Conference Game
January 11th, 2005 - WHS Gym
J.V. - 6:00 p.m. - Varsity - 7:30 p.m.
GLENDALE FALCONS (13-1) - 75
VS.
WAYNESVILLE TIGERS (4-7) - 58

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.

Ozark Conference game
Glendale(13-1, 2-0) 17 24 20 14--75
Waynesville(4-7, 1-1) 16 13 14 15--58

GLENDALE — Harbour 28,
McAmis 18, Lewis 12,
Rosenbury 8, Duncan 2, Bear
2, Dunn 2, Hannah 2,
Burrows 1.
WAYNESVILLE — Harris 22,
Henderson 13, Moore 10,
Clipp 7, Long 4, Richard 2.

J.V. / Glendale 51, Waynesville 37