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Is it possible to overdose on high school basketball?

As long as it’s as good as the tournaments being played last week, I don’t think so.  Here’s some closing thoughts for you.

Allen Vaughan of the News-Leader has a nice Blue & Gold wrap-up article posted here. 

With all due respect to Melody Howard & Jackie Stiles, Casey Garrison is the most complete prospect the Lady [...]

Best of the rest

Scores from Saturday’s action in other tournaments.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Cabool Holiday Tournament

Consolation – Crane 47, Norwood 41
4th place – Cabool 47, Hollister 34
3rd place -Sparta 59, Dora 39
Championship – Thayer 44, Eminence 41

Harrisonville Tournament

Championship – Parkview 43, Barstow 40

Walnut Grove Tournament

Morrisville 55, Walnut Grove 41
Fair Play 56, Bakersfield 37
Stockton 62, Fordland 51

Southwest Tournament

Cassville 45, Wheaton 33

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Lebanon [...]

Neosho Holiday Tournament final day

Again, it’s tough finding scores for these.  But here’s what I have.  I’ll update as I find more.

53rd Annual Neosho Holiday Boys Tournament

15th place – McDonald County 57, Neosho 34
13th place – Monett 54, Morrilton(Ark) 45
9th place – East Newton 68, Siloam Springs(Ark) 53
7th place – Van Buren(Ark) 60, Carthage 46 
5th place – Central 80, [...]

Pink and White third round scores

Bombs were flying Saturday as both Republic & Marshfield used the 3-ball to advance to the finals.  Marshfield hit 9 in a rematch of last years championship game with Ozark, while Republic tied a tournament record with 10 in their victory over underdog Parkview.  Finals will be Monday

Pink and White Tournament

(4) Catholic 49, (16) Rogersville [...]

KTXR Lady Classic finals

Great final with Kickapoo using 2 & 3 players on Bolivars Casey Garrison who still managed 32 points & was named tournament MVP.  A furious rally by the Liberators to force overtime, but the Lady Chiefs used defense to take control & win their first championship since 2004.  Yvonne Anderson of Columbia Hickman & Kayla [...]

Blue and Gold final wrapup.

Not much drama in the championship games.  Kickapoo looked simply dominant in giving Roy Green his 7th tournament title with a 70-37 victory over second seeded Repbulic.  Branson seized control in the 3rd quarter behind a 25-9 run in downing Clever 73-58.

62nd Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament

Blue division 

Blue 3rd place – (3) Willow Springs 44, (4) Mt. Vernon [...]

The vast holiday tournament landscape

Scores from other tourneys going on.

Cabool Holiday Tournament

       Semifinals

Eminence 58, Dora 44
Thayer 63, Sparta 35

       4th Place Bracket

Hollister 41, Couch 36
Cabool 53, Houston 33

       Consolation Semifinals

Crane 68, Winona 52
Norwood 53, Summersville 52

Today’s games

Championship – Eminence vs. Thayer
Third Place – Dora vs. Sparta
4th Place – Hollister vs. Cabool
Consolation – Crane vs. Norwood

U.S. Bank Holiday Invitational

       Semifinals

(1) [...]

Pink and White second round scores

Parkview continues it’s surprising run & gets top seed Republic in the semis next.

Pink and White

Second round

(1) Republic 69, (9) Willard 37
(13) Parkview 58, (5) Skyline 51
(2) Marshfield 45, (7) West Plains 35
(3) Ozark 54, (6) Mount Vernon 47

      Consolation bracket

(16) Rogersville 65, (8) Hillcrest 58 (OT)
(4) Catholic 56, (12) Morrisville 37
(10) Aurora 49, (15) [...]

Neosho Holiday Tournament day 3

It’s been tough to track down scores, but here’s what I know.

53rd Annual Neosho Holiday Boys Tournament

       Semifinals 

(5) Marietta(Ga) 60, (1) KC Ruskin 55
(3) San Diego 77, (2) Grandview 75

       Consolation bracket

Carthage 67, Springdale(Ark) 38
Monett 42, McDonald County 34
Central 77, East Newton 40
Morrilton(Ark) 67, Neosho 50

7th Annual Neosho Holiday Girls Tournament

       Semifinals

(1) Morrilton (Ark) 61, (5) [...]

KTXR Lady Classic day 2

Great individual performances everywhere yesterday.  Casey Garrison of Bolivar, Yvonne Anderson of Hickman, & Kayla Moses of Scott County continue to be impressive.

KTXR Lady Classic

       Consolation bracket

Scott County 66, Central 63
Columbia Hickman 76, Mustang 61

       Semifinals

Bolivar 61, Blue Springs 51
Kickapoo 75, Nixa 41

Today’s schedule

2:30 PM – 7th place – Central vs. Mustang
4:00 PM – 5th [...]