Edwards Middle School basketball wins fifth consecutive game

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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  The Edwards Middle School Eagles basketball team is five for five as they won their fourth and fifth game here against the Monroe Tigers 45-33 Jan. 16 and against the Murray Mustangs 44-21 at Ridgecrest, Calif. Jan. 18.

The Eagles played Monroe at home, with leading scorer Lacarlis Moore's 10 points and Bret Gleason's nine set the pace for the Eagles, who never trailed in the game, however the Tigers kept it close until late in the 4th quarter. With just under three minutes to play and up by only four points, the Eagles put together a 15-7 run sealing the victory.

Also getting on the board for Edwards was Ron Beldo with seven points, Dannon Currie and Caleb Hayes with six each, and Brandon Jefferson with four while Angelo Antonio added two.

Leading the scoring for Monroe and keeping his team close was guard Tommy Woodling with 14 points on the night.

Also scoring for the Tigers was Brandon Sundeen with six, Vanse Scott with five, and Vince Snyder, David Puebla, and Jacob Dent with two each.

Traveling to Ridgecrest to face the Murray Mustangs, the Eagles once again took a big lead in the first quarter and never looked back, leading by 17 at the half. Ron Beldo's 10 points led the team, followed by Caleb Hayes with nine and Lacarlis Moore adding eight. Dannon Currie and Brandon Jefferson scored six each while Bret Gleason and Vincent Chase pitched in two apiece and Angelo Antonio had one.

Murray's Anthony Sween led the way for the Mustangs scoring six while Curtis Surprenant picked up four. Aaron Plaskett had three and Eric Schlenk, Jarod May, Tanner Vasquez and Derek Hofer scored two each.

"As long the kids stay focused and keep up the intensity they've been playing with we'll be very successful during the season," said Phillip Folson, Edwards Middle School's head coach.

The Eagles will try to make it six in a row when they face Murray again Friday night at Desert High School.