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 Nevada Classic Carl Junction 76, KC Northeast 17 Newburg Tournament 7th place – Licking 44, Salem 38 Dixon: Hunter Yoakum – 23 pts Championship – St. James 57, Cuba 32 Varsity Thayer 70, Koshkonong [...] The headline matchup of the night goes to the Webb City Lady Cardinals as the defeat Nixa 61-46 in the showdown of state ranked squads. Hailey Roderique lead the way in scoring with 21 points for Webb City. Kaitlin Jaeger registered a double double with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and blocked 6 shots. And I attended a strong ‘Game of the Year’ candidate as the Richland Bears welcomed Frisco League rival Licking in for Homecoming. The Wildcat’s Ben Denbow registered a double double with 25 points and 10 rebounds while Josh Hood scored 28. Richland countered with guard Pat Poston scoring 38, but it was Jacob Shelton’s jumper from the wing as the buzzer sounded that game the Bears a 91-90 win. BASKETBALL BOYS Varsity
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 Play continues their strong season with an extra period 69-61 win over Morrisville. And Pierce City and Lockwood enjoyed playing each other so much they decided to go two extra periods before the Eagles win 62-60. One game that didn’t go into overtime may serve as the coming out party for one of the underrated boys players I mentioned earlier today. Richland’s Pat Poston scored 40 tonight as the Bears downed Macks Creek 105-78. BASKETBALL BOYS 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.
BASKETBALL GIRLS Lady Comet Invitational at Marionville Verona 73, Mt. Vernon 66 Verona: Tristan Carasquillo – 26 pts, 5 3s; Jenna Chadd – 23 pts, 5 3s Miller 82, Ash Grove 70 Miller: Hannah Wilkerson – 38 pts; Betsy Epps – 20 pts, 5 3s Lady Bear [...] |
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