MOUNT VERNON 61, EAST NEWTON 57
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Mount Vernon rallied inside the final minute of the fourth quarter before going on to beat East Newton in overtime in the 4-States Challenge on Saturday.
Mason Ballay knocked down two free throws with 28.8 seconds left in regulation to give Mount Vernon a 50-49 lead before a miss on the other end also resulted in two free throws for Ballay with 15.5 left in regulation. East Newton’s Kyson Lahman grabbed an offensive rebound at the other end and was fouled on the putback attempt, sinking the and-one free throw to tie the game back up at 52-52 with 9.8 seconds left and ultimately sending the contest into overtime.
Ballay opened the extra period with a reverse layup, which was followed by a score on the drive by Kai Brown to give Mount Vernon a two-possession lead. The Mountaineers ultimately scored the first seven points of overtime before going on to the 61-57 win.
Brown led Mount Vernon with 25 points, while Ballay finished with 22 in the win. Curt Wendler scored eight points.
Lahman finished with 18 to lead East Newton. Tanner Youngblood knocked down five 3-pointers on the way to 16 points for the Patriots, who suffered their first loss after six wins.
BISHOP MIEGE 78, NEVADA 36
WEBB CITY, Mo. — The Nevada Tigers simply ran into one of the top teams in the state of Kansas.
Loaded with future NCAA Division I players, Bishop Miege handed Nevada a 78-36 loss on Saturday at the 4-States Challenge inside the Cardinal Dome on the campus of Webb City High School.
Nevada coach Shaun Gray said he was pleased with his team’s effort against a talented opponent.
“We were pleased with the way we came out, and all in all, we’re pleased with the effort our guys gave tonight,” Gray said. “We had good energy and good movement on defense. We got some shots to fall early. We went cold from the 3-point line and that helped feed their transition game. And they shot the ball well. We’re pleased with our guys’ effort and we’ll take a lot of positives away from this.”
Logan Applegate scored 18 points to lead Nevada (4-3), while Lane McNeley added nine points.
Christian Bowen-Webb scored 20 points and hit five 3-pointers for the Stags (3-0) from Shawnee Mission, while Mark Mitchell added 19. Harrison Braudis added 13 points and Taj Manning scored 12.
A 6-foot-9 junior small forward, Mitchell is the top-ranked boys basketball player in the state of Kansas.
Mitchell has offers from a number of NCAA Division I schools, including North Carolina, Kansas, UCLA, Texas, USC, Wake Forest, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma State and Kansas State. Mitchell is listed as the No. 11 prospect in the country by 247Sports.
A Grandview transfer, the 6-7 Manning is ranked as the fourth-best player in the Sunflower State. A junior, Manning also received lots of D-I interest. The Stags also featured 7-3 senior Tayt Harbour.
Bishop Miege led 19-9 at the end of the first period and the Stags took a 39-24 lead into halftime. Mitchell scored 15 points in the first half.
Bowen-Webb’s trey, Mitchell’s one-handed dunk and a triple from Braudis pushed Bishop Miege’s lead to 57-27 with just under four minutes left in the third period.
The Stags were up 66-32 heading into the fourth quarter, and there was a running clock in the final frame.
JOPLIN MISSING IN ACTION
The Joplin Eagles were originally scheduled to play Parsons (Kan.) at the event, but the Vikings pulled out of the contest on Wednesday due to COVID issues.
A replacement for Parsons could not be found, so the Eagles missed out on participating this year.
