PORT NECHES — Adam Morse left Port Neches-Groves basketball fans with something to remember him by — his three-point shooting. And it helped the Indians finish with a winning record.

Morse canned six three-point baskets, matching his career high from the home game against Nederland, and the Indians wrapped up their season with a 52-44 victory over gritty Vidor on Tuesday.

“Wanted to go out with a bang for my senior season, and the boys did a good job getting that final win,” Morse said after scoring 23 points. He’s signed with Lamar to play quarterback next season.

Classmate Ryan Abel had 11 points.

The victory secured a 15-14 overall record and 7-7 mark in District 22-5A for the Indians. They finished one game out of the fourth and final playoff spot held by Baytown Lee.

“It’s just a bittersweet feeling,” Abel said. “It’s the last year, and we got it done. The past two years we struggled to get it done in the last game of the season, but we made it happen this year.”

But Indians coach Pat Abel said the senior class of his son, Caisen Sullivan, Ram Polavarapu, John Dubois and Morse left a legacy of playing well against anyone in a tough district with confidence.

“Their physical toughness and mental toughness is something the younger kids can take from,” Abel said. “They’ve got big shoes to fill with our seniors who are leaving, but I think that confidence and ability to step on the court against the best [is their legacy].”

Vidor (8-18, 2-12) didn’t finish without a fight. The Pirates trailed by double digits at halftime and after the third period, but pulled to within 51-44 with 30 seconds left.

Ty Morgan scored 13 points and Maverick Quirante had 12 for Vidor.

Morse led the way in a three-point shooting battle between the Indians and Pirates. William Fawcett and Morgan combined to make three in a row to erase a 14-7 first-quarter deficit, but Edsel Damo and Morse repeated the effort to ignite a 12-0 PN-G run. Morse was even fouled on a half-court shot attempt as the first-half buzzer sounded and made all three free throws.

“We needed him to shoot it well, and he did,” Pat Abel said. “We had a pretty good idea Vidor was going to come out in a zone, and he got on it early in the first half. They did a good job with him in the second half to kind of shut him down a little bit. Great job by Adam.”