WORCESTER Wolves hammered Leeds Force 112-62 to record their biggest winning margin of the season.

A dominant 31-15 opening quarter soon established Wolves’ control at the University of Worcester Arena.

Head coach Paul James expressed his delight at seeing his charges continue their fine form which has lifted Wolves into joint-sixth place in the British Basketball League.

James said: “We are the form-team right now. We were playing well before the break and we were determined to continue playing well after it. There’s been no let up for the players, they’ve carried on working hard and we put on a show.

“We came out on fire and didn’t hold back. We talked about how, if we want to be a really good team, we have to put away sides when we have them on the floor and that’s just what we did. We were fantastic.”

Danny Huffor set the scoreboard ticking with a three-pointer. Maurice Walker took a double of scores and laid on another for Jermel Kennedy. Trevor Setty confidently swatted away a Leeds attempt and Kennedy connected again.

Matters stood at 11-1 after just four minutes, leaving Leeds calling for an urgent time out. But the onslaught continued. After his next basket, Kennedy broke into a celebratory strut along the baseline with Walker further delighting home supporters as he struck a muscleman pose after overpowering harassed Leeds defenders.

A 39-15 lead a few minutes into the second quarter was not enough, with every Worcester man keen to showcase his skills. Trey Zeigler presented the ball for Setty to slam through the hoop before receiving a likewise gift from his team-mate for his own jam.

Wolves’ advantage was 57-36 by half-time, extending to 78-51 entering the final quarter, with Walker continuing to outfight his opponents and his fellow Canadian Ashton Khan dancing to a series of scores.

Walker had the honour of bringing up the century of points with more than three minutes of the match still remaining, on his way to a game-high 25 points, to accompany a growling 12 rebounds and a handy half-dozen assists.

All eight of Wolves’ players provided impactful scoring. Huffor slotted in 16 points, Alex Navajas and Marek Klassen each tallied 13, with Setty, Ziegler and Kennedy notching 12 apiece. Khan chipped in 9 points.

The two sides meet again on Friday in Leeds.

James said: “We’re not going to be over-confident. I’m sure they will put together a game-plan against us next week. We know we have to be ready and we won’t take anyone lightly.”