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NOVEMBER 30TH, 2004 - 6:00 P.M. - AT SPRINGDALE, ARK.
FALCONS WIN!
GLENDALE - 64
SPRINGDALE - 57

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."

GLENDALE 64, SPRINGDALE 57

Boys

Glendale 10 21 10 23 -- 64

Springdale 12 18 13 14 -- 57

Glendale (2-0): Lewis 20, McAmis 18,
Harbour 14, Burrows 5, Rosenbury 4, Frazier 3.

Springdale (1-1): Sanchez 26, Odima 10,
Eichenberger 9, Briggs 6, Heger 3, Shannon 3