Tonight at the TC gym, Maumee Valley snapped a multi-year drought and defeated the TC Eagles 47-46 in overtime.
The Hawks were down 23-12 at the half, shooting a paltry 23% from the field. But they found their game in the second half, pounding the ball inside and taking advantage of TC foul trouble late. MV played as much press as TC this evening, something that would have been unthinkable a year or two ago.
Free throws were key down the stretch and MV was up for the challenge. Unofficially, the Hawks were 15-20 at the line this evening, including the game winner by Dave Brown late in OT.
Scoring tonight for MV - Jared Sturt led with 12, Dixon Stoddard had 10, Julius Turner and Dave Brown had 9 and Rick Deichert scored 7.
So, MV for now takes control of the TAAC lead, but the Ottawa Hills Green Bears come to the Varsity Gym Tuesday evening in what could be a separator for Maumee Valley.
But for now, this was a game to savor. Well done Hawks.
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