SLC BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL 39-47 MW PLAYOFF

SLC BOYS FINAL GAME...

The teams produced seven lead changes through the first three quarters and the second-seeded Larries went ahead 39-32 when Steven Horner converted on their opening possession, but senior center Trent Lashua stepped up to score eight of his team-high 14 points over a four-minute stretch midway through the fourth to spark a decisive 15-0 run that ended with Kyle Stoner burying his second 3-pointer of the night with 58 seconds remaining to boost the Yellowjackets to a 47-39 lead. Senior Brennan Harmer, who was shadowed defensively from start to finish, sealed the win with four straight free throws in the closing seconds to cap an eight-point night. Sophomore Drew Harmer helped to pick up some of the offensive slack with a key 11-point night, while Stoner finished with 10 points, Jacob Morgan with five and Sage Cordwell the other three.

“We definitely had to battle back tonight,” said Madrid-Waddington coach Aaron Jones. “Brennan Harmer has been our top scorer all year and St. Lawrence came up with a defense to take him out of the game. Trent (Lashua) and Drew (Harmer) really stepped up for us and Brennan didn’t get frustrated by what they were doing against him and hit big free throws for us at the end.

“I saw St. Lawrence play a couple of times this year and I knew this would be a tough game,” he added. “They made us work for this win.”


The Larries (12-10) were led offensively by senior Caeden Taylor with 14 points, including three 3-pointers. Horner and fellow senior Cash Feeley worked the paint for nine points each, followed by classmates Ethan LaRock and Ansen Weegar with six and three points, respectively.