Announcement
January 21st, 2005 - 8:45 p.m.
32nd Annual Harold Thomas
Interstate Classic - Coffeyville, Kansas
Semifinals
Falcons Winning Streak Ends
at 11!
GLENDALE FALCONS (14-2) - 66
VS.
LEAVENWORTH PIONEERS (6-5) - 67
Leavenworth: Leonard Parker
13, James Manthe 6, Mario
Stowers 5, Matt King 22, Troy
Smith 6, Kenny Burns 2, Billy
Bledsoe 11, Ben Lempke 2.
Totals 26 12-15 67.
Springfield Glendale: Justin
Bear 4, George Rosenbury 14,
Spud Harbour 6, John McAmis
23, Jeff Lewis 17, Thad
Hannah 2. Totals 22 10-16 66.
Leavenworth
15
21
17
14
—
67
Glendale
14
9
25
18
—
66
Three-point goals: Parker, Bledsoe, Stowers; McAmis 5, Rosenbury 4, Lewis 2, Harbour.
Other Scores:
BV Northwest - 52
KC Wyandotte - 48 (cons.)
Blue Valley West - 41
Coffeyville 30 (winners)
Wichita Northwest - 84
KC Harmon - 45 (cons.)
Glendale Vs. Leavenworth Game Report
By Jason Nichols, LeavenworthTimes Sports Editor
http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/
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 free
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.
Other Scores:
BV Northwest - 52
KC Wyandotte - 48 (cons.)
Blue Valley West - 41
Coffeyville 30 (winners)
Wichita Northwest - 84
KC Harmon - 45 (cons.)
Glendale Vs. Leavenworth Game Report
By Jason Nichols, LeavenworthTimes Sports Editor
http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/
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 free
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.
