It was worth the wait.
The Indian Lake boys basketball team opened its season Friday with a come-from-behind 64-47 win over visiting Graham.
The Lakers’ debut was pushed back due to the football team making a historic run to the regional final.
They showed some jitters in the first half against the Falcons, and were behind by 11 at the half and as much as 16 in the third before storming back.
They took the lead with six minutes left and held Graham to just nine points (and only two baskets) to get the victory.
“We started out really slow, we dug ourselves a pretty deep hole,” said Lakers coach Zach Overturf. “I kind of figured that might happen. This is game number six for (Graham), this is game number one for us. They had their varsity legs under them.”
He noted the Lakers had some players making their debut at the varsity level. “Overall, I’m really proud of how these guys fought back and executed late. That’s a huge momentum builder and experience builder for us.”
Indian Lake was led by Brodey Reisinger’s 23 points. They also got 15 from Avery Pequignot and 10 by Cooper Hall. Colin Bendler nearly made it four in double figures, finishing with nine.
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