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The Savage Heat boys split games last week, losing a close game in Superior 51-43 on Thursday and then getting a 62-52 win in Philipsburg on Saturday.
In Superior, Hot Springs led for much of the first half, but the Bobcats came out with intensity in the second half to take the win. Chase DePoe led the scoring for the Savage Heat with 16 points, while Weston Slonaker and Nick McAllister added seven apiece, Ben Aldridge six, Wesley Adams four and Calvin Timmer three.
“We had a really good first half against Superior. We ran a really good transition game,” Coach Mike Benson said. He added that freshman DePoe is cold-blooded when he gets rolling with his shooting and has stood out each game.
In Philipsburg, the Savage Heat were down by seven at halftime, but Benson said they came out with renewed energy in the second half. “We were still down by two at the end of the third but outscored them 22-10 in the fourth,” Benson noted.
He said Weston Slonaker did a really nice job on defense in the second half, holding Superior’s top scorer to minimal points.
DePoe again was the top scorer, with 18 points and five three-pointers, Slonaker had 16, including three three-pointers, Daniel Slonaker and McAllister added eight each, Adams five, Pedro Vidotti four and Daniel Slonaker three.
The Savage Heat girls also split games last week, falling 46-34 at Superior and winning a nail biter 54-52 in Philipsburg.
The Bobcats came out with intense energy against Hot Springs, outsourcing the Savage Heat 14-7 in the first and up by 12 at halftime. Hot Springs came back in the fourth to outscore Superior, but it wasn’t enough to pull off the win.
Lilia Sapanel led Hot Springs with 15 points, Kara Christensen added nine, and Kora Hensrude, Callie Cano, Brooke Jackson, Elenor Massey and Erica Cannon scored two apiece.
In Philipsburg, the Savage Heat ended the first quarter up 20-16, but the Prospectors came back to lead by one point going into halftime. Hot Springs had a massive fourth quarter, scoring double that of Philipsburg.
Christensen racked up a massive 26 points in Philipsburg, while Jackson and Sapanel scored nine each, Hensrude had four points and Massey, Cano and Mackenzie Johnson added two points each.
Hot Springs was set to host Plains on Tuesday and then welcomes Valley Christian on Friday.
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