Daylin Schaefer was the dunk contest winner for Lisbon on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in a 63-31 win over Midland at the Lions’ Den.
But senior Grayson Wollum also showed he could throw it down, and even got a technical foul for hanging on the rim on one of his two fast-break flushes.
And 6-foot-2 junior Ian Whittenbaugh came up with a late dunk to help put the Eagles on ice.
“There’s no competition,” Schaefer said when asked who was the best dunker. “It is me, no doubt.”
The senior did celebrate Senior Night by throwing down a windmill dunk in the first quarter.
“I’ve wanted to do that the whole season,” Schaefer said. “And last year, too. I’ve been waiting for it.”
Lisbon coach Levi Montague is fine with a little over exuberance on those dunks.
“You have to let them be basketball players, be human, not just be robots,” Montague said. “They are always excited about the chance to dunk.”
Lisbon bullied Midland for most of the night, harassing them defensively by getting hands into passing lanes for turnovers and easy buckets.
“We played some good defense,” Schaefer said. “We hurried them up. That’s always what we want to do. “Everyone is tall, athletic and fast. That’s where those state track championships come in.”
Lisbon led at the break 35-18 then came out of halftime with a 19-0 run, and won the third quarter 21-2.
“We started the game slow, but they settled in,” Montague said. “Then they did what they’ve done for the large majority of the year.”
Wollum led the offense with 18 points. Jackson Powers had 17 points and Schaefer added 14 points.
The Lions took a trip Friday, Feb. 7, to Central City, where they lost 67-57. Wollum had 31 points and seven rebounds, Powers added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Lisbon (14-6) bounced back the next day with a rescheduled home game against Tipton on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Schaefer had 28 points, Wollum had 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Powers added 11 points.
The last game of the regular season is a trip to Prince of Peace on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Lions should find out their postseason path this week, as well.
“Not sure what is going to happen,” Montague said. “They could send us north or south. There are a lot of good 2A teams all over this area. We’re going to be running into someone good.”