2004-05 |
23-5 Overall Record (7-2 in the Ozark Conference) Head Coach - Sean Williamson Ranked Top Ten in Missouri Class 5 |
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Player |
Games |
2FG |
3FG |
FT |
Points |
Jeff Lewis |
28 |
139 |
24 |
112/154 (.727%) |
462 (16.50 ppg) |
John McAmis |
28 |
55 |
71 |
97/120 (.808%) |
420 (15.00 ppg) |
Spud Harbour |
27 |
65 |
47 |
112/136 (.824%) |
383 (14.19 ppg) |
George Rosenbury |
27 |
37 |
48 |
68/81 (.840%) |
286 (10.59 ppg) |
Scott Burrows |
27 |
35 |
4 |
17/35 (.486%) |
99 (3.67 ppg) |
Justin Bear |
28 |
20 |
4 |
24/32 (.750%) |
76 (2.71 ppg) |
Thad Hannah |
28 |
29 |
- |
16/33 (.485%) |
74 (2.64 ppg) |
Maurice Starks |
13 |
11 |
4 |
3/8 (.375%) |
37 (2.85 ppg) |
Michael Frazier |
19 |
7 |
4 |
1/4 (.250%) |
27 (1.42 ppg) |
Brad Dunn |
26 |
9 |
- |
4/8 (.500%) |
22 (0.85 ppg) |
Bobby Duncan |
12 |
1 |
- |
0/1 (.000%) |
2 (0.17 ppg) |
Glendale |
28 |
408 |
206 |
454/612 (.742%) |
1,888 (67.43 ppg) |
Opponents |
28 |
- |
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1,699 (60.68 ppg) |
Compiled by Robert Vestal
2004-2005 |
GLENDALE FALCONS 23-5 (7-2 in Ozark Conf.) Head Coach - Sean Williamson (1st Year at GHS / 218-150 Overall, 14 Years) J.V. - Ray Shaffer Fresh. - Brian McTague Asst. Coach - John Dicks Total Program Record / 68-17 / .80% Tied 2nd Place - Ozark Conference 3rd Place - Arvest Invitational 1st Place - Blue & Gold - Gold Division 3rd Place - Interstate Classic J.V. 17-5 - 1st Place J.V. Tournament Freshmen "A" 17-3 - 2nd Place Fresh. Tournament "B" 11-4 ________________________________________________ Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks - OC / COC Shootout - MSU November 27th, 2004 Glendale(1-0) 78 - Willard(29-3) 72 Nov. 30th, 2004 / Away Glendale(2-0) 64 - Springdale, Ark. (12-15) 57 Arvest Bank Invitational Tournament (Bartlesville, Okla.) Dec. 9th, 2004 / First Round Glendale(3-0) 54 - #10 6A Tahlequah, OK (13-10) 47 Dec. 10th, 2004 / Semifinal Glendale(3-1) 45 - #5 6A Bartlesville, OK (25-3) 50 Dec. 11th, 2004 / 3rd Place Glendale(4-1) 62 - #6 3A Verdigris - Claremore, OK (24-4) 51 Dec. 14th, 2004 / Home Glendale(5-1) 66 - Nixa (17-8) 65 Dec. 18th, 2004 / Home Glendale(6-1) 77 - Webb City(15-12) 64 59th Annual GreenwoodBlue & Gold - Gold Division Dec. 27th, 2004 / First Round Glendale(7-1) 85 - Aurora(15-11) 53 Dec. 28th, 2004 / Quarterfinal Glendale(8-1) 65 - Mansfield (20-7) 60 Dec. 29th, 2004 / Semifinal Glendale(9-1) 85 - Branson(12-15) 56 Dec. 30th, 2004 / Championship Glendale(10-1) 69 - Bolivar(21-6) 61 Jan. 4th, 2005 / Home Glendale(11-1) 65 - Lebanon(5-20) 52 Jan. 10th, 2005 / Home Glendale(12-1) 65 - Central(9-17) 53 Jan. 11th, 2005 / Away Glendale(13-1) 75 - Waynesville(11-15) 58 Interstate Classic Tournament (Coffeyville, Ks.) Jan. 20th, 2005 / First Round Glendale(14-1) 61 - Blue Valley Northwest(6-15) 52 Jan. 21st, 2005 / Semifinal Glendale(14-2) 66 - Leavenworth, KS(12-10) 67 Jan. 22nd, 2005 / 3rd Place Glendale(15-2) 75 - #3 4A Coffeyville, KS Field Kindley(15-7) 68 Jan. 25th, 2005 / Home Glendale(16-2) 58 - #9 C5 Parkview(22-6) 54 OT Jan. 28th, 2005 / Home Glendale(17-2) 83 - Hillcrest(14-13) 73 Feb. 1st, 2005 / Away Glendale(18-2) 60 - West Plains(17-10) 58 Feb. 2nd, 2005 / Away #9 C5 Glendale(19-2) 83 - Pacific(13-15) 57 Feb. 4th, 2005 / Home #9 C5 Glendale(20-2) 64 - Camdenton(14-12) 62 Feb. 8th, 2005 / Drury Univ. #9 C5 Glendale(20-3) 58 - #2 C5 Kickapoo (29-2) 89 Feb. 11th, 2005 / Away Glendale(21-3) 62 - Parkview(22-6) 57 Feb. 15th, 2005 / Away Glendale(22-3) 64 - Joplin(14-13) 60 Feb. 18th, 2005 / Away Glendale(22-4) 61 - Rolla(15-12) 74 Class Five, District 11 (@ Lebanon) Feb. 23rd, 2005 / Semifinal Glendale(23-4) 72 - Rolla(15-12) 63 Feb. 25th, 2005 / Championship Glendale(23-5) 64 - West Plains(17-10) 66 OT |
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November 27th, 2004 / 6:00 Non-Conf. OC-COC Chevy Shootout Springfield, Missouri SMS - Hammons Student Center
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November 30th, 2004 / 6:00 Non-Conf. Springdale, Arkansas Springdale HS
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December 9th, 2004 3rd Annual Arvest Bank Invitational - First Round Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville HS
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December 10th, 2004 / 8:00 p.m. 3rd Annual Arvest Bank Invitational - Semi-final Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville HS
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December 11th, 2004 3rd Annual Arvest Bank Invitational - 3rd Place Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville HS
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December 14th, 2004 / 6:00 Non-Conf. Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS - Falcon Court
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December 18th, 2004 / Non-Conf. Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS - Falcon Court
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December 27th, 2004 / 6:30 p.m. 59th Annual Blue & Gold Tournament - Gold Div. - First Round Springfield, Missouri SMS - Hammons Student Center
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December 28th, 2004 / 8:00 p.m. 59th Annual Blue & Gold Tournament - Gold Div. - Quarterfinal Springfield, Missouri SMS - Hammons Student Center
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December 29th, 2004 / 8:30 p.m. 59th Annual Blue & Gold Tournament - Gold Div. - Semi-final Springfield, Missouri SMS - Hammons Student Center
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December 30th, 2004 / 8:30 p.m. 59th Annual Blue & Gold Tournament - Championship Springfield, Missouri SMS - Hammons Student Center
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January 4th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS - Falcon Court
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January 10th, 2005 / 6:00 Non-Conf. Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS - Falcon Court
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January 11th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Waynesville, Missouri Waynesville HS
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January 20th, 2005 / 3:30 p.m. 32nd Annual Harold Thomas Inter-State Classic - First Round Coffeyville, Kansas Field Kindley HS
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January 21st, 2005 / 8:45 p.m. 32nd Annual Harold Thomas Inter-State Classic - Semi-final Coffeyville, Kansas Field Kindley HS
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January 22nd, 2005 / 5:00 p.m. 32nd Annual Harold Thomas Inter-State Classic - 3rd Place Coffeyville, Kansas Field Kindley HS
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January 25th, 2005 / Non-Conf. Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS - Falcon Court
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January 28th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS - Falcon Court
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February 1st, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. West Plains, Missouri
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February 2nd, 2005 / 6:00 Non-Conf. Pacific, Missouri Pacific HS
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February 4th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Springfield, Missouri Glendale HS - Falcon Court
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February 8th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Springfield, Missouri Drury Univ. - Weiser Gym
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February 11th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Springfield, Missouri Parkview HS
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February 15th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Joplin, Missouri Joplin HS - Kaminsky Gym
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February 18th, 2005 / 6:00 Conf. Rolla, Missouri Rolla HS
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February 23rd, 2005 / 6:00 p.m. Class 5, District 11 Tournament - Semi-final Lebanon, Missouri Lebanon HS - Boswell Auditorium
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February 25th, 2005 / 7:30 p.m. Class 5, District 11 Tournament - Championship Lebanon, Missouri Lebanon HS - Boswell Auditorium
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Springdale Falls At Home
Turnovers Cost Bulldogs By Kurt Voigt The Morning New SPRINGDALE --A flurry of turnovers and hot 3-point shooting proved costly to Springdale on Tuesday night, as the Bulldogs fell to Springfield (Mo.) Glendale 64-57. Glendale (2-0), which didn't have a starter taller than 6-foot-1, made the most of its size by hitting nine 3-pointers in the game. Falcons senior Jeff Lewis led the way with 20 points. Senior John McAmis added 18 points for Glendale, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth quarter which gave the Falcons a 51-49 lead. Springdale (1-1) sophomore Michael Sanchez scored inside for the Bulldogs to tie the game at 51-all, but a Lewis 3-pointer put Glendale back ahead 54-51. The 6-8 Sanchez took advantage of the size mismatch against the Falcons, finishing with 26 points and 15 rebounds. His free throw late in the fourth quarter cut the Glendale lead to 54-53, but the Falcons answered with a steal and layup by McAmis to go up 56-53. Glendale forced Springdale into 12 turnovers in the first half, and the trend continued in the second half. "Michael did a good job inside," Springdale coach Charles Smith said. "We just had a hard time getting the ball to him." Springdale closed to within two points again late in the fourth quarter on a pair of free throws by senior J.T. Eichenberger to make the score 59-57. However, Glendale's George Rosenbury was wide open over the top of the Springdale press following Eichenberger's free throw. Rosenbury missed his layup, but Lewis followed with a putback and was fouled. His free throw put the Falcons up 62-57 with 14.5 seconds left. Glendale coach Sean Williamson said the key to the game for the Falcons was using a box-and-one defense on Eichenberger, who they held to 9 points, all coming in the second half. "We knew he was capable," Williamson said. Springdale returns to action at Huntsville on Friday. "It's early," Smith said. "We have to get better than tonight, and we will." FALCONS WINS!
GLENDALE FALCONS - 54 VS. TAHLEQUAH TIGERS - 47 Ranked 10th in Okla. 6-A Other games: Glendale J.V. - 40 Verdigris - 62 Enid - 53 Broken Arrow J.V. - 50 Bartlesville - 77 Trinity Christian(DeSoto, Tex.) - 25 In the Glendale win against Tahlequah, John McAmis nailed three three-pointers for Glendale. He led with 17 points followed by Spud Harbour with 15 points. For Tahlequah, Nathan Young scored 16 points. This tight game was tied at the end of the first quarter, 10-10. Glendale squeezed ahead by three at halftime, 22-19. Tahlequah, however, tied the game in the third quarter, 34-34. Glendale won the fourth-quarter scoring battle, 19-13, to claim the tourney victory. Glendale 54, Tahlequah 47 Glendale 10 12 13 19 - 54 Tahlequah 10 9 15 13 - 47 Glendale (54) Justin Bear 0 2-2 2 George Rosenbury 2 0-0 5 Spud Harbour 4 5-6 15 John McAmis 5 4-6 17 Jeff Lewis 2 8-10 12 Michael Frazier 1 0-0 3 Totals: 14 19-24 54. Tahlequah (47) Kerry Lyons 3 0-0 8 Tim Forrest 1 0-0 2 Nathan Young 6 4-6 16 Marcus Tyner 1 2-2 4 Jacob Davis 4 2-3 11 David Qualls 3 0-0 6 Kyle Fisher 0 0-2 0. Totals: 18 8-13. Bruins survived grueling semifinal test
By Mike Tupa , E-E Sports Editor Bartlesville High's hard-earned trip to the finals included a rugged challenge during Friday's semifinals in the Arvest Boys Basketball Invitational. The Bruins withstood their own frog-ugly free throw shooting and a sweat-soaked, energetic challenge by the under-sized but giant-hearted brigade from Glendale (Springfield), Mo. Bartlesville, which endured foul trouble by its main veterans, yanked out the 50-45 victory in the Bruin Fieldhouse. Ben Rovenstine proved to be the axle around which the Bruin success revolved. The junior guard directed the offensive assault and also punished the nets for a team-high 19 points, including three three-pointers. Noah Hartsock added 16 points, including 10 of the Bruins' first 20 points in the contest. John McAmis paced Glendale's balanced scoring offense with 15 points. Spud Harbour contributed 14 points. Bartlesville (4-1) faced its biggest character test of the season during a fiery Glendale resurgence in the fourth quarter. After three quarters, Bartlesville's supremacy seemed assured with a 13-point lead, 41-28. The jerseys of almost every Glendale player was soaked with sweat from the neck down to the bottom hem. Glendale's energy in the final six minutes came from nothing else than the unyielding desire of its players to win. Bartlesville, meanwhile, had to dig deep in its own well of passion to answer the manly challenge. The Bruins opened the fourth quarter with a 5-2 run in the first two minutes. Hartsock squeezed between a double team, caught a pass from the high post from Sam Mitchell and scored with about 6:10 left to give Bartlesville its biggest advantage, 46-30. Little did the Bartlesville players realize then they'd soon be scrambling to just hold on to the lead. It didn't have to be that way, however. Bartlesville would hit just 3-of-15 free throws in the fourth period (9-of-27 for the game) to keep the door open on Glendale's rally. And, the Missouri boys took full advantage of their chances. McAmis lit the fuse on Glendale's dynamite-like comeback with a three-pointer. After the Bruins turned the ball back over, Michael Frazier made a stick-back on an offensive rebound to cut Bartlesville's lead to 11, 46-35. With 3:49 remaining, McAmis made a lay-up to pull Glendale within nine points, 46-37. Glendale got the ball back instantly, resulting in a lay-up by Harbour to make it a seven-point game, 46-39. Bartlesville missed the front end of a one-and-one with 3:09 left and Harbour pulled down the rebound. Glendale tried a three-pointer on the other end, but the ball bounced off the front of the rim. Rovenstine grabbed the deep rebound on the miss, turned, ran up and court and spotted Mitchell running to the hoop. Rovenstine flung the ball to Mitchell and he completed the transition lay-up to push the lead back to nine, 48-39. With 1:53 remaining, however, Glendale had cut the margin down to five points, 48-43. Bartlesville missed two free throws with 1:48 left and McAmis collected the rebound. Glendale brought the ball down and went into its perimeter offense. The Missouri squad kept the ball moving on the pass while its players tried to shake free for open shots. But, Bruin defenders did a good job of fighting through screens and double screens and staying tight on the players they were guarding. Finally, after more than a minute, Glendale's lengthy possession paid off with two points. Jeff Lewis received a pass on the left wing, got a step on his defender and blitzed to the basket for a short shot. The deuce cut the Bruin lead to three points, 48-45, with 43 seconds remaining. Bartlesville managed to break Glendale's full-court press, forcing a foul on Rovenstine. Rovenstine hit his first free throw to push the lead back to four, 49-45. His next charity offering missed, but Bruin forward Jacob Brazda wrestled the ball away from a Glendale player for the offensive rebound. The Bruins kept the ball in play and Rovenstine was fouled again with 19 seconds remaining. He buried 1-of-2 free throws to make it a five- point game, 50-45. Glendale tried a quick three-point shot on the other end, but Hartsock was there to get the defensive rebound. Glendale had one last chance in the fading seconds, but missed another long shot. Brazda pulled down the defensive rebound just before the buzzer sounded. Thus ended a helter-skelter encounter between two determined teams. Bartlesville had led in the first quarter by nine points, 14-5, after Rovenstine flushed a three-pointer. But, Glendale came back to tie the game, 14-14. Toward the end of the quarter, Mitchell scored to help Bartlesville take an 18-14 lead just before the end of the first quarter. However, McGamis popped a three-pointer early in the second period to cut the lead to one point, 18-17. Glendale eventually turned the game around to take the lead on Harbour's trey late in the first half, 27-25. The Missouri boys held on to the lead at halftime, 27-26. Bartlesville battled back to regain the lead, 29-27, on Rovenstine's three-pointer early in the third quarter. The Bruins soon pushed their advantage to 10 points, 37-27. Glendale came up short on offense during one possession at this juncture of the game when Bruin defender Ryan Waters pressured a Glendale player into a bad shot. Late in the third quarter, Rovenstine and Brazda hooked up on one of the most crowd-pleasing shots of the night for the swarm of Bruin students, who stayed on their feet the whole game. Rovenstine, standing on the left wing, made a high, crosscourt lob toward the right block. Brazda, meanwhile, jumped up, grabbed the ball in mid-air and made the short jumper while he was falling to the ground. As it turned out, every Bruin extraordinary effort, such as this one, would be needed to rescue the victory at the end - especially after Mitchell fouled out during the firestorm of Glendale's last-ditch comeback try. Finally, it was all done. The Bruins had won. It was time to move on. Bartlesville 50, Glendale 45 Quarter Scoring Breakdown Bartlesville 18 8 15 9 - 50 Glendale 14 13 1 17 - 45 Bartlesville (50) Ryan Waters 0 0-2 0 Casey Schultz 0 1-4 1 Ben Rovenstine 7 2-7 19 Jacob Brazda 1 0-0 2 Noah Hartsock 7 2-7 16 Sam Mitchell 4 4-7 12 Totals: 19 9-27 50. Glendale (45) Spud Harbour 3 6-6 14 John McAmis 5-35 15 Jeff Lewis 5 2-4 12 Michael Frazier 2 0-0 4 Totals: 15 11-15 45. FALCONS CAPTURE 3RD PLACE!
GLENDALE FALCONS (4-1) - 62 VS. VERDIGRIS CARDINALS (2-3) - 51 Ranked 6th in Okla. 3-A Bartlesville, Okla. — Spud Harbour scored 19 points and Jeff Lewis added 15 to lead Glendale to a third-place finish in the Arvest Bank Invitational. Rotnei Clarke led Verdigris with 21 points. Third-place game Verdigris(2-3) 10 18 9 14--51 Glendale (4-1) 22 9 11 20--62 VERDIGRIS — McCall 2, Hoffman 4, Smith 8, Clarke 21, Sutherland 16. GLENDALE — Bear 7, Rosenbury 5, Harbour 19, McAmis 8, Lewis 15, Hannah 4, Frazier 4. Seventh place game — Glendale JV 72, Trinity Christian, DeSoto, Texas, 38 John McAmis was named to the All-Tournament team! Glendale beats Nixa after making 13 3-point shots
By: Ron Schott, Nixa News-Enterprise Before last week's game against the Glendale Falcons, the Nixa Eagles were named the number one seed in the Gold Division of next week's Blue and Gold tournament while Glendale was seeded second. But in what could be the first of two meetings in two weeks, the Falcons made 13 3-pointers to beat the Eagles 66-65. Despite the loss, Nixa head coach Jay Osborne was proud of how his team rallied from a 21-7 first-quarter deficit to nearly beat Glendale on the Falcons home court. "Our kids showed a lot of character coming back in a tough surrounding," he said. "But anytime a team makes 13 3's, you have to give them credit. They made them at crucial times. But I thought if we would have got the lead, then we would have won. We look forward to hopefully playing them again in the Blue and Gold." In the first quarter, Glendale made five 3-pointers to take advantage of seven Nixa turnovers for a 13-point lead. But in the second quarter, Nixa's defense forced Glendale to miss all four of their shots in the first 3:04 while the Eagles put together a 12-0 run. Jacob Harrington made one 3-pointer and scored six points while Corey Harmon scored six points off the bench during the stretch. Nixa cut the lead to 21-19 before John McAmis hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Falcons on top 27-21. Harmon made two free throws for two of his eight second quarter points to keep Nixa within three points at halftime. Glendale made just 3 of 12 shots in the second quarter but made 7 of 14 3-point shots in the first half. Nixa made 9 of 16 shots from the field but just 6 of 11 free throws. Glendale opened the third quarter with a 32-29 lead before McAmis made his fourth 3-pointer and George Rosenbury added two more to give the Falcons a nine-point advantage. The Eagles made a 7-0 run behind Christian Overstreet's five points that included a 3-pointer but Glendale held on to a 50-45 lead entering the fourth quarter. Nixa trailed by six points with 35.2 seconds remaining in the game when Payton Haynes made a 3-pointer. After Glendale's Justin Bear missed a layup on a fast break, Nixa's offense responded when Overstreet threw an ally-oop pass to Billy Ray for a two-handed dunk with 14.6 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 62-61. "That was something we've been working on in practice," said Overstreet on the ally-oop. "We're finally confident that we can do it in a game and fortunately we put this one down. But it didn't win us the game and I wish it would have." But after Rosenbury made two free throws, Harrington scored a fast break layup with 8.9 seconds remaining. Rosenbury made two more free throws with 8.1 seconds remaining before Brandt Herring's 3-point attempt hit off the rim. Ray rebounded the miss and scored at the buzzer but the Eagles still lost by one. Dylan Peltier led Nixa with 14 points and six rebounds while Ray added 13 points and four assists. Harrington and Harmon each had 12 points. Rosenbury led Glendale with 20 points as the Falcons made 13 of 24 3-point shots. "I thought we played hard the last seven seconds of the quarter," Osborne said. "But you have to play 32 minutes at this level." |
Holiday show spectacular
By Wiley Hendrix Branson Daily News Sports Editor SPRINGFIELD - Heading into the 59th Annual Blue and Gold Tournament, it was well known that the Glendale Falcons were a good shooting team. On Wednesday, the Falcons put on a shooting clinic en route to an 85-56 win over the Branson Pirates. Glendale hit 12 three-pointers, including six in the second quarter. "They shot the ball well and we didn't," said Branson head coach Randy Bishop. "We also had trouble guarding them and we gave up a lot of open shots." Down by six points, 14-8, at the end of the first quarter, the Pirates fell behind even further as the Falcons went on a 32-22 run to build a 46-30 halftime lead. The rest was history as Glendale cruised in the second half. "Offensively, we took some shots we probably shouldn't have," Bishop said. "(Glendale) was a lot quicker than us. It was just one of those games." Branson was led by Zac Morgan's 16 points and Brett Walster's 10. Glendale was led by Jeff Lewis, who scored 26 points. Glendale's 12 three-pointers set a new Gold Division record. Deja vu as Bolivar claims 2nd in B&G
By: Bill Breshears 01/05/2005 It was deja vu all over again for coach Chuck Blair and the Bolivar Liberators last week. Blair's Liberators dropped a hard-fought, spirited decision to coach Sean Williamson and his small, scrappy basketball team in the championship game of the Gold Division of the Springfield Blue and Gold Tournament Thursday. Williamson's Springfield Glendale Falcons out-ran the Liberators 69-61 for the 2004 Gold title. The Falcons reminded area fans of Williamson's 2003-04 Willard team that downed the Liberators 58-56 in the district semifinals this past March. Even part of the officiating crew was the same for both games. "We got off to a four-for-11 start in the first quarter and trailed 11-8," Blair said. "If we would have hit three or four of the easy shots we missed inside, we easily could have been ahead 15-11 and had control of the game. "We matched Glendale 18-18 in the second quarter, then we let it get away due to some circumstances we couldn't control in the third quarter. We got whistled for a foul, gave up a three-point shot, failed to get a foul call and did get a technical called on us in a stretch of about two minutes. Then, Glendale hit another three-pointer at the buzzer, and we were suddenly behind 47-33 going into the fourth quarter. "I have to give credit to our players in the fourth quarter. They cut the lead to single digits and gave everything they had left." Jeff Lewis led Glendale with 23 points. Spud Harbour added 19. C. Blair paced Bolivar with 20 points. Ty DeClue added 11, Mark Hastings 10 and Jesse Ankrom nine. "When you get to a championship game, you have to come out and play well right from the tipoff," Blair said. "We got off to a bad start, and you can't do that in an emotional game like that. "We'll learn from our mistakes and get better this week." Willard, Williamson's old team, downed Springfield Parkview 67-58 for first place in the Blue Division. Republic downed Mountain Grove 69-52 for third place in the Blue. Mount Vernon edged Branson 65-63 in overtime for third place in the Gold. Lebanon's fourth-quarter woes keep
Glendale out of reach By Andy Knutson Lebanon made the trip to Springfield on Tuesday night, taking on this year's Blue and Gold Tournament champion Glendale, losing another heartbreaker 65-52. Lebanon came into Tuesday night's contest with a unique opportunity. After a tough loss against last year's Blue and Gold winner Parkview, Lebanon's schedule gave them the first look at Glendale since its Blue and Gold tournament win, giving them another chance at affirmation of their emergence as an improving team. The first quarter began without disappointment. Lebanon and Glendale came out hard and ready to play, neither team shying away from the other. Glendale found its offense from the outside. Moving without the ball, hitting open and contested jump shots, and taking advantage of what turnovers Lebanon gave up Glendale was able to keep pace. Lebanon found its offense in the first quarter, much like the remainder of the game, when they took advantage of what was given to them. Backdoor cuts, smart passes, open jump shots and aggressive play on the boards found Lebanon trailing by only two at the end of the first quarter 17-15. "Anytime you can win the Blue and Gold Tournament, you're definitely one of the top teams in southwest Missouri. We came out and had good play defensively," said LHS head coach Jacky Payne. "When we're patient on offense, we look pretty good." Glendale attempted to create some extra offense in the second quarter with full and half-court pressure, but Lebanon didn't buckle, trailing by a mere three points at the half, 35-32. "(Kurtis) Allen did an outstanding job handling their pressure," said Payne. "He's a warrior out there, he came out and really brought it tonight." Coming out of the gate in the third quarter, Lebanon jumped on the Falcons. The 'Jackets moved without the ball, nailing some open shots and got up on the Falcons by as many as five early in the third quarter before turnovers began to plague Lebanon. "We just couldn't handle being in the lead. We made some silly turnovers, didn't rotate on defense. Then the fourth quarter came along and they made some shots and things simply didn't go our way," said Payne. The 'Jackets finished the game with 21 turnovers, nine over their season average. Glendale came out in the fourth quarter and put a box-and-one on 'Jacket sharpshooter Connor Lowe, putting Lebanon's offense on its heels. "Connor has got to learn to work a little harder when teams start doing that to him. We had some opportunities in the fourth quarter on the offensive end, we've got to have more people stand up and want to make plays. Lebanon's only scorer in the fourth quarter was Kris Farmer with six, while Glendale produced six players scoring in the fourth for a combined 19 points. Leading the 'Jackets in scoring was Farmer with 13, Ryan Southard, 11; Lowe, 11; Brian Decker, three; Tyler Headley and Kyle McClure, four; and Allen, Derrick Mitchell and Max Meckem all with two. Assist leaders for the 'Jackets were Allen with four and Mitchell, Decker and Southard all adding three. Southard also led the way for Lebanon in rebounding with 10, giving him a double-double. "Our basketball team is getting better. Day by day, practice by practice, game by game, if we keep improving like this we're going to be a tough out before it's all over," said Payne. Glendale able to tame the Tigers
By Tim Cummings, Waynesville Daily News When your team shoots 46 percent from the field, out-rebounds their opponent and commits a season-low number of turnovers, you'd expect them to be in the game. For the Waynesville Tigers, this was not the case. After staying within one point of the visiting Glendale Falcons after a quarter of play, the Tigers' opponent simply ran away with the game. The Falcons held a 12-point lead going into halftime and led by 18 after three quarters of play, eventually prevailing 75-58 over the host Tigers. Waynesville senior guard Brandon Harris led the Tigers in scoring with 22 points and pulled down a team-leading 10 rebounds. Guards KJ Henderson and David Moore chipped in 13 and 10 points, respectively, for Waynesville. The three Tiger guards combined for 45 of Waynesville's 58 points, nearly 80 percent of the team's offensive output on the night. Only three other players scored for Waynesville. Glendale had four players who scored in double digits, led by sophomore guard Spud Harbour, who matched Waynesville's Harris with 22 points of his own. Five other players scored for Glendale. Despite a solid shooting percentage from the field, and a 26-23 advantage on the boards, a large free-throw disparity emerged over the game's final three quarters. The Tigers and Falcons combined for three free-throw attempts in the first quarter, with Waynesville taking two of the three attempts. Over the next three quarters, the Falcons went to the line 25 times and converted 19 of those attempts. Waynesville somehow only made it to the charity stripe 12 more times in the final three quarters and converted only six attempts. Glendale was also deadly from the field. Despite taking six fewer field goal attempts, the Falcons made 25 of their 44 attempts from the field, good for 57 percent on the night. Consistent shot making by Glendale coupled with a zone defense that hid the Falcons' lack of size (no Glendale regular was taller than 6'1") frustrated the Tigers throughout the game. The senior Harris was the Tigers only consistent threat inside as he repeatedly slashed to the basket against Glendale's undersized frontcourt. Despite Harris' gutsy double-double performance, Waynesville couldn't find another go-to scorer inside to exploit Glendale's weakness. The loss dropped Waynesville's record to 4-7 on the year. Up next for the Tigers is another home game, this time against rival Lebanon at 6 p.m. Friday. Glendale Vs. Leavenworth Game Report
By Jason Nichols, LeavenworthTimes Sports Editor The Pioneers gave the Coffeyville crowd something to cheer about during Friday's semifinal against Springfield Glendale, though they would have rather wrapped things up a bit sooner. LHS led by seven with three minutes remaining, but Glendale chipped away at the lead. With one minute to play, the Pioneers led by one and had a chance to extend the lead, but missed at the freen throw line. The Falcons missed a three-point shot, but grabbed the rebound and put it in for a two-point lead with 10.5 seconds remaining. During a timeout, head coach Larry Hogan set up the game's final play. He was certain Glendale would double-team Matt King, who had put up 22 points in the game, so he called Billy Bledsoe's number, expecting a mismatch on the block. But when Manthe went to set a screen down low for Bledsoe, his man stayed in position for a double team. That left Manthe alone on the block and point guard Leonard Parker found him. Manthe pump-faked, then hit the game-winner. "Leonard was smart enough to look for the open guy and James finished," Hogan said. The Falcons, whose tallest starter stood just 6-foot-2, didn't seem to be worried about height early on. They buried three straight three-pointers to open the contest and hit 12 of 30 from beyond the arc for the game. But the Pioneers responded with a 15-0 run to grab the lead. LHS attacked the Falcons in the paint, often with a smaller lineup than usual. Bledsoe scored 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting, playing mostly at the power forward spot. Parker had 13 points for the game. 9th-ranked Glendale Falcons beat Zizzer boys by 2 points
The West Plains varsity boys basketball team lost to Springfield Glendale 60-58 Tuesday in West Plains, bringing its season record to 11-8. The Zizzers are 1-3 in the OzarkConference. West Plains made 24 baskets and Glendale made 12. Glendale was 28 for 32 at the free throw line and the Zizzers were five for five. The Falcons made six 3-point shots and the Zizzers made three. “It was discouraging to lose when we made twice as many baskets as Glendale,” said Zizzer Coach Dion Hargrove. “We did a good job defending. Matt Cromer played the best game of the year for us. Tyler Schmitt, Kyle Cooper and Kevin Alsup were all in double figures and did a great job.” The Zizzers led 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, 25-22 at the end of the half, and Glendale led 41-38 at the end of the third quarter. For the first time in three years, Glendale has been ranked ninth in state in Class 5. |
