Highlanders Scalp Warriors 94 to 45 in Season Opener

At the end of the first quarter, the scoreboard read: Webster 28, Pocahontas 1.

Enough said.
The rout was on.

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The Webster County Highlanders boys' basketball team ran all over the visiting Pocahontas Warriors Monday night at Upperglade, more than doubling their opponents' total by a final score of 94 to 45.

All 13 Webster players scored in the game, with senior guard Brett Morris leading the Highlanders with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocked shots, and he accomplished all that by being in the lineup for less than half of the game. Morris was his usual self by playing above the rim and by burning the nets from three point land.

The hapless Warriors were totally outclassed by Webster's talent.  After the game, head coach Jerry Dean was kind, saying Pocahontas is a young team and his players just jumped all over them right from the start. Dean realizes that his team needs improvement, particularly on defense, and it would be a mistake to judge this team on this game alone.

Joining Morris in the starting lineup was senior forward Hunter Given, who had a strong performance with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocked shots, and 1 assist. Senior guard Lance Stout matched Given with 11 points, and added 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. Junior center Dalton Davis had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 assist. Junior forward Steven Cogar rounded out the starting lineup by tallying 4 points, 1 assist, and 2 steals.

Joining Morris in double figures in scoring was senior guard Tyler Anderson, who came off the bench and smoked four three point shots for his 12 points. Anderson also contributed with 2 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 assist. Others scoring included: Guy Cowger, 8 points; Joe Collins, 2 points; Jake Thayer, 3 points; Hunter Williams, 7 points; Dave Munzy, 4 points; Logan Taylor, 6 points; and Rick Holcomb, 3 points. As a team, Webster shot 69% from 2 point range and 30% from 3 point range and made only 45% of their free throw attempts.

Even Webster's junior varsity routed the Pocahontas JV team by a score of 72 to 44.

Next up for the Highlanders are the Lumberjacks of Richwood. The game in Richwood is scheduled for Friday, December 14, 2012. Tip off for the JV game is 5:45 p.m. with the varsity tip at 7:30 p.m.

The video below contains a few highlights from the game (at the end of the season, the Commentator will compile more lengthy highlights onto DVD's and Blu-Ray discs):