The Carthage High School girls swim team took first place at Tuesday’s Springfield Invitational.
The Tigers topped the final team standings with 295 points. Camdenton (226) and New Covenant Academy (176) were second and third, respectively. There were seven teams in attendance.
The Tigers won four events.
Carthage’s 200-yard medley relay team of Madison Riley, Aubree Santillan, Nadya Housh and Hope Fultz took first place with a time of 2 minutes, 6 seconds.
In other first place showings, Housh won the 100 butterfly in 1:06, Riley took first in the 100 freestyle in 57.94 and Ava Lacey won the 100 backstroke in 1:12.
The Tigers placed second in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:09, with Riley, Santillan, Housh and Fultz swimming.
Riley was the runner-up in the 50 freestyle, while Carthage’s Mackenzie Polley and Sydney Parks placed second and third in the 500 freestyle.
Santillan and Jacey Dixon placed fourth and sixth, respectively, in the 200 freestyle.
Housh, Santillan and Fultz finished third, fourth and fifth in the 100 breaststroke.
Fultz was fifth in the 100 free, while Elena Wright was fifth in the 100 backstroke.
The Tigers finished fifth in the 200 freestyle relay, with Leah Lambeth, Wright, Dixon and Polley competing.
Day: January 20, 2021
GIRLS HOOPS ROUNDUP: Webb City falls in tourney opener, Seneca tops Nevada
ROLLA 58, WEBB CITY 47
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. — Webb City’s girls basketball team suffered a 58-47 setback to Rolla on Tuesday night at the Lady Wildcat Classic at Logan-Rogersville High School.
Jaydee Duda scored 21 points to lead Webb City (4-7), while Sierra Kimbrough added 10 points.
Savannah Campbell scored 23 points for Rolla (9-3), while Carli Libhart added 18.
The Cardinals return to action at the event at 4 on Friday against Sparta.
SENECA 44, NEVADA 42
NEVADA, Mo. — Seneca rallied late and earned a Big 8 West road win.
Aliya Grotjohn led Seneca (5-9) with 21 points, while Makayla French added eight.
Nevada’s Tylin Heathman scored 11 points, while Abby Harder added nine for the Tigers (6-6).
Nevada led 22-17 at the half and 34-33 at the end of the third quarter.
Seneca outscored the hosts 11-8 in the final frame.
BOYS HOOPS ROUNDUP: Carl Junction earns road win at Lebanon; Neosho tops Willard; CHC defeats McAuley; Nevada rolls past Seneca
CARL JUNCTION 54, LEBANON 40
LEBANON, Mo. — Carl Junction fought back from an early deficit and used a strong second half to beat Lebanon 54-40 in a non-conference boys basketball clash on Tuesday night at Boswell Auditorium.
The Bulldogs outscored the Yellowjackets 43-26 after the first period.
Alex Baker scored 16 points to lead Carl Junction, while Josh Cory added 12. Blake Poorman had eight points and Ayden Bard added seven for the Bulldogs, who picked up their third win of the season.
The Yellowjackets led 14-11 at the end of the first period.
Hoops from Poorman and Cory gave the Bulldogs a 23-20 lead at halftime.
A pair of treys from Baker, a hoop inside from Cory and a putback by Baker gave Carl Junction a 42-29 advantage late in the third period.
The Bulldogs led 42-32 entering the fourth quarter.
Poorman’s hoop in the paint and a 3-pointer from Baker made it 49-36 in favor of the visitors with just under three minutes remaining.
Carl Junction hosts Monett on Friday night.
NEOSHO 58, WILLARD 56
WILLARD, Mo. — Neosho picked up its first conference win of the season.
Landon Austin led the Wildcats with 24 points and Chase Flynn added 12.
Neosho’s Dalton Brodie and Isaiah Green contributed eight points apiece, while Landon Werneke added six.
Neosho hiked its record to 9-6 overall and 1-1 in the COC.
The Wildcats trailed 32-26 at halftime, but the Wildcats took a 48-42 lead into the fourth quarter.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS 66, MCAULEY CATHOLIC 53
CHEROKEE, Kan. — College Heights Christian built a nine-point lead after the first quarter on the way to an opening-round win over McAuley Catholic on Tuesday in the Lancer Classic.
Miller Long continued his torrid pace with a game-high 30 points to lead the Cougars. Hagen Beck finished with 16 in the win, while Curtis Davenport finished with seven and Ethan Meeks with six.
Thomas Black led McAuley with 21 points, while Rocco Bazzano-Joseph added nine on three 3-pointers. Daniel Wagner finished with eight in the loss.
No. 4 College Heights plays top-seeded Erie in the semifinals at 5:50 on Thursday. McAuley takes on Wichita Independent in the consolation semifinals at 5:50 on Thursday.
NEVADA 62, SENECA 28
NEVADA, Mo. — Nevada rolled in this one.
The host Tigers took control early, as Nevada led 21-6 at the end of the first quarter and 44-13 at the break.
Nevada held a comfortable 56-23 advantage by the end of the third period.
The Tigers improved to 8-5, while the Indians slipped to 2-11.
Logan McNeley scored 15 points to lead the Tigers, while Lane McNeley had 12 and Case Sanderson added 10.
Titus Atkins had six points for Seneca, while Blake Hurn had five.
BOYS HOOPS: Top-seeded Thomas Jefferson earns convincing win to open Tony Dubray Classic
LIBERAL, Mo. — The top-seeded Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team started on a 12-0 run and never looked back in an 82-44 win over Northeast Vernon County on Tuesday to open the Tony Dubray Classic.
“I thought we started the game really well,” Thomas Jefferson coach Chris Myers said. “We had that intensity that we talked about. Then we got into a pretty good lull there. It all starts with defense, and once we got passive on defense, it gave them a little life. When we are playing good defense and getting transition buckets, we are fun to watch.”
With the win, the Cavaliers move to 11-1 on the season with nine straight victories.
Thomas Jefferson wasted little time taking the momentum from the opening tip, scoring the first 12 points inside the first three minutes of action. Jay Ball started things off with an inside score. Caden Myers added six points. More importantly, the Cavaliers forced three turnovers in the opening minutes.
“We want to get out and play good defense,” Coach Myers said. “We want to get in the passing lanes, force some things to happen and then turn it into offense the other way. … We did a good job of that early, and got back to that to start the second half.”
Thomas Jefferson took a 23-8 lead into the second quarter after closing the first on a 9-2 spurt led by five points from Noah Hamlett.
The lead meandered around the 15-point mark for the entire second period, with the Cavaliers essentially putting the game out of reach in the third quarter.
Coming out of the half up 42-26, Thomas Jefferson opened with a 3-pointer from Drew Goodhope and a fast-break runout from Dhruv Gheewala to push the lead to more than 20 for the first time, 47-26. Gheewala added an old-fashioned three-point play and a driving score to give the Cavaliers a 53-29 lead on a 9-3 run to open the third.
“We weren’t overly pleased at halftime, honestly,” Coach Myers said. “We were pleased with having a lead, but we talked about wanting to turn up that defensive pressure. … I was really pleased with the way the boys responded. They played a good defensive third quarter to let us stretch it out.”
Thomas Jefferson continued their run, scoring the next nine straight points to push the lead to 30 points, 62-32, ending any chance for a Knights comeback with 2:30 left in the third period.
SCORING LEADERS
Caden Myers led Thomas Jefferson with a game-high 25 points, while Gheewala finished right behind with 21. Ball closed with 12 points, while Goodhope finished with nine.
Justin Culbertson led Northeast Vernon County with 21 points, 10 coming in the second quarter. Kylan Bachand finished with 14 in the loss.
UP NEXT
Thomas Jefferson battles the winner of (4) Liberal and (5) Sarcoxie at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Joplin splits duals; Neosho tops Carthage, Webb City falls at Marshfield
JOPLIN SPLITS DUALS IN KANSAS
FRONTENAC, Kan. — The Joplin Eagles split a pair of duals against Kansas schools on Tuesday night at Frontenac High School.
Joplin defeated Independence 52-18.
Winning their matches by fall for the Eagles were Sam Melton (106 pounds), Jack Stanley (152), Brendon Mynatt (160), Brayden Thomas (182), Luke Gunn (220) and Gunner Price (285).
Joplin’s Josiah Vaughn earned a major decision at 132, while Rocky Walker (126) and Reese Macios (138) posted decisions. Scott Lowe won by forfeit at 195.
Frontenac defeated Joplin 42-36.
Recording wins by fall for the Eagles were Melton, Jabin Brown (113), Stanley and Price.
Frontenac’s Lathan Lundberg defeated Freddy Cerrato-Martinez 11-8 at 120, while Matt Moore earned a 10-5 decision over Draven VanGilder at 170.
The Raiders won six matches by fall.
NEOSHO 57, CARTHAGE 10
NEOSHO, Mo. — The Wildcats earned a homecoming win over the Tigers.
Neosho’s Landon Kivett edged Carlos Reyes 11-10 at 120 pounds, while Carthage’s Kip Castor earned a 1-0 decision over Jonny Chrisco at 126.
Carthage’s Eli Sneed defeated Hayden Crane 5-4 at 138, while Neosho’s Eli Zar claimed a 4-2 decision over Davion King at 145.
In another close match, Neosho’s Collyn Kivett defeated Braxdon Tate 3-2 at 152.
Neosho’s Trent Neece (160) and Cayden Auch (170) both won their matches by fall.
At 182, Carthage’s Luke Gall earned a major decision, 13-4, over Eric Holt.
Neosho’s Jacob Fry (195), Eric Renner (220) and Nikolas Olivares (285) all won by fall.
The Wildcats also won three matches by forfeit (106, 113 and 132).
MARSHFIELD 52, WEBB CITY 27
MARSHFIELD, Mo. — Earning wins by fall for the Cardinals were Brayden Hollingsworth (170), Roger Carranco (182) and Jacob Ott (195).
Webb City’s Bobby Pearish won by forfeit at 113, while Colt Taylor defeated Tommy Mynatt 7-5 at 120.
Marshfield won by fall at 126, 145 and 160. Marshfield’s Damian Dockery earned a major decision, 15-2, over Dominic Boles at 132.
The Cardinals were open at 106, 138, 152 and 285.
