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
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 [...]
Verona continues their run of solid play lately winning their Ozark 7 showdown with Exeter 54-42. Jessica Smith had 21 to lead three Lady Wildcats in double figures. That should set up a showdown with Purdy for the league title on the 26th. Parkview gets a big win 67-65 over Glendale. Emily Akins leads four [...]
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 [...]
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Crocker Tournament
Plato 63, St. Elizabeth 59
Iberia 63, Stoutland 44
McAuley Warrior Classic
Seneca 65, Wheaton 17
East Newton 46, College Heights 26
Varsity
Mt. Vernon 60, Central 52
Everton 48, Fair Play 35
Everton: Jessica Holland – 20 pts
Springfield Catholic 64, Seymour 58
Catholic: Bekah Bade – 33 pts
Seymour: [...]
A very interesting evening of girls basketball last night. Conway already had a couple of good wins on the year. Now they’ve added a great win as they knocked off Fair Grove 47-44. Parkview continues to impress as they win over MacDonald County 73-52 behind Emily Akin’s 25 points. New Covenant’s Charlotte Vernier had the [...]
Now most of you know that Joboo loves me some small school ball. And that I keep an eye out for up & coming talent. With that in mind, I headed to Sarcoxie last night to catch the Everton Lady Tigers and Jessica Holland. She of the triple double to start the season. I arrived [...]
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
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 [...]
And we are fully under way in the 09-10 basketball season. And Pleasant Hope’s Matt Brown has already marked himself as a player to watch scoring 82 points in the teams first two games. Last night Brown went for 40 as the Pirates won 85-33 over College Heights in the first round of the Dennis [...]