The Winfield-Mount Union Wolves continued their dominance on the hardwood by picking up a pair of conference basketball wins over Wapello Friday night. The WMU boys used stingy defense to take a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter and pushed that advantage to 18 points at halftime before going on to win 58-25. While the Wolves swamped Wapello with great defense, their two junior stars also shined on the offensive end. Cam Buffington scored a game-high 15 points and added 11 rebounds and 6 assists, while Abram Edwards also pulled down 11 boards and posted 14 points and three assists. Winfield-Mount Union improves to 11-2 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North and 12-3 overall with the win.

The WMU girls remained unbeaten this season with a sterling defensive performance of their own, defeating Wapello Friday night 64-8. The 10th-ranked team in Class 1A put on a defensive clinic, allowing only one made basket by Wapello the entire game. As a result, an 18-3 lead a quarter in would have been more than enough to get the Wolves to 17-0. Both Winfield-Mount Union teams next play at Columbus this coming Friday.