Cloud Rolling With Sweep Of Vikes

Reeve, Strait pace scoring as teams remain undefeated

Photos by Bobbie Cruzan
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Basketball is off to a running start in White Cloud as both teams added to the win column Friday night.

White Cloud  36 Tri County 32
The evening began with the Girls team notching their 4th straight win of the young season as they roared out to an early lead then held off a determined Viking squad to extend the streak and begin conference play with a W.

The WC defense held TC scoreless in the first frame while putting 8 on the board then followed up with a strong second quarter as they hit intermission holding a 22-6 advantage. But the visiting Vikings weren’t going to go down easy. They clawed their way back and forged a 4th quarter tie at 27 all. It came down to the charity stripe and as time wound down the WC players came through in the clutch and drained 9 from the line to finish on top.

Coach Wilk: “Tonight our girls came out firing on all cylinders. Even though this game was closer than we wanted, we are glad with how our girls responded in the 4th quarter. We were able to successfully stall in the final minutes, and that is a great learning experience for our players. We also learned tonight that in varsity basketball you can never count out the other team until the 4th quarter is finished.”

Gaby Reeve led the Cloud in scoring with 19 pts and for good measure she added a team high 13 boards. Kiara Edwards grabbed 7 steals to go with her 8 points and Jaden Gomez hit for a half dozen points and added 5 steals.

 “Annie Feldpausch and Brooke Ringler showed a lot of heart in the 2nd half contributing in any way they could to help us get a win. We look forward to playing undefeated Mason County Central on Tuesday. They have some very skilled players, and we will have to play better than tonight to beat them. I told the girls that it has been awhile since a White Cloud Girls Basketball Team has started the season 4-0, and that in itself is a huge accomplishment for our young team.”

White Cloud 55 Tri County 42
Then, after watching their colleagues celebrate the win, the Boys team took the floor. They were also beginning conference play and coming off a convincing win over MCE on Tuesday.
And they didn’t disappoint the home crowd who seem to be sensing a possible basketball revival in White Cloud.
Paced by the game high 19 points KJ Strait knocked down, the Cloud kept the Vikings  from making a run and secured their second win and first in-conference W.
 Coach Jones: “This was an intense and hard fought game. Unlike the past we were able to finish down the stretch. Very proud of the way we played tonight and of the way we held our composure by knocking down clutch shots and making our free throws.
Noah Robinson and Jared Watson also reached double figures notching 13 points apiece while Christian Ringler hit for 8. Mason ReutherJason Ruether, Landyn McGowen, Dominick Burkhart and Mason Cruzan all contributed to the win. 
 
White Cloud Boys will travel to Hesperia (0-3) on Monday while the Girls team will host the Spartans of Mason County Central (3-0) on Tuesday.