50! Lot’s going on last night but we’ll start with that number. That’s how many points Houston’s Kyle Poynter scored in the Tigers 65-62 loss to Willow Springs. That ties the all-time school scoring record. But Poynter was not able to get a game tying three to go in the final minutes to allow the [...]
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
BOYS
Kaminsky Classic at Joplin
Blue Springs 60, Carl Junction 46
Neosho 85, William Chrisman 59
Neosho: Corey Crandall – 27 pts
Joplin 64, Francis Howell 53
Webster Groves 75, Ozark 59
Today’s schedule
11 AM – 7th place – Carl Junction vs William Chrisman
12:30 PM – 5th place – Blue Springs vs Neosho
2 PM – 3rd place [...]
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
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, [...]
WRESTLING
Missouri Duals at Jefferson City
Jefferson City 39, Waynesville 26
Waynesville 50, Helias 16
Neosho 40, Helias 16
Championship – Neosho 33, Granite City, IL 24
Carl Junction Tournament
Seneca – 267.5
Pittsburg, KS – 205
Carthage – 139
Carl Junction – 136.5
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Cabool Tournament
Seymour 64, Willow Springs 52
Joplin Lady Eagle Classic
Miller 72, Harrison, AR 58
Miller: Hannah Wilkerson – 39 pts
Springdale Har-Ber 66, Neosho 40
Marshfield 39, Joplin 31
Webb City 59, Blue Valley West 32
Bixby (OK) Tournament
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Aurora Tournament
Consolation – Verona 59, Aurora 45
3rd place – Purdy 37, MacDonald County 36
Championship – Mt. Vernon 60, Republic 53
Mt. Vernon: Kenzie Williams – 30 pts
Blue Eye Tournament
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 [...]
Following up their second straight title in the Blue & Gold, Branson kept it rolling with a 71-30 thrashing of Forsyth. Tate Unruh leads the way wtih 14 but seven players log 6 points or more in a balanced scoring attack. While at Carthage, Mt. Vernon stared down a 14 point lead going into the [...]