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A very interesting evening of girls basketball last night. Conway already had a couple of good wins on the year. Now they’ve added a great win as they knocked off Fair Grove 47-44. Parkview continues to impress as they win over MacDonald County 73-52 behind Emily Akin’s 25 points. New Covenant’s Charlotte Vernier had the big scoring performance of the night netting 41 as the Lady Warriors downed Niangua 68-33. But it’s Morrisville’s Kasey Painter that had the best game of the evening. She registered a triple double of 20 points, 15 assists, and 13 steals as they defeated Everton 83-49.
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Cuba Invitational
- #1 Laquey 63, #4 Steelville 40
Varsity
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Now most of you know that Joboo loves me some small school ball. And that I keep an eye out for up & coming talent. With that in mind, I headed to Sarcoxie last night to catch the Everton Lady Tigers and Jessica Holland. She of the triple double to start the season. I arrived a little late and by the time I got settled in, Everton was already down by double digits. But they started to hit some shots, applied the press, and started to chip away at the lead. Holland at 5′ 9″ had a few inches on the Sarcoxie guards and decent speed, allowing her to go inside and outside pretty confidently. Sarcoxie lead 24-18 at the half and I had Holland for 8 points in the time I had been watching.
In the second half, foul trouble and an injury to starter Linsey Denney kept Everton from throwing the pressure back on. But sophomore Paige Limpus hit for 9 second half points to help them pull within 2 starting the fourth. In the final frame, Sarcoxie’s solid backcourt took care of the ball, took advantage of the Everton foul trouble, and started penetrating to score. Holland had 9 more in the second half, but the Lady Bears got scoring from 5 different players to finish with the 47-37 win. No seniors on Everton’s squad and there is some potential there. Keep an eye on them as the year moves along, and next year.
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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.
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The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association released their All-State teams yesterday. 26 girls and 15 boys from the Ozarks were selected. The Sparta girls garnered the most selections with three, Kayla Coffer, Brooke Stevens, and Tashina Tennis. The girls teams from Webb City, Nixa, and Exeter had two selections each. And Nixa’s Jim Middleton, Skyline’s Kevin Cheek, Jerry Songer of Sparta, and Jason Cole of Exeter were each named the Richard Fairchild coach of the year in their respective classes. Kelsey Williams of Eminence was the only Ozarks freshman named on either the boys or girls side. Eight juniors and four sophomores on the girls side. Three juniors and one sophomore for the boys, so a lot of talent will be returning next year. Congratulations to all area honorees.
2009 MBCA All-State Basketball Teams
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3:55 PM – Sparta brings it home. Sparta 56, Canton 49. The scoring was cranked up in the second half as Canton’s Tori Niemann, who set out most of the first half with two fouls, scored 18 points to finish with 21. But Sparta was equal to task as they built their lead to as much as 15 in the third period. Brooke Stevens goes for 19, Kayla Coffer 16, and Tashina Tennis 11 as the Lady Trojans complete the perfect season and win their first state championship! Sparta leaves no question about who is #1 in class three as they down the #3, #4, & #6 teams from the final poll on their way to the title.
The Ozarks now sit 2-1 in girls state title games this year. Fair Grove and Skyline will play for their shot this evening. And Exeter will play for the title tomorrow. Congratulations Sparta Lady Trojans! Undefeated state champions!
2:50 PM – Halftime and Sparta holds the lead over Canton 21-16. The low scoring favors Canton, but Sparta has to like where they stand as they start the second half. Brooke Stevens and Kayla Coffer each have 9 points.
1:50 PM – We’ll be tipping off shortly, and Sparta will be hoping to bring home the second girls state championship of the year for the Ozarks. For 2009, we’ve had a girls team from the Ozarks in every title game. A Fair Grove win later today gets an area rep in all five classes. So far it’s been a rough weekend for area teams as only Exeter has beaten a team from outside SW Mo. Sparta with everything on the line starting shortly.
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2:15 PM – Sparta doesn’t let it stay close, comes out firing in the third period hitting 5 3s to push the lead to as much as 19, then maintained the rest of the way to win 59-38 over Couch. Kayla Coffer gets 21 and Brooke Stevens 17 for the Lady Trojans. Sparta shot 63.2% from the field in the second half including 5 of 10 threes. They also held a 27-18 rebounding advantage but it was the hot shooting that turned the tide. Just an explosion as they hit 3 bombs and had an 11-0 run coming out of the locker room. Couch didn’t get their first second half bucket until under 4 minutes left in the third and they couldn’t recover. Whitney Mills lead Couch with 12 points and they head to the 3rd place game at 10:40 AM tomorrow. Sparta will be waiting for the winner of Canton/New Franklin in the 2 PM championship.
1:25 PM – Halftime of a slugfest in Columbia. Sparta leads by a field goal 16-13 over Couch. If I’m Sparta coach Jerry Songer, I’m not liking that score. Couch is reluctant to press, but when they do it is impressive to behold. If it stays close into the fourth, look for Couch to make a run.
Continue reading Class 2 semifinal updates
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CLASS 1
BOYS
- Three Rivers CC, Poplar Bluff – Scott County Central 87, Eminence 58
- State Fair CC, Sedalia – Chadwick 61, Thomas Jefferson 42
GIRLS
- Three Rivers CC, Poplar Bluff – Bakersfield 56, Delta 52
- State Fair CC, Sedalia – Exeter 40, Montrose 33
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Fourteen Ozarks teams remain alive in the smaller classes on the road to Columbia. By Saturday evening that number will be at least 12, and most likely less. Here’s a quick look at each matchup and what to expect. Except for class 3 games at Springfield, all boys games are at 1 PM, and all girls games at 2:45 PM.
CLASS 1
BOYS
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I’m finally recovered from my lovely tour of Ozarks gyms and starting to feel myself again. Just in time for tonight’s action in classes 2 & 3. We started the night with the possibility of three Ozarks teams advancing to Columbia in both class 2 boys & girls. That’s already been rendered impossible as Thayer falls to Portageville 59-39. But Laquey moves on by beating Sacred Heart 65-41 and Miller defeats Clever 54-40. In class 3, Skyline falls to Lee’s Summit Christian 54-40. While Liberty takes state #2 Linn to overtime before falling 66-64. And Blue Eye eliminates Seneca 57-40.
The dream of three in the class 2 girls final four remains very much alive though. Laquey routs 26-1 Sacred Heart 50-31. Undefeated Sparta defeats Miller 75-68. Couch’s tough late season schedule seems to have paid off with a 60-45 win over Portageville. And Osceola defeats a good North Platte squad 70-60. In class 3, #1 Fair Grove looks every bit the part almost doubling up Seneca 65-33. Skyline remains alive in their quest for back-to-back state titles, downing Holden 49-47. Only Licking is eliminated by a very good Hermann team 70-55.
CLASS 2
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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 move on tonight. Camdenton is the victim both times as the Lady Bulldogs of Rolla win 59-46, and Jefferson City eliminates the Lakers 48-41.
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
CLASS 4
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