The senior star peppered the nets for 39 points and pulled down 28 rebounds in the finest individual showing of any player on the court.
The victory lifted head coach Wes Aldrich's Eagles to 6-3 in conference play after a slow start to the season. McMahon dropped to 7-2.
Warde shot a blistering 50 percent from the floor on 32-of-64 accuracy compared to 22-for-82 shooting and a dismal 27% effort for the visitors. Warde sank 13 of 27 shots (48%) from the charity stripe, while the Senators managed 18 points in 31 tries (58 percent). The Crimson Eagles controlled the boards by a 55-36 margin.
Howard and Rich Fekete combined for 20 points in the opening period as Warde stormed to a 22-16 lead. Ron Watson scored eight points for McMahon.Howard, who set school records for most points and rebounds in one game, had his most productive period just before the half as he tallied 16 points to boost the Eagles' advantage to 48-35 at the intermission. Marv Spencer, the league's leading scorer, had 11 points in the first half for the Senators.
Dan Haines, the third leading scorer in the FCIAC, split 12 third period Warde points with Howard, while Spencer notched seven points as Warde swept to a 66-46 lead.
Spencer, who tied his average of 30 points per game, tallied 12 points in the fourth quarter as the Crimson Eagles used a slow-down offense. Howard led Warde with seven points in the frame, while the ball handling of Haines helped to dent the Seantors' press in the final minutes.
Howard, who averaged 175. ppg before the contest, shattered the previous Warde individual scoring record of 37 points, set by Rusty Helgren, and he also established an individual rebounding record.
The loss was a costly one for McMahon, which trailed unbeaten Rippowam by one game. The Seantors were scheduled to play the Warriors three nights later in Stamford.
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