CARL JUNCTION BOYS 66, PITTSBURG 62
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Carl Junction crossed the state lines and found themselves trailing before putting on a second-half rally to earn a win over Pittsburg, Kansas, on Friday.
With the win, Carl Junction improves to 3-2 on the season.
The Purple Dragons led 41-23 at the intermission before the Bulldogs doubled up Pittsburg 20-10 in the third quarter to trim the deficit to eight points to start the final period of play. Carl Junction continued its strong play down the stretch, outscoring Pittsburg 23-11 in the final eight minutes to complete the comeback win.
Cooper Vediz led Carl Junction in scoring with 20 points, 14 coming in the second half, while Brody Plant closed with 18. Wyatt McAfee had eight, while Jett Hocut and Deacon Endicott each finished with seven points in the win. Quin Kennedy had six.
The Bulldogs host Seneca on Tuesday.
NEOSHO BOYS 50, FOUNTAIN LAKE 28
PEA RIDGE, Ark. — Neosho bounced back from an opening-day loss to earn a win over Fountain Lake (Arkansas) on Friday in the Battle at the Ridge basketball tournament hosted by Pea Ridge High School.
The Wildcats limited the Cobras to single-digit scoring in each quarter, building an insurmountable lead by the start of the fourth period. Neosho led 20-8 after the first quarter and held the same 12-point advantage by the intermission before doubling up Fountain Lake 16-8 in the third quarter for a 20-point advantage, cruising over the final eight minutes.
Ty Harris led Neosho with 14 points, while Brodie Arthur closed with nine points. Collier Hendricks had seven and Kaiden Asberry scored six in the win.
THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS 46, MIAMI (AMORET) 31
AMORET, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson’s boys basketball finished strong, as the Cavaliers used a 12-2 fourth quarter to earn a road victory.
The Cavaliers were clinging to a 34-29 lead after three quarters of play before pulling away for good in the final frame.
Jack Twiss and Kohl Thurman scored 10 points apiece for Thomas Jefferson (2-5), while Spencer Long added eight and Ethan Renger had seven. Jackson Radius scored six and Yousuf Mokhtar added five for TJ.
Thomas Jefferson coach Chris Myers noted that Thurman had 17 rebounds, while Twiss handed out five assists and Renger recorded four steals.
Blake Tate scored 11 points to lead Miami (0-7).
Thomas Jefferson travels to Lockwood on Monday.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC BOYS 48, SARCOXIE 31
After trailing by one at the half, McAuley Catholic rallied in a big way over Sarcoxie on Friday.
The Bears led 12-11 at halftime before the Warriors outscored Sarcoxie 17-5 in the third quarter and 20-4 in the final eight minutes to seal the win.
With the win, McAuley improves to 3-4.
Rocco Bazzano-Joseph scored 10 points to lead McAuley, Bradley Wagner had nine and Max Anreder contributed eight.
McAuley is at Jasper on Monday.
WEBB CITY GIRLS 45, SHILOH CHRISTIAN 44
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Webb City freshman guard Abby Sargent scored the go-ahead basket with 14 seconds left and the visiting Cardinals came up with a huge defensive stop in the final seconds to secure victory No. 1 of the season.
Senior guard Malorie Stanley scored 15 points to lead Webb City, while junior guard Kirra Long added 14 points.
Webb City will compete at next week’s Lady Mustang Classic. The Cardinals meet Springdale at 4:30 on Monday at McDonald County High School.
THOMAS JEFFERSON GIRLS 51, MIAMI (AMORET) 18
AMORET, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson’s girls improved to 5-1 with a lopsided road victory on Friday night.
The Cavaliers led 7-0 at the end of the first period and the visitors held a 23-6 advantage by halftime.
Thomas Jefferson held a comfortable 39-15 lead by the end of the third quarter.
Gabbi Hiebert led Thomas Jefferson with 21 points and Sarah Mueller added 15 points.
Also for the Cavaliers, Lannah Grigg scored eight, Macie Shifferd had five and Alexis Stamps added two.
Milee Hragyil scored six points for Miami.
The Cavaliers are at Lockwood at 6 on Monday night.
COLUMBUS GIRLS 59, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 40
COLUMBUS, Kan. — College Heights Christian’s girls basketball team suffered a loss to the hosts of the MOKAN Winter Classic.
Libby Fanning compiled 18 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Cougars, while Ava Lett added 13 points.
College Heights meets Southeast at 5:30 on Saturday in the event’s third-place game.
