Great girls finals tonight in Cassville and Ozark. Republic comes from behind to defeat Aurora 59-57 despite 30 points from Jamie Nash. Aurora had 2 free throws to tie with 1.1 seconds left but couldn’t convert. Republic moves on to play Webb City next who drummed Nevada 60-35 to win that district. And in [...]
First off, I apologize for not warning everyone in advance that the scores would be delayed. I had an evening out with my wife last night. Yes, I bypassed basketball for my wife. A real man keeps his priorities straight. That being said…
The Willard district crowned their champions last night. Central wins a tough battle [...]
CLASS 1
District 2 at Bakersfield
Lesterville sits at #4 in the state and is looking strong. Eminence has been state ranked and has one of the best freshman in the state in Kelsey Williams.
Lesterville
Eminence
Bakersfield
Bradleyville
Dora
Bunker
Lutie
Prediction: Not this year. Lesterville wins over Eminence.
So much going on tonight. The Ozark district is living up to all the hype as Nixa’s Caleb Thomas hits a 3 at the buzzer to defeat Ozark 61-60 and advance to the finals. The shot was the first three of the season for Thomas. Their opponent will be Branson who closed the door on [...]
CLASS 1
District 2 at Bakersfield
Eminence has already beaten Lesterville twice this year and stud Austin Brewer is now back. After scoring 12 points his first game back, can he get back to near full capacity?
Eminence
Lesterville
Dora
Bakersfield
Bradleyville
Bunker
Lutie
Prediction: This looks pretty clear cut. Eminence hasn’t needed Brewer to beat Lesterville yet. They do even better with him.
District 5 [...]
We have our first district champion of the year as the Rogersville girls defeat Marshfield 60-51 behind 27 points from Najee Donson. The Lady Wildcats jumped all over Marshfield in the first quarter to the tune of 22-11. The Lady Jays chipped away only down by 6 entering the fourth, but couldn’t get over the [...]
There’s a new sheriff in town, and it’s Exeter. I believe for the first time ever, the Exeter Lady Tigers have ascended to the number one position in the state girls basketball rankings. Montose’s loss to Osceola last week opened the door, and Exeter continued to impress. Now they will enter district competition as the [...]
Some movement in this weeks boys state basketball rankings. Class 5 and class 1 hold steady. Central remains at number eight and Branson at number nine in class 5. Chadwick number three and Eminence number four in class 1. In class 4, Aurora takes one step up to number three, their highest ranking of the [...]
The seeds hold tonight in most games, with two notable exceptions. At Cassville, the Reeds Spring & McDonald County boys move on. The Carthage & Hillcrest girls win at Willard. And at the class 5 district 11 at Ozark, Kickapoo holds off Glendale down the stretch 75-68, while Nixa sets up a contest with Ozark [...]
Already a number one seed has fallen. Rogersville takes it to top seed West Plains at Marshfield and gets the upset 55-51 in overtime. The Lady Wildcats will next face the host Lady Jays of Marshfield who knocked off Bolivar 61-45.
And the 5s have it at Lebanon with both of the bottom seeds winning to [...]