HOOPS ROUNDUP: Greene County Tech beats Neosho; McAuley drops home game to Lockwood; Nevada girls rout Clinton
GREENE COUNTY TECH BOYS 48, NEOSHO 42 PEA RIDGE, Ark. — Neosho fell behind by a slim margin early and fought all game but
GREENE COUNTY TECH BOYS 48, NEOSHO 42 PEA RIDGE, Ark. — Neosho fell behind by a slim margin early and fought all game but
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Webb City and Joplin recorded contrasting victories on the opening night of the 77th Carthage Invitational. An early surge propelled Webb
CARL JUNCTION GIRLS 52, LEAVENWORTH 51 Carl Junction built a big lead early on but Leavenworth (Kansas) rallied back in a big way, cutting the
BLUE VALLEY WEST GIRLS 43, JOPLIN 18 Joplin started out strong before Blue Valley West rallied in the second quarter to gain the lead by
THOMAS JEFFERSON BOYS 66, EVERTON 44 Thomas Jefferson held a double-digit advantage over Everton in the first quarter and kept building on the lead
WEBB CITY, Mo. — McDonald County rebounded from a slow first quarter and built a double-digit lead over Webb City by the intermission on the
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Ahead of Tuesday night’s season-opener, the Webb City Cardinals had just four days of practice with all of their players
CRANE, Mo. — College Heights Christian’s comeback bid came up short in a 45-40 loss to Crane on the road on Monday. The
MOUNT VERNON BOYS 73, MCAULEY CATHOLIC 49 DIAMOND, Mo. — Mount Vernon built a slim margin by the intermission before pulling away down the
CARTHAGE BOYS 65, MONETT 34 MONETT, Mo. — A strong second half propelled the Carthage High School boys basketball team to a 65-34 victory
THOMAS JEFFERSON GIRLS 50, GALENA (KAN.) 34 GALENA, Kan. — Thomas Jefferson earned an out-of-state win after defeating Galena, Kansas, on Thursday. The Cavaliers doubled
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Webb City and Carthage had their chances late, but both ultimately fell short against squads from Arkansas in their respective opening-round
SPRINGDALE (ARK.) 52, CARL JUNCTION 14 (CHAMPIONSHIP) CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Carl Junction was without its top two performers from last season and it showed
EL DORADO 60, MCAULEY 32 DIAMOND, Mo. — El Dorado Springs outscored McAuley Catholic 21-10 in the first quarter and never looked back in a
COLLEGE HEIGHTS 60, LOCKWOOD 30 DIAMOND, Mo. — College Heights Christian’s girls basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Gem City Classic with
ANDERSON, Mo. — Joplin started the tenure of first-year head coach Nick Pfeifer off on a high note with a convincing 70-45 road win over
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The Carl Junction girls basketball team came from behind for the second straight night at the 47th annual Freeman Sports
MCAULEY CATHOLIC 57, SARCOXIE 43 DIAMOND, Mo. — Four players scored in double figures as the McAuley Catholic boys basketball team defeated Sarcoxie 57-43
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — After trailing much of the first half, shorthanded Carl Junction rallied back to take the lead late in the third quarter
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Ignited by an aggressive pressure defense, Springdale (Arkansas) led from start to finish in a 52-35 win over Nevada on
Joplin boys basketball wrapped up play in the 12 Courts of Christmas basketball tournament on Saturday. The Eagles took a loss to Smithville on Friday
The Neosho Holiday Classic will get underway on Wednesday. The brackets for the tournament are posted below. MORE INFORMATION: Neosho School District
Kickapoo held Joplin to four field goals in the first half, building a 20-point lead the Chiefs would never relinquish in a 60-20 win over
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Taking the court with a little extra motivation, Webb City started fast and finished strong in an 88-58 victory over Seneca
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