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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Another big thank you to Halfway girls coach Steve Gallivan for sharing this. 2010 Polk County League All-Conference Basketball Teams GIRLS First team
Continue reading Polk County League All-Conference Basketball Many thanks to Halfway AD and girls basketball coach Steve Gallivan for this. Class 1 District 5 All-District Basketball Teams BOYS First team
After an opening two days that saw few real upsets, Tuesday night made up for it in a big way. Leading the way was the boys side of the class 3 district at Stockton where all the lower seeds won including a 80-63 win by #8 seed Warsaw over top seed El Dorado Springs. Also winning were #7 seed Skyline, #6 Morrisville, and #5 Stockton. In Cabool, the host team, seeded second, was eliminated by the seventh seed Licking 66-59. And in Sarcoxie, #6 Purdy knocks off #3 Greenfield 68-49. The upsets weren’t limited to the boys side either. In Dora, the fourth seeded host squad shockingly eliminated #1 Eminence 56-52. After being in and out of the state rankings most of the year, the Lady Redwings looked to not be challenged until the championship game. But the Lady Falcons send them home early and claim a spot in Saturday’s championship against Bakersfield. BOYS CLASS 1 District 5 at Bolivar
Next: 3/4 – #1 Dadeville vs #5 Wheatland; #2 Fair Play vs #3 Climax Springs Feeling sick for two weeks can leave you a lot of time to think. And since my mind is going 100 miles an hour on a normal day, the last thing I need is time to think. Lewis Black once hypothesized that hearing the dumbest thing he’d ever heard could be the possible cause of an aneurysm. Now I’m not saying that one of my thoughts may be the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard. But with a wife and two children that I’d still like to spend a few more years with, I’m not taking any chances. We’re taking a trip to the barbershop so I can purge myself of potentially lethal thoughts. If one of them causes you to have an aneurysm, I apologize. But I don’t think you can prove anything.
Caught the Crane/Cassville boys game last night deep in Barry County. I wanted to get a first hand look at Crane’s high scoring guard Levi Cook, and see how and if the Cassville Wildcats were progressing under new coach TJ Dickenson. When the dust settled, Crane had themselves a 61-44 victory, Cook had 27 points, and the Wildcats have reason to hope. The game itself was entertaining. Cassville jumped out to a 7-2 lead only to see Crane reel off a 10-1 run and finish the first quarter up 12-8. Cassville stayed in the game though not letting Crane pull away until a 12-2 run in the third quarter game them some breathing room. Cook had 14 points in the first half, and 13 in the second, most of them answering each Cassville attempt to get back in the game. And they wouldn’t as the Pirates outscored them in each quarter to get the win. BASKETBALL GIRLS Aurora Tournament
Blue Eye Tournament Change is in the air as some new faces have a real shot to rise to the top this year. And don’t sleep on the small school. Zach Medley and Brock Toler of Dadeville, Alex Oserowsky of Thomas Jefferson, and Wheatland’s Clay Crouch are all players to catch in action. If your looking for guys who can flat fill up a score sheet, and SCA game should provide you a good chance to see someone go big. Derek Daniels of Mt. View-Liberty, Willow Springs Stephen Mallow, Houston’s Kyle Poynter, and Pete Leonard of Ava should all be among the area scoring leaders. And if you’re looking for great team play, the list is long. Ozark, Nixa, Dadeville, Miller, Seneca, Stoutland, Laquey, Blue Eye, Southwest, Rogersville, Reeds Spring, Greenwood, etc. Star players? Got em. Hot rivalries? Yep. It’s all here this year. Bring it on! Top 5 Teams By Class Class 1
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. BASKETBALL Girls Varsity
On a night usually dominated by girls basketball, it was the Hillcrest boys that stole the show upsetting Central at the Pit last night 61-56. Derek Chaney had 17 to help the Hornets bring Central down to earth after their big win over Rock Bridge Tuesday. Tied at the end of the third, the Hornets used a 8-1 run to grab the lead for good and take the win over the #1 seed in their district. Johnny Gray had 19 for Central. Great action on the girls side also. I was at the Nixa/Webb City showdown last night. Webb City was playing their third game in three days and it showed against a Lady Eagle squad that is playing great ball. Up three at the half, Nixa turned up the defensive pressure coming out of the locker room. Webb City was able to pull within 1 at 34-33, but a 12-2 run for Nixa opened the game up. From there, Nixa was content to break the Webb City pressure and live at the foul line finally winning 61-43. Bethanie Funderburk led Nixa with 19 points. And in a big Frisco League showdown, state-ranked Laquey held off Richland 71-69 behind 19 points from Emily Murray. BASKETBALL |
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