored Cougars, who improved to a conference best record of 15-2 (8-1).