It’s been a tough year for Savage roundballers as the wins have been hard to find over the season. But the Savages ended the regular season on a high note with a 20-point win over Harrah on Senior Night.
The Savages jumped out early with a 15-5 first quarter lead before the Panthers got going and claimed the second quarter with a 15-14 edge giving Tecumseh a nice 29-20 halftime lead.
The second half belonged to Tecumseh as the Savages extended the lead to 18-points in the third to lead 48-32. The fourth quarter was an up and down the court affair, with both teams scoring at a fast pace, but the Savages comfortable lead heading to the final stanza led to a 71-51 win over the Panthers.
Jase Edwards led all scorers with 29-points in the win, while Brady Overstreet buried 17-points for the Savages. Aveon Stokes had an impact on the game with his overall play, including dropping ten-points. Macen Mckiddy came up with eight-points in the win. Marquan Krush had four-points while Keegan Plumley added three.
Before the big win on Senior Night, the Savages went to McLoud on Monday night for a makeup game and then faced Mt. St. Mary at home on Tuesday night.
The Savages trailed 15-9 in the opening quarter at McLoud but roared back in the second period with an 18-10 second-quarter advantage to take a 27-25 halftime lead. But the second half belonged to the Redskins, as McLoud led, 46-34, after three quarters and the Savages fell in a 7251 loss.
Overstreet was the leading scorer for the Savages in the loss with 16-points and Edwards was close behind him with 15-points. Kenny Hatcher had six-points while Plumley added four. Stokes, Kohen Warden, and Colton Kline each had threepoints.
On Tuesday night, the Savages hosted Mt. St. Mary, and the game turned into a real shootout, with the game tied at 20 apiece after the opening quarter. Both teams continued to run up and down the court in the second, with the Savages taking a narrow 36-35 lead at halftime.
The Rockets took the lead in the third quarter with a 19-11 run. The Savages battled in the fourth quarter, but Mt. St. Mary won the period 23-17 and handed Tecumseh a 77-64 home loss. The Savages just couldn’t slow down the Rockets’ Braeden Lloyd, who finished with 42-points to lead all scorers.
Edwards led Tecumseh in scoring with 22-points. Stokes poured in 17 points for the Savages, including five threepointers to help keep the home team in the game. Plumley found 10 tough points in the paint for Tecumseh. Overstreet had sevenpoints, and Krush added five-points while Warden had threepoints in the loss.
The Savages (5-18) will host Districts tomorrow (Friday) night and will face Crossings Christian with a record of 18-2.
