NEOSHO 66, PROVIDENCE ACADEMY 45
PEA RIDGE, Ark. — Bouncing back nicely from Thursday’s opening-round loss, Neosho earned a 66-45 victory over Providence Academy on Friday at the Battle at the Ridge tournament.
Neosho’s Isaiah Green scored 26 points on 10 field goals and six free throws to go along with six assists. Carter Baslee added 20 points for the Wildcats.
“This was a good game for us to get back on track after yesterday,” Wildcats coach Zane Culp said. “Isaiah Green had a huge day and Baslee was huge on the boards as well as on the scoreboard.”
Neosho led 20-11 at the end of the first quarter and the Wildcats held a 29-21 advantage at halftime.
Neosho outscored Providence Academy 17-6 in the third quarter to take control at 49-27.
The Wildcats (2-1) will return to action at 11:30 on Saturday in the consolation finals.
THOMAS JEFFERSON 73, MIAMI 43
Thomas Jefferson improved to 6-1 after jumping out in front of Miami and pulling away down the stretch.
The Cavaliers built a 12-point lead by the intermission and outscored Miami 21-8 in the third quarter to extend the cushion to 25.
Tyler Brouhard scored a career-high 30 points in the win to go along with 12 rebounds for a double-double. Jay Ball was right behind with 29 points and a team-high 15 rebounds for another double-double. Ball added five blocks and four assists. Levi Triplett scored six, while Kip Atteberry scored four and dished five assists.
Nick Dusenberry had 16 points to lead Miami.
Thomas Jefferson hosts Lockwood on Monday.
MCAULEY 58, SARCOXIE 31
SARCOXIE, Mo. — McAuley Catholic’s boys jumped out to a big lead and pulled away from Sarcoxie in the second half to earn the win.
The Warriors (2-4) led by 13 points after the first quarter and extended it to 31-15 by halftime. McAuley outscored the Bears 21-3 in the third period to put the game out of reach.
“It was a great team win tonight,” McAuley coach Tony Witt said to SoMo Sports. “Our defense was solid for four quarters. We got in a bit of foul trouble in the first half, but the bench guys stepped up. We made some minor adjustments at halftime and our guys responded with a great third quarter. I was very proud of our effort tonight.”
Rocco Bazzano-Joseph scored 18 to lead McAuley, while Noah Black finished right behind with 16. Kable Reichardt also finished in double figures with 11 points in the win.
McAuley hosts Jasper on Monday.
