Another fantastic year of Ozarks hoops. Three state titles courtesy of the Hillcrest boys, and Webb City and Mt. Vernon girls. Tons of teams in the state rankings all year. We saw Hannah Wilkerson run down the all time high school scoring mark, then make a run to Columbia. We witnessed possibly the national high school boys basketball highlight of the year when Trey Starks launched himself into the rafters of Mizzou arena and over Oakville’s Garrett Reeg. We prayed as Stephanie Phillips stopped coaching to renew her fight against cancer. And we rejoiced as she came back to guide her team to the final four. We followed the rise of newcomers to the state rankings. Verona and Richland on the girls side. Thomas Jefferson and Gainesville on the boys. We cheered all the buzzer beaters, big wins, great plays, comebacks, defensive stands, hustle plays, razzle dazzle, and gutsy losses. And now, like always, we say goodbye to those seniors who gave everything they had for their schools, for their towns, and for us, and leave us with so many memories. Here’s the year in review.
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BASKETBALL GIRLS Seymour Tournament
Mark Twain Conference Tournament
Varsity
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 Glendale. Casey Carroll had 20 to lead the Lady Chiefs. The Mid-Lakes girls race stayed wild as Lauren McCurry’s 28 points helped Pleasant Hope get past Fair Grove 49-48. Webb City continued their roll with a 60-53 win over Ozark behind Kaitlin Jaeger’s 24 points. And the big performance of the night goes to Carl Junction’s Lauren McRae who scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Lady Bulldogs 66-34 win over Lamar. BASKETBALL GIRLS Varsity
Feeling sick for two weeks can leave you a lot of time to think. And since my mind is going 100 miles an hour on a normal day, the last thing I need is time to think. Lewis Black once hypothesized that hearing the dumbest thing he’d ever heard could be the possible cause of an aneurysm. Now I’m not saying that one of my thoughts may be the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard. But with a wife and two children that I’d still like to spend a few more years with, I’m not taking any chances. We’re taking a trip to the barbershop so I can purge myself of potentially lethal thoughts. If one of them causes you to have an aneurysm, I apologize. But I don’t think you can prove anything.
Great moment tonight in Morrisville as Hannah Wilkerson becomes the states all time leading scorer. Former record holder Melissa Grider was on hand in the town she spent her first three years playing for to present Wilkerson the game ball after the record breaking point early in the second quarter. Wilkerson would finish with 32 points as Miller won 75-54. Congratulations Hannah! In other games Skyline downs newly state ranked Fair Grove 50-48. It’s going to be a real dogfight for the Mid-Lakes title. West Plains continues their strong season with a 48-42 win over Rolla. And Nixa gets a nice 51-34 win at Branson. While on the boys side, Dadeville remains undefeated with an impressive 73-55 win over a very good Fair Play squad. BASKETBALL GIRLS McAuley Tournament
Varsity
A huge contest in Verona tonight as the Lady Wildcats were looking to rebound from a loss to Clever against state-ranked Purdy who knocked off Miller last week. And rebound Verona did as they win the Ozark 7 matchup 61-56 behind the 23 points of Tristan Carrasquillo. Jessica Smith added 21 for Verona, while Shelby White led Purdy with 20. On the boys side, Parkview gives a big shot in the arm to their Ozark Conference title hopes knocking off Joplin 51-48. And Houston rides Kyle Poynter’s 36 points to a 84-83 double overtime win over Mountain Grove. Poynter hit a 3 as the 4th quarter buzzer went off to send the game to overtime tied at 66. Then hit the game winner in double overtime for the Tigers. BASKETBALL BOYS McAuley Warrior Classic
Varsity
BASKETBALL BOYS Mt. View-Liberty Tournament
Camdenton Shootout
According to you, my readers, Hannah Wilkerson was the girls MVP of the holiday tournaments. Miller’s four game run through the Walnut Grove Classic included a 45 point performance by Wilkerson in the final and netted her 36% of the vote. Coming in second was Lauren McCurry of Pleasant Hope who lead all scorers at the [...] There are pluses & minuses to being an amateur running a sports website without an editor. Minuses include not being able to get to everything I want, having a real job, and having my excellent readers correct me when my research, information, or spelling is shoddy. The pluses include me being able to do pretty much whatever I please. For example… I started out this week’s QotW asking who you thought was the girls Holiday Tournament MVP. I picked players from 1st or 2nd place teams that had great performances. I included Mt. Vernon’s do everything Kenzie Williams who lead them to a Pink & White championship, Hannah Wilkerson of Walnut Grove Classic champions Miller, Lauren McCurry of Pleasant Hope who was the leading scorer at Lebanon, sparkplug Erin Gavin of the Neosho Holiday Classic champion Fair Grove Lady Eagles, Makenzie Smith who helped Kickapoo take second at the KTXR Lady Classic, and Dallis Bailey of Lebanon champions Conway. Not a bad group eh? Shocker at Weiser. It’s no shock that Kickapoo could beat Webb City, but to do it 49-27 by only allowing the Lady Cardinals 5 points in the second half is stunning. Great defensive effort by Kickapoo and they ran out to a 25-6 first quarter lead. Meanwhile at the Blue & Gold, Ozark escapes again with a 3 pointer at the buzzer again defeating Strafford 40-37. Isaiah Monroe hits the dagger tonight as Ozark advances to the Gold championship game. Lebanon Central Bank Holiday Tournament
Neosho Holiday Classic Boys
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