Timberwolves win on senior night

Southwest Valley pulled away in the second half to defeat Pride of Iowa Conference rival Martensdale-St. Marys 54-44 in in Corning Friday.
The victory, combined with a Central Decatur loss to Nodaway Valley, put the Timberwolves alone in third place with an 11-5 conference record. This was a historic game as it was the last conference game for Martensdale-St. Marys, who is leaving the Pride of Iowa Conference at the conclusion of this school year.
The Timberwolves led 21-17 at the half but outscored the Blue Devils 33-27 over the final two quarters to secure the win.
Southwest Valley’s Ada Lund, Mackenzie Fast and Hailey Randall were honored on Senior Night with all three scoring in double figures.  Randall became the third player in Southwest Valley history to record over 1,000 points, scoring 17 to give her 1,016 for her career.  She was honored by the team and crowd after the game.  Lund had 11 points and 5 steals.  Fast contributed a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
“What a night for our Seniors and the encouragement they received from their younger teammates,” said Southwest Valley coach Mike Cormack. “I have had the honor to coach Ada Lund, Mackenzie Fast and Hailey Randall for four incredible seasons.  As great as they are on the court, they are even better off of it.  We are going to keep fighting as a team to send these Seniors out strong and can’t be prouder of them, both in individual and team success.”
Lydia Forsythe nearly had another double-double for the Timberwolves, with 12 points and eight rebounds in a great game.

Southwest Valley 51,
Lenox 26
The Southwest Valley girls took their defense with them on the road in a 51-26 win to complete the season sweep of Lenox last Tuesday.
The Timberwolves jumped out to a 23-4 lead after a quarter and saw that lead extend to a 38-9 halftime lead. All 11 players contributed to a win where they never trailed.
Southwest Valley held the Tigers to 20.5 percent shooting – 8-of-39 – while forcing 23 turnovers.
“Such a great night of play by all of our girls on defense tonight,” said Southwest Valley coach Mike Cormack. “Congratulations to Elin Hogan for reaching double figures as a freshman tonight and we are excited Hailey Randall is closing in on 1,000 career points. Every player contributed to this win with their hustle and teamwork. We will keep battling in our remaining regular season games and hope to finish the season strong.”
Randall poured in 24 points to lead the Timberwolves. She now stands at 999 career points in her outstanding career. In addition, Hogan had 13 points and four steals in her first of many double figure scoring games to come in her Southwest Valley playing days.
Piper Brokaw led Lenox with 11 points.

Quick start carries Timberwolves to win
Southwest Valley got off to a quick start offensively and cruised to a 49-27 win over Martensdale St. Marys in Pride of Iowa Conference boys basketball Friday in Corning.
The Timberwolves (18-2 overall, 14-2 in the conference) led 18-7 after a quarter and 27-12 at halftime.
Walker Bissell 15 led the way with Southwest Valley with 15 points. Cael Hogan chipped in 11 and Wyatt Mendenhall nine.
Colton Wight and Hunter Dooley scored six each to lead the Blue Devils.

Southwest Valley 63,
Lenox 44
Southwest Valley notched its 10th straight victory with a 63-44 win over Lenox last Tuesday in Pride of Iowa Conference basketball.
Wyatt Mendenhall and Cael Hogan both scored 18 points to lead the Timberwolves. Walker Bissell chipped in nine points.
Lenox was led by Dawson Evans with 11 points and Brogan Petersen with nine.