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Inspired by the unlikely return of senior standout Troy Manz from what was initially believed to be a season-ending knee injury, the Evergreen Vikings exploded out of the gate and steamrolled the visiting Swanton Bulldogs 84-48 at the “Big House” on Friday night in NWOAL basketball action.  Manz and fellow senior Quinten Eisel combined for 21 first half points in staking Evergreen to a 42-22 lead as the teams went to the locker room.

In the third quarter the Vikings continued their scoring blitz putting up 32 points to the Bulldogs’ 20 and eventually triggered a running clock in the fourth quarter when the advantage hit the 35-pont mark.  With just over five minutes remaining in the game, Evergreen coach Kyle Bostater emptied his bench to finish out the contest.

Manz and Eisel tied for game-high scoring honors with 21 points each, Manz draining shots from the outside including three from beyond the arc and Eisel dominating inside with most of his baskets coming off the glass.  Goerge Allendorf tossed in 18 points in the win.  Brady O’Shea and Brady Haselman both scored 11 points to lead the Bulldogs and Owen Hurst had six.

The Evergreen victory moves their record in the NWOAL to 2-4 and they are 12-9 on the season.  They will next play at home against the Delta Panthers on Friday night to finish league play.  Swanton is 0-6 in the league and 6-13 overall.  They will play the Toledo Christian Eagles on Wednesday at home on Senior Night.

Swanton Bulldogs:  12-10-20-6 = 48    Brady O’Shea (11), Brady Haselman (11), Owen Hurst (6), Gio Ruiz (5), Drew Koder (5), Evan Reinhard (5), Landon Hendricks (3), Connor Mitchey (2)

Evergreen Vikings:  26-16-32-10 = 84   Troy Manz (21), Quinten Eisel (21), Goerge Allendorf (18), Will Ruetz (9), Chris Shrader (7), Brycen Bolger (4), Blake Fisher (2), Austin Gillen (2)

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Photo: Troy Manz is introduced before his first game back from injury