November 26th, 1998 |
GLENDALE FALCONS (1-0) - 79 Vs. North Little Rock, AR Charging Wildcats (1-1) - 72 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 21 20 19 19 Charging Wildcats 19 15 22 16 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 13 Austin Thompson - 18 Wesley Pickering - 11 Matt Tinsley - 15 Blake Will - 12 Ben Garwitz - 10 Game Notes: - North Little Rock went on to a 27-4 overall record, AP regional ranking of 8th in the Southwest region, and were Arkansas Class 4A state runners-up to Little Rock Central. North Little Rock finished the '97-'98 season at 20-8 and ranked 8th in Ark. Class 4A. |
November 27th, 1998
13th Annual Joy Dog Food Zizzer Classic - Semi-final
West Plains, Missouri
West Plains Civic Center
GLENDALE FALCONS (2-0) - 70 Vs. West Plains Zizzers (2-1) - 38 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 18 21 18 13 Zizzers 15 4 10 9 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 4 Austin Thompson - 13 Wesley Pickering - 13 Matt Tinsley - 5 Blake Will - 21 Ben Garwitz - 8 Andreas Mueller - 6 Game Notes: - West Plains finished the season at 14-10 and Zizzer Head Coach Doyle Pitts came into the game with a 294-62 career record in 14 years. Coach Pitts passed away in 2004 and had served the past several years as an assistant coach at West Plains. I'll always remember Coach Pitts walking by our bench during halftime and tapping Coach Keltner's knee while saying "you're really good" out of the corner of his mouth. |
November 28th, 1998 |
GLENDALE FALCONS (3-0) - 48 Vs. Lawrence County, MS Cougars (7-1) - 42 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 15 8 15 10 Cougars 2 13 14 13 Scoring for Glendale: Wesley Pickering - 12 Ben Garwitz - 13 David Ross - 4 Blake Will - 13 Andreas Mueller - 2 Austin Thompson - 4 Games Notes: - Glendale became the first team from Missouri to win the Zizzer Classic in its 13-year history, and along with the Ozark Tigers, the only Missouri team to win the tournament in the 18-year history of the event. - Lawrence County(MS) was 7-0 entering the championship game. Glendale and Lawrence County had met once before in the 1995 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions. Lawrence County ended up with a 27-5 record and advanced to the 4A Quarterfinals in Mississippi. |
December 4th, 1998 / Non-Conf.
Middle Village, New York
Christ the King Regional HS
USA Today's #1 team in Missouri GLENDALE FALCONS (4-0) - 61 Vs. Bronx, New York Fordham Prep Rams (-) - 19 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 14 18 19 10 Rams 4 7 3 5 Scoring for Glendale: Blake Will - 12 Wesley Pickering - 6 Ben Garwitz - 9 David Ross - 7 Austin Thompson - 11 Andreas Mueller - 4 Matt Tinsley - 2 Clayton Casey - 4 Matt Shepard - 2 Nathan Forbes - 4 Game Notes: - Glendale became the first Missouri team, and possibly the first from the Midwest to compete in a game, match, or meet in New York City! Fordham Prep finished 9-14. |
December 11th, 1998 / Non-Conf. |
GLENDALE FALCONS (5-0) - 64 Vs. St. Charles, Missouri Francis Howell Vikings (1-5) - 33 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 15 19 21 9 Vikings 13 0 9 11 Scoring for Glendale: Chad Hammons - 3 David Ross - 6 Austin Thompson - 10 Wesley Pickering - 19 Nathan Forbes - 3 Matt Tinsley - 6 Blake Will - 5 Ben Garwitz - 5 Andreas Mueller - 7 Game Notes: J.V. / Glendale 66 - Francis Howell 40 Francis Howell finished the season at 6-19. |
December 12th, 1998 / Non-Conf.
Springfield, Missouri
Glendale HS - Falcon Court
GLENDALE FALCONS (6-0) - 52 Vs. Wildwood, Missouri Lafayette Laners (2-3) - 30 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 10 17 14 11 52 Lancers 10 3 7 10 30 Scoring for Glendale: Wesley Pickering - 20 Blake Will - 8 Ben Garwitz - 12 David Ross - 6 Matt Tinsley - 4 Chad Hammons - 2 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 68 - Lafayette 50 December 15th, 1998 - Glendale is ranked 2nd in MO Class 4A. Lafayette finished the season at 12-16. |
December 19th, 1998 / Non-Conf. |
#2 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (7-0) - 65 Vs. K.C. Lincoln Prep Blue Tigers (4-5) - 59 OT |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT Falcons 11 10 15 14 4 11 Tigers 8 11 12 19 4 5 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 10 Austin Thompson - 12 Blake Will - 11 Ben Garwitz - 17 Matt Tinsley - 6 Wesley Pickering - 9 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 65 - K.C. Lincoln Prep 45 Lincoln Prep finished the season 14-10. |
December 26th, 1998
53rd Annual Blue & Gold Tournament
Blue Div. - First Round
Springfield, Missouri
SMS - McDonald Arena
#2 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (8-0) - 68 Vs. Mansfield Lions (2-7) - 30 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 18 23 23 4 Lions 5 9 9 7 Scoring for Glendale: Ben Garwitz - 16 Austin Thompson - 8 Blake Will - 10 David Ross - 2 Wesley Pickering - 6 Matt Tinsley - 9 Andreas Mueller - 8 Nathan Forbes - 2 Chad Hammons - 4 Joey Ashcroft - 1 Ryan Bates - 1 Game Notes: - Mansfield finished the season at 6-18. |
December 28th, 1998 |
#2 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (9-0) - 79 Vs. Ozark Tigers (3-6) - 48 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 22 26 26 5 Tigers 10 14 15 9 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 9 Wesley Pickering - 14 Blake Will - 21 Ben Garwitz - 7 Austin Thompson - 12 Chad Hammons - 2 Matt Tinsley - 9 Nathan Forbes - 2 Andreas Mueller - 3 Game Notes: - Glendale became the first boys team from S.W. Missouri to ever receive a National or Regional ranking on this day... - AP - Midlands Region: #8 - Springfield Glendale (8-0) - Ozark finished the season 9-16. |
December 29th, 1998
53rd Annual Blue & Gold Tournament
Blue Div. - Semi-final
Springfield, Missouri
SMS - Hammons Student Center
#2 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (10-0) - 62 Vs. Lebanon Yellow Jackets (9-3) - 36 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 20 12 18 12 Yellowjackets 5 8 11 12 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 16 Wesley Pickering - 5 Blake Will - 9 Ben Garwitz - 13 Austin Thompson - 4 Matt Tinsley - 7 Andreas Mueller - 5 Clayton Casey - 1 Matt Shepard - 1 Game Notes: - Lebanon finished the season 19-9 and lost to Hillcrest in the Class 4A, District 11 Championship game. - Glendale shot 65% from the field in the first half, and made 23 of 36 field goal attempts for the game. Lebanon only connected on eight of thirty-nine attempts. |
December 30th, 1998 |
#2 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (11-0) - 73 Vs. Logan-Rogersville Wildcats (9-2) - 42 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 15 23 20 15 Wildcats 3 14 11 14 Glendale Leading Scorers: Wesley Pickering - 17 Ben Garwitz - 4 Blake Will - 15 Austin Thompson - 17 David Ross - 2 Matt Tinsley - 5 Andreas Mueller - 7 Chad Hammons - 4 Ryan Bates - 2 Game Notes: - Glendale shot 65% for the game and Thompson/Pickering were 14 of 18 from the field. - Glendale set a new Blue & Gold record for avg. margin of victory in the 51-year history of the tournament. - Jan 3rd, 1999 AP National High School Poll Midlands Region 8th - Springfield Glendale (11-0) - Rogersville finished the season 18-10 and returned to win the Gold Division in 2000 by defeating Kickapoo. |
January 5th, 1999 / Conf.
Springfield, Missouri
Glendale HS - Falcon Court
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (12-0, 1-0) - 63 Vs. Hillcrest Hornets (8-1) - 51 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 15 17 13 18 Hornets 10 16 6 19 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 7 Austin Thompson - 14 Wesley Pickering - 20 Matt Tinsley - 6 Blake Will - 4 Ben Garwitz - 12 Game Notes: J.V. / Glendale 60 - Hillcrest 35 |
January 8th, 1999 / Conf. |
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (13-0, 2-0) - 54 Vs. Central Bulldogs (-) - 48 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 16 11 8 19 Bulldogs 17 8 6 17 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 3 Austin Thompson - 6 Wesley Pickering - 19 Matt Tinsley - 2 Blake Will - 13 Ben Garwitz - 11 Game Notes: J.V. / Glendale 60 - Central 25 |
January 15th, 1999
15th Annual Bass Pro Shops T of C
First Round
Springfield, Missouri
SMS - Hammons Student Center
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (14-0) - 74 Vs. Paintsville, KY Tigers (9-5) - 38 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 23 15 20 15 Tigers 14 10 6 8 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 2 Austin Thompson - 13 Wesley Pickering - 13 Matt Tinsley - 3 Blake Will - 15 Ben Garwitz - 15 Nathan Forbes - 4 Andreas Mueller - 9 Game Notes: - Paintsville finished the season 16-10. - Paintsville committed 15 turnovers. - Largest margin-of-defeat for Paintsville during the 98-99 season. |
January 16th, 1999 |
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (15-0) - 57 Vs. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Socastee Braves (10-4) - 44 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 19 13 8 17 Braves 6 12 9 17 Scoring for Glendale: Wesley Pickering - 10 Ben Garwitz - 12 Blake Will - 11 David Ross - 5 Austin Thompson - 7 Nathan Forbes - 2 Matt Tinsley - 8 Andreas Mueller - 2 Game Notes: - Socastee shot .29% from the field. - Rebounds: Glendale - 38, Socastee - 31 - Socastee ended the season with a 26-7 record and made it to the South Carolina Final Four! |
January 17th, 1999
15th Annual Bass Pro Shops T of C
Championship
Springfield, Missouri
SMS - Hammons Student Center
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (15-1) - 53 Vs. Bronx, New York St. Raymond's Prep Ravens (9-3) - 61 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 8 19 8 18 Ravens 17 16 16 12 Scoring for Glendale: Wesley Pickering - 18 Ben Garwitz - 6 Blake Will - 8 David Ross - 10 Austin Thompson - 11 Game Notes: - Glendale cut the Ravens lead (36-51 early in the fourth quarter) to 53-57 with :22 seconds left, but St. Raymond's made four free throws to capture the title. - St. Raymond's finished the season 17-8. - The Ravens earned a regional ranking (#9 in the Northeast) because of winning the T Of C. - Total attendance for the '99 T Of C was 17,563. |
January 21st, 1999 / Non-Conf. |
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (16-1) - 68 Vs. Carthage Tigers (3-8) - 40 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 21 11 25 11 Tigers 11 11 12 6 Scoring for Glendale: Wesley Pickering - 18 David Ross - 9 Austin Thompson - 7 Matt Tinsley - 22 Nathan Forbes - 2 Ben Garwitz - 5 Ryan Bates - 2 Andreas Mueller - 3 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 66 - Carthage 32 Carthage finished at 6-16. |
January 23rd, 1999 / Non-Conf.
6th Annual MFA/Break Time Shootout
Columbia, Missouri
Hearnes Center
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (16-2) - 49 Vs. #9 in Missouri Class 4A Jefferson City Jays (13-3) - 60 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 6 13 12 18 Jays 15 7 18 20 Scoring for Glendale: Wesley Pickering - 21 Matt Tinsley - 6 Ben Garwitz - 8 David Ross - 6 Austin Thompson - 2 Matt Shephard - 1 Andreas Mueller - 5 Game Notes: - Glendale was without 6'6" senior Blake Will. Jefferson City finished 20-7 and defeated three #1 ranked teams during the season. Troy, Glendale, and Tulsa Booker T. Washington. |
January 26th, 1999 / Conf. |
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (17-2, 3-0) - 68 Vs. Joplin Eagles (8-9, 1-3) - 46 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 20 14 21 13 Eagles 6 16 15 9 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 14 Austin Thompson - 10 Wesley Pickering - 9 Matt Tinsley - 13 Nathan Forbes - 4 Joey Ashcroft - 2 Andreas Mueller - 6 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 65 - Joplin 50 (OT) |
January 29th, 1999 / Conf.
Springfield, Missouri
Glendale HS - Falcon Court
#1 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (18-2, 4-0) - 73 Vs. #6 in Missouri Class 4A Kickapoo Chiefs (13-5, 2-2) - 58 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 17 11 16 29 Chiefs 13 12 9 24 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 11 Austin Thompson - 14 Wesley Pickering - 22 Matt Tinsley - 16 Ben Garwitz - 10 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 63 - Kickapoo 60 (OT) |
February 2nd, 1999 / Conf. |
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (19-2, 5-0) - 77 Vs. #9 in Missouri Class 4A Parkview Vikings (17-3, 4-1) - 52 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 20 16 24 17 Vikings 4 15 20 13 Scoring for Glendale: Wesley Pickering - 21 Matt Tinsley - 10 Ben Garwitz - 15 David Ross - 15 Austin Thompson - 8 Andreas Mueller - 8 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 53 - Parkview 48 |
Febraury 5th, 1999 / Conf.
Springfield, Missouri
Hillcrest HS - HYPER
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (20-2, 6-0) - 57 Vs. Hillcrest Hornets (11-9, 1-5) - 36 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 11 9 20 17 Hornets 15 6 8 7 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 11 Wesley Pickering - 11 Matt Tinsley - 3 Austin Thompson - 14 Ben Garwitz - 9 Blake Will - 4 Andreas Mueller - 2 Nathan Forbes - 2 Chad Hammons - 1 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 45 - Hillcrest 32 |
Febraury 9th, 1999 / Conf. |
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALONS (21-2, 7-0) - 74 Vs. Central Bulldogs (8-12, 1-5) - 63 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 21 16 16 21 Bulldogs 15 15 10 23 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 6 Austin Thompson - 4 Wesley Pickering - 34 Matt Tinsley - 10 Ben Garwitz - 9 Blake Will - 7 Andreas Mueller - 4 Game Notes: - Glendale shot 62% from the field and 75% from the free throw line. - Central finished 13-15 and advanced to the Missouri Class 3A Quarterfinals. |
Febraury 12th, 1999 / Conf.
Springfield, Missouri
Kickapoo HS
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (22-2, 8-0) - 66 Vs. Kickapoo Chiefs (16-6, 5-3) - 58 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 12 15 11 28 Chiefs 8 11 11 28 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 11 Matt Tinsley - 7 Ben Garwitz - 10 Blake Will - 4 Wesley Pickering - 24 Austin Thompson - 10 Game Notes: - The win ended Kickapoo's 19-game home winning streak. - Kickapoo finished 17-8. Junior Varsity / Glendale 56 - Kickapoo 66 |
February 16th, 1999 / Conf. |
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (23-2, 9-0) - 64 Vs. Joplin Eagles (11-13, 2-7) - 47 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 14 18 12 20 Eagles 13 7 5 12 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 13 Austin Thompson - 8 Blake Will - 4 Nathan Forbes - 4 Ben Garwitz - 7 Chad Hammons - 2 Wesley Pickering - 12 Matt Tinsley - 10 Andreas Mueller - 4 Game Notes: Junior Varsity / Glendale 78 - Joplin 64 |
February 19th, 1999 / Conf.
Springfield, Missouri
Parkview HS
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (24-2, 10-0) - 67 Vs. Parkview Vikings (21-5, 7-3) - 52 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 19 16 23 9 Vikings 10 13 14 15 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 7 Austin Thompson - 9 Wesley Pickering - 15 Matt Tinsley - 7 Ben Garwitz - 23 Blake Will - 6 Game Notes: - Field Goals %: Glendale - 23/40 (.575%) Junior Varsity / Glendale 37 - Parkview 39 (OT) |
February 26th, 1999 |
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (25-2) - 84 Vs. Joplin Eagles (12-15) - 74 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 25 13 27 19 Eagles 13 15 18 28 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 7 Wesley Pickering - 30 Matt Tinsley - 11 Ben Garwitz - 4 Austin Thompson - 13 Blake Will - 17 Andreas Mueller - 2 |
Febraury 27th, 1999
Class 4A, District 12 Tournament
Championship
Springfield, Missouri
Parkview HS
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (26-2) - 39 Vs. Parkview Vikings (22-6) - 35 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 8 12 8 11 Vikings 7 9 4 15 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 4 Matt Tinsley - 6 Austin Thompson - 2 Wesley Pickering - 19 Ben Garwitz - 6 Blake Will - 2 |
March 3rd, 1999 |
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (27-2) - 60 Vs. Hillcrest Hornets (16-12) - 45 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 16 16 13 15 Hornets 8 11 12 14 Scoring for Glendale: David Ross - 10 Wesley Pickering - 11 Blake Will - 5 Austin Thompson - 11 Ben Garwitz - 15 Matt Tinsley - 8 |
March 6th, 1999
Class 4A Quarterfinal
Sedalia, Missouri
Mathewson Expo Center
#3 in Missouri Class 4A GLENDALE FALCONS (27-3) - 60 Vs. #4 in Missouri Class 4A Troy-Buchanan Trojans (27-2) - 63 |
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Falcons 14 13 13 20 Trojans 19 18 9 17 Scoring for Glendale: Ben Garwitz - 12 Austin Thompson - 4 David Ross - 6 Wesley Pickering - 27 Blake Will - 3 Matt Tinsley - 5 |