Evergreen Boys Defeat Swanton in Basketball Opener

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In the season opener for both Evergreen and Swanton, the Vikings beat the Bulldogs 68-51 on Friday night at Swanton’s Robert L. Fisher Gymnasium.  Evergreen broke open a close game by outscoring Swanton 21-10 in the second quarter to take a 42-27 lead into the locker room and maintained the advantage the rest of the way.  Troy Manz led the Vikings with a game-high 21 points.  Brady O’Shea and Brady Haselman each had 10 points to pace the Bulldogs.

Evergreen Vikings:  21-21-18-8 = 68   Manz (21), Allendorf (15), Eisel (14), Ruetz (10), Bolger (5), Schrader (3)

Swanton Bulldogs:  17-10-17-7 = 51   O’Shea (10), Haselman (10), Reinhard (9), Ruiz (8), Mitchey (8), Hurst (5), Lemons (1)

The following night, Swanton blew past the Northwood Rangers 62-17 while Evergreen fell to the Otsego Knights 97-90 in overtime.  The Bulldogs next travel to Lake on Tuesday to take on the Flyers.  The Vikings will entertain the Ottawa Hills Green Bears on Thursday.

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Photo: Will Ruetz (2) is greeted by Troy Manz (1) during pre-game introductions

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