KJEL SPORTS FRIDAY MARCH 3, 2023

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL THURSDAY-

GIRLS DISTRICT FINALS:

CLASS 6

LEBANON 67 LAFAYETTE 50

THE LADY YELLOWJACKETS WERE FORCED INTO A PHYSICAL CONTEST, BUT MANAGED TO ADVANCE INTO THE SEMIFINAL ROUND…..BODIE COX PROVIDED 22 POINTS FOR L.H.S. HEAVEN SHOCKLEY ADDED 19 AND RAEGAN MCCOWAN 15..COACH JACKY PAYNE FELT HIS BALLCLUB’S PLAYED BETTER, BUT IT’S GOOD TO STILL BE GOING..

THE LADY JACKETS WENT 24 OF 31 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE AND SURVIVED 23 TURNOVERS TO IMPROVE TO 17-9 ON THE SEASON…..LEBANON WILL FACE PARKWAY SOUTH TOMORROW AT 1:30 FOR THE RIGHT TO PLAY IN THE FINALS ON TUESDAY….

ALSO:

KIRKWOOD 50 WAYNESVILLE 47

CLASS 5

ROLLA 60 WILLARD 42

MARSHFIELD 60 CAMDENTON 32

BOLIVAR 61 MCDONALD COUNTY 33

WEST PLAINS 68 HILLCREST 28

BRANSON 50 PARKVIEW 42

CLASS 4

ST. JAMES 58 CUBA 21

SALEM 52 SULLIVAN 46

ELDON 57 BLAIR OAKS 28

FATIMA 54 OWENSVILLE 46

AVA 44 WILLOW SPRINGS 25

ROGERSVILLE 61 MOUNTAIN GROVE 37

BOY’S STATE QUARTERFINAL GAMES TONIGHT-

CLASS 2

HARTVILLE-MARIONVILLE 6:15 ON KJEL

WEAUBLEAU-PLATTSBURG

CLASS 3

THAYER-SPARTA

COLE CAMP-LUTHERAN NORTH

CLASS 1

ST. ELIZABETH-THOMAS JEFFERSON

COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY-

G.L.V.C. TOURNAMENT:

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 80 ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD 76

DRURY LADY PANTHERS 79 QUINCY 78

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT:

MISSOURI STATE 74 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 57

AFTER LEADING BY FOUR AT THE HALF, THE BEARS SHOT 55 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD IN THE FINAL STANZA AND GOT A GAME-HIGH 17 POINTS FROM ALSTON MASON, 15 FROM JONATHAN MOGBO AND 13 BY DAMIEN MAYO JR. TO SECURE THE WIN. MASON ON WHAT’S HELPED THE BEARS BECOME MORE CONSISTENT…

MISSOURI STATE OUTSCORED THE NO. 11-SEEDED FLAMES BY A 40-27 MARGIN IN THE SECOND HALF. ALL 13 OF MAYO’S POINTS CAME IN THE FINAL PERIOD AND MATCHED A SEASON SCORING HIGH. THE FRESHMAN ALSO SNAGGED 6 REBOUNDS. MISSOURI STATE WILL MEET SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT AT 8:30 AT THE ENTERPRISE CENTER…
(COURTESY MISSOURINET)

DRAKE 83 MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS 63

S.E.C. WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT:

ARKANSAS 85 MIZZOU LADY TIGERS 74

BASEBALL-

SPRING TRAINING:

HOUSTON 6 CARDINALS 0

ROYALS 8 ANGELS 4

NHL THURSDAY-

ST. LOUIS 6 SAN JOSE 3

COLTON PARAYKO, JORDAN KYROU, LOGAN BROWN AND BRAYDEN SCHENN SCORED IN THE MIDDLE PERIOD FOR THE BLUES, HELPING SNAP A SIX-GAME LOSING STREAK. PAVEL BUCHENIVICH HAD FOUR ASSISTS. AFTER SAN JOSE PULLED WITHIN ONE IN THE THIRD, TYLER PITLICK AND KASPERI KAPANEN LIT THE LAMP JUST OVER TWO MINUTES APART TO HELP THE BLUES PULL AWAY LATE. PARAYKO ON GETTING THE DESIRED RESULT..