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LORANGER WOLVES vs INDEPENDENCE TIGERS.
Congrats to the Tigers and Wolves on a great game.

Tigers edge Wolves 72-70 in good old fashioned backyard brawl .
Independence (10-7, 3-1) finishes week 2-0 in district play to take the early lead in District 9-3A. Indy Ladies and JV Boys record wins.


  Game of the Week
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OT
Final
  Loranger Wolves
22
10
17
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70
  Independence Tigers
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16
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14
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72
  Girls Game
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Final
  Loranger Ladies
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9
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48
  Independence Ladies
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61
  Boys JV Game
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Final
  Loranger Wolves
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24
  Independence Tigers
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37

INDEPENDENCE—In an old fashioned backyard brawl between the early leaders in District 9-3A, the
LET THE BRAWL BEGIN— Loranger’s Marc Chambers (44) and Indy’s Jasmine Dalton (11) go head-to-head in the opening tip off in Friday night backyard brawl between long-time district rivals. PHOTO BY ETHAN DUNN
Independence Tigers survived an impressive rally by the Loranger Wolves in the final minutes to secure a 72-70 win.
    “We know that we will always get Loranger’s best effort,” said Independence head coach Torrence Joseph. “Our guys know their guys. They go to church together and play ball together during the summer. The rivalry is there and the guys know each other well.”
    The win earned the Tigers the early lead in district with overall record to 10-7 and a 3-1 district mark. The Wolves dropped back into second place with a 2-1 district mark and a 10-5 overall record.
    “The guys played their hearts out,” said Loranger head coach Wash Edwards. “Everyone on the bench contributed. I just hate we could not find a way to win it, but we will be back.”
    The opening period provided a preview of how close the contest would be as the both teams early enjoyed five-point leads. With Independence up by five for second time at 21-16 with less than a minute showing, Loranger scored the last six points of the period to capture a slim 22-21 lead after one.
    The Dalton Duo of Robert and Jasmine took control in the second period as Independence dominated the offensive boards in route to building a third five-point lead by half time at 37-32. The two combined for 11 boards and Jasmine finished the half with 13 points.
    
POINT-GETTER—Loranger junior Marc Chambers led all scorers with 28 points, but it was not enough as Independence edged the Wolves 72-70. PHOTO BY ETHAN DUNN
“Robert does not get a lot of press because he does not do a lot of scoring, but when it comes to the hard work of rebounding and setting screens for our scorers he gets the job done and enjoys his role.” said Joseph.
    The contest took a rough turn in the final minutes of the second period as Jasmine Dalton was fouled on a break-away to the basket and took a hard fall injuring his shoulder. The Tiger senior would not return in the second half.
    “Jasmine got a bruised shoulder and not having his presence in the second half hurt us,” said Joseph. “Jas is the one that keeps everyone fired up and his leadership was missed.”
    Loranger played through some trials of their own as starting guard Lionel Lewis was limited by a toe injury and Marc Chambers, who still managed to lead all scorers with 28 points, played with an injured knee.
    “We had some guys injured tonight,” said Loranger’s Edwards. “Lionel was not able to play a full speed and the toe injury hurt his balance some and affected his shooting, but we had guys come off the bench and do a great job.”
    On the strength of a 14-point, third period scoring performance by guard Dwayne Watkins, Independence extended their lead to nine points at 53-44 when Watkins hit a ten-foot jumper with 2:31 showing. The Tigers enjoyed a brief 11-point margin moments later when Robert Dalton scored off an offensive rebound to put Independence up 55-44 with 1:55 remaining. The Wolves then went on a 5-0 run on shots by Josh DePhillips and LJ Holland close to 49-55, but a three-pointer from half court by Kendrick Stimage with one second left in the period put the Tigers up 58-49 heading into the final stanza.
    “We just did not box out enough in the second half,” said Edwards. “We gave them too many second chances in the paint.”
    The Tigers enjoyed one more 11-point lead early in the final period at 61-49 on a shot by Jay Holmes, but following a shot by Watkins with 2:36 left to play
JUMPER IN THE PAINT— Indy’s Kenderick Stimage (3) goes up for a short jumper in the paint over Loranger’s Josh DePhillips (15).
that put the Tigers up 68-59, the Wolves went on a 5-0 run to cut the margin to four at 68-64. Shots by Thomas Daughdrill and Joel Johnson paced the Loranger rally.
    Brantly Brunfield slowed the Loranger rally a bit hitting a jumper with 1:10 left to give the Tigers their last comfortable lead at 70-64. Loranger got to the free throw line as Chambers hit one of two and then Johnson scored on a second-chance put back to cut it to 70-67 with 45 seconds left. After a steal and an assist by DePhillips, Chamber closed the gap to one for Loranger at 70-69 with just seven seconds remaining. Loranger quickly fouled Robert Dalton who dropped in two free throws to give the Tigers a 72-69 advantage with just three seconds left. Loranger’s Daughdrill was fouled on the inbounds pass and went to the line with one second showing. The senior hit the first free throw to cut the lead to 72-70, but an attempt to intentionally miss the second shot in hopes of a rebound and put-back failed as Indy’s Dalton grabbed his final rebound to secure the win.
    “We always talk about playing through adversity and being mentally tough,” said Indy’s Joseph. “I was little disappointed in a couple of our players who lost their composure and did not stay focused. Yet, down the stretch when we needed to get it done, we tightened up our shoe laces and did the things to get the win.”
    Loranger’s Chambers led all scorers with 28 points followed Indy’s Watkins who poured in 23. DePhillips was next for Loranger with 13, while Johnson and Thomas added 11 and nine points respectively.