MHS 2008-’09 Boys’ Freshmen Basketball Team

The Magnolia Blue Eagle Boys’ Freshman Basketball Team, under the leadership of veteran Coach Larry West, is playing picture-perfect basketball so far this season. Below, starting with the most recent game, are scores and stats from their first six games played.

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The freshmen hosted the Linsly Cadets on Jan. 11 and came away with a 53-50 win. Drew Goddard hit a three from the corner late in the game, while Tyler Myers sealed the win for the Eagles with two foul shots.

Scoring for Magnolia were: Drew Goddard, 21; Myers, 10; Josh Korns, eight; Bentley Knight, six; Michael Jones, four; and Andrew Stackpole and Corey Moore each added two.

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On Jan. 5, the Eagles traveled to Bishop Donahue and came away with a 51-24 victory. Scoring for the Eagles include Korns, 13; Knight and Moore each contributed 10 markers, while Goddard added eight, Evan Heslep, six; Myers, three; and Jones, one.

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On Tuesday, Dec. 30, the team visited John Marshall to take on the Monarchs. It was a piece of cake as the Eagles came away with a 46-32 verdict. Scoring for the Eagles were Korns, 20; Goddard, 11; Knight, 10; Jones and Moore both netted two; while Heslep added one point.

In the second meeting of the year with the Tyler Consolidated Silver Knights, the Big Blue soundly came away with a 49-29 victory on Dec. 18. Scoring in double figures for the upstart Eagles were Korns with a game-high 13 points. Goddard added a dozen markers and Moore netted 10. Myers, Jones, and Knight finished the scoring with six, five, and three points respectively.

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On Dec. 8, the Eagles were victorious over the Monroe Central Seminoles, 52-44.

Korns led the way offensively for the undefeated Eagles with a game-high 17 points, while Jason Keller followed with 15 markers. Other team members denting the scoring include Knight with eight; Nick Blatt, six; and Jones and Goddard each added three points.

In the season opener, the Eagles ran away with an easy 71-19 victory over rival Tyler Consolidated.

Four Eagles eclipsed double digit scoring: Keller, 13; Jones, 12; and Blatt and Goddard each with 10. Knight added seven; Korns, six; Myers, five; Heslep, four; and Moore and Stackpole each netted a deuce.

The undefeated Blue Eagles will look to keep their perfect season intact when they travel to Monroe Central Jan. 22 to take on the Seminoles at 6 p.m. and then host the Ritchie County Rebels Jan. 24 at 4 p.m.