Swartz Creek senior Josh Coburn (#55) of the Motor City Firestorm wheelchair basketball team. Photo by Dan Nilsen LAPEER — The Swartz Creek boys’ basketball team had not played in over a week, but you could not tell as they dismantled Flint Metro League foe Lapeer East on Tuesday, 64-30.

The Dragons jumped out to a 24-4 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Creek edged the Eagles in the second quarter, 14-10, to lead, 38-14, at the half.

The third quarter was much of the same, as Creek outscored East, 20-8. The Eagles edged the Dragons, 8-6, in the fourth.

Max Cummings led the Dragons with 27 points, while JD Tisdale scored nine points, grabbed 10 boards and dished out eight assists. East was led by Aaron Hirsch with 13 points.

“We got off to a great start by outscoring East, 24-4, in the opening quarter,” Swartz Creek coach Jeremy Trent said. “We are playing hard, but it is disappointing to know that we aren’t playing for the Metro League championship. This is the first time since I’ve been at Swartz Creek that we are entering the final week and not having a chance to win the league.”

The Fenton basketball team defeated Holly on Tuesday to clinch the outright Metro title.

“Anytime we play Fenton it is a big game and this is no different,” said Trent. “We open up districts with them so we would like to beat them and win our last four to finish 16-4 and in second place in the league.”

Last Friday, the Dragons were not scheduled to play a game, but ended up playing for a cause. The boys’ team ended up playing against the Motor City Firestorm before the Firestorm took on the Detroit Diehards. The Firesorm and Diehards are professional wheelchair basketball teams.

The charity event benefited the Firestorm, the team which Swartz Creek senior Justin Coburn plays, and Noah’s Feat, a charity that raises money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a disease that has senior Josh Parsons wheelchair bound.

Coburn has been playing basketball from a wheelchair for several years and is hoping to get a Wheelchair Basketball scholarship.

“We had a pretty good turnout, not quite what we were hoping for because of the weather, but it was a lot of fun,” Trent said. “The student section was having a good time and it was good for our guys to see how good the professionals really are.”

Coburn was named Most Valuable Player on the night and Trent believes he has a real good chance at earning that scholarship.

The Dragons, 12-4 overall, 11-3 Metro, return to the hardwood tomorrow against Metro leading Fenton and host Carman-Ainsworth on Tuesday.