DAY ONE OF THE FRISCO LEAGUE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WENT DOWN SATURDAY WITH 2 PLAY IN GAMES, AND A PAIR OF 4 VS 5 SEEDS AND THE TURBO CLOCK WAS TICKING IN SEVERAL OF THE GAMES…….

GIRLS PLAY IN GAME
STOUTLAND 63-24 OVER DIXON

THE STOUTLAND LADY TIGERS WENT ON A 21-4 OUT OF THE GATE, LED DIXON 37-9 AT THE BREAK AND DIDN’T LOOK BACK….
STOUTLAND FORCED 37 TURNOVERS AND DID NOT PUT DIXON AT FREE THROW LINE THE ENTIRE 32 MINUTES…
COACH DAYTON ROBINSON OF STOUTLAND SAID THEY PUT THEIR GAME PLAN TOGETHER AND IT WORKED.

THE LADY TIGERS WERE LED BY 3 FRESHMAN…REGAN HENRY HAS 21 POINTS, AND 10 BOARDS FOR A DOUBLE DOUBLE.
SHONNA LOONEY ADDED 16, AND CADANCE CHAFFIN TOSSED DOWN A DOZEN……
DIXON WAS LED BY TRISTEN LIPSCOMB WITH 12…..

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GIRLS 4 VS 5 SEED
CROCKER 60-34 OVER IBERIA

THE CROCKER LADY LIONS HELD THEIR 4TH SEED WITH A 60-34 WIN OVER THE IBERIA LADY RANGERS….
A BIG 2ND QUARTER 20-9 RUN SET THE TONE FOR THE REST OF THE GAME….IBERIA SENT CROCKER TO THE FREE THROW LINE 13 TIMES IN THAT 8 MINUTE SPAN..THE LADY LIONS DID’NT CASH IN LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE HITTING ONLY 5, BUT THEIR DEFENSE HELPED OUT.
IBEIRA WON THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS, BUT 25 TURNOVERS HURT THEIR CHANCES….
CROCKER COACH RICH MUELLER SAID HE’S BLENDING IN SOME NEW PLAYERS AND THEY’RE ALL WORKING HARD….

CROCKER HAD 4 IN DOUBLES WITH SKYLAR LAYMAN AND MEGAN CAMPISE WITH 14 EACH…..GRACIE COFELTT ADDED 11 AND ALAINA FOSTER DRAINED 10…
IBERIA HAD A NICE BALANCE BUT NONE IN DOUBLES..

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BOYS PLAY IN 8 VS 9 SEED
LAQUEY 66-47 OVER NEWBURG

THE LAQUEY HORNETS WENT ON A 20-6 FIRST QUARTER RUN, LED 27-13 AT THE HALF, BUT NEWBURG WOULD NOT GO AWAY AND WHILE THE HORNETS WON IT BY 19, WITHOUT THAT FIRST QUARTER, THIS IS A LOT CLOSER..AFTER NEWBURG CLOSED TO WITHIN 7, THE HORNETS PUT THIS AWAY IN THE 4TH HITTING 7 OF 8 FROM THE FIELD DOWN THE STRETCH WHILE HITTING 54% OF THEIR SHOTS FROM THE FIELD…
LAQUEY COACH STEVE SCHOLFIELD SAID HE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE FALL SPORTS SEASON FOR THE HORNETS ENDING SO LATE…

J.D. BOWLING LED THE HORNETS WITH 22 HITTING 4 FROM DOWNTOWN, BUT IT WAS DONAVAN MATHIS THAT WAS ON FIRE IN THE FINAL STANZA AS HE FINISHED WITH 13….SAM SWIHART ADDED 10…
NEWBURG WAS LED BY DONTA HARRIS WITH 14, BRYCE CASEY AND GUNNER POUND EACH KNOCKED DOWN A DOZEN…..

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BOYS 4 VS 5 SEED
PLATO 58-28 OVER IBERIA

IN THE FINAL OF THE NIGHT, 4TH SEED PLATO TURBO CLOCKED IBERIA WITH A 58-28 FINAL AND PLAYED SOME STIFF DEFENSE FORCING 18 TURNOVERS….TIED AFTER ONE QUARTER, PLATO OPENED UP A 10 POINT ADVANTAGE AT THE HALF, A 27-4 RUN IN THE 3RD PUT THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN WHEN PLATO HIT 12 OF 15 FROM THE FIELD……
IBERIA WON TEH BATTLE OF BOARDS, BUT PLATO SHOT A 51% CLIP FROM THE FIELD…..
COACH COLLIN HOLZER OF PLATO SAID THE SIZE OF HIS EAGLES WAS A FACTOR AGAINST THE SMALLER RANGERS.

9 DIFFERNT EAGLES PUT UP POINTS, LED BY LANE JOHNSON WITH 12, CASE McCLURE ADDED 11…..
IBERIA WAS LED BY JADEN ROWDEN WITH 13…….

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BACK AT THE LAQUEY PHYSICAL EDUCATION FACILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE GIRLS FIRST ROUND TONIGHT…
THE FIRST GAME AT 5 PITS THE PLAY IN WINNER FROM SATURDAY, THE STOUTLAND LADY TIGERS GOING UP AGAINST TOP SEED LICKING…..
STOUTLAND COACH DAYTON ROBISON KNOWS THE CHALLENGE THEY FACE.

THE 2ND GAME TONIGHT HAS 2ND SEED NEWBURG TAKING ON 7TH SEED LAQUEY….THAT TIPS AT 6:30…
AT 8, 3RD SEED RICHLAND WITH NEW COACH JON HALL TAKES ON THE 6TH SEED PLATO LADY EAGLES WHO COME IN SHORTHANDED WITH SEVERAL PLAYERS MISSING WITH INJUIRES……THAT’S SLATED TO START AT 8…..

PRE GAME FOR ALL 3 STARTS ABOUT 4:45 THIS AFTERNOON…..

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TIGER BASKETBALL FROM LAST FRIDAY AT THE CURRENT RIVER CHALLENGE AND THE TIGERS WERE CHALLENGED BY GREENVILLE, AND GOT SPANKED 66-44….

 

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FOOTBALL IS DONE IN CLASS 6, ALL THE REST HAVE THEIR FINALS THIS WEEK….

CHRISTIAN BROS. COLLEGE PREP OF ST. LOUIS ROLLED INTO COLUMBIA SATURDAY AND BEAT LIBERTY NORTH OF KANSAS CITY 48-21 TO CLAIM THE CLASS 6 TITLE….

CLASS 5 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SAW WEBB CITY AND WENTZVILLE HOLT MOVE TO THE FINALS…
THE CARDINALS KNOCKED OFF UNDEFEATED JACKSON, 35-21 GIVING WEBB CITY A SHOT AT THE CLASS 5 TITLE..
HOLT BEAT FT. OSAGE 31-14 TO ADVANCE..

CLASS 4 SAW THE HANNIBAL PIRATES SCORE A 42-26 VICTORY OVER NORTH COUNTY BONNE TERRE..
SMITHVILLE GOT BY COUNTRY DAY 40-36 SENDING THEM TO THE TITLE GAME THIS WEEKEND AGAINST THE PIRATES…

CLASS 3, IT WILL BE ST. MARY’S OF ST. LOUIS AND ST. PIUS OF KANSAS CITY IN THE FINALS…
ST. MARY’S TURBO CLOCKED MEXICO 62-16 WHILE ST. PIUS SNEEKS BY CARDINAL RITTER, 21-20…

CLASS 2, ST. CHARLES LUTHERAN AND LAMAR MOVED RIGHT…
ST. CHARLES BEAT LAFAYETTE COUNTY 54-14 AND HAD THE MERCY CLOCK RUNNING…LAMAR GOT BY RICHMOND, 21-20…

CLASS 1 WILL SEE MARCELINE AND EAST BUCHANAN IN THE FINALS…MARCELINE SQUEEZED OUT A 31-30 WIN OVER HAYTI.
EAST BUCHANAN BLEY OUT THAYER 34-6……

8 MAN HAS DREXL AND WORTH COUNTY IN THE FINALS.
DREXEL BEAT KING CITY 56-28…..WORTH COUNTY GETS BY NORTH SHELBY 36-34….

8 MAN FINALS ARE THURSDAY, CLASSES 1 THRU 5 ARE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN COLUMBIA…

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MIZZOU

BLACK FRIDAY WAS NOT GOOD FOR MISSOURI TIGER FOOTBALL, AND BASKETBALL FANS..

THE 5-1 WITCHITA STATE SHOCKERS CAME TO THE MIZZOU ARENA AND LAID A 61-55 BASKETBALL LOSS ON THE 3-3 TIGERS WHICH MADE FOR A BAD DAY IN TIGER SPORTS….

EARLIER IN THE DAY IN THE NATURAL STATE,
THE MIZZOU FOOTBALL TIGERS COULD NOT GENERATE ENOUGH OFFENSE AND WHILE THEIR DEFENSE LOOKED GOOD AT TIMES, THEY WERE ON THE FIELD TOO LONG AND IT TOOKS IT TOLL..

ARKANSAS DID SOMETHING NO OTHER HOG TEAM HAD DONE..
THE NO. 25 RAZORBACKS CAPPED THEIR REGULAR SEASON WITH A 34-17 VICTORY OVER MISSOURI, SNAPPING A FIVE-GAME LOSING STREAK TO THE TIGERS. THE WIN ALSO KEPT THE BATTLE LINE TROPHY IN FAYETTEVILLE AND PROVIDED ARKANSAS A PERFECT 3-0 SEASON IN ITS TROPHY GAMES.

ARKANSAS (8-4, 4-4 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE) IS ONLY TWO SEASONS REMOVED FROM THE WORST TWO SEASONS IN SCHOOL HISTORY.
MISSOURI FINISHES AT 6-6 AND MAY GET A BOWL GAME, BUT THE 6 WINS IS NOT A GAURENTEE….`

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THE MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL BEARS PLAYED THEIR FIRST HOME PLAYOFF GAME SINCE 1990 ON SATURDAY IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE F.C.S. PLAYOFFS, AND PRETTY MUCH GAVE IT AWAY IN A 32-31 FINAL..
THE BEARS TURNED THE BALL OVER SIX TIMES…. THREE INTERCEPTIONS, A FUMBLE AND TWO SPECIAL TEAMS MISHAPS THAT LED DIRECTLY TO 23 SKYHAWKS POINTS AND ULTIMATELY PROVED TO BE THE DIFFERENCE IN A 32-31, ONE POINT LOSS TO TENNESSEE MARTIN SATURDAY….

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K.C. HAD THE WEEK OFF TAKING THEIR BYE WEEK RIDING A 4 GAME WINNING STREAK AND GET A LITTLE EXTRA TIME THIS SUNDAY AS THEIR GAME WITH DENVER HAS BEEN FLEXED TO SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON NBC…..