Photo by Martin Call
Connor Cloyd goes up for two of his game high 27 points during LOVC tournament play against the ALAH Knights over the weekend.

•January 25, 2017•

by Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team won the Little Okaw Valley Conference NW Tournament opener in Bethany Jan. 25.

The Timberwolves, the No. 3 seed, defeated the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team 56-36 to advance to the second round.

Okaw Valley took a four-point lead into the half, but it was a 17-7 Timberwolves run in the third quarter that proved to be the difference.

Okaw Valley doubled the Knights score 12-6 in the fourth period for the final score.

The Timberwolves out-rebounded ALAH 41-28, including 20 offensive boards.

For the Timberwolves, Connor Cloyd scored a game-high 27 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks.

Austin Hill and Taylor Coleman followed with seven points each, and Hill added two steals and two rebounds.

Jared Bunfill tallied four points, two steals and two assists, and Trey Yarnell and Cole Nichols each contributed three points.
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