“We’re going to fly around on defense this year and try to stay disciplined in our approach,” Springfield coach Isiah Carson said. “… We want to wear you down and defend you and do it the right way. We believe if we move our feet and show our hands, we’ll be rewarded.”
It was a balanced scoring effort for Springfield. Danny Davis, a four-year starter, led the Wildcats with 15 points. Michael Wallace added 13 points, Leonard Taylor scored 11 and Dominique Parks scored 10. Michael McKay, a 6-1 senior guard, scored 12 points, including a pair of dunks in the second half in front of Springfield’s student section that caused the crowd to erupt.
Carson said McKay has worked hard over the summer to improve his leaping ability and should be able to help the Wildcats with rebounding this year. Davis, a 6-3 guard, said he’s been impressed with McKay’s improvement.
“He said he’s been doing some toe-ups to work out,” Davis said. “You’ll see some better dunks from him this year.”
Reid Hale led Tecumseh with eight points. It’s the second straight blowout loss for the Arrows, who dropped their season opener 66-31 at Miamisburg on Friday. They return home on Friday night to open CBC Kenton Trail play against Kenton Ridge.
“I hope our kids learn something from today and last Friday,” Tecumseh coach Roger Culbertson said. “They’ve been two bad, poorly-executed offensive games for us. We had way too many turnovers.
“We talked with the kids after the game that our goals are still ahead of us. An 0-2 start doesn’t doom us.”
Springfield plays its first GWOC National East game on Friday night at Beavercreek. The Wildcats have beaten the Beavers five times over the last two seasons.
“Beavercreek is going to be improved and better than they have been the last couple of years,” Carson said. “It’s never easy at Beavercreek. We’ve got to come to play.”
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