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The Swanton Bulldogs, for the second consecutive game, rallied from an 11-point second half deficit to force overtime, but were outscored 12-5 in the extra session and fell to the visiting Ottawa Hills Green Bears 62-55 in boys’ basketball.  Cold shooting in the middle quarters allowed Ottawa Hills to carry a 37-28 advantage into the final frame before Swanton staged a furious comeback that saw them go up by 50-48 with just over a minute remaining, but were unable to hold the slim lead and entered the overtime tied at 50 apiece.

A pivotal moment of the contest came during the Bulldog rally, with just over four minutes left in regulation, when Swanton standout Cole Mitchey stole the ball and raced down the right side toward the offensive end.  He was cut off by a defender who dove for the ball and crashed head-long into Mitchey’s face, opening up a gash over his left eye that would later require five stitches.  A flagrant foul was called, however, Mitchey, one of Swanton’s top players, was taken to the locker room and would not return to the lineup.

The loss was Bulldogs’ first home defeat this season and the first since the 2020-2021 season.  Swanton’s record falls to 9-2 on the year.  They will next face the Wauseon Indians on the road on Friday, January 13^th at 7:30 PM.

Ottawa Hills:  11-13-13-13-12 = 62   Sam McCaffery (21), Chase Miller (11), Jackson Snyder (10), Nick Anderson (10), Chance Coy (6), Cole Anderson (4)

Swanton:  14-7-7-22-5 = 55   Luc Borojevich (21), Ryan O’Shea (11), Hayden Callicotte (11), Cole Mitchey (7), Drew Smigelski (5)

Photo: Ryan O’Shea drains the first of his three triples in the first quarter.

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