The Wolverines won impressively in Foothill conference play. The men defeated previously undefeated the College of the Desert Roadrunners, 95-88, while the women blew out the Roadrunners 102-44.

In the men’s game, Wolverines (5-2 9-12) sophomore forward Lewis Leonard led all scorers with 25 points, and sophomore guard Johnny Barnes added a double-double (19 points 12 total rebounds), in a close win over the Roadrunners. Behind key players like freshman guard Netsanet Hailu (Riverside Poly) who added 12 points and sophomore guard Jacob Letson (REV) who had 20 points, the narrow margin of victory was preserved.

The Roadrunners (6-1 17-6) entered the game undefeated in conference play, five players hit double figures for scoring, including sophomore guard Julius Lang who had 23 points, freshman guard Andrew Avalos (Colton) with 18 points, freshman forward Robert Marshall (Moreno Valley) contributed 17 points, freshman guard Antoine Davis added 13 points, and freshman forward Spencer Dayton (Palm Desert) had 12 points in the loss.

In the women’s game, sophomore forward Ronisha Edwards (Riverside La Sierra) totaled 16 points and 12 total rebounds, in the first game of the year which Wolverines have scored over 100 points. As the state’s number one defense, the Wolverines (7-1 18-5) pressured the Roadrunners into 24 turnovers and converted them into points.

Sophomore guard Shy Walter (Perris) scored 17 points, sophomore forward Sylvia Roland (Rialto) contributed 14 points, and freshman guard Dwayanna Pullum had 12 points in the blowout win. The Roadrunners (3-5 6-16) were led by sophomore guard Charlene Cota (Thermal Coachella Valley) who had a game high 18 points, and sophomore guard Bianca Barragan (Thermal Coachella Valley) contributed 11 points in the loss.

With the win the Wolverines are in sole possession of first place in the Foothill conference; all players scored for the fourth time this season in their seventh win in a row.

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