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Intramural basketball season draws to a close

Airman Thomas Trower

Nobody said that losers couldn’t be winners in the intramural basketball action Monday. OG/OSS previously lost against SFS, 73-72, and MSS/CPTS lost to CES, 50-40, but both teams kept pushing for the championship and MSS came out on top, trumping OG, 51-39.

MSS filled the sideline chairs with enough players to make a league of their own, while OG had one lonely player awaiting play.

This large force allowed MSS to recharge their players at the first sign of distress and gain a 12-point lead at halftime, 26-14.

At halftime, OG was relieved when a new player appeared on the sideline. Rashad Purdie arrived to try and help his team close the gap in the score in the second period.

With a boost in motivation and new game face, OG stalled MSS from taking a larger lead. OG’s Jonathan Myers almost doubled the score of every other player on his team with 14 game points. His teammate, John Dillard, followed in his footsteps with eight points of his own.

Their hard work did slow down MSS’ Manny Brooks’ game by shortening his second-half score to four points versus his 11-point first half. Charles Moon managed to score a game total of 10 points as well.

MSS had seven players contribute to their 25-point score in the second half and increasing their lead by three points , kicking OG out of the playoffs.

The intramural basketball league has drawn to a close, but intramural indoor soccer and varsity softball are on the horizon. Anyone interested in playing either sport should contact the fitness center at 784-2466.