Marv’s Wednesday Sports

GLENDALE 50-49 OVER WAYNESVILLE

THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS COULD NOT GET THE LAST BUCKET AND ERASE THE ONE POINT DEFICIT AND DROPPED A TOUGH CONFERENCE TILT TO GLENDALE, 50-49 LAST NIGHT IN TIGER TOWN……
TIED AT 14 IN THE FIRST QUARTER, GLENDALE WON THE 2ND, 18-12 AND LED BY A HALF DOZEN AT THE BREAK…THE TIGERS TRAILED ONLY BY 5 AFTER 3 QUARTERS AND WON THE 4TH, BUT JUST COULD NOT GET THAT LAST BASKET.
TIGER COACH CHRIS PILZ SAID THEY LOST ONE THEY SHOULD HAVE WON.

THE TIGERS HAD A NICE BALANCE IN SCORING WITH 8 DIFFERENT PLAYERS PUTTING MARKS NEXT TO THEIR NAME IN THE SCOREBOOK BUT NO ONE HIT IN DOUBLES…ERIC MORRIS AND JAYDEN SMITH BOTH HAD 9.
CARTER HERRELL HAD 15 TO LEAD THE FALCONS..
COACH PILZ SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE EFFORT AND THE COMEBACK…

TIGERS FALL TO 10-7 OVERALL, 2-1 IN THE CONFERENCE.
GLENDALE REMAINS PERFECT IN LEAGUE PLAY AT 3-0….
TIGERS ARE IN LEBANON ON FRIDAY..

LEBANON’S GAME WITH WEST PLAINS LAST NIGHT WAS BUMPED…

OTHER O.C. GAMES,
PARKVIEW BEAT SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 66-34.
KICKAPOO WAS A 76-44 WINNER OVER HILLCREST
CAMDENTON BEAT ROLLA 67-64…

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IBERIA 68-48 OVER NEWBURG

THE IBERIA RANGERS RODE INTO NEWBURG AND LEFT WITH ANOTHER CONFERENCE “W”, 68-48, MOVING THEM TO 3-0 IN THE LEAGUE..
THE BALANCED SCORING CONTINUED WITH ZACH VOSS HITTING FOR 16…EASTON BLANKENSHIP AND KOBE HALLEY EACH TOSSED IN 12…..JAKE WHITTLE AND WADE BOND WERE A BASKET AWAY FROM 5 IN DOUBLES FOR IBERIA….
NEWBURG HAD 3 IN DOUBLES WITH TRISTAN WOFFORD DRAINING 15, HUNTER MENTOLA ADDED 14 AND JARED LOTT HAD 12….
THE RANGERS ARE 13-4 OVERALL..

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PLATO 56-26 OVER LAQUEY

THE LAQUEY HORNETS HOSTED THE PLATO EAGLES AND THE VISITORS SPOILED THE HOME COOKIN’ WITH A 56-26 VICTORY..
CASE McCLURE LED THE EAGLES WITH A DOUBLE DOUBLE DRAINING 28 POINTS AND PULLING DOWN 11 REBOUNDS…GRADY TODD ADDED 18 POINTS AND HAD 4 BLOCKS…
LEVI JOHNSON CONTRIBUTED 7 ASSISTS….
COACH MIKE PHILLIPS OF PLATO SAID “It was nice to get some contributions from our Sophomores tonight. Case McClure had a career high in points and Levi Johnson had a career high in assists. If we get those two guys to get consistent we can make a run in districts.”
PLATO JUMPED OUT TO A 12-7 LEAD AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER, MADE IT 31-17 AT THE HALF AND DIDN’T LOOK BACK..
THEIR DEFENSE HELD ALL OF THE HORNETS SHY OF DOUBLES…JASON YOUNG HAD 8 TO LEAD LAQUEY IN SCORING…

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DIXON 60-55 OVER ELDON

THE EARLY START IN ELDON APPARENTLY GOT TO THE DIXON BULLDOGS IN THE BEGINNING….THEY FELL BEHIND THE MUSTANGS 14-1 TO START, AND TRAILED ELDON 18-4 AT THE END OF THE FIRST…
THE DAWGS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, OUTSCORED ELDON 16-10 IN THE 2ND MAKING IT 28-20 AT THE BREAK.
DIXON MADE MORE ADJUSTMENTS AT HALFTIME, PUT ON THE PRESSURE DEFENSE WHICH TURNED INTO SOME OFFENSE, WENT ON A 20-9 TO CLOSE OUT THE GAME AND DIXON WINS THIS, 60-55…..
TREY HOLZER LED DIXON WITH 22, CLAYTON SINDEN ADDED 12, ALL FROM DOWNTOWN, AND CJ THILTGEN TOSSED IN 10
COACH STEVE SCHOLFIELD SAID “What really got us going
was that we became much more aggressive with our press. Really proud
of the kids in how they handle the adversity of falling behind & still
able to come back.”

DIXON IS NOW 10-9
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ST. JAMES 70-55 OVER LICKING

THE LAST TIME LICKING WAS IN ST. JAMES, THEY DIDN’T FARE TOO WELL IN THEIR MID JANUARY TOURNAMENT…
THE WILDCATS FINISHED 8TH AFTER FALLING TO BLAIR OAKS, FATIMA AND ROLLA….
IT WASN’T MUCH BETTER LAST NIGHT AGAINST THE HOME TOWN TIGERS…
THE CATS LOST 70-55, AND FALL TO 9-11 OVERALL…

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A DOUBLE DIP AT THE LAKE LAST NIGHT WITH RICHLAND GOING TO MACKS CREEK AND COMING HOME WITH A TWO GAME SWEEP OF THE HOME TOWN TEAMS.
IN THE GIRLS TILT:
RICHLAND GOT GOOD POINT PRODUCTION WITH 3 IN DOUBLES AND TOOK CARE OF THE LADY PIRATES, 51-38 TO MOVE TO 12-5 ON THE SEASON….
KATLYN COLE AND MIRANDA MOSS BOTH DRAINED 17…BELL HARLEY ADDED 14….
THE LADY BEARS FACE ELDON ON THURSDAY…

THE RICHLAND BOYS BURIED THE PIRATES, 82-58……