BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI – John Glenn keeps making 11-foot plays on a 10-foot rim. And that’s all part of a season of rare air for the Bobcats. With three high-flying dunks – a new element to Glenn’s basketball repertoire this season – the No.
8-ranked Bobcats soared to a 71-50 victory over neighboring rival Bay City Western and shattered a program record with their 12th consecutive win. “We’ve got a strong group and we’re playing some crazy basketball right now,” Glenn senior Oliver Masters said. Perhaps the craziest part is Glenn’s above-the-rim ability, a fairly uncommon trait in Bay County basketball circles.
The Bobcats are throwing down dunks like never before during their 14-2 run. “We had seven different guys dunk in practice yesterday,” 19th-year Glenn coach Dale Clyde said. “I don’t know if we’ve had seven kids total who could dunk before this.
Now we have seven on one team. We can put in some things and run some plays that we never could before, and it’s a lot of fun.” It also provides a lot of energy.
Glenn was having difficulty shaking free of Western early in the third quarter when the first of two sensational dunks by Masters seemed to do the trick. It helped fuel a 23-4 run that iced the contest. “The bench went crazy and we started playing better after that,” said Masters.
“It creates momentum.” John Glenn’s Oliver Masters (14) looks to pass the ball during a high school basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.
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