Despite Early Season Stumbles, Wildcats Postseason Bound

A strong group of seven seniors was honored before last night's Wilmington girls basketball game. But it was a pair of juniors who jolted the Wildcats to a postseason berth.

Carli and Christa Brent combined for 30 of the team's points in a 47-37 victory over Wakefield that was the team's 10th of the season. That sealed a playoff spot for the locals, depsite a 2-6 start to the campaign.

"Even at 2-6, we were right there," said head coach Jay Keane. "It was just about finding a way to compliment each other. We're just moving the ball around a little more and being patient on offense, and as simple as that sounds, it's helped us turn things around."

Among the seniors who were honored before the game was Michelle Woods, who chipped in eight points on the night.

"We really overcame all obstacles and just went on a roll together," said Woods. "In the beginning it was a little shaky, but we came back. Being a senior really means a lot that we did it together."

Wakefield hopped to a 5-0 edge in the opening minutes, but once the Lady Wildcats overcame that deficit, they never looked back.

"Once you get over that emotion, I think you saw us turn it around halfway through the first quarter and really get down to business," said Keane.