WHILE WEDNESDAY IS USUALLY A SLOW NIGHT IN PREP SPORTS, THERE WERE SOME TOURNAMENT ACTION, A MAKE UP, AND A WRESTLING MATCH LOCALLY LAST NIGHT…..

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THE RE-VAMPED SCHEDULE AT THE ST. JAMES BOYS TOURNAMENT HAD 2 GAMES WITH A FRISCO LEAGUER AND OZARK CONFERENCE MEMBER GOING OPPOSITE WAYS..
THE 4TH SEED LICKING WILDCATS FELL TO THE SULLIVAN EAGLES, 62-49, WHILE THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS POSTED A 72-47 WIN OVER SALEM…
THE TIGERS CAME INTO THIS TOURNAMENT WITH THE 3 SEED, JUMPED ON SALEM FOR A 22-5 LEAD AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER, AND NEVER LOOKED BACK, LEADING 37-12 AT THE HALF….BOTH PLAYED EVEN UP IN THE 2ND HALF BUT THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE..
THE TIGERS GOT SOME YOUNGER PLAYERS SOME VALUABLE VARSITY MINUTES AND THEY CASHED IN..
A.J. MARTIN LED WITH 22, XAY MacGARTHUR TOSSED IN 11…..NOEL OKEKE AND DATRA JOHNSON BOTH DRAINED 10….OKEKE PULLED DOWN 10 BOARDS..
SALEM WAS LED BY EASTON MAYWITH 12, LEVI SMITH ADDED 11, AND GUNNER KONKEL FINISHED WITH
10….
COACH CHRIS PILZ OF THE WAYNESVILLE TIGERS SAID ”It was great to see our guys back on court tonight. Everyone that played tonight scored. Seniors AJ Martin and Noel Okeke lead the way. AJ finished with 22 points and Noel Okeke finished with a double-double, 10 points and 10 boards. We played with confidence and shared the ball. We again turned defense into offense and created some easy baskets throughout the game. We have a quick turnaround against Fatima tomorrow night. Our guys are looking forward to the challenge.”
WAYNESVILLE AT (5-4) OVERALL TIPS IN THE EARLY ONE AT 5….LICKING AND TOP SEED BLAIR OAKS PLAY AT 7..
FRIDAY IS TROPHEY TIME: CONSOLATION FINAL 4:30 P.M.; THIRD-PLACE GAME 6:15 P.M.; CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 8 P.M.

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THE 59TH ANNUAL IBERIA POOL PLAY TOURNAMENT HAD 2 GAMES PLAYED LAST NIGHT….

2ND SEED DIXON WAS UPSET BY VIENNA, 55-54 IN OVERTIME…
THIS WAS CLOSE ALL THE WAY…A ONE POINT VIENNA LEAD AFTER ONE, DIXON LEAD BY 5 AT THE HALF.
VIENNA WENT BACK UP BY 1 POSSESSION AFTER 3, AND THE BULLDOGS TIED IT AT THE END OF REGULATION..
IN THE O.T. PERIOD, VIENNA’S BAYRD VANSCOY PUT UP 8 POINTS, AND WENT 4 OF 7 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE GIVING HIS EAGLES THE ONE POINT ADVANTAGE..
VANSCOY WOULD END WITH 21 ON THE NIGHT.
DIXON WAS LED BY C.J. THILTGEN WITH 22, WILL SHELTON HIT FOR 10…

IBERIA TOOK CARE OF RUSSELLVILLE AND TURNED ON THE TURBO CLOCK IN A 71-32 THUMPIN’…

GABE PLEMMONS HAD A BIG NIGHT WITH 16 PTS AND 18 REB
KOBE HALLEY ADDED 15 PTS
WADE BOND TOSSED IN 12 PTS
ISSAC LAWSON WAS A POINT AWAY FROM DOUBLES WITH 9 PTS
JAKE WITTLE HAD A 7 AND 7 NIGHT…..7 PTS AND 7 ASSISTS
IBERIA IS 11-1 AND PLAY SATURDAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP AT 8PM….

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LAQUEY 53-42 OVER RICHLAND

A MAKE UP FROM MID DECEMBER WHEN THE LAQUEY HORNETS WERE QUARENTINED SAW THE HOME TOWN HORNETS PULL OUT A COME FROM BEHIND, 53-42 VICTORY OVER THEIR FRISCO LEAGUE NEIGHBOR, RICHLAND…..
RICHLAND WENT UP 11-6 AFTER ONE, THE HORNETS STRAPPED ON THE DEFENSIVE SHOES, WENT ON A 14-4 RUN IN THE 2ND AND TOOK A 5 POINT LEAD INTO THE LOCKER ROOM AT TGE HALF, 20-15…LAQUEY WON THE 3RD QUARTER BY 2, AND THE 4TH BY 4 FOR THE “W”….
THE HORNETS Dominic Jimenez PUT IN a career high 24 points including 4-3 pointers…HE DUMPED IN 11 IN THE FINAL STANZA HELPING KEEP THE HORNETS AHEAD, AND RICHLAND AT ARMS LENGTH….. Jason Young ADDED 13 FOR LAQUEY…….RICHLAND WAS WITHOUT THE SERVICES OF ONE OF THEIR MAIN INSIDE POST PLAYERS, VESTON FEARON WHO WAS OUT WITH A SPRAINED ANLE….
COACH STEVE SCHOLFIELD OF LAQUEY SAID “I am really proud of my team tonight. The effort & the way we competed was the best it has been all season.”
LAQUEY IS NOW 7-4, AND UNDEFEATED AT 1-0 IN THE FRISCO….

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THE BELLE BOYS POOL PLAY TOURNAMENT IS BACK TONIGHT AFTER A NIGHT OFF WEDNESDAY..
TODAY HAS NEWBURG VS CHAMOIS IN THE EARLY TIP AT 5….OWENSVILLE AND BELLE AT 6:30.
POOL PLAY WRAPS UP FRIDAY, TROPHEY GAMES ON SATURDAY…..

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Friday 1/22/21
5:00 pm Cuba vs. Chamois
6:30 pm MMA vs. Belle

Saturday 1/23/21
11:00:00 pm Consolation Game
12:30 pm Third Place Game
2:00 pm Championship
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OSAGE GIRLS TOURNAMENT ALSO PLAYS TONIGHT…
TOP SEED RICHLAND GET ELDON IN THE LATE GAME AT 6:30…
2ND SEED ST. JAMES GETS THE HOST LADY INDIANS AT 5…
A WIN BY BOTH TOP SEEDS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE TITLE GAME AT HIGH NOON ON SATURDAY…

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THE LOGAN ROGERSVILLE GIRLS TOURNAMENT IS OFF AGAIN TODAY AND WILL PLAY ALL 4 SEMI FINALS ON FRIDAY AND TROPHEY GAMES ON SATURDAY…

ROLLA AND LICKING ARE IN A HEAD TO HEAD BATTLE TOMORROW AT 7 IN THE WINNERS BRACKET SEMI FINALS…..
HOLLISTER AND STRAFFORD PLAY THE OTHER WINNERS SEMI ON FRIDAY…
THE CONSOLATION SIDE HAS WEBB CITY AND SPARTA IN ONE GAME, LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL IN THE OTHER…

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TONIGHT..
THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS WILL HIT THE ROAD AND HEAD TO MARSHFIELD TO MEET THE LADY BLUE JAYS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FORMER WAYNESVILLE ALL STATER, KATIE PRITCHARD WHO HAS THE LADY JAYS AT 10-3 ON THE SEASON..MARSHFIELD HAS THE HERMITAGE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER THEIR BELT, AND OF THEIR 3 LOSSES, THEY DROPPED THEIR OPENER TO CLEVER IN NOVEMBER, THEN LOST 2 IN THE PINK AND WHITE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT….MARSHFIELD IS COMING OFF A WIN OVER LEBANON ON MONDAY AND TRY FOR 2 IN ROW OVER OZARK CONFERENCE COMPETITION….

FRISCO LEAGUE CONFERENCE GIRLS GAMES TONIGHT..
CROCKER’S AT DIXON..LAQUEY’S AT NEWBURG..

THE WAYNESVILLE WRESTLERS CONTINUE THEIR BUSY WEEK….
THE LADY TIGERS ARE IN MARSHFIELD….THE TIGERS ARE AT REEDS SPRING…

 

ON THE WRESTLING MATS LAST NIGHT HERE IN TIGER TOWN, CAMDENTON KNOCKS OFF WAYNESVILLE, 48-24….

AT 106 POUNDS AND 120,
WILLIAM AUSTIN AND DUSTIN GREEN BOTH DREW FORFEITS

AT 145 KEVIN CRUZ WON A 9-4 DEVISION OVER WILEY POWERS OF THE LAKERS.

ISSAC PETERSON AT 160 POUNDS WON A 10-6 DECISION OVER NATHANIEL BEESON….

AND AT 195, COLTON JUSTUS PINNED DANE LAPINE AT THE 5 MINUTE MARK INTO THE 3RD PERIOD..

 

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NFL

We may be just two games from Super Bowl LV, but injuries are still affecting the four remaining teams in the postseason. Everyone is focused on the Kansas City Chiefs, as rookie star running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire missed the divisional round matchup with the Cleveland Browns due to ankle/hip injuries, and then of course the reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes went down with a very peculiar neck/concussion injury during the game. He remains in concussion protocol, but is his status for Sunday’s championship tilt against the Buffalo Bills looking up, or is there reason to doubt he will be ready?

Buccaneers outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul did not practice on Wednesday and was listed with a knee/not injury related tag, and wide receiver Antonio Brown sat out with a knee injury. Brown underwent an MRI earlier this week on his injured knee, but the results showed no serious damage. He is listed as day-to-day leading into the NFC Championship Game.
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