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Day: March 24, 2021

PREP HOOPS: Final MBCA polls released; local squads end season state-ranked

Posted on by Jason Peake

The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association has released its final polls of the 2020-21 season.

BOYS POLLS

CLASS 1

  1. South Iron
  2. Mound City
  3. St. Elizabeth
  4. Higbee
  5. Golden City
  6. Chadwick
  7. Green City
  8. Thomas Jefferson Independent
  9. Lockwood
  10. Stanberry

Others receiving votes: Orrick, Delta, Winston, Leeton, Meadville, Northwest (Mendon), Northwest (Hughesville)

 

CLASS 2 

  1. Campbell
  2. Salisbury
  3. Norwood
  4. North Andrew
  5. Crane
  6. Lakeland
  7. Wellsville-Middletown
  8. Valle Catholic
  9. Northeast Cairo
  10. Alton

Others receiving votes: Mid-Buchanan, Galena, Advance, Lincoln, Smithton.

 

CLASS 3

  1. Hartville
  2. Monroe City
  3. Summit Christian Academy
  4. Greenwood
  5. Lift for Life
  6. O’Fallon Christian
  7. Skyline
  8. Linn
  9. Thayer
  10. Strafford

Others receiving votes: Iberia, Miller, Steelville, St. Pius X (KC)

CLASS 4

  1. Vashon
  2. Westminster Christian
  3. Blair Oaks
  4. Barstow
  5. Central (New Madrid)
  6. East Newton
  7. MICDS
  8. Father Tolton
  9. Richmond
  10. Ava

Others receiving votes: St. Michael the Archangel, Fulton, Dexter, Mount Vernon, Center

 

CLASS 5 

  1. Cardinal Ritter
  2. Bolivar
  3. Van Horn
  4. Lutheran South
  5. DeSmet
  6. University City
  7. Mexico
  8. Nevada
  9. North County
  10. Logan-Rogersville

Others receiving votes: Platte County, Warrensbrug, Webb City, St. Dominic, Sikeston, Rolla, Jennings.

CLASS 6

  1. Kickapoo
  2. Liberty
  3. Chaminade
  4. Fort Zumwalt North
  5. Nixa
  6. Staley
  7. Lee’s Summit
  8. CBC
  9. Pattonville
  10. Blue Springs

Others receiving votes: Poplar Bluff, Waynesville, Troy Buchanan, Republic, Truman.

 

GIRLS POLLS

CLASS 1

  1. Platte Valley
  2. Leeton
  3. Walnut Grove
  4. South Iron
  5. Delta
  6. Community
  7. North Shelby
  8. McAuley Catholic
  9. Stanberry
  10. Santa Fe

Others receiving votes: Meadville, Norborne, Otterville

 

CLASS 2

  1. Ellington
  2. Wellington-Napoleon
  3. Blue Eye
  4. Scotland County
  5. Oran
  6. Richland
  7. Eugene
  8. Greenfield
  9. College Heights
  10. Archie

Others receiving votes: New Haven, Bishop LeBlond, Holcomb

 

CLASS 3

  1. Lift for Life
  2. Skyline
  3. Steelville
  4. Tipton
  5. Milan
  6. Miller
  7. South Callaway
  8. Strafford
  9. Monroe City
  10. Licking

Others receiving votes: West County, Sparta, Clark County, St. Pius (Festus), Twin Rivers.

 

CLASS 4 

  1. Boonville
  2. Mount Vernon
  3. Vashon
  4. Benton
  5. Westminster Christian
  6. Maryville
  7. Central (Park Hills)
  8. Macon
  9. El Dorado Springs
  10. Blair Oaks

Others receiving votes: Hollister, New Madrid County, Fatima, Ava

CLASS 5

  1. Whitfield
  2. West Plains
  3. Union
  4. William Chrisman
  5. Cardinal Ritter
  6. St. Pius X (KC)
  7. Willard
  8. Cape Notre Dame
  9. Helias Catholic
  10. Mexico

Others receiving votes: Carl Junction, Rolla, Smithville

CLASS 6

  1. Incarnate Word
  2. Webster Groves
  3. Kickapoo
  4. Staley
  5. Rock Bridge
  6. Jefferson City
  7. Lee’s Summit West
  8. Francis Howell Central
  9. Cor Jesu Academy
  10. Blue Springs

Others receiving votes: Nixa, Marquette, Holt, Republic.

 

MORE INFO: MBCA Polls (nhsbca.org)

PREP BASEBALL:  McDonald County tops Neosho in extra innings

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

NEOSHO, Mo. — McDonald County rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the eighth inning to earn a 5-3 non-conference prep baseball victory over Neosho on Tuesday at Roy B. Shaver Field. 

Neosho fell to 0-3, while the Mustangs improved to 3-1. 

Trailing 1-0, the Wildcats plated three runs in the third inning, as Wyatt Shadwick delivered a two-run double and Ryan Cargile contributed a sacrifice fly. 

The Mustangs scored twice in the sixth to tie the game, with one run scoring on a sac fly and the second tally coming home on a wild pitch.

Neosho stranded the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Mustangs reliever Rylee Boyd worked out of trouble. 

In the top of the eighth, Levi Helm’s RBI double to left gave McDonald County a 4-3 lead. Another run later scored on a wild pitch.

The Wildcats brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the eighth after Cargile hit a two-out single. But the Mustangs induced a game-ending ground ball.  

Cole Martin had three hits for the Mustangs, with Helm recording the other two. 

Chase Flynn, Brett Slavens, River Brill, Shadwick and Cargile had one hit apiece for the Wildcats.

McDonald County starting pitcher Cross Dowd went six innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits. He struck out six. 

Boyd was the winning pitcher. He struck out three and surrendered just one hit in two innings. 

Yost went 7 1/3 innings and gave up two earned runs on five hits while striking out seven.  

 

 

 

PREP SOFTBALL: College Heights blanks Catholic behind Colin’s no-hitter, 10-run inning

Posted on by Jason Peake

College Heights spoiled Springfield Catholic’s first ever softball game in school history after scoring 10 runs in the fourth inning to pull away to a 15-0 win in four innings on Tuesday at the Joplin Athletic Complex. 

Maddy Colin earned the win in the circle after blanking Springfield Catholic over four no-hit innings, striking out 10 and walking one.

Brooklyn Burns took the loss after allowing eight runs on eight hits, four walks and three strikeouts.

After a scoreless first inning, College Heights’ Jayli Johnson brought the first run home with an infield single. Johnson and Lauren Ukena came around to score after an RBI single to left from Kloee Williamson to push the lead to 3-0.

Avery Good pushed the Cougars’ lead to 5-0 after rounding the bases for a two-run inside-the-park home run, scoring Addie Lawrence, who singled earlier in the inning.

College Heights scored 10 runs on seven hits in the last of the fourth. Williamson, Good, Ukena and Colin all had RBI singles in the inning, while Layne Jackson had an RBI double and Johnson added a two-run double.

Johnson and Good led CHC with three hits, three runs scored and three RBI each. Williamson had two hits and a team-high four RBI. College Heights, which also features players from McAuley Catholic, is now 2-0. 

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