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BOYS HOOPS: Cavaliers, Warriors earn district tourney wins; Neosho falls at Ozark

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SoMo Sports staff reports

 

THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS 69, BRONAUGH 37

Third-seeded Thomas Jefferson jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back in a district-opening win against Bronaugh on Monday as the hosts of the Class 1 District 5 tournament.

The Cavaliers (19-6) scored the game’s first 16 points and limited the Wildcats to three in the opening period to take control of the contest. Thomas Jefferson held a 42-21 lead by the intermission and put the game away in the third after pushing the lead to 31 points.

“I thought our kids came out strong and never really looked back,” TJ coach Chris Myers said to SoMo Sports. “It was a good opening-round win, but our focus is now on Lockwood.”

Caden Myers had 22 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Thomas Jefferson in scoring. Jay Ball had 15 points and 13 rebounds to finish with a double-double, while Tyler Brouhard had 11 points, eight rebounds, six steals and four assists in the win. Luke Miller added nine and Drew Goodhope eight.

Eli Griffiths and Strauss Banes each scored 10 points to lead Bronaugh. 

Thomas Jefferson takes on second-seeded Lockwood (18-8) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the semifinals. Lockwood defeated seventh-seeded Everton 55-10. 

 

MCAULEY BOYS 59, SHELDON 41

Fourth-seeded McAuley Catholic built an early lead and played add-on on the way to a Class 1 District 5 opening-round win over fifth-seeded Sheldon on Monday at Thomas Jefferson Independent High School.

The Warriors (7-20) built a five-point lead after the first eight minutes of action before taking a 27-21 lead into the intermission. McAuley pushed the lead into insurmountable territory in the third quarter, outscoring Sheldon 22-8 to balloon the lead to 20.

Noah Black led McAuley with 22 points, while Rocco Bazzano-Joseph finished with 16 points for the Warriors.

Shon Bogart had 13 points to lead Sheldon.

McAuley takes on top-seeded Golden City at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

 

OZARK BOYS 83, NEOSHO 63

OZARK, Mo. — Ozark rode a strong second half to an 83-63 win over Neosho on Monday night in Central Ozark Conference action.

The Wildcats led 17-15 at the end of the first quarter, and the visitors held a 32-29 lead at intermission.

The Tigers outscored the Wildcats 54-31 in the second half. Ozark won the third period 28-13 and then won the fourth quarter 26-18.

“I’m proud of our guys’ effort tonight,” Neosho coach Zane Culp said. “They went out and competed really hard and played 20 minutes of really good basketball. Every person stepped up when we needed it tonight.”

Isaiah Green scored 12 points for the Wildcats, while Carter Baslee and Carter Fenske added 11 points apiece. Kael Smith contributed 10 points and Jared Siler had eight. Neosho played without K’dyn Waters.

Ethan Whatley scored 26 points for Ozark, while Tyler Harmon added 19. 

Neosho (16-9, 3-5 COC) concludes the regular season at Joplin on Tuesday night.

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