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HOOPS ROUNDUP: Carthage girls earn COC win; Webb City girls fall to Nixa; Thomas Jefferson sweeps Exeter; Nevada clinches share of Big 8 West

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SoMo Sports staff reports

 

CARTHAGE GIRLS 57, WILLARD 41

The Carthage girls basketball team built an early lead in the first quarter and pulled away down the stretch for a Central Ozark Conference win over Willard on Thursday.

Carthage (11-12, 2-4 COC) scored 17 points in the first quarter on the way to a six-point cushion. Carthage outscored Willard 19-12 in the third quarter to push the lead to double digits, holding that pace down the stretch.

“It was excellent execution of the game plan by the girls tonight,” Carthage coach Scott Moore said. “Willard is great in transition and loves to shoot the 3 a lot. Our plan was to minimize both of those options for them, and we did a great job tonight.”

Lauren Choate led Carthage with 17 points, including three 3-pointers, all coming in the third quarter. Kianna Yates finished with 13 points, while Sophie Shannon finished with 12. Landry Cochran added nine.

“Lauren Choate had a great all-around game tonight,” Moore said. “She shot the ball really well and played her best defensive game of the year. The kid was flying all over the place to guard their shooters.

“Our two post players took advantage of Willard’s lack of height and got us key buckets each quarter. Sophie Shannon had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Landry Cochran scored nine points and had to defend their guards in space all night.”

Carthage hosts Branson on Tuesday for Senior Night.

 

NIXA GIRLS 67, WEBB CITY 33

WEBB CITY, Mo. — Nixa stayed perfect in Central Ozark Conference action with a convincing 67-33 win over Webb City inside the Cardinal Dome.

Sami Mancini, a 6-4 freshman, led Webb City with 18 points and 11 rebounds. She made 9-of-14 field goal attempts. 

Kate Brownfield added eight points and six rebounds for the Cardinals. 

Ali Kamies led Nixa with 22 points, while Lilly Mahy added 18 for the Eagles (19-4, 6-0 COC). 

Webb City (8-12, 1-4 COC) is at Neosho on Monday.

Neosho (8-14, 0-5 COC) suffered a 46-37 loss to Branson on Thursday. Karlee Ellick scored 16 points for the Wildcats.

 

THOMAS JEFFERSON GIRLS 64, EXETER 28

Led by Gabbi Hiebert’s career-high 27 points, the Cavaliers picked up their sixth win of the season in convincing fashion.

Thomas Jefferson raced out to a 22-6 lead by the end of the first quarter and the Cavs held a comfy 46-12 advantage at intermission.

The Cavaliers held a 58-24 lead by the end of the third quarter.

In addition to Hiebert’s 27, Sarah Mueller scored 12 points for TJ, while Lannah Grigg added 10 and Nico Carlson had eight. 

Thomas Jefferson (6-14) is at Verona on Tuesday.

 

THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS 76, EXETER 64

Thomas Jefferson built a slim lead in the first quarter and methodically added on as the game grew to earn the Ozark 7 win on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers led 14-10 after the first quarter and pushed the lead nine to by the intermission. Thomas Jefferson held serve in the second half, pushing the lead out further in the third and fourth quarters on the way to the win.

“I thought our kids played well tonight for the most part,” Thomas Jefferson coach Chris Myers said. “Exeter is a tough gym to play in and our kids kept their composure and found a way to win. Obviously we need to defend the 3-point line better, but hats off to Exeter for knocking down several deep 3s”.

Jay Ball led Thomas Jefferson with 27 points and 19 rebounds to finish with a double-double. Drew Goodhope scored 19 points, knocked down three 3-pointers. Caden Myers finished with 16 points and six assists. Luke Miller and Tyler Brouhard each had six points, while Brouhard also finished with six steals.

JJ Felipe led all scorers with 29 points, converting nine times from 3-point range to lead Exeter. Skyler Barder added 10 points and Zach Lee scored nine.

 

NEVADA GIRLS 53, CASSVILLE 26

Nevada clinched a share of the Big 8 West title and secured a spot in the conference’s championship game with Wednesday’s 53-26 win over the Wildcats.

Maddy Majors scored 18 points to lead Nevada, while Clara Swearingen and Grace Barnes added 12 points apiece. Riley Morris had 11 points for Cassville.

Nevada (14-6, 5-0 Big 8) is at McDonald County on Friday. 

A win would give the Tigers an outright Big 8 West championship ahead of Monday’s overall Big 8 title game. 

 

 

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