The JV Boys Basketball team has been off to a scorching start to the season, winning their first ten games of the season.  It looked as if things were going to continue the way they have been going during a ridiculously hot start to the game Friday evening at Blissfield. The team poured in 20 points during the first six minutes of the game.  However, things came to a screeching halt as the shots stopped finding the net for the Redwolves, while the Royals made some adjustments and began to pull away during the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Clinton fell to the Royals by a score of 58-44 to drop to 10-1 overall and 7-1 in the LCAA.  

"The first quarter was kind of like fools gold." Coach Dutton said after the game. "We couldn't miss during the first 6 minutes of the game, and we started to think that every shot we took was going to go in, regardless of if it was a good shot or not, and we fell back to our averages. We were never able to find a rhythm after that."

While Clinton scored 20 points during the first quarter, Blissfield was able to keep pace putting in 15 points of their own.  They were able to continue their scoring during the 2nd quarter while clamping down on the defensive end and outscored Clinton by a 17-1 margin during the quarter. 

Clinton tried to cut in to the halftime deficit during the 2nd and 3rd quarters, but were never able to put together a run to truly threaten the Royals lead.

Andy Fair led the Redwolves with 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.  Preston Cruz and Calen Keith each added 9 points while Cruz added 7 steals to go with 3 rebounds, and Keith grabbed 5 rebounds.  Nate Page and Jalen Stelzer each chipped in with 8 points to round out the scoring on the night, while Page also grabbed 6 rebounds. 

Clinton will look to find their winning ways again as they face Columbia Central at home on Tuesday, February 1st. The JVs tip at 5:30 with the varsity to follow at 7:00.