Marv’s Sports Friday 2/5/21

LEBANON 53-48 OVER WHS

THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS HIT THE ROAD TO LEBANON FOR ONE OF THEIR SHORT ROAD TRIPS AND THE LADY JACKETS GOT THE BETTER OF THE LADY TIGERS IN A 53-48 FINAL…
OTHER O.C. GAMES…

Springfield Central 56 Glendale 46
Kickapoo 93 Camdenton 44

THE BIG GAME IN THE LEAGUE WAS AN UPSET OF SORTS WITH THE TOP RANKED TEAM IN CLASS 5, THE WEST PLAINS LDY ZIZZERS GOING DOWN, 54-47 AT THE HANDS OF THE 10TH RANKED ROLLA LADY BULLDOGS…MADISON MACE FINISHED WITH 18, CARLI LIBHART HAD 16..ASHTON JUDD LED WEST PLAINS WITH 32…
THE TURNING POINT OF THIS CAME IN THE FIRST QUARTER WHEN THE TEAMS WERE NOTTED UP AT 8, ROLLA OUTSCORED THE LADY ZIZZERS 14-5 IN THE LAST 3 1/2 MINUTES, AND HELD WEST PLAINS AT ARMS LENGTH THE REST OF THE WAY…
IT COULD HAVE COST ROLLA HOWEVER…A KEY COG IN THEIR WHEEL, TANIA CORLEY WENT DOWN WITH A LEG INJURY IN THE 4TH, AND HER STATUS DOWN THE ROAD IS UNKNOWN…
COACH CHARLIE PARKER SAID “My guards really stepped up….“West Plains did a good job doubling down on Savannah (Campbell) and Carli and Madison lit it up.”

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Parker said the key was that Rolla answered all of West Plains’ runs.

“That was big,” he said. “The game of basketball is about making and stopping runs. Our girls did a great job holding their composure. Madison did a great job. Once her first and second shots went in the hole, her confidence went up on both ends.

“Anytime the girls see a teammate go down like Taniya it’s really tough on them. It’s like family. I told them we’ve got to focus and get after them the next minute and a half.”
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AROUND THE FRISCO: 2 BIG WINS FOR THE PAIR OF TEXAS COUNTY FRISCO LEAGUERS….

THE LADY WILDCATS OF LICKING RODE INTO STOUTLAND, TURNED ON THE TURBO CLOCK AND LEFT WITH A 51-15 FRISCO LEAGUE WIN….

PLATO WENT TO SUMMERSVILLE AND HANDED THEIR LADY WILDCATS A 61-25 THUMPIN’ AS THE LADY EAGLES HAD THE MERCY CLOCK TICKING IN THE 4TH QUARTER..

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A BOYS MAKE UP FROM JAN. 22ND AT HOUSTON LAST NIGHT SAW THE LAQUEY HORNETS HIT THE ROAD ON SOUTH 17, AND CAME HOME FROM HOUSTON WITH A 62-52 WIN OVER THE TIGERS, THANKS TO A HUGE 4TH QUARTER….
THE HOME TEAM WENT UP BY 2 AFTER ONE, LAQUEY TOOK CONTROL IN THE 2ND AND WENT UP 29-27 AT THE HALF, WENT UP BY 3 AT THE END OF THE 3RD, BUT THEIR FOURTH QUARTER RUN SEALED IT…
3 IN DOUBLES FOR THE HORNETS…JASON YOUNG LED WITH 17, JAYDEN BELL ADDED 15, AND NATHAN FOWERS TOSSED DOWN 10…
HORNET COACH STEVE SCHOLDIELD SAID “Played 1 of our more complete games tonight. I feel our defense really stepped up in the 2nd half.”
THE LAQUEY HORNETS IMPROVE TO 11-7…..

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A SPLIT FOR IBERIA AT CLIMAX SPRINGS LAST NIGHT IN THEBOYS AND GIRLS DOUBLE DIP…….
THE LADY COUGARS TOOK OUT THE LADY RANGERS WITH AN 18 POINT, 61-43 VICTORY….

THE RANGERS FLIPPED IT WITH A 19 POINTS, 69-50 WIN IN THEIR GAME WITH CLIMAX SPRINGS BEHIND
ANOTHER GABE PLEMMONS DOUBLE DOUBLE….HE FINISHED WITH 23 POINTS AND 11 REBOUNDS……AGAIN, THIS WAS A NICE BALANE FOR IBERIA…
ISSAC LAWSON DRAINED 14
JAKE WHITTLE ADDED 13
KOBE HALLEY DUMPED IN A DOZEN AND WADE BOND PULLED DOWN 11 REBOUNDS….
THIS NICE BALANCE HAS THE RANGERS AT 16-2 OVERALL WITH CROCKER COMING TO TOWN TONIGHT FOR HOMECOMING……

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NEWBURG GIRLS TOURNAMENT WILL SEE THE 1 AND 2 SEEDS BATTLE FOR THE TITLE ON SATURDAY…
ALL 4 SEMI FINALS WERE PLAYED LAST NIGHT..
BOURBON AND LAQUEY STARTED IT OFF IN A CONSOLATION SEMI AND THE LADY HORNETS GOT 19 FROM ALEXIS SHELTON, AND 15 FROM BRYER SAYER AND AND TOPPLED THE LADY WARHAWKS, 55-38 AND DID IT WITH A SMALL BENCH…..
COACH MIKE PARTON SAID We were down three players due to injury/illness but I am really proud of how the girls stepped up.”

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THE DIXON LADY BULLDOGS TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS AGAINST THEIR GVC NEIGHBOR, VIENNA IN A 56-40 TRIUMPH……
THE LADY BULLDOGS OUTSHOT VIENNA 13-9 IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND 12-9 IN THE 2ND FOR A 25-18 HALF TIME LEAD, BUT VIENNA CAME BACK MADE IT 35-31 HEADING INTO THE LAST 8 MINUTES WHEN DIXON’S RESA MARTIN HIT 10 OF 12 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE AND PUT THIS AWAY FOR HER LADY BULLDOGS…THE FREE THROW LINE WON THIS ONE FOR DIXON HITTING 17 OF 25 WHILE VIENNA WAS 6 OF `12….RESA MARTIN LED DIXON WITH 34, TRISTEN LIPSCOMB ADDED 10..

ON THE WINNERS SIDE, CROCKER KNOCKS OFF CUBA 52-27 THANKS IN PART TO ANOTHER DOUBLE DOUBLE FROM CALLIE McMURTRY WHO POURED IN 19 POINTS AND PULLED DOWN 18 REBOUNDS…ELAINA FOSTER TOSSED IN 12 AND MEGAN BECKER ADDED 10 FOR 3 IN DOUBLES…THE LADY LIONS DEFENSE AGAIN STEPPED TO THE PLATE….
CUBA HAD 1 IN DOUBLES, DIAMOND PAYNE HAD 10 POINTS.
CROCKER’S 10-0 RUN IN THE FIRST QUARTER GAVE THEM A 19-7 LEAD AND TOOK A 26-12 LEAD INTO THE LOCKER ROOM AFTER THE “D” STARTED TO TAKE OVER…CROCKER WOULD LEAD BY 28 IN THE 4TH AND MOVED TO THE TITLE GAME ON SATURDAY…
COACH RICH MUELLER OF CROCKER SAID “We dominated the boards and our defense did a great job. We just need some consistency on offense and I think we will be a tough out for anyone we play.

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THE TOP-SEEDED NEWBURG LADY TOOK CARE OF SPRINGFIELD RUSH IN THE NIGHT CAP 46-27..
NEWBURG STARTED SLOW AGAINST THE HOME SCHOOLERS AS BOTH TEAMS COMBINED FOR 10 FIRST QUARTER POINTS….A TRIO OF 3 POINTERS AND SOME SHOTS IN THE PAINT OPENED IT UP IN THE 2ND FOR NEWBURG FOR A 10 POINT LEAD AT THE HALF, NEWBURG WOULD UP IT TO 14 AFTER THE 3RD AND WON IT BY 19….MARY ROSA LED NEWBURG WITH 13, TAYLOR BROOKSHIRE ADDED 11. CLAIRE AFFOLTER HAD 10..
IN THE FINALS SATURDAY, FEB. 6, VIENNA MEETS BOURBON AT NOON IN THE SEVENTH-PLACE GAME; LAQUEY TAKES ON DIXON AT 1:15 P.M. IN THE FIFTH-PLACE GAME; CUBA PLAYS RUSH AT 2:30 P.M. IN THE THIRD-PLACE GAME, AND NEWBURG HOSTS CROCKER AT 3:45 P.M. IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

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OTHER GIRLS SCORES
South Central Association
Thayer 60 MV-BT/Liberty 56
Salem 49 Mountain Grove 19
Willow Springs 58 Cabool 49
Ava 60 Houston 35

 

Summit CONFERENCE
Conway 51 Norwood 27 F
Hartville 43 Gainesville 25 F
Mansfield 65 Seymour 55 F

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TONIGHT.

THE LEBANON YELLOWJACKETS COME TO TIGERTOWN IN AN OZARK CONFERENCE SHOWDOWN…
CROCKER’S AT IBERIA FOR HOMECOMING….
LICKING’S AT DIXON..
LAQUEY GOES TO STOUTLAND
CUBA’S AT NEWBURG
PLATO AT RICHLAND’S HOMECOMING=POSTPONED…..

GIRLS TONIGHT HAS STOUTLAND AT BELLE.

WRESTLING HAS THE WAYNESVILLE LADY TIGERS AT DISTRICTS TODAY AND TOMROROW AT ST. CLAIR.

THE LADY TIGER SWIM TEAM IS AT THE SOUTHWEST MO. CHAMPIONSHIPS….

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The St. Louis Cardinals have traded outfielder Dexter Fowler to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. The St. Louis return is a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Fowler is reunited with Joe Maddon, the current Angels manager, who managed him during the 2015-16 seasons with the Cubs. The 2016 season was the best of Fowler’s career and he was the catalyst of the offense….THAT WAS THEN….THEN HE LEFT FOR FREE AGENCY AND signed a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Cardinals. There is just one year and $16.5 million left on the deal now. The Angels are getting $12.75 million from the Cardinals to cover most of Fowler’s 2021 salary. ACCORDING TO THE L.A. TIMES.

Fowler, 34, hit .233 with four homers, 15 RBI and 14 runs in just 31 games last season.
ST. LOUIS HAS A FEW EXTRA OUTFIELDERS THAT ARE GOOD, THEY CAN HIT, AND THEIR SALARIES ALLOW THE CARDINALS TO CUT EXPENSES, WHICH WAS A GOAL THIS YEAR…IT COST THEM TO KEEP ADAM WAINRIGHT, AND IF THEY’RE ABLE TO RE-SIGN YADIER MOLINA, THAT WILL BE A CHUNCK OF CHANGE, BUT THE COST OF RECENTLY AQUIRED NOLAN ARENADO IS BEING PICKED UP BY COLORADO…..

 

 

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Among all the interesting things there are to know about Super Bowl LV, for just the 14th time in Super Bowl history, the game will be a rematch of a game played during the regular season…..the victorious team in the regular-season matchup is just 6-7 in the rematch, with AFC teams going 0-4 in their attempts to secure a two-game sweep. the Chiefs have the opportunity to break that streak. Kansas City defeated the Buccaneers, 27-24, back in Week 12, behind an explosive performance from Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill. Mahomes completed 37 of 49 passes for 462 yards and three touchdowns. Hill hauled in 13 of 15 targets for 269 yards and was on the receiving end of all three of Mahomes’ scores.
the Bucs had absolutely no answer for either of them, and because they didn’t, they lost the game. If they’re to reverse the result this time around, they’ll have to figure something out…PRESSURE ON PATRICK MAHOMES CAN CHASE HIM OUT OF THE POCKET, BUT HE’S AS GOOD OUT OF THE POCKET AS HE IS IN, AND IF THE BUCS DON’T COVER TRAVIS KELSE, IT COULD BE A LONG NIGHT FOR THE GOAT…..

Super Bowl LV is COMING UP ON SUNDAY….

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