KJEL SPORTS MONDAY DECEMBER 21, 2020

FRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
WILLARD 53 LEBANON 46
THE VISITING TIGERS LED THROUGHOUT FOR A NON-CONFERENCE VICTORY AT BOSWELL AUDITORIUM….WILLARD PLACED FOUR IN DOUBLE-FIGURES WHILE THE YELLOWJACKETS TYLER WILLIAMSON SCORED A GAME-HIGH 18….LEBANON COACH BILL BROWN FELT THERE WERE GOOD THINGS DEVELOPING DESPITE THE OUTCOME.
LEBANON DROPS TO 0-5 AND WILL HOST BRANSON TONITE WITH VARSITY COVERAGE IN THE 7:00 HOUR ON KJEL…
ALSO:
SALEM 60 CAMDENTON 57
BUFFALO 79 BUTLER 69
WAYNESVILLE 67 ST. LOUIS CHRISTIAN 53
POPLAR BLUFF 59 WAYNESVILLE 39
HARTVILLE 74 STRAFFORD 56
RICHLAND 73 STOUTLAND 43
IBERIA 54 CONWAY 35
NEWBURG 68 VIENNA 60
REPUBLIC 56 BOLIVAR 54
HILLCREST 68 BRANSON 54
PARKVIEW 65 POPLAR BLUFF 63
JOPLIN 60 SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL 54
ROGERSVILLE 47 WEST PLAINS 43
WILLOW SPRINGS 55 ALTON 49
NORWOOD 64 CABOOL 48
AVA 56 FORSYTH 46
OZARK 75 JEFFERSON CITY 64
ROLLA 81 LIBERTY 38
WARSAW 75 SHERWOOD 33
OTTERVILLE 56 STOVER 50
BLAIR OAKS 78 COLUMBIA ROCK BRIDGE 53
SOUTHERN BOONE 55 CALIFORNIA 42
O.C.H.C. SHOOTOUT:
LEETON 77 HUMANSVILLE 52
WEAUBLEAU 56 SPOKANE 48
SKYLINE 73 ST. ELIZABETH 54
GIRLS BASKETBALL-
WAYNESVILLE 50 POPLAR BLUFF 17
BUFFALO 72 BUTLER 64
SEYMOUR 66 LAQUEY 40
ROLLA 65 POPLAR BLUFF 17
BELLE 65 RUSSELLVILLE 57
MARSHFIELD 49 LAMAR 36
HELIAS 60 ST. JAMES 45
RICHLAND 61 STOUTLAND 18
CALIFORNIA 65 MONTGOMERY COUNTY 32
WEST PLAINS 58 MOUNTAIN HOME 36
O.C.H.C. SHOOTOUT:
WARSAW 51 HUMANSVILLE 22
SKYLINE LADY TIGERS 51 LEETON 32
ST. ELIZABETH 37 WHEATLAND 32
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-
MISSOURI STATE 94 NORTHWESTERN STATE 67
GAIGE PRIM REGISTERED 26 POINTS, 9 ASSISTS AND 9 REBOUNDS AND THE BEARS SHOT 61% IN THE SECOND HALF TO PULL AWAY FROM THE VISITING DEMONS FOLLOWING THE OPENING GAME STRUGGLE WITH WILLIAM JEWELL..
ISAIAH MOSLEY AND JARED RIDDER ADDED 18 POINTS APIECE AND THE BEARS IMPROVED TO 2-0…MISSOURI STATE HOSTS LITTLE ROCK TONIGHT AT 7:00…THE TROJANS ARE 4-2 AND BEAT THE BEARS IN LAST YEAR’S SEASON OPENER..
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 60 MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS 52
MYAH SELLAND’S 19 POINTS AND TEN REBOUNDS PACED THE JACKRABBITS TO A SATURDAY AFTERNOON WIN AT JQH ARENA. MISSOURI STATE SHOT 32% FOR THE GAME INCLUDING 4 OF 19 FROM THREE AND JUST FOUR FOR EIGHT AT THE FOUL LINE..BRICE CALIP LED THE MISSOURI STATE SCORING WITH 13…..
THE LADY BEARS ARE 4-2 WITH THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE OPENER NEXT ON NEW YEAR’S DAY IN CEDAR FALLS AGAINST NORTHERN IOWA…
MISSOURI S&T 96 DRURY 89
DRURY LADY PANTHERS 97 MISSOURI S&T LADY MINERS 74
DRURY 90 LINDENWOOD 84 (SUNDAY)
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 89 WILLIAM JEWELL 71
WILLIAM JEWELL 63 S.B.U. LADY BEARCATS 55
MISSOURI S&T 78 WILLIAM JEWELL 74
WILLIAM JEWELL 73 S&T LADY MINERS 62
SUNDAY-
MINNESOTA 90 SAINT LOUIS 82
MIZZOU LADY TIGERS 79 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 43
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY-
Mississippi State 51 Mizzou 32
Will Rogers threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns to leadthe Bulldogs to a nineteen point victory in Starkville against a depleted defense and an offense that failed to execute. Coach Eli Drinkwitz saw his squad’s numbers down to 53 scholarship players for their tenth and final regular season game.
Conner Bazelak was 22 of 38 for 225 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. Larry Rountree led all rushers with 121 yards and two touchdowns.
Former starting quarterback Shawn Robinson moved to the defensive side of the ball to help a secondary decimated by injuries. Robinson came up with an interception.
The Tigers will head to Nashville, home of SEC East rival Vanderbilt, for the Music City Bowl. Mizzou will face No. 17 Iowa on Dec. 30… Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk is acaquainted with Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz from the days together on the northeast coast..
Iowa won their last six games of 2020 to finish 6-2…The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m in Nissan Stadium. .While the Tigers were welcoming the chance to play in a bowl, offensive tackle Larry Borom announced Sunday that he will not play against Iowa, and instead concentrate on transitioning to the next level while entering the NFL draft..
NFL SUNDAY-
KANSAS CITY 32 NEW ORLEANS 29
PATRICK MAHOMES PASSED FOR 254 YARDS AND 3 TOUCHDOWNS PUTTING THE DEFENDING CHAMPS AT 13-1 ON THE SEASON AND CONTINUING TO HOLD THE FIRST SPOT IN THE A.F.C. PLAYOFF BRACKET WITH TWO GAMES REMAINING..AFTER THE SAINTS RALLIED FROM 14 DOWN TO TAKE A 1 POINT ADVANTAGE IN THE 3RD QUARTER, KANSAS CITY WENT AHEAD 29-15 ON A MAHOMES T.D. PASS TO TRAVIS KELCE AND A TOUCHDOWN RUN BY LE’VEON BELL ..
ULTIMATELY, IT WAS HARRISON BUTKER’S FIELD GOAL WITH 4:18 REMAINING THAT BROUGHT ABOUT THE FINAL MARGIN…THE CHIEFS WILL PLAY AT HOME THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WITH ATLANTA NEXT SUNDAY AT NOON, FOLLOWED BY THE L.A. CHARGERS ON JANUARY 3RD..
WRESTLING-
LEBANON WON THE SMITHVILLE TOURNAMENT SATURDAY…..
BOLIVAR 44 MOBERLY 30
MOBERLY 78 ST. JAMES 5