The Glenvar boys will have a big game tonight when they take on James River in Buchanan. The Knights were 6-2 coming into the New Year despite playing one of the toughest schedules in the area.
Glenvar is 9-2 after winning Tuesday night against Carroll County. The Highlanders got off to a slow start but turned up the temperature in the second half and won going away, 67-50.
“We hadn’t practiced since last week and we were coming off a snow day,” said coach Cliff Bordewisch. “There wasn’t a lot of energy in the gym and at halftime I stressed that we had to create our own energy, and we played much better after that.”
Stephen Barber led the Highlanders with 20 points. Tyler Johnson had 14, Aiden Alexander had nine and Ty Bolling had six points.
Last Thursday the Highlanders competed in the K-Guard Classic at Cave Spring High School, taking on the host Knights. Glenvar was able to hang with the 8-1 Knights for a quarter but Cave Spring came out fired up in the second half and went on to an 82-50 win.
The score was tied at 17-17 at one period before Cave Spring outscored the Highlanders 15-7 in the second quarter to take an eight point lead into intermission. The Knights increased the lead to 16 by the end of third quarter and outscored the Highlanders 23-7 in the fourth quarter to win going away. The loss was just the second of the season for Glenvar, both to Cave Spring.
After tonight’s game at James River the Highlanders will be home next Tuesday, January 11, to host Alleghany.
