THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS 64, VERONA 61
VERONA, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first half on the way to an Ozark 7 Conference win on Tuesday.
Verona held a 19-10 lead after the first quarter before cutting the deficit to six by intermission. The Cavaliers rallied all the way back in the third quarter, outscoring Verona 26-9 in the third period. Verona made a push in the fourth quarter, but the Cavaliers held on for the win.
“I thought our kids really played through some early struggles, and just wouldn’t go away,” Thomas Jefferson coach Chris Myers. “The way we responded in the third quarter was exciting to see. They really took what we talked about at halftime and applied it on the court. Verona is a tough team, and they have some great players. Anytime you can go in there and get out with a victory is a real blessing”.
Caden Myers and Drew Goodhope each scored 17 to lead Thomas Jefferson in scoring. Myers had four 3-pointers, and eight assists. Goodhope had a pair of 3-balls. Jay Ball had 16 points and eight boards, while Tyler Brouhard had seven points and 10 rebounds.
Jaiden Carrasquillo had 27 points to lead Verona. Deuce Francisco finished with 13 points.
Thomas Jefferson is at McAuley on Thursday.
THOMAS JEFFERSON GIRLS 52, VERONA 21
VERONA, Mo. — Thomas Jefferson held an early lead and played add-on throughout on the way to an Ozark 7 Conference win on Tuesday.
The Cavaliers took a 13-7 lead over the Wildcats and pushed the margin to 11 by the intermission. Thomas Jefferson added to the lead in the third and fourth quarters, cruising to victory.
Lannah Grigg scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Cavaliers. Gabbi Hiebert and Sarah Mueller each had seven points. Tannah Cassatt and Nico Carlson each scored six in the win.
Thomas Jefferson is at McAuley on Thursday.
MCAULEY BOYS 58, BRONAUGH 36
The Warriors led 22-9 at the end of the first quarter and were up 37-19 at halftime en route to victory.
McAuley improved to 6-19.
Noah Black scored 18 points and Michael Parrigon added 11.
Bronaugh’s Strauss Banes and Isaac Earnest scored eight points apiece.
McAuley hosts Thomas Jefferson at 5:30 on Thursday for Senior Night.
GOLDEN CITY GIRLS 42, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 33
“Golden City is a good team and deserved to win,” College Heights coach John Blankenship said. “Our defensive rotation was slow tonight and that cost us several points. Couple that with 27 percent shooting from the floor and that’s difficult to overcome. We needed to get the ball inside more than we did tonight to better establish our inside-out game.”
Ava Lett scored 12 points on four treys, while Addie Lawrence added nine points. Jayli Johnson contributed four points and five assists, while Maddy Colin had six rebounds.
Molly Long and Libby Fanning had seven rebounds apiece for the Cougars (13-10, 5-1 Ozark 7).
College Heights is at Sarcoxie on Thursday.
BRONAUGH GIRLS 50, MCAULEY 46
McAuley girls led by three at halftime before Bronaugh rallied in the final two quarters to earn the win on Tuesday.
The Warriors held a 21-18 lead by the intermission before Bronaugh outscored McAuley 13-9 in the third quarter to take the lead, holding on down the stretch.
Kennedy DeRuy finished with 21 points to lead McAuley in scoring. Avery Eminger added 15 points.
McAuley hosts Thomas Jefferson on Thursday.
