Archive for August, 2008
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008Ash Grove 26, Sarcoxie 14
Marshfield 43, Ava 8
Houston 12, Cabool 0
Carl Junction 14, Lamar 0
Branson 25, Cassville 14
East Newton 41, Mt. Vernon 12
El Dorado Springs 13, Stockton 12
Fair Grove 48, Buffalo 18
Joplin 35, Glendale 28
Greenfield 42, Diamond 0
Helias 11, Waynesville 8
Hillcrest 49, West Plains 33
Kickapoo 24, Camdenton 21
Miller 24, Liberal 14
Rogersville 34, Aurora 6
Marionville 20, [...]
Week 1 picks
Friday, August 29th, 2008Here’s how I’m going to do this. I’ll list the games for this week along with my original picks that I’ve made already and that the predicted records are based on. Then I’ll let you know if I still feel confident in my prognosticating abilities. So in essence I’ll show my picks, [...]
8/28 scores
Friday, August 29th, 2008Softball scores from the area yesterday. Including all the scores from the JSA Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Memorial Tournament in Joplin where Webb City won a pair 7-1 over Neosho and 5-3 over Raymore-Peculiar.
SOFTBALL
JSA Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Memorial Tournament - Joplin
Webb City 7, Neosho 1
Webb City 5, Ray-Pec 3
Park Hills South 4, Joplin 1
Blue Springs [...]
2008 Football Preview Viewing Guide
Thursday, August 28th, 2008OK. I’ve told you all about the teams, the conferences, and made predictions for all of them. To wrap up our preview for this year, here’s my picks for district champions, top players, rivalry games, and other games to watch.
DISTRICT CHAMPS & RUNNERS-UP
Class 1
District 3 - Cabool, Marionville, Miller, Thayer
Champ - Miller
Runner-up - [...]
2008 Independents Football Predictions
Thursday, August 28th, 2008The + is for Osceola who competes in the WEMO.
Team
record
conf record
Osceola
7-3
4-2
Thayer
5-4
El Dorado Springs
4-6
McAuley
3-7
Central
2-8
McDonald County
1-9
The Indians are poised for a good year with their 4-2 record being good for 3rd behind Adrian and Cass-Midway. A district including Rich Hill, Liberal, and Greenfield provides a [...]
2008 Spring River Valley Football Predictions
Thursday, August 28th, 2008In the Spring River Valley (that sounds like a commercial for bottled water) a potential state challenger leads the way.
Team
record
conf record
Miller
9-1
6-1
Pierce City
7-3
6-1
Lockwood
8-2
5-2
Liberal
7-3
5-2
Sarcoxie
5-5
3-4
Greenfield
4-6
2-5
Jasper
2-8
1-6
Diamond
0-10
0-7
Miller return everyone and the kitchen sink. Not only are they returning all but one starter from last years 7-3 squad including QB Justin Jack, they also get back RB Spencer [...]
2008 SCA Football Predictions
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Two titans look like they’ll battle it out for SCA supremacy this year.
Team
record
conf record
Mountain Grove
8-2
6-0
Cabool
8-2
5-1
Salem
7-3
4-2
MV-BT Liberty
6-4
3-3
Ava
3-7
2-4
Willow Springs
4-6
1-5
Houston
1-9
0-6
Mountain Grove should be the class of the SCA this year with senior QB Casey White and a host of other starters returning. I see only the Bolivar game and the trip to Rogersville standing in [...]
2008 Ozark Conference Football Predictions
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Want to know the effect of the new playoff system on conferences? Look no further than the Ozark Conference where only 4 teams will play a full conference schedule.
Team
record
conf record
Camdenton
9-1
8-1
Waynesville
8-2
8-1
Lebanon
7-3
7-2
Rolla
5-5
5-4
Joplin
4-6
4-3
Glendale
6-4
3-4
Hillcrest
3-7
2-5
West Plains
3-7
1-6
Parkview
2-8
1-6
Kickapoo
1-9
0-7
This is the biggest gut pick I’m making this year. Taking a team with 4 offensive and 2 defensive starters to [...]
2008 Mid-Lakes Football Predictions
Thursday, August 28th, 2008A three-way title chase is shaping up this year in the Mid-Lakes Conference. And a traditional power may be about to take some lumps.
Team
record
conf record
Stockton
9-1
5-1
Fair Grove
8-2
5-1
Strafford
8-2
5-1
AshGrove
6-4
3-3
Marionville
3-7
2-4
Pleasant Hope
1-9
1-5
Skyline
1-9
0-6
Any of the top three teams can win the conference this year. Working through the schedule, I have Stockton losing at Strafford, Strafford losing at [...]
2008 COC-Small Football Predictions
Thursday, August 28th, 2008The COC Small Division adds Catholic to the mix and returns a trio of very experienced teams.
Team
record
conf record
Rogersville
10-0
5-0
Bolivar
9-1
4-1
Marshfield
6-4
3-2
Buffalo
4-6
1-4
Catholic
3-7
1-4
Reeds Spring
3-7
1-4
Rogersville is my pick on a hunch and the schedule. The Wildcats, Liberators, and Blue Jays all return lots of starters and varsity experience. But Rogersville strikes me as the breakout team of [...]
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