The Kwalikum Kondors notched another victory on their way to the North Islands as they beat the Highlands Raiders (Comox) 74–37 on Tuesday night.
Grade 11 Lucas Sposato led the charge for the Kondors, pouring in a game high 16 points on the night. Grade 12 Jesse Goring contributed 12 points to the cause for the Kondors in a game that saw them jump out to an early 19-4 lead after the first quarter.
“I thought we came out and executed real well,” head coach Butch Gayton said. “We watched some game film from our game against Ballenas, which the boys weren’t too happy about after watching it. But after seeing what we saw, we were able to make adjustments in practice to what needed fixing and executed it well tonight.”
From there, the Kondors put it on cruise control, leading 41-15 at the half. The third quarter was a bit of a wake up call for the Kondors, who might have thought the game was in hand. The Raiders outscored the Kondors 17-8 in the third quarter, cutting the lead to 17 points but the Kondors closed the door after that. The Kondors would go on to score 25 points in the final frame, holding the Raiders to just five points.
“We were able to get some playing time for our Grade 11s in this one,” Gayton said. “It was valuable learning for them to deal with having the other team go on a run and trying to maintain that lead we built up. They held in there and turned it around, which was great to see.”
