KJEL SPORTS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2021

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL THURSDAY-
LEBANON 47 GLENDALE 28
MARSHFIELD 49 ROGERSVILLE 43
KICKAPOO 70 CENTRAL 28
WEAUBLEAU 68 DADEVILLE 36
BLAIR OAKS 51 ELDON 44
SOUTH CALLAWAY 38 FATIMA 37
JEFFERSON CITY LADY JAYS 44 COLUMBIA ROCK BRIDGE 25
MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS-
Class 1
1 Platte Valley
2 Leeton
3 Walnut Grove
4 Community R-6
5 Otterville
6 North Shelby
7 Stanberry
8 Meadville
9 South Iron
10 Norborne
Others receiving votes: Climax Springs, Tina Avalon
Class 2
1 Wellington-Napoleon
2 Richland
3 Blue Eye
4 Oran
5 College Heights
6 Greenfield
7 Schuyler County
8 Bishop Leblond
9 Crane
10 Polo
Others receiving votes: Salisbury, East Atchison, Neelyville
Class 3
1 Monroe City
2 Skyline
3 Miller
4 Tipton
5 Sparta
6 South Callaway
7 West County
8 Twin Rivers
9 Strafford
10 Steelville
Others receiving votes: Hartville, Milan, Licking, St. Pius (Festus), Diamond
Class 4
1 Vashon
2 Central (Park Hills)
3 Hollister
4 Maryville
5 Boonville
6 Mt. Vernon
7 Fatima
8 Doniphan
9 Central (New Madrid County)
10 Macon
Others receiving votes: Willow Springs, Chillicothe, Ste. Genevieve
Class 5
1 Willard
2 St. Pius X (Kansas City)
3 West Plains
4 Helias Catholic
5 Whitfield
6 Cardinal Ritter
7 Union
8 Rolla
9 Cape Notre Dame
10 Carl Junction
Others receiving votes: Mexico, Smithville
Class 6
1 Incarnate Word
2 Kickapoo
3 Jefferson City
4 Rock Bridge
5 Blue Springs
6 Staley
7 Francis Howell Central
8 Webster Groves
9 Marquette
10 Holt
Others receiving votes: Nixa, Republic, Blue Springs South
THIS AFTERNOON- LEBANON-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL AT 4:30 ON KJEL
BOYS BASKETBALL-
MACKS CREEK 62 HERMITAGE 52
WEAUBLEAU 72 DADEVILLE 60
FATIMA 65 EUGENE 60
CONWAY AND HARTVILLE WILL MEET TOMORROW IN WRIGHT COUNTY FOR A JV-VARSITY MATCHUP STARTING AT 2:00
TOP 10 BOYS RANKINGS-
Class 1
1 South Iron
2 Mound City
3 Lockwood
4 Winston
5 Chadwick
6 Northwest (Mendon)
7 Golden City
8 Leeton
9 Thomas Jefferson Independent
10 Novinger
Others receiving votes: Bunker, Hale, Green City
Class 2
1 Lakeland
2 Crane
3 Campbell
4 Mid-Buchanan
5 Oran
8 NE Cairo
7 Westran
6 Bishop LeBlond
9 Smithton
10 Gallatin
Others receiving votes: Galena, Salisbury, Advance, Clopton, Harrisburg, Norwood, Crest Ridge, Slater, Clopton
Class 3
1 Hartville
2 Greenwood
3 Monroe City
4 Thayer
5 Summit Christian Academy
6 Christian (O’Fallon)
7 Strafford
8 Skyline
9 Lafayette County
10 Iberia
Others receiving votes: Charleston, Linn
Class 4
1 Vashon
2 Central (New Madrid County)
3 MICDS
4 East Newton
5 Center
6 Miller Career Academy
7 St. Michael the Archangel
8 Blair Oaks
9 Hollister
10 Father Tolton
Others receiving votes: Richmond, Mt. Vernon, Dexter, Ava, Priory, Westminster
Class 5
1 Cardinal Ritter
2 DeSmet
3 St. Dominic
4 Platte County
5 University City
6 Logan Rogersville
7 Warrensburg
8 Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
9 Mexico
10 Webb City
Others receiving votes: Nevada, Kirksville
Class 6
1 Chaminade
2 Kickapoo
3 Staley
4 Nixa
5 CBC
6 Park Hill
7 Pattonville
8 Webster Groves
9 Liberty
10 Ft. Zumwalt North
Others receiving votes: Helias, Republic, Truman
COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY-
DRURY PANTHERS 82 MCKENDREE 77
DRURY LADY PANTHERS 91 MCKENDREE 76
MISSOURI ST. LOUIS 77 MISSOURI S&T LADY MINERS 54
COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS LADY BOBCATS 73 BAKER 69
SOUTH CAROLINA 77 MIZZOU LADY TIGERS 62
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING-
IN RANKINGS INFORMATION, WHITFIELD IS FIRST, NEOSHO SECOND AND LEBANON THIRD IN MISSOURI CLASS THREE…
THE LEBANON LADY YELLOWJACKETS ARE TOP-RANKED IN CLASS THREE, IN FRONT OF HOLT AND LAFAYETTE..
BASEBALL-
NEW ROYALS OUTFIELDER ANDREW BENINTENDI MET WITH THE MEDIA THURSDAY FOLLOWING HIS TRADE TO KANSAS CITY FROM BOSTON ON WEDNESDAY….
HE’S PROJECTED TO REPLACE THE NOW-RETIRED GOLD GLOVE LEFT FIELDER ALEX GORDON, AND IS ACQUAINTED WITH MANAGER MIKE MATHENY FROM HIS COLLEGE CAREER WITH ARKANSAS AND MINOR LEAGUE DAYS WITH THE RED SOX WHEN HE WAS A TEAMMATE OF FORMER MISSOURI STATE OUTFIELDER TATE MATHENY.
BENINTENDI WAS THE 7TH OVERALL PICK IN THE 2015 DRAFT AND PLAYED A BIG PART IN BOSTON’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2018…TEAM’S WILL BE HEADING TO FLORIDA AND ARIZONA WITH PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORTING TO CAMPS NEXT WEEK…THE ROYALS CACTUS LEAGUE OPENER IS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27TH IN SURPRISE AGAINST THE TEXAS RANGERS…THE CARDINALS GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE DEBUT ON KJEL IS TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW AGAINST THE MIAMI MARLINS…