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ELY—The Wolves improved to 10-2 on the season here on Tuesday after easily outpacing Bigfork, 79-54. “Bigfork played well against us this time,” said Ely Head Coach Tom McDonald. …
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ELY—The Wolves improved to 10-2 on the season here on Tuesday after easily outpacing Bigfork, 79-54. “Bigfork played well against us this time,” said Ely Head Coach Tom McDonald. The Wolves took an early lead but the Huskies managed to keep it close, trailing 33-23 at the half. “We pulled away midway through the second half and wore them down defensively,” said McDonald. “We didn’t shoot the ball well against their zone but did enough to get the win.”
Caid Chittum once again proved Ely’s top scorer with 28 points, with point guard Jack Davies right behind with 25 points and seven assists. Drew Johnson, who has become the third leg of the Wolves’ offensive trio, notched a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Playing at home on Saturday, Davies’ hit four three-pointers in the final 90 seconds of the first half to spark an Ely resurgence after a slow start against Northland. The Eagles had led 30-28 just ahead of the break, until Davies’ spree—which included a trey at the buzzer— sent the teams to the lockers with Ely up 40-30.
“We played much better in the second half and got them into running time,” said McDonald. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the Wolves were up 78-46. Davies ended up with 24 points on the night along with seven assists. Chittum led scoring for Ely with 27, along with 12 rebounds for a double-double. Johnson notched his own double-double with 19 points and ten boards.
In Nashwauk last Friday, Chittum poured in 28 points in the first half and 42 points overall to lead Ely to a 76-61 win over the Spartans. “We had a really good half and led 46-26 at halftime,” said McDonald. “We shot the ball really well and defended well.”
The Spartans, who were 4-5 coming into the game, rallied in the second half, closing the gap to nine at one point. But Ely rebounded to win by 15.
Davies added 18 points for the Wolves and eight assists, while Johnson narrowly missed a triple-double with an astounding 23 rebounds and ten assists in addition to eight points.
The Wolves were set to host Mt. Iron-Buhl on Thursday and travel to Duluth Marshall on Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. tilt. They’ll be back in town next Tuesday to host McGregor.