Champions crowned tonight, Eminence wins the Cabool Holiday Tournament 59-49 over Thayer, Blue Eye takes the boys half of the Walnut Grove Holiday Classic 70-49 over Morrisville, while Couch downs Exeter 43-38 despite 24 pts from Whitney Edie to win the girls side. But Kickapoo comes up one game short falling to Lee’s Summit West 75-63 in the finals of the William Jewell Tournament Cardinal Division. The 35 points of West’s Mizzou signee Mike Dixon relegated the Chiefs to second.
BOYS
Cabool Holiday Tournament
- 7th place – Sparta 47, Cabool 40
- 5th place – Liberty 47, Houston 37
- 3rd place – Couch vs Fair Grove – 5 PM
- Championship – Eminence 59, Thayer 49
US Bank/Rolla Holiday Invitational
- St. Joseph Benton 51, Salem 37
- Washington 61, Rolla 51
- Washington: Skyler Suggs – 18 pts
- Waynesville 74, Festus 48
- Westbury Christian(Houston, TX) 35, Rogers, AR 30
- Rogers: Aaron Hawley – 18 pts
Walnut Grove Holiday Classic
- 5th place – Walnut Grove 61, Halfway 53
- 3rd place – Fair Play 77, Bakersfield 42
- Championship – Blue Eye 70, Morrisville 49
All-Tournament Team
- Blue Eye – Logan Decker – MVP, Trae Patton, Garett Chapman
- Fair Play – Jordan Sukovaty
- Morrisville – Shawn Artz
William Jewel Holiday Tournament – Cardinal Division
- Championship – Lee’s Summit West 75, Kickapoo 63
- Lee’s Summit West: Mike Dixon – 35 pts
Southwest Boys Tournament
- 7th place – Wheaton 40, Exeter – 32
- 5th place – East Newton 59, Southwest 55
- 3rd place – Pea Ridge, AR 82, Eureka Springs, AR 54
- Pea Ridge: Kip Kelly – 50 pts
- Championship – Pierce City 63, Purdy 61
Neosho Holiday Tournament
- McDonald County 52, KC Ruskin 40
- Van Buren, AR 51, Monett 49
- Monett: Kennon Cox – 18 pts
- Morrilton, AR 52, Charleston, AR 41
Schedule for 12/31
- 5th place – Neosho vs KC Ruskin
- 3rd place – McDonald County vs Charleston, AR
- Championship – Morrilton, AR vs Van Buren, AR – 7:30 PM
Richland Boys Tournament
GIRLS
Lebanon Girls Tournament
- Norwood 52, Salem 49
- Salem: Jennifer Herndon – 21 pts
- Norwood: Jordan Gray – 16 pts
- #4 Conway 51, #8 Crocker 28
- Conway: Haley Skidmore & Santana Cruz – 15 pts
- Crocker: Kaitlin Bogle – 14 pts
- #3 Ava 47, #7 Houston 36
- Houston: Erica Keeney – 18 pts
- Ava: Kayla Dooms & Kendra Dering – 14 pts
- #1 Lebanon 57, #5 Bolivar 35
- Lebanon: Megan Stamm – 12 pts, Kylie Dudley & Cierra Moore – 11 pts
- #2 Pleasant Hope 70, #6 Richland 50
- Pleasant Hope: Lauren McCurry – 29 pts, Alex Benson – 21 pts
- Richland: Couri Braithwait- 18 pts
Schedule for 12/31
- 7th place – #8 Crocker vs #7 Houston – 11:30 AM
- 5th place – #4 Conway vs #3 Ava – 1 PM
- 3rd place – #5 Bolivar vs #6 Richland – 2:30 PM
- Championship – #1 Lebanon vs #2 Pleasant Hope – 4 PM
Walnut Grove Holiday Classic
- 7th place – Chadwick 59, Humansville 44
- 5th place – Miller 67, Walnut Grove 48
- 3rd place – Ash Grove 57, Fordland 46
- Championship – Couch 43, Exeter 38
- Exeter: Whitney Edie – 24 pts
All-Tournament Team
- Couch – Whitney Mills – MVP, Tara Combs
- Exeter – Whitney Edie, Destani Stensrud
- Walnut Grove – Haley Harman
- Miller – Hannah Wilkerson
- Fordland – Lauren Fitzpatrick
- Clever – Bridget Hanafin
- Chadwick – Erika Davis
- Ash Grove – Kaile Weinreis
Neosho Holiday Tournament
- KC Ruskin 48, Pierce City 46
- Pierce City: Stevie Freeman – 19 pts
- Morrilton, AR 54, Monett 52
- Monett: 4 players in double digits
- Cassville 47, McDonald County 37
- Springdale, AR 33, Seneca 29
- Neosho 76, East Newton 49
- Neosho: Savannah Snow – 26 pts, 4 players in double figures
Schedule for 12/31
- 7th place – McDonald County vs Monett – 9 AM
- 5th place – Cassville vs Morrilton, AR
- 3rd place – Seneca vs East Newton – 1:30 PM
- Championship – Springdale, AR vs Neosho – 6 PM


