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GIRLS HOOPS ROUNDUP: Webb City beats Rogersville; Nevada defeats Monett; Carthage falls to Strafford; CHC, TJ suffer losses

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SoMo Sports staff reports

 

WEBB CITY 62, ROGERSVILLE 42

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. — The Webb City girls basketball team extended its winning streak to four with a 62-42 victory at Rogersville on Thursday night.

Webb City is now 8-4 on the season. 

The Cardinals have recorded recent wins over Pittsburg, Seneca, Nevada and Rogersville.

“Our kids are playing with a lot of confidence right now,” Cardinals coach Lance Robbins said. “They’re playing well overall, and we hope to keep it going.”

The Cardinals took control by winning the first quarter 21-10. 

“We got off to a very good start, kind of like we did against Nevada earlier in the week,” Coach Robbins said. “Midway through the third quarter, we picked it up again.”

Webb City’s lead was 29-15 at halftime, and the Cardinals were up 46-32 entering the fourth quarter. Webb City outscored the hosts 16-10 in the final frame.

Senior guard Kate Brownfield scored 28 points to lead the Cardinals, hitting five 3-pointers along the way. Sophomore post player Sami Mancini added 17 points.

Izzy Lopez and Mia Robbins contributed five points apiece, Malorie Stanley had four and Kylee Sargent chipped in three points. 

Rogersville received 17 points from Hailey Buckman.  

Webb City hosts Neosho in the COC opener on Monday night. 

 

NEVADA 67, MONETT 44

MONETT, Mo. — Nevada responded from a loss to Webb City earlier in the week with a convincing bounceback road win over Monett on Thursday.

The Tigers (10-3) built an early double digit lead and led 39-16 at the intermission. Nevada didn’t waver in the second half en route to the win.

Clara Swearingen knocked down four 3-pointers and led Nevada with 24 points, while Abbey Heathman and Maddy Majors each scored 13 points to give the Tigers three players in double figures. Heathman had three triples, while Majors finished with two. Caylee Holcomb and Lakyn Applegate, who also had two 3-pointers, each added six. 

Nevada hosts East Newton on Monday.

 

STRAFFORD 64, CARTHAGE 54

STRAFFORD, Mo. — Carthage took a lead into halftime before Strafford rallied from behind in the third quarter on the way to a 10-point win over the Tigers.

The Tigers (5-5) built a 15-11 lead after the first period and went into halftime with a 26-21 advantage before the Indians outscored Carthage 25-11 in the third quarter to hold a 46-37 to start the fourth. Strafford held Carthage at bay down the stretch.

“Our girls came out and played really well tonight,” Carthage coach Scott Moore said. “We played even with Strafford for 28 of the 32 minutes in the game. Outside of a four minute spurt in the third quarter where they shot the lights out, we hung with one of the best teams in our non-conference schedule.”

Kianna Yates led Carthage with 22 points, while Lauren Choate had 10. Maggie Boyd finished with nine.

“Kianna Yates played an amazing game on both ends for us,” Moore said. “She led everyone in scoring and there was a lot of talent on the floor tonight.”

Ellie Larsen and Laney Humble each had 19 for Strafford, while Lauren Jones finished with 15.

Carthage hosts Joplin on Tuesday.

 

RIVERTON 39, THOMAS JEFFERSON 26

RIVERTON, Kan. — The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team suffered a 39-26 setback to Riverton (Kansas) on Thursday.

Sarah Mueller, Gabbi Hiebert and Lannah Grigg all scored eight points apiece for the Cavaliers, while Alexis Stamps added two.

Jacy Thomasson scored 18 points for the Rams, while Chloe Parker added 12.

Riverton led 11-6 at the end of the opening quarter and the Rams were up 19-10 at intermission.

The hosts pulled away further in the third period, taking a 35-17 lead into the fourth quarter.

Thomas Jefferson hosts Pierce City on Friday night.

 

MILLER 45, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 28

College Heights Christian suffered a 45-28 loss to Miller.

“Miller is a very good defensive team,” College Heights coach John Blankenship said. “It was a very physical game and we struggled with that tonight.  We were a little short-handed with injuries and sickness, but I was really proud of how hard our team played. Our freshmen stepped up and gave us some good minutes tonight.”

Jayli Johnson scored 12 points for the Cougars, while Maddy Colin added six.

Miller improved to 10-3.

College Heights (6-5) is at Lockwood on Tuesday.

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