Spoofhounds win by 40 over Cameron
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Mason Graff, a 6-8 senior for the Maryville Spoofhounds, fights for a rebound under his own basket in a 40-point, 79-39, victory over the visiting Cameron Dragons Tuesday night at home.
The Maryville Spoofhounds boys’ basketball team bounced back from a disappointing Monday night loss to Kansas City East Christian, defeating the Cameron Dragons 79-39 in Midland Empire Conference play Tuesday night in Maryville.
Neither team scored for the first three minutes of the contest, but the Hounds scored the first eight points of the game, including a three-pointer from junior guard John Zimmerman.
The visiting Dragons finally got on the board with just under three minutes to go in the opening frame, but the Hounds would not look back.
Two three-pointers by junior guard Trey Oglesby in the final two and a half minutes helped the home team finish the first quarter with a 20-8 upper hand.
The home team Hounds began to get unleashed in the second quarter of the contest.
Spencer Morrison, a 6-1 junior, scored two off the offensive glass to start a 10-0 run to begin the second frame.
Maryville would go on to outscore the visiting Dragons 26-10 in the second quarter to take a commanding 46-18 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
MHS senior Chip Dunlap made it a 30-point game to begin the third quarter, 48-18, but Cameron was able to find some momentum during a 15-2 streak to pull back to within 18 points, 50-32.
The Hounds stepped on the gas from that point on, however.
A resounding fast break dunk from 6-4 junior Jackson Golightly sandwiched in between three-pointers from Zimmerman and Oglesby stopped the bleeding, and the home team was back on track.
That was the beginning of a 17-2 run by the Hounds, which made the score at the end of the third quarter 67-34.
The Spoofhound streak continued into the fourth quarter, as Maryville scored the first six points of that frame, as well.
The clock ran for most of the fourth quarter due to the 30-plus point spread.
Junior guard Alex Bean stroked two three-pointers for the Hounds in the final period.
Golightly ended the night with 11 points to lead 11 Hounds in the scoring column.
Zimmerman, Dunlap, and Oglesby each had 10 to support the winning effort.
Maryville was 10 of 17 from the free-throw line.
Cameron sophomore Kyler Hill had 10 for the Dragons, who were three of seven from the charity stripe.
Maryville now stands at 16-6 on the season. They travel to Benton Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. MEC contest.
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Maryville junior Jackson Golightly gets fouled on his way to the hoop in a 40-point, 79-39, win for the Spoofhounds over the Cameron Dragons Tuesday night at Maryville High School.
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Maryville Spoofhound sophomore Jake Woods attempts a dunk in a runaway win over Cameron Friday night in the MHS gymnasium.
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Maryville Spoofhound freshman Eli Dowis hangs in the air on his way to two of his seven points in a 79-39 win over the Cameron Dragons Tuesday night at the MHS gym.
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Maryville Spoofhound guard John Zimmerman penetrates the lane on his way to two of his 10 points in a 79-39 win over the Cameron Dragons Tuesday night at home.
