10th Anniversary of Glendale Basketball.com

19-8 overall, 6-4 in the Ozark Conf.

Head Coach - Mike Keltner
Junior Varsity Coach - Don Carlson
Freshmen Coach - Marty Marsh
Special Asst. to Head Coach - Darrin Cates

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November 27, 1997
Joy Dog Food Zizzer Classic - West Plains, Mo.
First Round
Glendale - 60
Ruston, Louisiana - 51

Note - Ruston, La. was coming off a 25-7 and state ranked season.

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November 28, 1997
Joy Dog Food Zizzer Classic - West Plains, Mo.
Semifinals
Glendale - 64
Fayetteville, Arkansas - 44

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November 29, 1997
Joy Dog Food Zizzer Classic - West Plains, Mo.
Championship
Glendale - 58
Jonesboro, Arkansas - 67

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December 5, 1997
Non-Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 82
Odessa, Mo. - 48

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 75
Odessa - 39

Note - Odessa was ranked Top 10 in MO Class 2-A at
the time this game was played.

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December 12, 1997
Non-Conf. - Away Game
Glendale - 69
Marquette - 60

Scoring for Glendale:
Will 15, Nibert 13, Pickering 13, Ross 13, Clark 6, Garwitz 4,
Tinsley 3, & Thompson 2

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 44
Marquette - 27

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December 13, 1997
Non-Conf. - Away Game
Glendale - 59
Lafayette - 70

Scoring for Glendale:
Pickering 18, Nibert 15, Ross 8, Will 7, Clark 5, Garwitz 2, Thompson 2

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 54
Lafayette - 36

Note - Wildwood Lafayette was ranked 23rd in the
Nation by USA Today at the time this game was played!

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December 19, 1997
Non-Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 93
K.C. Southwest - 51

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 75
K.C. Southwest - 29

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December 23, 1997
Non-Conf. - Away Game
Glendale - 66
Carthage, Mo. - 61

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 53
Carthage - 60

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December 29, 1997
U.S. Bank Holiday Tournament - Rolla, Mo.
First Round
Glendale - 76
Licking, Arkansas(5-2) - 38

Scoring for Glendale:
Nibert 21, Will 16, Pickering 15, Garwitz 10, Tinsley 6, Thompson 6,
Benes 2

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December 30, 1997
U.S. Bank Holiday Tournament - Rolla, Mo.
Semifinals
Glendale - 55
Rolla, Mo.(4-5) - 39

Scoring for Glendale:
Nibert 18, Pickering 12, Garwitz 11, Ross 4, Thompson 4, Tinsley 4,
Will 2

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December 31, 1997
U.S. Bank Holiday Tournament - Rolla, Mo.
Championship
Glendale - 71
Springdale, Arkansas - 72

Note - With no time remaining on the clock Glendale
Junior Wesley Pickering missed the second of two free
throws that would've forced the game into overtime.

Note - Springdale remained one of the Top Class 5-A
teams in Arkansas all season long and finished the
season ranked among the Top 10 teams in the
Southwest region by the AP National Prep Poll.
Springdale had only lost one game at that point in the
season and that was to Kickapoo in Springfield by just
a few points in early December.

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January 6, 1998
Conf. - Away Game
Glendale - 64
Kickapoo - 72

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 62
Kickapoo - 67

Note - Kickapoo was ranked 2nd in Mo Class 4-A at the
time this game was played and would remain in that
spot for the entire season until they lost to Jeff City in the 4-A Quarterfinals.

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January 10, 1998
Non-Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 102
K.C. East - 83

Scoring for Glendale:
Cory Nibert 31

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 73
K.C. East - 48

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January 13, 1998
Conf. - Away Game
Halftime
Glendale - 42
Joplin - 25
Final Score
Glendale - 79
Joplin - 63

Scoring for Glendale:
Nibert 24, Pickering 16, Clark 15, Will 7

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 66
Joplin - 64

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January 20, 1998
Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 78
Parkview - 62

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 50
Parkview - 38

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January 22, 1998
Capital City Classic - Topeka, Kansas
First Round
Glendale - 49
Shawnee Heights - 43

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January 23, 1998
Capital City Classic - Topeka, Kansas
Semifinals
3rd Quarter Score
Glendale - 51
K.C. Center - 41
4th Quarter
Glendale - 12
K.C. Center - 22
Overtime
Glendale - 7
K.C. Center - 5
Final Score
Glendale - 70
K.C. Center(10-4)- 68 (OT)

Scoring for Glendale:
Nibert 25

Note - K.C. Center was State Ranked in MO Class 3-A
at the time this game was played.

With no time remaining on the clock K.C. Center player
L.C. Reid made two out of three free throws to send
the game into overtime. Had Reid made all three free
throws K.C. Center would've won 64-63.

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January 24, 1998
Capital City Classic - Topeka, Kansas
Championship
1st Quarter
Glendale - 11
K.C. Sumner - 17
2nd Quarter
Glendale - 16
K.C. Sumner - 7
Halftime
Glendale - 27
K.C. Sumner - 24
3rd Quarter
Glendale - 15
K.C. Sumner - 14
4th Quarter
Glendale - 20
K.C. Sumner - 18
Final Score
Glendale - 62
K.C. Sumner(10-2) - 56

Scoring for Glendale:
Ross 7, Pickering 17, Nibert 10, Clark 6, Will 9,
Garwitz 8, Thompson 2, Tinsley 3

Team Fouls:
Glendale - 12
K.C. Sumner - 15

3-Point Shots:
Glendale - 4 (Nibert 2, Ross, Tinsley)

Note - K.C. Sumner went on to capture the Kansas
Class 4-A State Championship and finish with a 24-3 record.

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January 30, 1998
Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 85
Springfield Central - 50

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 56
Springfield Central - 39

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February 3, 1998
Conf. - Away Game
Glendale - 52
Hillcrest - 43

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 44
Hillcrest - 48

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February 6, 1998
Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 56
Kickapoo - 65

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 46
Kickapoo - 57

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February 10, 1998
Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 87
Joplin - 43

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 74
Joplin - 44

Note - Glendale(16-5) was ranked 10th in MO Class 4-A on this day!

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February 13, 1998
Conf. - Away Game
Glendale - 46
Parkview - 49

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 59
Parkview - 50

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February 17, 1998
Conf. - Away Game
Glendale - 64
Springfield Central - 59

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 56
Springfield Central - 53

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February 20, 1998
Conf. - Home Game
Glendale - 53
Hillcrest - 56

Junior Varsity
Glendale - 40
Hillcrest - 38

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February 26, 1998
Class 4-A District 12 Tournament - Joplin, Mo.
Semifinals
Glendale - 48
Parkview - 46

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February 27, 1998
Class 4-A District 12 Tournament - Joplin, Mo.
Championship
Glendale(19-8) - 44
Kickapoo(27-1) - 49

Note - Glendale led 44-43 with 1:23 remaining in the
fourth quarter, but Kickapoo went on to score the last
six points of the game.