BASKEBALL
BOYS
Varsity
Newburg 92, Richland 57
Newburg: Jonny Crews – 19 pts
Fair Play 86, Sheldon 44
Fair Play: 20-3 on the year
Hartville 66, Conway 63
Mountain Grove 63, Licking 58
Thomas Jefferson 71, Purdy 36
TJ: Jordan Stauffer – 18 pts, 10 rbs, 5 blk; Alex Oserowsky – 14 pts, 10 rbs
A couple of rivalry games went different directions last night. Mt. Vernon cruised past Aurora 56-29. The Lady Mountaineers jumped out to a 26-9 halftime lead and added to that as they went along to get the Big 8 victory. While Kickapoo took control of the Ozark Conference race with a 55-50 overtime win over [...]
It’s a night for overtime on the boys side as three games see bonus basketball. Marshfield needs every one of Utah Findley’s 28 points and Jared Greenlee’s 24 to down Catholic 63-61 in OT. State ranked Spokane recovers from a furious Clever rally to win in extra period 66-60 behind Dylan Price’s 29 points. Fair [...]
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
Mt. Vernon: 4 players in double figures
Miller 82, Ash Grove 70
Miller: Hannah Wilkerson – 38 pts; Betsy Epps – 20 pts, 5 3s
Ash Grove: Kaile Weinreis – 27 pts
Lady [...]
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Bolivar Tournament
Branson 56, Aurora 46
Buffalo 36, Rogersville 31
Bolivar 59, Hillcrest 54
Stockton 70, Springfield Catholic 52
Next – 1/20
4 PM – Aurora vs Rogersville
5:30 PM – Hillcrest vs Springfield Catholic
7 PM – Branson vs Buffalo
8:30 PM – Bolivar vs Stockton
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 [...]
Other champions crowned already tonight. Branson wins the Blue division 66-51 over Nixa. Mt. Vernon wins the Pink & White beating West Plains 49-29. And Norwood defeats Dora to win the Cabool Tournament. The Walnut Grove boys championship, the Richland title game, and the U.S. Bank final are all under way with the Gold division [...]
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
Nixa 69, Willard 59 – Nixa is deep, talented, [...]
Pink and White
Mt. Vernon 65, Aurora 39
Mt. Vernon: Kenzie Williams – 26 pts
Blue Eye 52, Sparta 44
Willard vs Skyline 70, Willard 51
Marshfield 57, Republic 47
Ozark 58, Rogersville 33
Parkview 62, Morrisville 40
Parkview: Emily Akins – 20 pts
Hillcrest 51, Branson 50 (OT)
West Plains 42, Catholic 32
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Carl Junction Classic
#2 Seneca 51, #7 Liberal 22
#3 Carthage 49, #6 East Newton 46
Everton Tournament
Greenfield 64, Everton 62 (OT)
Everton: Jessica Holland – 19 pts; Paige Limpus – 16 pts
Greenfield: Audrey LaSalle – 19 pts, 5 3s; 4 players in double figures
Dadeville 40, Greenwood 32
Dadeville: Alicia Thorpe – 15 pts; Delana [...]