JOPLIN BOYS 60, SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 54
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — All Wright scored 25 points, Always Wright added 21 and the Joplin boys basketball team defeated Springfield Central 60-54 in non-conference action on Friday night.
A freshman guard, All Wright scored 18 points in the second half. A junior guard, Always Wright scored 13 in the first half, hit four 3-pointers and made 5-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter.
LT Atherton added six points for Joplin, while Fielding Campbell, Dante Washington, Dominick Simmons and Malik Williams all scored two points apiece.
Sterling Vinson scored 17 points for the Bulldogs, while Antonio Fewell added 12.
According to Central High School, Friday’s meeting was the 158th between the two schools since their first meeting in 1903.
The Eagles led 14-5 at the end of the first period. Central outscored Joplin 19-12 in the second quarter, cutting the Eagles’ halftime advantage to 26-24.
The visitors used a 21-13 third quarter to take a 47-37 lead into the fourth period.
Joplin (4-2) is at Parkview on Tuesday.
WEBB CITY BOYS 74, BENTONVILLE WEST 71
CENTERTON, Ark. — Webb City held on late for a 74-71 road win at Bentonville West.
Webb City’s Nickhai Howard poured in 28 points on 11-of-23 shooting and also grabbed 13 rebounds.
Mekhi Garrard added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals, while Luke Brumit had eight points and seven boards. Trenton Hayes scored seven and Kaden Turner added six. Cohl Vaden handed out six assists to go with five points.
Trey Roets scored four points and Max Higginbotham added two.
Bentonville West’s Nick Loewnnij scored 15 points and Dawson Price added 13.
Webb City (3-1) plays Pittsburg at 2 on Saturday in the 4-States Challenge inside the Cardinal Dome.
In other action at the annual event at Webb City High School, College Heights plays Galena at 11 a.m., Mount Vernon takes on East Newton at 12:30, Nevada meets Bishop Miege at 3:30 and Carthage takes on Thayer at 5.
NEOSHO BOYS BUILDS EARLY LEAD IN WIN OVER SENECA
NEOSHO, Mo. — Neosho boys basketball limited Seneca to 11 first-half points to build a 28-point lead by the intermission on the way to a 69-47 win on Friday.
The Indians were held to five points in the first quarter and six in the second, while the Wildcats (4-1) countered with 15 points in the first before pulling out to an insurmountable lead with a 24-point second quarter.
Landon Austin led Neosho with 16 points, while Chase Flynn added 12 points. Carter Fenske scored 10 points, and Ryno Lee finished with nine.
Titus Atkins led Seneca in scoring with 16 points.
Neosho is at Diamond for a 6 p.m. matchup on Monday.
MOUNT VERNON GIRLS RALLY FOR WIN OVER CARTHAGE
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Carthage girls basketball built a seven-point lead by the intermission before Mount Vernon outscored the Tigers 45-25 in the second half on the way to a 70-52 win on Friday.
Lacy Stokes led Mount Vernon with a game-high 28 points, scoring 13 points in the fourth quarter. Ellie Johnston scored 14 points in the second half on the way to a 21-point night. Cameryn Cassity finished with 10 points in the win.
Kianna Yates and Hailey Fullerton each scored 17 points to lead Carthage, while Brinna Ream finished with nine.
Carthage is off until Dec. 28 when the Tigers take part in the Pink and White Tournament with a matchup against Branson.
WEBB CITY GIRLS 48, BENTONVILLE WEST 43
CENTERTON, Ark. — Webb City finished the game on a 17-7 run to earn a 48-43 win at Bentonville West.
The visitors trailed 36-31 entering the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals finished strong.
Sierra Kimbrough led Webb City (3-4) with 21 points. Kimbrough hit two 3-pointers and also made 7-of-9 free throws.
Jaydee Duda added 14 points for Webb City, while Raven Vaughn had five points. Kate Brownfield had nine rebounds, while Peyton Hawkins and Kimbrough had three steals apiece. Kylie Jennings had four points, while Hawkins and Brownfield scored two apiece.
Webb City’s girls host Pittsburg (Kan.) at 7:30 on Monday night.
CHC GIRLS 50, NEW COVENTANT 30
College Heights Christian improved to 8-1 with a 50-30 win over New Covenant at Ozark Christian College.
Klohe Burk scored 20 points and Grace Bishop added 14 for the Cougars.
College Heights travels to Lockwood on Monday.
GALENA GIRLS 44, MCAULEY CATHOLIC 33
Mia Sarwinski scored 13 points for Galena (2-1) and Kennedy DeRuy scored nine points for the Warriors (4-4).
