Some great matchups of top level teams last night. Starting on the girls side with Mt. Vernon traveling to Stockton. The Lady Tigers were on a roll coming into this game having beaten Skyline handily. But it wasn’t to be as the Lady Mountaineers take the 60-43 road win.
On the boys side, great finishes in [...]
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 [...]
After a relatively quiet first night of districts, the upset bug went into overtime for day 2. And no upset was bigger than Winona knocking off the state’s #1 team Eminence 2-1 to win the district title. And that was after Winona earlier dispatched a very strong Summersville team 2-0 in the semifinals.
Other #1s that [...]
VOLLEYBALL
Varsity
Carthage 2, Joplin 1 (25-15, 20-25, 25-16)
Carthage: Chelsea Williams – 10 kills; Andrea Westhoff – 13 digs; Taylor Smith – 6 aces; Lindsey Terry – 32 assists
Ozark 2, Hillcrest 0 (25-6, 25-6)
Ozark: Jade Hayes – 10 kills; Sydney Potts – 19 assists
Wheaton 2, Exeter 1 (11-25, 25-18, 25-18)
Conway 2, Fordland 0 (25-11, 25-16)
Conway: [...]
We have our first district champion of the year as the Rogersville girls defeat Marshfield 60-51 behind 27 points from Najee Donson. The Lady Wildcats jumped all over Marshfield in the first quarter to the tune of 22-11. The Lady Jays chipped away only down by 6 entering the fourth, but couldn’t get over the [...]
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Varsity
Crane 62, Spokane 53
New Covenant 77, Everton 38
New Covenant: Hannah Brim – 23 pts, Lindsey Letsinger – 22 pts
Osceola 60, Montrose 56
Exeter 47, Purdy 43
Kickapoo 48, Waynesville 40
Parkview 58, Lebanon 48
Parkview: Lydia Key – 17 pts, Emily Akins & Rana Thomas – 14 pts
Lebanon: Cierra Moore – 15 pts, Kylie Dudley – 10 pts
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
Varsity
Verona 47, Thomas Jefferson 34
Verona: Jenna Chadd – 17 pts
TJ: Sally Currence – 14 pts
Cassville 56, Monett 43
Cassville: Hannah Elkins – 18 pts, Gail Edie – 16 pts, Emily Orrell – 11 pts
Monett: Madison Carlin – 11 pts
Fair Grove continues to roll despite being 2 players down as they win the big matchup with Skyline 68-54. The Lady Eagles ran up a 14 point lead at the half. Then held off a Skyline charge in the third period. The Lady Tigers closed the gap to 5 going into the final quarter, but [...]
BASKETBALL
GIRLS
McAuley Warrior Classic
#1 Seneca 64, #8 East Newton JV 28
#4 Verona 54, #5 Wheaton 50
Crocker Tournament
Eugene 62, Stoutland 29
Stoutland: Briana Boatwright – 24 pts
Crocker 53, St. Elizabeth 31
Crocker: Larra Kubinski – 18 pts, Kaitlin Bogle – 17 pts
Plato 47, Iberia 41
Plato: Kaley Cobb – 21 pts
SWCL Tournament
#1 Sparta 59, #8 Billings 29
#4 Clever 70, [...]
Kickapoo and KC O’Hara advanced to the final of the Nixa Invitational Friday night. Kickapoo used a big third quarter to turn around a 26-25 halftime deficit and defeat Hillcrest 71-57. While Nixa just couldn’t completely slow down O’Hara and fell 62-53.
In Rogersville, a pair of 31 point performances resulted in different results as Preston [...]