The Southwest Valley Timberwolves boys basketball team jumped on top early and pulled away from the Griswold Tigers for a 81-37 opening win on Monday night. The Timberwolves outscored the Tigers 24-8 in the first quarter and used some full-court pressure to make Griswold uncomfortable throughout much of the game.

Blaine Venteicher led the way for Southwest Valley with 25 points on the night, that included 4 makes from long-range. Tucker Tepoel picked up where he left off last season with an 18 point performance. Gabe Fuller also hit double figures with 13. Southwest Valley will head to Shenandoah on Tuesday.

Griswold was led by 15 points from Kamron Brownlee, all of which came on 3-point makes. The Tigers settled for outside looks most of the night against a zone look from Southwest Valley. The Tigers will host Heartland Christian next on Friday.