Hawks take two from Timberwolves

Tyler Lowey
Times Reporter

 

It took a full team effort to knock off a two-year losing streak.
Alex Nwoye has been carrying the offensive load for the Holy Cross Collegiate Hawks senior guys basketball team lately. Not playing his best game, the rest of the team stepped up to knock off the Notre Dame Collegiate Timberwolves 63-46 Feb. 13 at the HCC gym, ending a two-year losing skid in Foothills Athletic Council action.
Sometimes, the shots just don’t fall. Nwoye, who has hit the 30-point plateau several times this year, went 4-of-17 from the floor, including going 0-for from three-point land.
“A lot of our other guys stepped up. Our bigs got some nice boards for us and points in the paint when the three-ball wasn’t going in,” said Hawks head coach Josh Jalbert.
Centre Luke Sproul was a beast in the paint, leading the Hawks with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Turner Dirk pulled down six rebounds to go with 11 points, and Reid Jensen hauled in five rebounds, recorded nine points and put the game on ice with a three-pointer with 1:27 remaining.
Even though it probably felt like there was a lid on the basket, Nwoye still finished with 11 points and was productive without the ball in his hands, collecting seven rebounds and four steals.
The Hawks (3-6) trailed 14-9 after the opening quarter, but hit the accelerator in the second once their full-court press clicked, outscoring the 4-5 T-Wolves 21-9.
The Hawks took on the Holy Trinity Academy Knights (9-0) in Okotoks Feb. 15.
Just prior to the guys’ game, the Holy Cross Collegiate Hawks senior girls team smoked the Notre Dame Collegiate Timberwolves 63-28.
Leading the way for the Hawks was freshman forward Hope Give, who turned in a double-double performance off the bench.
Like a bottle of Windex, she was all over the glass. Her 15 rebounds were a team high and drained 12 points along the way, including sinking 3-of-4 baskets in the second half and picking up three blocks.
The Hawks switched to a zone defense and it paid off as they dominated the glass. Wrecking-ball point guard Darcie Weir finished with eight points and 10 rebounds, Taryn Tanton contributed to the dominating rebound performance with nine of her own and Yulisa Solda recorded 13 points and eight boards.
It was the second time the Hawks (2-6) tamed the T-Wolves (0-9) this season; they dumped them 58-20 just before the Christmas break.