THE ALL STATE MEDIA FOOTBALL TEAMS HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND WE FIND SEVERAL FROM THE OZARK CONFERENCE, AND IF YOU WERE THE STATE CHAMP IN SOME OF THE CLASSES, DOUBLE DIGIT PLAYERS WERE A GOOD POSSIBILITY.

IN CLASS 6, ONE KICKAPOO CHIEF, DEFESIVE LINEMAN C.J. ANOA’L WAS 2ND TEAM..

IN CLASS 5, STATE CHAMP JACKSON HAD 6 FIRST TEAMERS, 4 2ND….
FROM THE O.C., CAMDENTON’S COOPER EZARD WAS A FIRST TEAM WIDE RECEIVER.
GLENDALE’S COOPER ROY WAS 1ST TEAM DEFENSIVE LINEMAN…

2ND TEAM MEDIA ALL STATE WAS RECEIVER JACK CLINKENBEARD FROM GLENDALE, AND OFFENSIVE LINEMAM TRISTON WILSON OF LEBANON….

CLASS 4 WHERE QUITE A FEW OZARK CONFERENCE TEAMS RESIDE, INCLUDING CONFERENCE CHAMP WEST PLAINS..
THE ZIZZER PUS 3 ON FIRST TEAM.
DAGEN KENSLOW WAS 1ST TEAM ATHLETE, A CATAGORY THAT TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION, THESE PLAYERS PLAY ALMOST EVERY PLAY OF EVERY GAME ON OFFENSE, DEFENSE, AND SPECIAL TEAMS, AND EXCELL AT ALL…ZIZZER RUNNING BACK TITUS SEELEY, AND OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JAYLON JAMES OF THE ZIZZERS WERE 1ST TEAMERS AS WAS BOLIVAR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JACK ROWTON…
ON DEFENSE, THE ZIZZERS CONNER LAIR WAS 1ST TEAM LINEBACKER.

2ND TEAM IN CLASS 4, BOLIVAR RUNNING BACK, DARREN FUGITT..

HELIAS, CLASS 4 STATE CHAMPS, PUT 12 MEMBERS ON THE FIRST AND 2ND TEAMS…

THAT SHOULD OFFICIALLY WRAP UP FOOTBALL WITH THE RELEASE OF THE MISSOURI SPORTSWRITERS AND SPORTSCASTERS ALL STATE TEAMS..

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ONTO HOILDAY HOOPS….

THE BLUE AND GOLD TOURNAMENT IN SPRINGFIELD THAT FEATURES ABOUT HALF OF THE OZARK CONFERENCE TEAMS HAD THEIR FIRST ROUND OF THE BLUE DIVISION ON SATURDAY AT THE JQH AND HAMMONS STUDENT CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD….

CAMDENTON POSTED A 65-59 WIN OVER MOUNT VERNON…
PARKVIEW KNOCKS OFF GLENDALE 57-40
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC TURBO CLOCKED PURDY 75-44…
SKYLINE BLEW BY BRANSON, 68- 41
NIXA WAS 1 SHY OF TRIPLE DIGITS IN THEIR 99-38 SPANKING STOCKTON
AVA BEATS BUFFALO 60-50
HARTVILLE WAS A 76-29 WINNER OVER HOUSTON
WILLARD ROLLS BY MTN. GROVE 65-31

THE GOLD DIVISION STARTS TODAY…
WEST PLAINS AND LEBANON ARE THE 2 O.C. TEAMS STILL WAITING FOR THEIR FIRST ROUND..
THE ZIZZERS PLAY SPOKANE AT 10 THIS MORNING AT THE JQH ARENA..
LEBANON GETS BOLIVAR AT 4 THIS AFTERNOON AT TEH HAMMONS STUDENT CENTER…

CONSOLATION ROUND OF THE BLUE DIVISION IS TODAY..
GLENDALE PLAY MTN, GROVE IN TEH GREENWOOD OLD GYM AT 12 NOON…

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CABOOL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT: FIRST ROUND

THAYER 73, LUTIE 33
MANSFIELD TAKES DOWN DORA, 61-42
NORWOOD WAS A 76-41 WINNER OVER LESTERVILLE..
ALTON BEATS UP ON KOSHKONONG 65-34
CABOOL BEATS WINONA 52-28
THE 2 FRISCO LEAGUERS AT CABOOL PLAYED EACH OTHER IN THE OPENING ROUND AND LICKING TURNED ON THE TURBO CLOCK IN AN 88-32 WIN OVER PLATO……
SALEM 10 POINTED SUMMERSVILLE 47-37

PLATO FACES SUMMERSVILLE AT 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON ON THE CONSOLATION SIDE…LICKING GETS A 7:30 TIP OFF AGAINST SALEM ON THE WINNERS BRACKET…..

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AT THE MOUNTAIN GROVE GIRLS TOURNAMENT: FIRST ROUND AND FIRST GAME ON SATURDAY SAW DORA GET BY THE PLATO LADY EAGLES, 60-45….
EMINENCE, HARTVILLE, BRADLEYVILLE, SALEM, WILLOW SPRINGS, MTN. VIEW AND MANSFIELD WERE THE SATURDAY WINNERS…

IT’S ANOTHER 9AM GAME TODAY FOR PLATO AS THEY FACE SUMMERSVILLE….

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THOSE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS THAT DIDN’T START SATURDAY, WILL TODAY….

THE ROLLA ORAL SURGERY GIRLS BRACKET IS MINUS 2 TEAMS THANKS TO COVID QUARETINES….THE HOST ROLLA LADY BULLDOGS, AND THE LADY WARRIORS FROM FOX HIGH SCHOOL, JUST SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS ARE OUT……EACH OF THE OTHER 6 TEAMS WILL STILL GET IN 3 GAMES…….THIS INCLUDES CROCKER AND LICKING FROM THE FRISCO LEAGUE….

CROCKER FACES ROCKBRIDGE AT 2 ON MONDAY AT ROLLA HIGH….HEADS TO ST. JAMES ON TUESDAY TO FACE COLUMBIA BATTLE AT 2, THEN BACK AT ROLLA AT 11 AM ON WEDNESDAY TO FACE TRUMAN…..

THE LADY WILDCATS OF LICKING PLAY AT 2PM MONDAY AT ST. JAMES HIGH AGAINST TRUMAN, THEN GETS ROCK BRIDGE AT 4 ON TUESDAY THE 29TH AT ROLLA HIGH….THEY FACE BATTLE AT 1 ON WEDNESDAY AT ROLLA..

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THE U.S. BANK ROLLA BOYS HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT STILL HAS ALL 8 TEAMS….SOME EARLIER TIME SLOTS HAVE OPENED WITH THE 2 GIRLS TEAMS DROPPING OUT…
THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS GAME WITH WARRENSBURG ON MONDAY THE 28TH GOT A 2 HOUR BUMP UP TO 6PM AT ST. JAMES HIGH SCHOOL…THE BOYS BRACKET STAYS IN TACT, BUT TIMES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR SOME TEAMS…ROLLA AND NEWBURG HAVE AN 8PM TIP OFF AT ROLLA HIGH SCHOOL ON MONDAY…..

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THE PINK AND WHITE TOURNAMENT IN SPRINGFIELD BEING HELD AT THE 5 PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE QUEEN CITY TIPS OFF MONDAY…..
9 OF THE 10 OZARK CONFERENCE TEAMS ARE IN THIS, ROLLA IS NOT ONE OF THE 9…
THEY’RE USEING ALL 5 SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC HIGH GYMS FOR THIS..

THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS GET BUFFALO AT 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON AT KICKAPOO…
PARKVIEW AND BLUE EYE TIP AT 2:30 AT KICKAPOO…
WEST PLAINS DREW GREENWOOD AT 1 THIS AFTERNOON AND THAT’S AT GLENDALE..
CAMDENTON PLAYS THAYER AT 2:30 AT GLENDALE..

IN THE PINK DIVISION BRACKET, KICKAPOO PLAYS SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC AT 12 NOON AT CENTRAL…
WHEATLAND PLAYS GLENDALE AT CENTRAL….STRAFFORD FACES LEBANON AT 6 THIS EVENING, ALSO AT CENTRAL..
WILLARD PLAYS HILLCREST AT 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT HILLCREST..
CENTRAL FACES AVA AT 2:30 AT HILLCREST.

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The 2020 Music City Bowl between No. 15 Iowa and Missouri has been canceled after Missouri announced Sunday that it was withdrawing from the game due to a “significant increase” in COVID-19 cases within the program. The game was scheduled for Wednesday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, and finding a replacement team for the Tigers was not considered on such short notice.

“I want to thank the hard work of those involved in helping plan this year’s bowl, which we were prepared to host this week,” Music City Bowl president Scott Ramsey said in a statement. “Unfortunately, Missouri’s high positive COVID-19 numbers have resulted in the cancelation of this game. We look forward to planning for 2021.”

A cancellation means Iowa’s season is over after the Hawkeyes posted a 6-2 record by winning their final six games following two losses by a combined four points to begin the season. Missouri finishes the season 5-5 after losing its final two games under first-year coach Elijah Drinkwitz.
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All season, the prolific Kansas City offense had been putting the Chiefs in position to capture the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

It took their defense – and some good fortune – to finally clinch it.

Patrick Mahomes threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Demarcus Robinson with just under two minutes to go Sunday, then watched his defense force Younghoe Koo’s 39-yard field-goal try to tie the game. And when the Pro Bowl kicker faded it right with 9 seconds remaining, the Chiefs had escaped, 17-14.

Not to mention the Chiefs got their club-record 10th straight win and and the AFC’s lone first-round playoff bye.