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Class 1, 2, & 3 Quarterfinal Update

On a wild Saturday of playoff action, six OS.Net teams punched their tickets to the final four.  Including the Dadeville boys who won their anticipated matchup with Thomas Jefferson 63-55 in overtime.  Zach Medley lead the Bearcats with 23 points hitting five three pointers including a buzzer beating 70 footer going into halftime.  The Thayer girls are going to their first final four as Kaley Hebert’s 20 points lead them past Meadow Heights 51-40.

Unfortunately, the road ended for a few area teams also.  The Stockton girls saw their season end 46-30 to Maryville.  Verona stayed with undefeated Montrose the majority of the game.  But when Tristan Carrasquillo fouled out with 6 minutes to go and Verona trailing by 2, Montrose’s Morgan Eye took over.  Eye would finish with 29 points as the Lady Wildcats fall 61-50.  The Frisco League saw their two remaining teams fall short of Columbia as the Stoutland boys lost to Wellston-Eskridge 68-55, and the Richland girls couldn’t get past Canton, falling 76-54.

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Class 1, 2, & 3 Quarterfinal Schedule

Quarterfinal round for classes 1, 2, & 3 Saturday.  Every game is huge.  We finally get the clash of local class 1 boys powers Dadeville and Thomas Jefferson.  The Verona girls will try to take down undefeated Montrose and star Morgan Eye.  In a class 2 battle featuring two division 1 signees that will see each [...]

Class 4 & 5 Quarterfinal Report

CLASS 4

At Hammons Student Center, Springfield

  • Girls – Webb City 57, St. James 36
    • Last year, the key to beating Webb City was to beat their press and stop Kaitlin Jaeger.  But as Webb City displayed Saturday against St. James, even if you do hold Jaeger down this year, you’re still likely to get smoked.  Balanced scoring and speed by the bucketful carried the Lady Cardinals to the win at HSC.  St. James hung around early but a 17-2 Webb run gave them an 18 point lead in the second quarter.  St. James used solid free throw shooting to stay close, and pulled within 6 in the third before a 12-4 run by the Lady Cardinals keyed by a Kyndal Clark 3 pointer removed any more suspense.  Continue reading Class 4 & 5 Quarterfinal Report

Class 4 & 5 Quarterfinal Schedule

CLASS 4

Hammons Student Center, Springfield

Girls – 1:00 – Webb City (27-1) vs St. James (25-3)
Boys – 2:45 – Bolivar (18-6) vs Republic (19-8)

CLASS 5

Missouri S&T, Rolla

Girls – 1:00 – Rock Bridge (24-4) vs Kickapoo (22-6)
Boys – 2:45 – Holt (22-7) vs Hillcrest (22-7)

Quarterfinal Football Review

A great Saturday of football.  Some great performances, a couple of fantastic finishes, and three area teams took a step closer to state titles.  The Big 8 had a big day.  And a future high school legend took his last trip to the end zone.

CLASS 1

  • Valle Catholic 42, Miller 6
    • Just a dominant effort by the Valle line and by QB Michael Greminger.  The Warriors scored on all five of their first half possessions.  Greminger had a part in the last four as he threw for 197 yards and 3 TDs, and rushed for 62 and a TD in the half.  Justin Jack lead Miller with 59 yards rushing and threw for 129 yards and finally got Miller on the board as time expired with a 7 yard TD pass to Tyler Hinshaw.  The Cardinals see a fine season come to a disappointing end.

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Quarterfinal Football Scores

And then there were three.  As we move to the semifinals, three area squads march on.  Here’s the scores.  Lot’s to review coming up tomorrow.

CLASS 1

  • Valle Catholic 42, Miller 6

CLASS 2

  • Lamar 42, Fair Grove 14

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Quarterfinal Preview

Alright folks.  Quarterfinal Saturday.  Here’s what to look for.

CLASS 1

  • Valle Catholic (12-0) at Miller (10-2)
    • After getting the past their recent nemesis, Thayer, the Cardinals come up against an even more formidable challenge in Valle Catholic.  The Warriors have scored an astonishing 125 points in their first two playoff games.  And average over 45 ppg on the season.  They run a spread offense triggered by senior QB Michael Greminger who passes well, runs well, and causes havoc for opposing defenses.  The Warriors also have athletes all over the field for him to hand off & pass to.  Defensively, they use their speed to attack & force turnovers.  The key for Miller will be to contain Greminger, force him to throw to beat them, and close on receivers quickly to minimize gains.  If they try to cover man-to-man, Greminger has the arm strength to go deep.  If they try to blitz to bring pressure, he read the field very well and will hit his check down receivers.  A balanced, consistent, defensive approach is needed.  Derek Jack and Damon Dempster having big days would help also.  They will score points, just keep it from being too many.  Offensively, Miller has the horses to open some holes, and the speed to exploit them.  But Valle brings great speed also.  Justin Jack needs to use a variety of receivers, Daniel Parscal needs to use his speed to make some plays on the ground, and the Miller offense needs to keep the Warrior defense on the field as much as possible.  A big challenge, but not out of reach.

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Quarterfinal schedule

It’s getting real serious now.  Only one game left in each class.  We know that at least three teams will move on as three of the five games are matchups of area squads.  All games are Saturday at 1:30 PM.

CLASS 1

  • Valle Catholic (12-0) at Miller (10-2)

CLASS 2

  • Lamar (6-6) at Fair Grove (12-0)

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Class 4 & 5 state basketball quarterfinals

And then there were two.

Quarterfinal Saturday for classes four and five in Missouri and girls side is looking golden for the Ozarks.  The Nixa Lady Eagles defeat Rock Bridge 44-39 to move onto Columbia in class five taking command with a 10-2 second quarter.  And Webb City turns on the defense to beat St. James 60-39 in class four.  Decisive second and fourth quarter gave them the winning edge with Kaitlin Jaeger scoring 26 points.  At this point, the opponent for each is still to be determined as the games are in progress.

The news isn’t so good on the boys side as both area teams make good showings, but fall.   Class four Aurora falls 78-70 to Helias after being tied with under 6 minutes left in the game.  While Branson lead most of the game until late in the third quarter, then couldn’t get back over the hump in falling to Rock Bridge 56-53.
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Class 1, 2, & 3 quarterfinal preview

It’s quarterfinal Saturday for the lower classes.  The highlight is in Warrensburg where 26-0 Osceola meets 29-0 Penney.  All girls games are at 1 PM, all boys at 2:45 PM unless otherwise noted.

CLASS 1

West Plains Civic Center

Girls – Delta (23-2) vs Exeter (22-6)
Boys – Scott County Central (26-2) vs Chadwick (24-4)

SBU

Girls – Tuscumbia (22-7) vs Macks [...]