Warriors tame Savage Heat at foul line
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ARLEE — The Warriors remained cool under pressure and hit clutch free throws down the stretch against Hot Springs to remain perfect on the season.
In their first close game of the season, the Warriors were trailing the Savage Heat in the fourth quarter, but went 12-for-16 at the foul line in the final minutes to scrape out a 57-48 conference victory to move to 8-0 on the season.
Warrior senior Kyle Felsman went 7-for-8 at the line in the fourth quarter to finish tied for the team high with 15 points.
The Warriors were trailing 41-40 late in the fourth quarter, when senior John Sansavere nailed a 3-pointer to give them a lead. Sansavere also connected on four of his six foul shots in the final quarter and nine of his 15 points came in the final frame.
“He comes through, when the chips are down,” Arlee coach Clyde Tucker said of Sansavere.
Kody Morigeau, one of the three seniors who Tucker said was instrumental in the victory, finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Kasey Bridgewater added seven points and Jesse Pfau finished with five.
With their clutch shooting in the fourth quarter, the Warriors were able to salvage a win in a game they didn’t play very well in.
“I don’t know what it was. We didn’t move. We didn’t run our offense. We didn’t play well. Maybe we were emotionally drained after the Charlo game,” Tucker said, adding that it was nice to see his team play well “when it got down to the nitty-gritty.”
The Warriors started the week with a 63-46 victory over the Vikings in Charlo Thursday. Felsman scored 11 of his game-high 21 points in the first quarter as the Warriors jumped out to a 17-5 lead.
