TOLEDO — Morton-White Pass’ season came to a disappointing end on Thursday, as the Timberwolves lost 56-38 in a C2BL tiebreaker game against Toutle Lake.
With a win, the Timberwolves would have clinched the league’s No. 8 seed and advanced to the district tournament. Instead, the Ducks move on, and MWP’s year is over.
“It was a tough one,” Morton-White Pass coach Kevin Dunlap said. “We had a lot of opportunities and just did not capitalize on offense.”
Toutle Lake took control early, scoring the game’s first eight points and building a 17-4 lead in the first quarter. In the opening frame, the Timberwolves shot just 2 for 12 from the floor. That trend continued in the second, where they shot 3 for 15 and entered halftime down 24-11.
The offense scored more points in the second half, but it wasn’t more efficient, and Toutle Lake was able to maintain its lead. MWP never got closer than nine points in the second half, and finished the night 12 for 58 (20.7 percent) from the floor.
“They gave us our opportunities to come back,” Dunlap said. “We just couldn’t do it.”
With the loss, the T-Wolves finish the season with a 4-17 record, including a 3-13 mark in C2BL play (not counting the loss in the tiebreaker).
It's a final mark that leaves a sour taste in Dunlap’s mouth, as he feels that they had the potential to win several more over the course of the season.
“We had a lot of close games this year that were tough losses, and I feel like that wears on you after time,” Dunlap said. “They’ve just battled through this whole season … I think we just hit a wall.”
Judah Kelly was held to 16 points in his final high school game, while Logan Mays scored six and Sebastian Gonzalez added five.
Gabriel Lisowski scored four, Kohen Ingalsbe added three, and Race McKenzie and Owen Loucks tallied two apiece.
Kelly, McKenzie, and Noah Troy are the team’s three graduating seniors.
Dunlap took his time to commend all three, highlighting Kelly’s offensive ability, McKenzie’s McKenzie’s physicality inside, and Troy’s range, saying it gave their offense another layer.
Expected back are three juniors and four sophomores, and Dunlap is already looking forward to next year.
“Hopefully those guys get in the weight room, continue to grow, and show up ready to play summer ball,” Dunlap said.
