PARKVIEW GIRLS 70, NEOSHO 51
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Fourth-seeded Neosho suffered a 70-51 loss to fifth-seeded Parkview on Monday night in the opening round of the 30th annual Gary Keeling Lady Liberator Memorial Tournament at Bolivar High School.
The Wildcats (7-8) will meet eighth-seeded Smith-Cotton at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the consolation semifinals.
Neosho’s Maelynn Garrett scored seven points in the first quarter, but the Wildcats trailed 17-13 heading into the second quarter.
Parkview began the second period on a 12-2 run to take a 29-15 advantage.
The Wildcats struggled with empty possessions and several turnovers against Parkview’s full-court press throughout the second period.
Neosho recorded just three field goals in the second quarter, two hoops inside by Karlee Ellick and a trey from Reagan McInturff.
The Vikings hit four 3-pointers in the second quarter, two apiece from Tara Masten and Austin Hall, and they led 38-22 at halftime.
Parkview scored the first nine points of the third period to push their lead to 47-22. The Vikings led 58-38 with 5:30 remaining in the game en route to victory.
Three players scored in double figures for the Wildcats. Ellick scored 18 points, while Garrett had 13 and McInturff added 12.
Parkview meets top-seeded Glendale at 7 in the semifinals. Glendale rolled past Smith-Cotton 85-28.
MCAULEY GIRLS 40, MIAMI 35
AMORET, Mo. — The McAuley Catholic girls basketball team won its fourth game in a row after defeating Miami on Monday.
The Warriors (5-11) went into halftime tied at 14 before outscoring the Eagles 36-21 in the second half en route to the win.
Kloee Williamson led the way for McAuley with 18 points, while Kendall Ramsey finished with eight points. Lily Black and Brooke Righter each finished with six points.
McAuley is in action next against Everton on Friday.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS BOYS 63, ERIE 33
CHEROKEE, Kan. — The College Heights Christian boys basketball team improved to 11-3 on the season with a dominant win over Erie in the Lancer Classic.
The Cougars will take on Parsons in the tourney’s semifinals on Thursday.
College Heights took control of this one early, leading 17-7 at the end of the first quarter and 33-12 at halftime.
Caleb Quade scored 14 points to lead the Cougars, while Curtis Davenport had 13 and Colsen Dickens added 10.
Parsons defeated Southeast 69-34.
PIERCE CITY GIRLS 68, THOMAS JEFFERSON 48
LIBERAL, Mo. — Pierce City built a 15-point lead by halftime before going on to defeat Thomas Jefferson in the opening round of the Tony Dubray Classic on Monday at Liberal High School.
The Eagles led by five after the first quarter before building a 39-24 lead by the intermission. Pierce City pushed the margin to 18 to start the fourth and pushed past 20 down the stretch.
Gabbi Hiebert knocked down six 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 28 points to lead Thomas Jefferson in the loss. Lannah Grigg added eight points in the loss, while Nico Carlson added four.
Thomas Jefferson is in action against Bronaugh at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
