As the teams headed to the locker room at halftime, McKenzie Strange had 14 points, including a pair of three pointers. Khalil Britt had a three, as did Kaleb, but Khalil had 11 points due to some nifty work on the interior and around the rim. Patrick Satterfield also hit two from beyond the arc in the half.
For South Warren, Dayton Gumm led the way with seven, but the SWHS offense had stagnated. Warren East appeared faster, quicker to the ball, and when those observations match with strong perimeter shooting, it was no surprise that the Raiders led the contest 34-26 after two quarters.
In the third, the Raiders put the game away, scoring the first 13 points of the quarter. South Warren trailed it by 21, but would
fight hard, cutting the advantage to seven early in the fourth quarter. Free throws down the stretch would allow the Raiders to pull away, but not before Brandon Stacker scored 13 in the final eight minutes to keep the Spartans within shouting distance.
McKenzie Strange finished with 25 points to lead all scorers, and his Warren East Raiders win 80-65.
FINAL: Warren East 80, South Warren 65
WE: Strange 25, Kaleb Britt 20, Khalil Britt 15
SW: Stacker 18, Gumm 16, Beckham 14
