Morrison tops Tigers in day game

Hunter Dye puts up two of his 13 points in Wednesday?s win over Irving College.

The Tigers struggled to find the basket for the opening 12 minutes of the game, which was played during the school day in front of a packed gym of Morrison students.

Lee Wade and Zack Rubley had a 3-pointer each, and Jonathan Burton added an inside basket, but the Eagles used their speed to drive to the bucket for much of their points, and led 4-0 after a quarter and 17-8 by the half.

Burton scored and Rubley hit another 3-pointer in the third, but Hunter Dye posted four of his eventual game-high 13 points and Rob Parsley converted a three-point play, helping the Eagles maintain a 26-13 lead by the end of the third quarter. Their advantage grew to as many as 16 points, before the Tigers closed the gap slightly with a 7-2 run down the stretch, including Rubley?s third 3-pointer of the game.

Rubley finished with 11 points, while Burton had five and Wade scored three. The Eagles were led by Dye?s 13 points, while Parsley added seven and Brian Rhoady netted six.