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Day: January 23, 2021

GIRLS HOOPS ROUNDUP: College Heights wins Lancer Classic, McAuley takes third

Posted on by Jason Peake

CHC GIRLS WIN LANCER CLASSIC

CHEROKEE, Kan. — The College Heights Christian girls basketball team captured the Lancer Classic championship with a hard-fought 37-32 win over Erie on Friday night at Southeast High School.

The Cougars hiked their record to 13-1.

College Heights used a balanced attack. Catie Secker scored 11 points, while Grace Bishop added eight. Kaynahn Burk and Jayli Johnson contributed seven points apiece for CHC, while Lainey Lett rounded out the scoring with four points. 

Skylar Clevenger scored 12 points for the Red Devils (8-2). 

The game was deadlocked at the break, 15-15. 

College Heights took a 26-22 lead into the fourth quarter. 

The Cougars outscored the Red Devils 11-10 in the final frame to secure the win. 

 

CHC’s Catie Secker looks for an open teammate during Friday’s Lancer Classic championship game against Erie. Photo by Sean Frye/Parsons Sun.

 

 

MCAULEY TAKES THIRD PLACE

CHEROKEE, Kan. — McAuley Catholic took third place in the Lancer Classic after pulling away to a 57-33 win over Baxter Springs on Friday at Southeast High School. 

After building a 22-11 lead by the intermission, the Warriors (9-6) outscored the Lions 16-11 in the third quarter and pulled away in the fourth with a 19-11 run down the stretch.

Kennedy DeRuy led McAuley with a game-high 30 points in the win. Kayleigh Teeter finished with 16 points, while Gliza Damaso added four. 

Emmalee Williams and Allie Fry each led Baxter Springs with 11 points apiece. Kennedy Krokroskia finished with six in the loss.

McAuley hosts Wheaton for a 5 p.m. tip on Tuesday.

 

WEBB CITY 54, SPARTA 37

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. — Webb City defeated Sparta 54-37 at the Williams Construction Lady Wildcat Classic at Logan-Rogersville High School. 

The Cardinals will conclude tourney play at 12:30 on Saturday against Springfield Central.

 

NEVADA GIRLS 54, FORT SCOTT 40

Nevada’s girls beat Fort Scott 54-40 at the Frontenac tournament.
Nevada led 43-23 at the end of the third quarter en route to victory.
Clara Swearingen and Tylin Heathman scored 14 points apiece for Nevada (7-7). Ella Beth scored 18 points for Fort Scott (2-8).

 

MOUNT VERNON 66, BOLIVAR 44

BOLIVAR, Mo. — Missouri Southern recruit Lacy Stokes scored 26 points to lead the Mountaineers to third place at the Bolivar Tournament.
Ellie Johnston added 17 points for Mount Vernon, while Raegan Boswell added 11.
After a close first half, Mount Vernon finished strong, outscoring Bolivar 43-23 in the second half.

BOYS HOOPS ROUNDUP: Webb City, Nevada, Carthage, Neosho all victorious on Friday night

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

WEBB CITY 78, FRONTENAC 60

FRONTENAC, Kan. — A second-quarter surge led Webb City to a 78-60 win over Frontenac on Friday night at the Freeman Sports Medicine Mid-Season Shoot-Out at Frontenac High School.

Webb City (11-2) will meet Nevada (10-5) at 2:30 on Saturday in the tourney’s championship game. 

The Raiders led 16-14 at the end of the first quarter, but the Cardinals put together a 17-0 run to begin the second period.

Webb City never trailed again. The Cardinals were up 38-27 at halftime. 

Treys late in the third quarter by Nickhai Howard and Max Higginbotham, along with four points from Cohl Vaden, gave Webb City a 54-36 lead.  

The Cardinals went up 20 early in the fourth quarter on a pair of free throws from Higginbotham. 

A two-handed dunk by Luke Brumit extended Webb City’s advantage to 62-43 with five minutes to play.

Alex Martin and Howard scored 15 points apiece to lead the Cardinals, while Vaden added 10 points. Brumit had 10 rebounds and eight points. 

Mekhi Garrard and Trenton Hayes added eight points apiece. Nine different players scored for the Cardinals, who shot 43 percent from the floor (26-for-60). 

The Raiders were led by 6-foot-8 junior post player Jordan Fudge’s 22 points. Frontenac shot 43 percent (20-of-47). The Raiders had 26 turnovers, while the Cardinals had 19. 

There were 49 fouls called, 27 on the Raiders and 22 on the Cardinals. 

 

NEVADA 58, FORT SCOTT 30

Also in Frontenac, Nevada came out on top in the clash between Tigers, improving to 2-0 in the tourney.  

Nevada led 13-9 at the end of the opening frame and 29-23 at halftime. 

With a 17-5 third quarter, Nevada extended its lead to 18 at 46-28 entering the fourth quarter. 

Shaun Gray’s Tigers pushed the lead to 20 right away in the fourth quarter. 

Nevada outscored Fort Scott 29-7 in the second half. 

Logan McNeley led Nevada with 22 points with four 3-pointers, while Logan Applegate added 13 points.

 

CARTHAGE 79, COFFEYVILLE 30

CHANUTE, Kan. — A strong first half led Carthage’s boys to a 79-30 win over Coffeyville on Friday afternoon at the Ralph Miller Classic at Chanute High School. 

Up 25-13 at the end of the first quarter, Carthage extended its lead to 39-19 by halftime. 

The Tigers outscored the Golden Tornado 30-6 in the third period to take a comfortable 69-25 advantage entering the fourth quarter.

Max Templeman poured in 21 points to lead Carthage, while Joel Pugh added 18 points with five 3-pointers. 

Also for the Tigers, Silas Templeman scored 12 points and Justin Ray had 10 with two treys. 

Carthage plays Life Prep at 2:30 on Saturday to finish out tourney play. 

 

NEOSHO 79, FORSYTH 58

NEOSHO, Mo. — Neosho earned a convincing 79-58 non-conference win over Forsyth. 

Landon Austin led the Wildcats with 27 points and Isaiah Green added a career-high 20 points. 

Austin scored 17 points in the second half and also grabbed 10 rebounds.

Wildcats coach Zane Culp noted it was Austin’s second straight double-double.  

Chase Flynn added 15 points for Neosho, while Dalton Brodie had eight. Brock Franklin and Kael Smith chipped in seven points apiece. 

The Wildcats led 35-33 at the break, but the hosts erupted for 44 points in the second half, including 26 in the fourth quarter. 

The Wildcats improved to 10-6. 

Neosho hosts McDonald County next Friday.

BOYS HOOPS: Carl Junction protects home court, tops Monett

Posted on by Jason Peake

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The Carl Junction Bulldogs got off to a hot start en route to a 72-53 win over the Monett Cubs on Friday night.
Monett got off the first basket, but then the Bulldogs went on a 12-3 run.
Senior Alex Baker made four free throws to start off his night, and senior Blake Poorman also made two field goals. Monett made a pair of 3-pointers to brings the score to 14-8 in Carl Junction’s favor at the end of the first quarter.
Carl Junction junior Josh Cory went off in the second quarter for the Bulldogs by scoring 13 points off six baskets and a free throw. Cory was aided by Baker, who also made a basket and a pair of free throws, giving him eight points for the half.
Bulldogs senior Sincere Williams also made his first basket of the half to add onto two free throws he made in the first quarter. By the time both teams headed to the locker room, Carl Junction had a 33-17 lead that they would not relinquish.
Coming out of the half, Williams added to his totals by hitting a two free throws, a 3-pointer and a pair of field goals to give him nine points in the quarter and 13 for the night.
Senior Mylas Derfelt also added a pair of impressive 3s and Cory, Baker and Poorman all contributed with points of their own.
Baker finished the night with 10 points. Sophomore Ayden Bard, making his first start of the year, also made his first basket of the game. Monett tried to mount a comeback but were never able to bridge the gap.
As the clock turned to the final period, Carl Junction led 56-30.
“We came back and took care of our house tonight,” Carl Junction coach Justin Pock said. “The other day we let Hillcrest come in here and take over our house, and we respect where we play and we had to protect it.”
Even with a 26-point deficit, Monett continued to try and claw their way back into the game in the fourth, making two treys, several field goals, and going 5-for-6 from the line to put up 23 points.

The Bulldogs were not going to let a comeback happen, as Bard scored seven points (giving him 9 on the night), Cory added two baskets, junior Jaden Cherry hit a basket and sophomore Nathan Planchon finished the night off by hitting his only basket for 3.
“We got a little sloppy there at the end, but we played really hard defensively and rebounded a lot and that was a big takeaway,” Pock said. “I’m going to tell our guys to celebrate tonight, but then we’ve got to get back to work. We have Central next Tuesday, but we definitely rebuilt our house tonight.”

BOYS HOOPS: Late 3-pointer by Simmons sends Joplin to championship game

Posted on by Lucas Davis

LEBANON, Mo. — Senior Dominick Simmons splashed home a corner 3-pointer with two seconds left in regulation to lift Joplin past Lebanon 55-52 in the semifinal round of the Hall of Fame Classic on Friday.

CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND

The Eagles improve to 10-4 on the season with the win and advance to take on Rogersville in the championship game at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

SCORING LEADERS

Always Wright finished with 15 points to lead Joplin. Carson Wampler added 11 points, and Terrance Gibson finished with 10. Simmons and All Wright each closed the win out with eight points.

Josh Napper finished with a game-high 20 points to lead Lebanon. Tristan Wilson added 11, while Ty Matlock and Caleb Falzone both scored six. 

GAME NOTES

Joplin took an 11-8 lead into the first quarter after jumping out in front of Lebanon thanks to back-to-back 3-pointers from All Wright and Always Wright to open the game. The Eagles stretched the lead to 16-10 midway through the second quarter following a 3-pointer from Wampler and a score on the break from All Wright.

Falzone scored on the give-and-go, while Napper sank a triple to bring Lebanon within one of the lead, 16-15. Falzone and Napper combined for 15 of the Yellowjackets’ 17 points in the first half. 

Joplin closed out the half on a 6-2 run to take a 23-17 advantage into the second half, with Always Wright scoring on a fast-break dunk before All Wright knocked down a floater. Gibson added an offensive board for a putback to close out the first-half scoring.

The score remained tight throughout the third period, with Joplin clinging to a 37-35 advantage heading into the final eight minutes of action. The Eagles never trailed in the game until Napper grabbed an offensive rebound for a putback score with 4:25 to give the Yellowjackets their first lead, 43-41.

Joplin tied the game on two free throws from LT Atherton before Always Wright earned a steal for a fast-break dunk going the other way for a 45-43 advantage. Gibson added an inbounds score from the block moments later to push the lead to 47-43 with 2:20 left.

Lebanon tied the game back up with less than two minutes to play on a second-chance 3-pointer from Napper to make the score 48-48. Gibson pulled down on offensive rebound and scored on the putback to give Joplin the lead back with less than 90 seconds to play. The Yellowjackets tied it for the fourth time in the final quarter with 15 seconds left on an inside score from Wilson, but the Eagles pushed the ball down the floor with Simmons sealing the win on his late corner 3-ball.

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