Wolves Demolish the Dr. Susan S. Mckinney Kings

After coming off a tough loss to Benjamin Banneker Academy on Friday, Grand Street needed to find a way to bounce back which was exactly what they did against the Kings at Dr. Susan S. Mckinney School of Art on Monday, January 9th, 2012. To start the game the Wolves took a 9-5 lead over the Kings, causing three turnovers early in the first.

Coach Claude Sharpe encouraged his team to “box out and make good passes and good shots” in a time out. Joel Banton provided much help for the Wolves catching 5 boards and scoring most of his 14 points in the first half giving them a 47-24 lead at the half.
At half time Coach Sharpe responded saying this when asked what Wolves player he would like to see more from "I would like Nate to show up more"; Nathaniel Wyatt had only 2 points and 2 rebounds in the first half but later that changed. Although Nathaniel didn't necessarily dominate in the point’s category, he did manage to grab 5 rebounds to end the game. The crowd cheered as the Kings came out after the first, going on a slight run but other than that it was pretty...quiet, while many fans minds drifted from the game the Wolves continued to roll on in their scoring and rebounding. The Kings never did catch up by they did out score the Wolves who committed 6 turnovers in the 3rd and 4th quarters, with three within the last 2 minutes of the game. Despite not getting to the line as much as the Kings,

the Wolves flat out destroyed the Kings on their home court with a final of 46-68. Joel Banton, the key factor in the Wolves win scoring 14 points, said he needed to "improve on my defense like boxing out and making hustle plays for the team".
The Wolves now 6-4 will host the Harry Van Arsdale Cardinals who sit right under GSC in the standings at 5-5 on January 11th, 2012. The win-less Dr. Susan S. Mckinney School of Art Kings will face the fiery Global Studies and International Studies(8-1) also on the 11th of January.

Leading Scorer: Kahleem Rosenburg 17 points
Leading Rebounder: Kahleem Rosenburg 8 rebounds