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Neosho Stunned By Glendale's PowerNeosho High School’s varsity basketball team was handed its eighth loss of the season against 12 wins Saturday night when it was defeated by the Springfield ; Glendale Falcons, 96-85, at the i Glendale gymnasium. It was the second loss in two straight nights .for the Wildcats, coached by Ron Alexander. Friday night the ’Cats I were downed by the Mount Ver-!non Mountaineers.! The “B” team, coached by Dallas Kelley, fared a little better, however, when it downed the ! Glendale Bees, 80-73, in a preliminary tilt. The win was the ! llth straight for the Bees, and 12th of the season against one 'loss.In the varsity tilt, the Falcons | grabbed a 20-19 lead and never | trailed in disposing of the ’Cats. At the half, Glendale was on top,140-37, and led, 60-62, after three : periods. In the final quarter, Springfield outscored the local icagers, 30-23.Game scoring honors went to . Neosho’s Lavem Tuggle, who I drilled 26 points. Bill Bethea was !a close second with 25. Robert iStrecker, playing one of his best (games of the season, meshed 19 points for the losers.Scoring honors for Springfield were shared by Majors and Hes-see, each with 21 points.Neosho will close out its season Friday night at Lamar and will not play again until the first week in March at the Class L Regional Tournament to be held at the NHS gymnasium.Neosho 19 18 25 23—85Glendale 20 20 26 30—96NEOSHO (85) — Tuggle 26, Ruyle 4, Wilkerson 10, Bethea 25, Strecker 19, McNeill 1.GLENDALE (96) — Majors 21,Hessee 21, Bradley 17, Burrow* 14, Napper 8, Pitner 11, Turner 2, Heifreck 2.The local “B” team had to battle all the way to defeat the Glendale Bees, despite a brilliant 33-point performance by Wendell Lewis.At the end of the first quarter, Neosho was behind, 22-21. At the half, Glendale maintained its narrow one-point lead, 42-41. At the end of the third quarter, Neosho forged in front, 59-57, and out-scored the young Falcons, 21-16, in the final perfod.Lewis’ 33 points were more than enough for scoring honors. Top man for Springfield was Klemecke with 26 points. Tony Bussey added 22 to Neosho's cause. *Coach Kelley said yesterday, The boys really played a good game. It was one of their best of the season. Lewis and Bussey both showed out real good.’’ Neosho 21 20 .18 21—86Glendale 20 20 15 16-71NEOSHO (80) — Bussey 22,Cholka 2, Crawford 2. Dahnke §, Lewis 33, Patton 7, Paul 4.GLENDALE (73) — M. Davis 12, Bean 16, B. Davis 6, Klemecke 26, Majors 7, Lee 1, Ray 2.
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Neosho Daily News
Neosho, Missouri, US
Mon, Feb 17, 1964
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