Since we’re halfway through baseball season, I thought I’d better do our basketball review before it gets totally lost. We’ll always remember this as the year of the ladies in the Ozarks as every state championship game features a team from SW Mo. The Nixa Lady Eagles, Exeter Lady Tigers, and Sparta Lady Trojans each bring home state titles with Sparta running the table at a perfect 31-0. Joining those three in the Show-Me Showdown finals were the Webb City Lady Cardinals & Skyline Lady Tigers who saw their quest to repeat as champs come up 1 point short. Columbia was crowded with Ozarks teams. The Bakersfield, Couch, and Fair Grove girls made the trip. As did the Chadwick, Laquey, Miller, and Blue Eye boys. The Blue & Gold was great. The Tournament of Champions was incredible. And we were treated to one of the best all around basketball seasons ever.
A couple of explanations before we continue. This year I’m naming a team & MVP for each class. I define MVP as the person who has the biggest impact on their team. In other words, take that player off the team and what is the effect? Player of the year is based solely on basketball accomplishments regardless of class. Who did the best relative to their competition. And game of the year means a game between two Ozarks teams. So you won’t see Central beating Rock Bridge listed. With that, here’s some notable moments from the 08-09 basketball season, our All-OzarksSports teams, and a list of seniors that we say ‘Good bye’ and ‘Thank you’ to.
Continue reading 2008-09 basketball year in review
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These two teams have at least seen each other this year, although actually meeting on the court was postponed until now. And anyone who has seen the Lady Wildcats this year knows what makes them go. Get it going inside and let the outside game open up.
Bryonna Snow and CeeCee Burris are the main players in that philosophy. Senior guard Drew Roberts is the main deep threat for the Lady Wildcats. Jamesia Price and Lindsey Trembly are also threats, but are not adept at creating their own shots. They use inside sucess to open up outside shooting opportunities. Tonight’s 58-47 semifinal win over Hazelwood Central is a good example. Burris went for 20 points and Snow 8 giving the Lady Wildcat sharpshooters numerous good looks at the basket. Price knocked down 2 of 4, but Roberts and Trembly only hit 1 of 7 combined keeping the final margin from being bigger.
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Ugly. That’s the best word to describe Nixa’s 41-23 class 5 semifinal victory over Nerinx Hall. A game in which the two teams shot a combined 20.5% in the second half. But for Coach Jim Middleton and the Lady Eagles, I’m sure the end result is just beautiful.
Nixa took the lead just over a minute into the game and held it the rest of the way, jumping out to a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. And scoring what would prove to be the winning points on a conventional 3 point play by Regan Peltier with 2:47 left in the second quarter. Nerinx Hall obviously wanted to keep it a low scoring affair, but shot an ugly 29.4% from the field in the first half. But things got downright horrifying for the Markers in the second half, as the hit 2 of 22 field goals for 9.1%, finishing at 17.9% for the game.
Continue reading Nixa into state final
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I don’t think I’ll be allowed back into a Webb City girls game after watching them in a losing effort for the second consecutive time. Republic looks impressive in downing the Lady Cardinals 64-59 despite Kaitlin Jaeger leading all scorers with 18. The Lady Tigers get double digits from Jamie Holmes, Hannah Daniel, Kayce DuVall, & Alexis Edwards in getting their first COC win of the year. Exeter gets to 21-1 on the year by downing McAuley 75-52, while Sparta stays perfect with a 45-37 win over Crane.
All the top seeds won at the Weaubleau Boys Tournament, setting up a fourth meeting of the year between #2 seed Weaubleau & #3 seed Macks Creek Thursday night.
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