Issaquah cruises to victory

Eagles defeat rival Wolves in rivalry battle between hoops programs

By Shaun Scott • January 26, 2016 7:43 pm

The Issaquah Eagles boys basketball team defended their home court with gusto in a rivalry game against the Eastlake Wolves.

Issaquah dominated in all aspects of play en route to a convincing 72-39 win against the Eastlake Wolves on Jan. 22 at Issaquah High School. The Eagles improved their overall record to 13-3 with the win while Eastlake dropped to 5-12.

Issaquah’s swarming defense surrendered just five Eastlake field goals in the first half, building a sizable 39-15 lead at halftime.

Issaquah’s Trevon Ary-Turner, who scored a team-high 18 points against the Wolves, said the Eagles are focused on righting the ship after suffering a 72-67 loss to Woodinville on Jan. 12.

“We’re just trying to get back into it. We’re trying to bounce back and get ready to make this playoff run.We are building momentum right now,” Ary-Turner said.

Eagles’ head coach Jason Griffith concurred with Ary-Turner’s sentiment following the blowout victory.

“Now we got four games left in the regular season. I just told the guys that we got to take it one game at a time, try to get better and prepare ourselves for the end-of-the-season run. We want to go into the postseason playing well and executing,” Griffith said.

The Eagles are a team without a superstar. This year’s Eagles squad relies on its team chemistry.

“This team has great chemistry on and off the court,” Griffith said. “They enjoy being on the floor with each other. You can just see it. They have fun on the bench, they support each other and you can just tell they are really good friends.”

Ary-Turner said the Eagles unselfish style of play has been a staple of the Eagles hoops program for the past several seasons.

“We realize that if we all move the ball that we will all get our shots. We know if we keep moving it and make that extra pass that everyone will get their shots either way,” he said.