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, [...]
BASKETBALL
BOYS
Mansfield Tournament
Greenwood 48, Ava 41
Greenwood: Hawken Thieme – 26 pts
Gainesville 52, Mansfield 44
Mansfield: Heath Dugger – 20 pts
Arvest Bank Invitational
Webb City 67, Pea Ridge, AR 65
Rogers, AR 46, Mt. Vernon 40
Clever & Miller watch as Jeremy Dresslaer hits two of his 30 points
Saw a great early season game tonight in Miller as the Cardinals took on Clever. Clever was fresh off a championship in their own tournament while it was the first game of the season for Miller. The Cardinals jumped out to an 11-7 [...]
Now that my St. Louis odyssey is over, let’s get on with basketball season. Here’s what transpired over the weekend.
BASKETBALL
Boys
Frisco League Tournament
#4 Plato 41,#5 Iberia 35
#8 Licking 70, #9 Crocker 49
Current River Challenge – Van Buren High School
Friday
Alton 86, East Carter 67
Ellington 44, Cabool 36
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 [...]
“Playoffs?” – Jim Mora
Yes, coach. We’re talking about the playoffs. Because they’re here. Thirty teams from the Ozarks seek the state championship in five different classifications. Thirty teams are done for the year. At least nine more schools will start basketball practice after tomorrow night. Here’s what to watch for.
CLASS 1
Lockwood (6-4) at Thayer (8-1)
This [...]
Last week before everyone gets into districts, and it’s going to be sloppy out there for a lot of teams. How will that affect things? Conventional wisdom says whoever can run the ball will win. But conventional wisdom also says always double down when you have 11. But in reality, if you’re playing with the [...]