Lions Fall In Close Home Opener
Photos and story by Alexis Mercer Newaygo 54 Montague 62 In an appropriate start to the Boys Varsity Basketball season for Newaygo, Bryce Decker scored the first points of the season with a layup against Montague on Monday, December 5. It was a fast and furious back and forth the remainder of the game with no one team securing a solid lead right until the last minute. Turnovers caused both teams trouble throughout the game, but Newaygo started with their run of four turnovers in the first quarter. Bryce Grugett hit a jump shot at the end of the first quarter, however, to tie it at 11. In the second it was Bryce Decker whose three point shooting got the Lions back in the game after Montague had a small run of their own. It was tied at 20 with 2:09 left in the half. Already both teams were in foul trouble, so both spent significant time at the line. It was Caris Nelson who hit the final shot for Newaygo before the half to make it 25-29 in Montague’s favor heading into the locker room. Conversations in the locker room must have been intense, because both teams came out with even more fire than the first half. This also resulted in a plethora of fouls for both sides. But Montague was hanging on to its small lead in the 3rd. Remington Wells gave the Lions their first lead of the second half with a 3, making it 39 to 38. And the crowd roared in appreciation. Newaygo kept its lead til the end of this quarter, ending at 43-40. Montague wasn’t having it, however, and right away stole the lead back, making a 6 point turnaround quickly. Back came Newaygo with Bryce Decker hitting yet another 3. But it would be short lived. Newaygo went up by just a couple halfway through the quarter, and then Isaiah Atchison made an emphatic statement with a steal and a dunk to give Montague the lead that would carry them through to the final buzzer.
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