Another fantastic year of Ozarks hoops. Three state titles courtesy of the Hillcrest boys, and Webb City and Mt. Vernon girls. Tons of teams in the state rankings all year. We saw Hannah Wilkerson run down the all time high school scoring mark, then make a run to Columbia. We witnessed possibly the national high school boys basketball highlight of the year when Trey Starks launched himself into the rafters of Mizzou arena and over Oakville’s Garrett Reeg. We prayed as Stephanie Phillips stopped coaching to renew her fight against cancer. And we rejoiced as she came back to guide her team to the final four. We followed the rise of newcomers to the state rankings. Verona and Richland on the girls side. Thomas Jefferson and Gainesville on the boys. We cheered all the buzzer beaters, big wins, great plays, comebacks, defensive stands, hustle plays, razzle dazzle, and gutsy losses. And now, like always, we say goodbye to those seniors who gave everything they had for their schools, for their towns, and for us, and leave us with so many memories. Here’s the year in review.
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2010 COC Large All-Conference Basketball Teams GIRLS First team
Maybe tonight will finally wake up the rest of the state to what’s going on at Thomas Jefferson in Joplin. The Cavaliers go to Washburn and get revenge for their only loss of the season knocking of the #10 team in class 3, Southwest, by a final score of 48-41. The Cavaliers took a 9-0 lead, and ended the first period up 16-4. The lead would swell to 16 and then things got really bad. Trailing 23-9, the Trojans leading scorer Levi Roberts sprained and ankle and left the game for the rest of the half. At that point, Roberts had 8 of Southwest’s 9 points. Big trouble right? Not exactly. Josh Hartin scored 5 second quarter points and Josh Cutberth hit a big 3 as part of a 10-3 run to whittle the TJ lead down to 26-19 at the half. In the second half, 6 was the important number. That was as close as Southwest could get cutting the lead down to 6 on 5 separate occasions. But they couldn’t break through. Hartin scored 11 points in the half, but the TJ big men, Jordan Stauffer and Alex Oserowsky combined for 15 second half points, the Cavaliers controlled the pace of the game, and took care of the basketball against the Trojans pressure to hold off any comeback. Stauffer and Hartin tied for high game honors with 17 points each. TJ goes to 18-1 with the victory and secures a share of the Ozark 7 title with Southwest. BASKETBALL BOYS Varsity
The headline matchup of the night goes to the Webb City Lady Cardinals as the defeat Nixa 61-46 in the showdown of state ranked squads. Hailey Roderique lead the way in scoring with 21 points for Webb City. Kaitlin Jaeger registered a double double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and blocked 6 shots. And I attended a strong ‘Game of the Year’ candidate as the Richland Bears welcomed Frisco League rival Licking in for Homecoming. The Wildcat’s Ben Denbow registered a double double with 25 points and 10 rebounds while Josh Hood scored 28. Richland countered with guard Pat Poston scoring 38, but it was Jacob Shelton’s jumper from the wing as the buzzer sounded that game the Bears a 91-90 win. BASKETBALL BOYS Varsity
BASKETBALL GIRLS Lady Comet Invitational at Marionville Verona 73, Mt. Vernon 66 Verona: Tristan Carasquillo – 26 pts, 5 3s; Jenna Chadd – 23 pts, 5 3s Miller 82, Ash Grove 70 Miller: Hannah Wilkerson – 38 pts; Betsy Epps – 20 pts, 5 3s Lady Bear [...] Some great matchups of top level teams last night. Starting on the girls side with Mt. Vernon traveling to Stockton. The Lady Tigers were on a roll coming into this game having beaten Skyline handily. But it wasn’t to be as the Lady Mountaineers take the 60-43 road win. On the boys side, great finishes in a number of important games. Spokane knocked off Strafford 47-45 despite Conner Wilson’s 25 points. Jeremy Dresslaer scored 32 to lead Clever to a 64-59 win over Pleasant Hope. In a matchup of Blue and Gold division winners, Branson defeats Ozark 73-60. Avery Dingman had 29 for the Pirates. A rising Willard team defeats Webb City 50-49. And Neosho overcame a 22-4 deficit to rally and defeat Republic in overtime 58-56 as Corey Crandall hit 2 free throws with 4.5 seconds left for the winning margin. Finally, on the wrestling mat, Waynesville gets a big win defeating state ranked Rolla 33-27. And in a clash of state ranked teams, it was no contest as #1 Neosho crushed #8 Carl Junction 67-9. BASKETBALL BOYS Varsity
BASKETBALL BOYS SWCL Tournament
What a day yesterday. Four games at the Blue and Gold. Then the KTXR Lady Classic first round with Webb City’s 65-62 overtime win over Midwest City capping off a tremendous day. Here’s a few thoughts from each game before we get to the scores. Blue and Gold
Avery Dingman’s 46 points and 10 of 12 shooting from three point range for Branson are your resounding choice for the best performance of the first two weeks of the basketball season. Dingman’s big night pulled in 36 % of the vote, more than doubling the total of the second choice, Mt. Vernon’s Kenzie Williams scoring [...] BASKETBALL GIRLS Aurora Tournament
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