The boys JV basketball team traveled to Britton-Deerfield on Wednesday evening to face the Patriots in the championship game of the Holiday Hoops Tournament. The first three games of the tournament didn't provide much drama, as all three games were 25 points or more differential. The lack of drama in the first three games was made up for in the championship game as both the Redwolves and Patriots would trade leads down the stretch, before Clinton would hang on for a wild 54-53 win.

Clinton came out in the first quarter to take a 24-11 lead, and it looked like the championship game would be similar to the first three games. However, Clinton would cool off considerably, and would be unable to keep their hot shooting performance in the first quarter in which they made four three pointers, much due to the B-D defensive scheme. B-D started chipping away at the lead in the second quarter, and cut the score down to a 38-30 halftime deficit. A gritty 11-6 B-D advantage in the third quarter would set up the dramatics in the fourth. After several lead changes, Calen Keith's basket with 15 seconds remaining would put the Redwolves up for good. B-D had one more chance, but a Chase Gillman steal would seal the win and the championship for Clinton.

The Clinton JV team is now 4-1 on the season and have a remarkable 25-5 record in their last 30 games dating back to the 2020-21 season. 

Eli Turner led the Redwolves in the championship game with 18 points. Calen Keith added 15 points on the night, including 8 points in final quarter. Chase Gillman would also reach double figures on the evening with 11 points, all in the first half. Devon Trent, Brodie Stipe, Quinn Walden, and Teagan Zbikowski would all reach the scoring column with 5 points, 2 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. 

The Redwolves will be off for the Holdiays and return to game action when they face Hudson at home on Thursday, January 5th.