NEOSHO HOLIDAY CLASSIC: War Eagles Rebound With Win
BRZOZKIEWICZ LIFTS ROGERS HERITAGE INTO FIFTH-PLACE GAME AGAINST FARMINGTON
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Rogers Heritage’s Brandon Brzozkiewicz, center, drives past Webb City, Mo., defenders Dillon Wales, left, and Austin Daniel on Wednesday at the 55th annual Neosho Holiday Classic in Neosho, Mo.
Photo by Marc Henning
Rogers Heritage coach Tom Olsen wasn’t real happy with his team’s effort in its loss Tuesday in the 55th annual Neosho Holiday Tournament.
But the War Eagles made their coach smile Wednesday.
Senior guard Brandon Brzozkiewicz canned a long 3-pointer to give his team the lead for good with just under 4 minutes left, then made four consecutive free throws in the final 26.4 seconds to seal Heritage’s 59-55 win over Webb City, Mo.
Heritage (5-8) will take on Farmington in the fifth-place game at noon today.
Olsen said his team came through in the clutch against Webb City, unlike a few times earlier this season.
“I was not pleased with our performance yesterday, but I ...
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