COLLEGE HEIGHTS BOYS 69, EXETER 60
EXETER, Mo. — Miller Long had a night to remember for the College Heights Christian boys basketball team.
A junior guard, Long poured in 37 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading College Heights to a 69-60 overtime victory at Exeter on Friday night.
That’s not all. Long surpassed 1,000 career points during the game.
CHC’s Curtis Davenport also had a double-double with 21 points and 18 rebounds.
The game was deadlocked at 55 at the end of regulation, but the Cougars won the extra session 14-5.
The Cougars improved to 6-5.
THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS 63, PIERCE CITY 43
PIERCE CITY, Mo. — The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers hiked their record to 8-1 with a convincing 63-43 road victory at Pierce City on Friday.
Jay Ball scored 20 points to lead the Cavaliers, while Caden Myers added 15 points and Dhruv Gheewala had 14 points.
Kyle Renkoski led Pierce City (3-9) with 23 points.
The Cavaliers led 32-27 at the break, but the visitors pulled away in the third period.
Noah Hamlett, Drew Goodhope and Tyler Brouhard all hit treys in the third quarter, giving the Cavs a 49-36 cushion.
Ball had three hoops in the paint early in the fourth quarter, pushing TJ’s lead to 55-40 with six minutes left.
Moments later, a trey from Myers and a layup by Gheewala made it 60-40.
NEOSHO BOYS 68, LOCUST GROVE JV 29
LOCUST GROVE, Okla. — The Neosho boys basketball team bounced back nicely from Thursday’s overtime loss to the OKC Storm by earning a 68-29 victory over the Locust Grove junior varsity on Friday at the Locust Grove Invitational.
The Wildcats raced out to a 18-4 lead and never looked back. A trey from Landon Austin gave the Wildcats a 25-6 lead with 5:30 remaining in the first half, and Neosho led 37-14 at halftime.
The Wildcats took a 52-22 lead into the fourth quarter.
NEOSHO GIRLS 52, TULSA CENTRAL 27
LOCUST GROVE, Okla. — Neosho’s girls defeated Tulsa Central 52-27 at the Locust Grove Invitational.
Olivia Hixson led Neosho with 16 points. The senior guard hit three 3-pointers and went 7-for-8 at the foul line. Karlee Ellick also reached double figures with 10 points.
The Wildcats held an 11-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. Hixson drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to give Neosho a 21-12 lead with five minutes remaining in the first half.
By the break, the Wildcats led 25-16.
Neosho started the second half on a 7-0 run to extend its lead. Later in the third period, Hixson converted 6-of-6 free throws and the Wildcats went up 38-17.
Neosho took a 41-19 advantage into the fourth quarter. Ellick scored inside to extend Neosho’s lead to 47-23 with 3:15 left. Wildcats coach Ryan Madison got his subs plenty of minutes in the fourth quarter.
