The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans rallied late but came up just short losing to the Denmark Vikings 60-57 at home in North Eastern Conference play on Friday night.

The Spartans trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half before going on a late run to cut the lead to one point, capped by a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Josh Parins.

Starting the second half strong, L-C scored the first five points to take a 33-29 lead in the first two minutes.  Denmark responded by building an eight-point lead late in the game.

A seven-point run by the Spartans cut the lead to 58-57, but Jack Dewar made a layup with 20 seconds left to give the Vikings a three-point lead and finish the scoring.

A last-second three-pointer by Eli Derenne was off the mark and the comeback came up just short for the Spartans.

The Spartans were led by Jacob Coisman, who scored 14 points. Parins added 13 points, and JD Glampe chipped in 12 points, ten of which came in the second half.

Denmark (4-4, 3-3 in the NEC) also had three players in double figures.

Jack Dewar had a game-high 26 points for the Vikings including 11 free throws, many key ones late in the game. 

Luxemburg-Casco (1-7, 1-4 in the NEC) will now host the Kewaunee Storm on Tuesday night in a non-conference game.

The pregame is set for 6:45 p.m., with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on NEW Radio Sports Network. Paul Schmitt and Eric Fisher will have the call from Luxemburg-Casco High School.  

 

 

(photo by Ron LeCloux)