A stubborn Richwood team kept Highlander fans on the edge of their seats until mid-way into the fourth quarter when visiting Webster finally pulled away from the Lumberjacks Friday evening by a final score of 71 to 56.
The game was a seesaw affair with Webster leading 13 to 10 at the end of the first quarter and Richwood leading 29 to 26 at halftime. With the game tight in the third quarter, junior guard Stephen Cogar made what was perhaps one of the most unselfish plays in recent memory. Cogar was wide open and poised for an uncontested layup but he chose instead to pass off to a leaping senior guard Brett Morris who made a momentum changing two hand slam dunk. Morris added another slam dunk in the third quarter to spark the Highlander offense, with the quarter ending with Webster holding a 49 to 41 lead.
In the fourth quarter, a double technical foul on senior David Munzy (he was ejected from the game) helped Richwood edge to within four points at 49 to 45. Morris then took over, scoring 12 points in the fourth quarter. Morris finished with a game high 28 points. After the game, an obviously worn out Morris confessed he was sick when the game began, and a couple early fouls made him play extra careful early in the game before he and his teammates gained the momentum in the fourth quarter.
Although the Lumberjacks exposed a few weaknesses in the Highlander armor, inside shooting by junior center Dalton Davis and senior forward Hunter Given, coupled with three point shots by Lance Stout, kept the pesky Lumberjacks at bay.
Webster improved its early season record to 2 wins, 0 losses. They next play at the Roane County Raiders on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 .
Once again, the Highlander junior varsity squad coached by Eddie Mazzella won, by a score of 99 to 56 to also improve to 2 wins, 0 losses on the season.
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