FRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL-

HERITAGE BANK OF THE OZARKS HALL OF FAME CLASSIC:

JOPLIN 55 LEBANON 52

DOMINICK SIMMONS THREE POINTER WITH TWO SECONDS REMAINING GAVE THE EAGLES THE VICTORY AT BOSWELL AUDITORIUM AS THE YELLOWJACKETS DROPPED A SECOND STRAIGHT HEARTBREAKER IN THE TOURNAMENT….
COACH BILL BROWN IS SEEING IMPROVEMENT EVEN THOUGH THE WON-LOSS RECORD DOESN’T REFLECT THAT..

LEBANON WILL FACE GLENDALE THIS MORNING AT 11:00 IN THE FIFTH PLACE GAME..THE FALCONS WERE EDGED BY JEFFERSON CITY 70-68 FRIDAY…
THE JAYS WILL FACE GATEWAY ELITE IN THE THIRD PLACE GAME AT 1:00, THEN JOPLIN WILL MEET ROGERSVILLE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST AT 3:00…

OTHER FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL-

FAIR GROVE 72 CONWAY 53

WAYNESVILLE 56 SULLIVAN 52

BUFFALO 56 HARRISONVILLE 49

LICKING 64 SALEM 43

HALFWAY 66 HERMITAGE 31

NIANGUA 45 WALNUT GROVE 43

PILOT GROVE 57 MACKS CREEK 55

AVA 46 CLEVER 38

GAINESVILLE 61 MOUNTAIN GROVE 55

WILLOW SPRINGS 58 MANSFIELD 34

MARSHFIELD 59 AURORA 45

HOUSTON 66 CABOOL 54

NORWOOD 54 GALENA 51

GIRLS BASKETBALL FRIDAY-

CAMDENTON 86 BRANSON 45

SKYLINE 63 CAPITAL CITY 36

ROLLA 45 LICKING 38

CENTRAL 57 ROGERSVILLE 48

HALFWAY 43 HERMITAGE 31

GREENWOOD 53 FORDLAND 41

CLIMAX SPRINGS 81 FAIR PLAY 25

OTTERVILLE 72 COLE CAMP 29

PILOT GROVE 51 MACKS CREEK 36

TIPTON 48 WELLINGTON-NAPOLEON 38

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-

MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS 73 DRAKE 72