CARL JUNCTION GIRLS 94, WARRENSBURG 37
LEBANON, Mo. — Carl Junction’s girls rolled to a dominating victory in their opener of the I44 Lady’s Classic Basketball Tournament at Lebanon High School.
The Bulldogs put up 35 points in the first quarter and held a commanding 57-16 lead by intermission en route to the blowout win.
Five players scored in double figures for Carl Junction.
Kylie Scott scored 21 points and Destiny Buerge added 20 points to lead the Bulldogs.
Hali Shorter added 15 points on five 3-pointers, Klohe Burk had 11 points and Dezi Williams scored 10.
Ranked first in Class 5, the Bulldogs (16-1) will meet Lee’s Summit West at 9 p.m. on Friday in the tourney semifinals. Lee’s Summit West beat Eldon 84-71.
TROY GIRLS 51, JOPLIN 22
LEBANON, Mo. — Troy jumped out in front and never looked back in a win over Joplin to open the I44 Lady’s Classic basketball tournament hosted by Lebanon High School on Thursday.
Troy led 29-12 at halftime and outscored Joplin 23-11 in the second half en route to the win.
Bailey Ledford led the way for Joplin with seven points. Serafina Auberry and Jill McDaniel each had four in the loss.
Ava Meyers finished with 21 points to lead Troy in scoring, while Lilly Robinson added 15.
Joplin plays St. Charles at 4:30 p.m. in the consolation bracket on Friday.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS GIRLS 76, VERONA 38
VERONA, Mo. — College Heights Christian coach John Blankenship was pleased with his team’s performance on Thursday night.
“This was one of our best team efforts of the year,” Blankenship said. “Our defense was strong, our transition game was working and we shot really well. We were 12-for-26 from the 3-point line. We had six players knock down at least one 3-pointer. We have been working really hard on our shooting.”
Addie Lawrence made four 3-pointers for the Cougars, while Jayli Johnson, Allie Stout and Ava Lett all hit two treys apiece. Jesalin Bever and Maddy Colin each made one 3-pointer.
Lawrence scored 16 points to lead CHC, while Johnson had 12 points, four assists and two steals.
Also for the Cougars, Colin contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Libby Fanning had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Lett scored seven points and Stout had six. Lauren Ukena had eight steals to go along with four points and three assists.
Bever contributed five points, three boards and two steals and Kinley Marsh chipped in two points and six rebounds.
College Heights is now 10-8, 2-0 in conference games.
The Cougars host Wheaton at 6 p.m. on Friday night.
CLEVER GIRLS 43, WEBB CITY 38
CLEVER, Mo. — Webb City dropped a non-conference road game on Thursday night in Clever.
The Cardinals are now 12-6.
Webb City is at Carthage on Tuesday night for a COC clash.
WEBB CITY BOYS 51, EAST NEWTON 43
GRANBY, Mo. — Webb City improved to 14-4 on the season with Thursday’s non-conference road victory.
Webb City led 30-15 at halftime, and the Cardinals held a comfortable 41-22 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
The Cardinals were up by 20 points for a large part of the second half before getting their reserves playing time in the fourth quarter.
Joe Adams scored 14 points to lead the Cardinals, while Eli Pace added 11. Barron Duda and Alex Martin contributed nine points apiece for the Cardinals.
Robert McFarland scored 14 points for East Newton, while Braxton Wolfe added 12 and Marshal Renner had nine.
The Patriots fell to 7-13.
Webb City is at rival Carthage on Tuesday night.
THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS 54, GOLDEN CITY 52
GOLDEN CITY, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson erased a halftime deficit with a strong third quarter on the way to a 54-52 win over Golden City in Ozark 7 Conference and district action on Thursday.
The Cavaliers (13-4, 2-0 Ozark 7) trailed 23-21 by the intermission before outsourcing the Eagles (12-8, 0-1 Ozark 7) 18-11 in the third period to gain a 39-34 cushion. Thomas Jefferson held Golden City off down the stretch to preserve the win.
““I thought our kids did a nice job defensively tonight,” Thomas Jefferson coach Chris Myers said to SoMo Sports. “They hit some big shots there late to make it interesting, but our kids responded well and hit some key free throws down the stretch. This was a big win as it had huge conference and district implications.”
Jay Ball had 19 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double to lead Thomas Jefferson in the win. Tyler Brouhard had 18 points, seven rebounds and five steals in the win. David Triplett finished with 14 points, including four 3-pointers, while Kip Atteberry had four assists and three points.
Golden City was led in scoring by Hosh Reeves’ 21 points, while Ty Force added 16 points and Spencer Parrill eight points in the loss.
SENECA BOYS 39, MONETT 37
SENECA, Mo. — Ethan Altic scored 18 points to lead the Indians, while Morgan Vaughn added nine.
Monett’s Ethan Meeks scored 15 points.
The Indians led 22-15 at halftime.
Seneca hosts Lamar on Tuesday.
OTHER SCORES
College Heights boys 78, Verona 45
Golden City girls 56, Thomas Jefferson 22
