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With 4.9 seconds remaining in the game, Brady O’Shea sank one of two foul shots to give his Bulldogs a four-point lead as Swanton was trying to hold off a furious comeback from the Evergreen Vikings on Friday night in Evergreen’s Big House.  The converted free throw proved critical when Goerge Allendorf hit a three-point shot from well behind the arc as time expired, allowing the Bulldogs to escape with a 62-61 road victory. 

In the first quarter, Swanton made it look like it was going to be an easy win when they jumped out to a 18-9 lead on the strength of 10 points from 6’9” center Charlie Wood.  However, Wood was whistled for two fouls in that quarter and picked up another early in the second, causing Bulldog Head Coach Bruce Smith to put his big man on the bench for the rest of the half.  The Vikings took full advantage of Wood’s absence and attacked the basket, scoring almost at will inside and even managed take a 30-28 lead before Swanton grabbed the lead back and took a 31-30 advantage into the locker room at halftime.

Wood returned in the second half and picked up where he left off, dominating under the offensive glass and scored another 18 points.  Unlike the first quarter, Evergreen kept pace with Swanton.  The Bulldogs still led by just one point, 45-44 entering the fourth before finally forging an 8-point lead late in the game.  But the Vikings did not give up and pulled within three points before sending O’Shea to the line, hoping for two misses and an opportunity to send the game into overtime.

Swanton Bulldogs:  18-13-14-17 = 62    Charlie Wood (28), Evan Reinhard (13), Brady O’Shea (10), Brady Haselman (6), Logan Young (5)

Evergreen Vikings:  9-21-14-17 = 61    George Allendorf (19), Will Ruetz (13), Quinten Eisel (10), Troy Manz (5), Will Johnson (5), John Herdman (4), Alex Fritsch (3), Chris Shrader (2)

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Photo: Brady O’Shea scored 10 points for the Bulldogs including the game winning free throw.