Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Glenburn "B" team boys hold off major Wagner rally for win

GLENBURN - Tuesday afternoon at the Glenburn School, the Wagner boys nearly overcame a 15 point deficit to start the fourth quarter only to run out of time and fall to the home team Glenburn Chargers 26-24 in an exciting middle school "B" level basketball match up.


Glenburn's Jacob Murzyn (43) goes up for a shot during a middle school game in Glenburn on Tuesday. Glenburn defeated Wagner 26-24 in the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Glenburn led 9-2 after the first quarter, and increased their lead each quarter through the first three periods holding what seemed like a big enough margin of victory 23-8 heading into the fourth quarter.

Glenburn's Zach Ryder (42) looks to the basket before getting off a shot. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)


The Clippers opened the fourth period with an 8-1 run to cut the Glenburn lead to 24-16 with 5:40 left in the game. Wagner continued to take it to the Chargers defense throughout the period, as Glenburn had no answers for the Clippers Jacoby Cox who scored 12 of his team high 14 points in the period. Wagner out scored Glenburn 16-3 in the period, but just ran out of time as the Chargers held on for the two point win.

Wagner's Jacoby Cox (25) drives past Glenburn's Drake Nesin during the fourth quarter. 
(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Zach  Ryder scored a game high 16 points to pace Glenburn in scoring. Also scoring for the Chargers was Zach Gaudette with four points, Nolan Coon with with three points, Brady Maheu with two, and Jacob Murzn chipped in with one point. Glenburn shot just 2-for-14 (14 percent) from the free throw line.

Little Trent Deane (left) has no place to go after running into Jacob "Dump Truck" Murzyn. 
(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Cox scored a team high 14 points for Wagner. Joining Cox in the scoring was Issac Clapper with four points, Jason Wallace and Chase Bearce with two points each, and Drake Grove and Trent Deane with one point each. The Clippers went just 3-for-13 (23 percent) from the charity stripe.

WAGNER    2  3  3  16 -- 24
GLNBRN     9  6  8   3  -- 26





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