East’s late surge leads to victory over Heartland Christian

Staff photo / Preston Byers East’s Jeremiah Swain (5) goes up for a layup over a pair of Heartland Christian defenders during Friday’s game in Youngstown. YOUNGSTOWN — Basketball is a game of runs, and in Friday’s matchup between Youngstown East and Heartland Christian, no run was more impactful than the Golden Bears’ over the final 12 minutes. Although the Lions jumped out to an early, double-digit lead and increased their advantage for most of the game, East surged back with a 27-5 closing stretch to emerge victorious 61-56, ending its losing streak and prolonging Heartland Christian’s in the process. “We started off slow. … At halftime,...