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One more catch up item. With only one set of all-star games left, let’s take a look at what has transpired already on the all-star circuit.
Missouri Challenge
The inaugural Missouri Challenge was a huge hit and a resounding success for the Southwest squads. The fourth seeded boys team swept to the championship behind great 3-point shooting defeating Kansas City 84-80. Branson’s Tate Unruh hit 8 3s and scored 31 points in the championship game to clinch tournament MVP honors. Alex Hall of Kickapoo chipped in with 26 points and 7 3s of his own. The SW squad defeated the Northeast in the first round 107-100 with Unruh again leading the way with 29 points. Then demolished top seed St. Louis 101-80 in the semis to reach the final. The South Central squad which included players from Camdenton, Laquey, & Waynesville were defeated in the first round by the Southeast team with Austin Brewer of Eminence 88-86. Their run would end in the semis though at the hands of Kansas City.
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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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I took the roadshow to Aurora last night for the class 1 district 6 boys first round. The first game went to #5 seed Walnut Grove 64-52 over Niangua. I only caught the last quarter, but the Tigers looked very poised and controlled as they moved on to face #1 Chadwick.
The next game featured #2 seed Everton against #7 Exeter. Everton has been a very solid team the last two seasons with Garrett Gladden and Chase Knackstedt leading them. Exeter has struggled to find wins for a number of years. But on this night, thanks to a couple of players who seemed like they couldn’t miss, Exeter played like a team ready to extend their season. Everton was certainly not at their sharpest and really seemed sluggish at the start but still got out to a 4-0 lead. Then Zach Wubker of Exeter hit a three from the corner and the battle was joined. Neither team found the hoop much and quarter one ended with Everton on top 8-7. Things picked up in the second as Gladden began to find the range and Exeter knocked down 3 more treys to enter halftime up 26-25. Finally in the third quarter the dam broke. Two more Exeter threes and Keith Hayworth’s hot shooting had the lead at 35-31 when Everton embarked on a 17-2 run grabbing an 11 point lead as they entered the third quarter. Gladden began to take charge down low and Knackstedt, who only had 3 points in the first half, would score 17 second half points for the Tigers. But Exeter would not go quietly as Wubker would find the hoop from long range 4 times in the final quarter finishing with 7 threes for the game. Hayworth hit 3 of his own as Exeter long range bombing kept them around. But both Gladden and Knackstedt hit their free throws in the final quarter and another run of 13-3 made the final score 71-55 Everton. Gladden had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Knackstedt 20 points for Everton. Wubker scored all of his 21 on 7 threes, and Hayworth added 18 for Exeter.
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The seeds hold tonight in most games, with two notable exceptions. At Cassville, the Reeds Spring & McDonald County boys move on. The Carthage & Hillcrest girls win at Willard. And at the class 5 district 11 at Ozark, Kickapoo holds off Glendale down the stretch 75-68, while Nixa sets up a contest with Ozark by beating Parkview 57-44. But in Marshfield, #1 seed Bolivar gets dropped b7 #5 West Plains 62-57. And in Owensville, sixth seed Salem upends a good and tall Eldon team 78-63. Their reward in the next round? State ranked hosts Owensville.
And on the individual front, Everton’s Garrett Gladden had a monster game with 35 points and 23 rebounds. But it wasn’t enough as the Tigers fall to Crane 66-56.
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BOYS
CLASS 4
District 9 at Owensville
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BASKETBALL
BOYS
Weaubleau Tournament
- Championship – Weaubleau 53, Wheatland 43
- Consolation – Halfway 64, NE Vernon County 57
Varsity
- Richland 71, Dixon 62
- Dixon: Jordan Durham – 25 pts
- Rogersville 66, Bolivar 54
- Bolivar: Preston Guiot – 30 pts, 4 3s
- Miller 68, Pierce City 51
- Miller: Justin Jack – 21 pts
- Pierce City: Dietrick Sooter – 20 pts
- Seneca 56, Cassville 41
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The battle of newly state-ranked teams went to Thayer last night as the tripped up Liberty 65-64 in overtime. Justin Shipp had a huge night for the Bobcats scoring 36 points. The win gives the Bobcats at least a share of the SCA title also.
Great game in Billings last night. Galena’s Marcus Aschwege knocked down 23, but it was Dakota Harter and Billings that came out on top 72-70 as Harter scored 24 and hit the game winner. And a thriller in Joplin as Glendale erased a double digit deficit in the fourth, missed two free throws to win with no time remaining, and then saw Casey Goss hit the last of his 5 three pointers to escape with a 60-55 overtime win over Joplin. Goss led the Falcons with 29 points. Matt McCreary had 18 for Joplin. But the prize winner for last night was in Crane. Forsyth saw Derek Ince net 28 points and Sam Adams 24 to take a 78-75 double overtime win from Crane. Levi Cook scored 26 points for Crane.
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Weaubleau Tournament
- NE Vernon County 57, Climax Springs 39
- Halfway 59, Weaubleau JV42
Varsity
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The Laquey Hornets are undefeated against all teams that aren’t St. Elizabeth. But they’re 0-2 against them now losing the two games by a combined 3 points. St. Elizabeth wins the rematch tonight 68-67. Nixa wins a barn burner with Webb City 79-76 in overtime. The Exeter girls continue to impress beating a good Verona team 56-39 behind 19 points from Whitney Edie. And big Garrett Gladden goes off tonight scoring 33 points and grabbing 18 boards in Everton’s 63-46 win over Niangua.
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Huge win in Columbia tonight for Central as the Bulldogs go on the road and knock off the #1 ranked Rock Bridge Bruins 66-65 on a Jerome Small layup with 1 second left. The bucket capped a comeback from an 8 point halftime deficit. Thomas Chadwick scored 14 to lead Central. Small finished with 12 and Johnny Gray and Marquise Martin each had 10 points.
In local games, rivalry winners were Kickapoo 66-63 over Glendale, and Ozark by 19 over Nixa 71-52. Thomas Ligon had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers. State ranked Blue Eye falls to Sparta in overtime 57-56.
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Coming to you from somewhere other than where I normally do, sitting in a chair that’s not at all comfortable, without access to my email, it’s Joboo with the very delayed Friday night scores. Once the faceless, bloodsucking, evil corporation that has forced this mini-exodus has put my personal Humpty-Dumpty back together again, I’ll tell everyone the full story. But for now, let’s stick to what you really want to know. The scores.
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BOYS
McAuley Warrior Classic
Varsity
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