And we are fully under way in the 09-10 basketball season. And Pleasant Hope’s Matt Brown has already marked himself as a player to watch scoring 82 points in the teams first two games. Last night Brown went for 40 as the Pirates won 85-33 over College Heights in the first round of the Dennis Cornish Invitational in Lockwood.
On the girls side, Everton’s Jessica Holland opened her season with a triple double in the Lady Tigers 64-21 win over Niangua in the Everton Invitational. Holland had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 11 steals to help Everton secure the victory. Teammate Linsey Denney also scored 23 knocking down four 3 pointers.
BASKETBALL
Boys
57th Buffalo Tournament
- Bolivar 70, School of the Osage 45
- Bolivar: Preston Guiot – 25 pts; Dalton Kelley – 20 pts, 20 rbs
- Buffalo 56, Marshfield 49
Carthage Tournament
- #4 Carthage 49, #5 Nevada 30
- #1 Seneca 60, #8 Cassville 27
Pierce City Tournament
- Thomas Jefferson 70, Verona 28
- TJ: Alex Oserowsky – 15 pts, 15 rbs; Jordan Stauffer – 16 pts, 11 rbs
- Pierce City 57, Diamond 48
Strafford Tournament
- #1 Strafford 64, #8 Conway 39
- #4 Fair Grove 54, #5 Catholic 42
Republic Tournament
- Rogersville 67, Carl Junction 54
- Republic 84, Aurora 60
- Republic: Kevin Stander – 23 pts
Clever Tournament
- #4 Galena 65, #5 Hartville 47
- Galena: Marcus Aschwege – 21 pts
- #1 Clever 66, #8 Purdy 38
Dennis Cornish Invitational – Lockwood
- #1 Pleasant Hope 85, #8 College Heights 33
- Pleasant Hope: Matt Brown – 40 pts
- College Heights: Bro Mbuthia – 20 pts
- #5 Liberal 62, #4 Jasper 55
Forsyth Tournament
- Branson 90, Forsyth 41
- Branson: Avery Dingman – 27 pts; Chris Ogden – 21 pts, 4 3s; Dana Thomas – 20 pts
- Harrison 54, Hollister 31
Humansville Tournament
- Hermitage 53, Wheatland 42
- Dadeville def. Halfway
Varsity
- Dora 73, Lutie 38
- Lutie: Gavin Jennings – 22 pts
- Salem 50, West Plains 40
GIRLS
Frisco League Tournament at Laquey High School
- #1 Richland 69, #9 Dixon 53
- Dixon: Hunter Yoakum – 26 pts, 13 rbs
- Richland: Mallory Warren – 19 pts, 15 rbs
- #2 Laquey 55, #7 Licking 47
- Licking: Shelby Ellison – 24 pts
- Laquey: Tyler Brock – 19 pts, 11 rbs
- #3 Crocker 66, #6 Stoutland 55
- Stoutland: Micah White – 24 pts; Brianna Boatwright – 21 pts
- Crocker: Larra Kubinski – 19 pts, 10 rbs
Carl Junction Classic
- #1 Webb City 65, #8 Lamar 11
- #4 Carl Junction 50, #5 Nevada 46
- CJ: Lauren McRae – 24 pts, 15 rbs
Everton Invitational
- Everton 64, Niangua 21
- Everton: Jessica Holland – 23 pts, 17 rbs, 11 stls; Linsey Denney – 23 pts
- Dadeville 48, Golden City 14
- Dadeville: Alicia Thorpe – 15 pts
Ash Grove Tournament
- Stockton 75, Marionville 12
- Camdenton 44, Strafford 41
- Camdenton: Haley Baker – 20 pts
Van Buren Tournament
- Thayer 78, Ellington 27
- Thayer: Whitney Mills – 24 pts; Sam Oakes – 12 pts; Lacey Hawkins – 10 pts
- Alton 45, South Iron 39
- Neeleyville def. Van Buren
Fair Grove Tournament
- Fair Grove 48, Monett 37
- Pleasant Hope 49, Catholic 47
Ozark Tournament
- Rogers 64, Lebanon 25
- Parkview 59, Rogersville 55
Aurora Tournament
- #1 Republic 56, #8 Central 44
- #5 McDonald County 67, #4 Aurora 43
Warsaw Tournament
- #1 Skyline 67, #8 Butler 35
- Skyline: Ashley Roberts – 21 pts
- #2 Knob Noster vs #7 El Dorado Springs
- #4 Cole Camp vs #5 Lincoln
- #3 Warsaw vs #6 Lakeland
Blue Eye Tournament
- #1 Blue Eye 84, #8 Wheaton 22
- #5 Forsyth def #4 Spokane
Varsity
- Galena 49, Clever 44
- Sparta 47, Fordland 34
- Gainesville 53, Willow Springs 46
- Seymour 61, Mountain Grove 51
- Helias 62, Rolla 48
- Diamond 49, Sarcoxie 26
- Lutie 52, Bradleyville 35
- Lutie: Katie Noah – 26 pts
- Chamois 46, Climax Springs 44
- Eminence 49, Houston 42
- Eminence: Brooke Williams – 20 pts; Kelsey Williams – 19 pts
- Marshfield 40, Waynesville 31



Matt Brown making an early push for “Athlete of the Week,” averaging 41 points in his first 2 games.