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Day: January 31, 2021

MEN’S HOOPS: Pittsburg State notches win against Rogers State

Posted on by Lucas Davis

CLAREMORE, Okla. — Cameron Huefner and Antonio Givens II combined for 35 points off the bench to help spark the Pittsburg State men’s basketball team to an 86-75 road victory against Rogers State University on Saturday at the Claremore Expo Center.

Pittsburg State (8-7, 8-7 MIAA) placed four players in double-figure scoring. Huefner led the way with 19, while Givens added 16. Martin Vogts (13) and Ryan Pippins (10) also posted double digits. Huefner made seven of 10 shots from the floor as the Gorillas shot 54.5 percent for the game overall (30-55).

RSU (6-8, 6-8 MIAA) got a game-high 21 points from Darraja Parnell while Devin Pullum chipped in with 18 points.

Pittsburg State will return to action next Thursday when the Gorillas host MIAA rival University of Central Missouri at John Lance Arena at 3:30 p.m.

WRESTLING: Neosho wins COC tourney, Carthage fourth

Posted on by Jason Peake

REPUBLIC, Mo. — Led by five individual champions and three runners-up, Neosho took first place at the Central Ozark Conference wrestling tournament on Saturday at Republic High School.

Neosho finished on top of the team standings with 331 points. Ozark was second with 252 and Nixa was third with 247.5.

Carthage (201.5), Willard (199), Carl Junction (159) and Webb City (137) finished fourth through seventh, respectively. 

Branson (135), Joplin (120) and Republic (38) rounded out the standings.

 

NEOSHO RESULTS

Winning individual titles for the Wildcats were Raymond Hembree (106 pounds), Hayden Crane (132), Eli Zar (145), Cayden Auch (160) and Jeremiah Larson (195).

Neosho’s Landon Kivett (120), Eric Holt (170) and Jacob Fry (220) all took second in their respective brackets.

Finishing fourth in their brackets were Wyatt Black (113), Nate Copeland (138) and Trent Neece (152). 

Jonny Chrisco (126), Cade Daniel (182) and Nikolas Olivares (285) all finished fifth. 

 

CARTHAGE RESULTS

Eli Sneed was the champion at 138 pounds, pinning Willard’s Oscar Martinez in the title bout. 

Bradyn Tate (113), Davion King (145) and Luke Gall (182) all finished second in their brackets.

Carlos Reyes placed third at 120 and Braxdon Tate was third at 152, while Dylan Huntley (106) and Brett Rockers (170) both finished fifth.

Anthony Salas was seventh at 220, Kip Castor was eighth at 126 and Alexis Vasquez took eighth at 285. 

 

CARL JUNCTION RESULTS

Carl Junction’s Jesse Cassatt was the champion at 182, edging Carthage’s Gall 5-3 in the title bout. 

Lukas Walker was the runner-up at 106, while Brennan Carey placed third at 220. 

Finishing fourth were Dexter Merrell (132), Cole Stewart (145), Cayden Bollinger (195) and Kameron Bennett (285).

Max Matthews was fifth at 113 and Chance Benford placed sixth at 160.

 

WEBB CITY RESULTS 

Jacob Ott was the runner-up at 195 pounds.

Colt Taylor placed third at 113, Roger Carranco took third at 182 and Brayden Hollingsworth finished fourth at 160.

Placing sixth were Dominic Boles (132) and Hunter England (145), while Aiden Moore (126), Rafe Mackey (138), Jackson Ward (170) and Kole Carr (285) all placed seventh. Robby Hollis finished eighth at 220. 

 

JOPLIN RESULTS

Josiah Vaughn placed third at 132, while Sam Melton was fourth at 106. 

Joplin’s Brendon Mynatt took fifth at 160, while Rocky Walker (126), Draven VanGilder (170), Brayden Thomas (182), Luke Gunn (220) and Gunner Price (285) all finished sixth in their brackets.

Alex Short (113) and Freddy Cerrato-Martinez (120) both placed seventh.

Reese Macios took eighth at 138 and Johnathon Burke was eighth at 145.

WOMEN’S HOOPS: Gegg’s career high leads Gorillas past Hillcats

Posted on by Lucas Davis

CLAREMORE, Okla. — Tristan Gegg scored a career-high 32 points, including 20 in the second half, to help lead the Pittsburg State women’s basketball team to a 92-81 road win over Rogers State on Saturday at the Claremore Expo Center.

The Gorillas (10-5, 10-5 MIAA) shot 60.6 percent from the field in the first half en route to building a 47-35 halftime advantage against the Hillcats (4-10, 4-10 MIAA). Pittsburg State stretched its margin to as many as 18 points early in the third quarter and held off RSU down the stretch.

Gegg made 10-of-15 shots from the floor, including four of five 3-point field-goal attempts, to lead the way for the Gorillas. She has now scored 967 points in 71 career games (13.6 ppg).

Kaylee DaMitz, who posted a season-high 25 points in Pittsburg State’s 65-50 road win over Northeastern State on Jan. 28, added 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting against the Hillcats on Saturday. She also dished out a game-high seven assists to bring her career total to 367 assists. She needs three more helpers to pass Kelly Krumsick (1980-83) for fifth place on PSU’s all-time charts.

Julia Johnson added 13 points, six rebounds and five blocked shots against the Hillcats.

Julie Luna (18) and Bailey Kliewer (17) paced RSU in scoring in the contest.

Pittsburg State will return to action next Thursday when the Gorillas play host to No. 22-ranked Central Missouri at 5:30 p.m. The Jennies (12-2, 12-2 MIAA) claimed a 55-51 home win over Northwest Missouri State on Saturday.

COLLEGE HOOPS: Martin, Jenkins lead MSSU men past Northeastern State

Posted on by Jason Peake

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Missouri Southern men’s basketball team nearly had a pair of players score more than 30 points as the Lions picked up a big road win today, 100-83, over Northeastern State.

Southern (8-6, 8-6 MIAA) won for the first time in Tahlequah since 2014.

Cam Martin finished with 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting and 12 rebounds. Martin moved into fourth-place on the MSSU all-time scoring list, passing Elyjah Clark in the process and has 1,825 points in just three seasons at MSSU.

Lawson Jenkins had a career-high 29 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 9-of-11 from the free throw line, including six three-pointers on the night.

Winston Dessesow scored 11 points in his first action in nearly a month and a half. Christian Bundy and RJ Smith scored nine points, while Stan Scott had eight.

NSU (2-12, 2-12 MIAA) had four score in double figures, led by Trey Locke with 22 points.

The two teams traded baskets and leads for the first 13 minutes of the game, but a three from Martin with 6:15 left in the half put the Lions on top 40-37. A layup from Martin with four to go pushed the lead to six (47-41), but the RiverHawks got back within four (50-46) with 2:15 remaining.

With 1:24 left on the clock, however, Jenkins hit the first of what would be nine free throws (9-of-10) in the final minute and a half to give the Lions a 59-48 lead at the break. Martin had 21 at the break and Jenkins had 18.

A three from Jenkins a minute and a half into the second half put the Lions up 12 (62-51) and a jumper from Christian Bundy with 15:29 made the score 65-57. The RiverHawks made a push, however, and got within one (69-68) before a three from Avery Taggart stopped the run. Jumpers from Martin and Dessesow had the Lions leading 76-71 with 9:22 to go.

A 6-0 run for NSU had the RiverHawks on top 77-76 after a bucket with seven minutes to go, but a hook shot from Martin and Jenkin’s fifth three of the game put the Lions up 83-79. Back-to-back jumpers from Dessesow pushed the lead to six (87-81) with just under five to go, before a three from Martin made the score 90-81, Lions with four minutes left.

A three from Jenkins, his sixth of the day, put the Lions up 93-81 and a layup from Martin gave the Lions their largest lead of the game to that point at 14 (95-81) and put the game away.

Southern shot 59 percent from the field and 56 percent from long-range, while making 72 percent of its free throws. The Lions had the lead for 32 minutes.

Southern will be back in action this Tuesday when the Lions start a three-game week with No. 3 ranked Northwest Missouri visiting the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. Tip-off from Robert Corn Court is set for 7:30 p.m.

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