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The Evergreen Vikings jumped out to a large early lead on the road against the Swanton Bulldogs and never looked back, crushing the Bulldogs on their home floor 74-49 in final NWOAL boys’ basketball game of the season.  The Vikings held a 23-point lead at halftime and a 33-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter before slowing the pace down with mass substitutions.

Evergreen junior George Allendorf led all players with 31 points, including hitting five of his team’s three-pointers.  Troy Manz added 13.  Charlie Wood scored 14 points for the Bulldogs and Evan Reinhard had six.

The win gave Evergreen sole possession of second place in the league with a 5-2 record, two games behind the 7-0 Patrick Henry Patriots.  They followed up the Friday night victory with a regular season-ending win over the Fayette Eagles to run their overall record to 15-7.  Next Friday the Vikings open OHSAA Division VI tournament play at home against the Elmwood Royals.

Swanton drops to 3-4 in the NWOAL and 11-11 on the season.  The Bulldogs will take on the Archbold Blue Streaks at home to begin play in the OHSAA Division V tournament.

Evergreen Vikings:  21-26-20-7 = 74     George Allendorf (31), Troy Manz (13), Will Ruetz (9), Quentin Eisel (7), John Herdman (5), Will Johnson (4), Alex Fritsch (3), Sean Rafferty (2)

Swanton Bulldogs:  12-12-10-15 = 49     Charlie Wood (14), Evan Reinhard (6), Drew Koder (5), Brady Haselman (5), Adam Lemon (5), Owen Hurst (3), Brady O’Shea (3), Giovanni Ruiz (3), Marquise Zalecki (3), Carson Lemons (2)

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Photo: Evergreen’s Quinten Eisel and Swanton’s Charlie Wood about to tip it off