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..

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

SATURDAY BASKETBALL-

HERITAGE BANK OF THE OZARKS HALL OF FAME CLASSIC:

FIFTH PLACE GAME- GLENDALE 42 LEBANON 39 ON KJEL

ANOTHER SLOW START HINDERED THE YELLOWJACKETS WHO DROPPED A THIRD STRAIGHT CLOSE GAME IN THE TOURNAMENT…..THE FALCONS WON AGAINST L.H.S. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN EIGHT DAYS WITH THIS ONE A CLOSER CONTEST COMPARED TO THE ONE IN SPRINGFIELD ON JANUARY 15TH….DESPITE FIVE LOSSES IN SUCCESSION, COACH BILL BROWN IS SEEING PROGRESS..

GRANT GIVENS AND LOGAN FRAHM COMBINED FOR 30 OF GLENDALE’S 42 POINTS..TY MATLOCK HAD A SEASON HIGH SIXTEEN FOR L.H.S. THE JACKETS WILL HOST CAPITAL CITY TUESDAY NIGHT IN A VARSITY-ONLY CONTEST AT 6:00…

THIRD PLACE GAME- JEFFERSON CITY 79 GATEWAY ELITE 54

FIRST PLACE GAME- ROGERSVILLE 83 JOPLIN 59

ALSO:

LAKER SHOOTOUT:

CHILLICOTHE 68 CAMDENTON 51

ST. ELIZABETH 79 MACKS CREEK 48

SKYLINE 72 RICHLAND 42

ELSEWHERE:

COLUMBIA BATTLE 73 WILLARD 49

GREENWOOD 74 MID-BUCHANNAN 36

STOCKTON TOURNAMENT:

FIFTH PLACE- STOCKTON 72 WEAUBLEAU 60

THIRD PLACE- HARRISONVILLE 66 MOUNT VERNON 53

FIRST PLACE- LOCKWOOD 63 BUFFALO 52

WE’LL HAVE COVERAGE OF THE OPENING NIGHT OF THE CONWAY INVITATIONAL THIS EVENING WITH THE HOST BEARS FACING LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN AT 5:30, THEN STOUTLAND MEETING STRAFFORD AT AROUND 7:30…

GIRS BASKETBALL-

SKYLINE 44 BOONVILLE 41

ROGERSVILLE TOURNAMENT:

SEVENTH PLACE- SPARTA 55 ROGERSVILLE 37

FIFTH PLACE- CENTRAL 69 WEBB CITY 48

THIRD PLACE- HOLLISTER 48 LICKING 45

FIRST PLACE- STRAFFORD 45 ROLLA 38

STOCKTON TOURNAMENT:

5TH PLACE- WEAUBLEAU 58 BUFFALO 52

THIRD PLACE- STOCKTON 47 NEW COVENANT ACADEMY 35

1ST PLACE- MILLER 53 EL DORADO SPRINGS 42

OSAGE TOURNAMENT:

3RD PLACE- OSAGE 49 ELDON 37

1ST PLACE- ST. JAMES 69 RICHLAND 48

NIXA TOURNAMENT:

WEST PLAINS 31 NIXA 30

REPUBLIC 74 PARKVIEW 65

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-

MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS 78 DRAKE 63

JASMINE FRANKLIN RECORDED 20 POINTS AND TEN REBOUNDS HELPING THE LADY BEARS COMPLETE A 2-GAME SWEEP OF THEIR RIVALS FROM DES MOINES…SYDNEY WILSON ADDED 11 POINTS, 5 REBOUNDS AND 3 ASSISTS..

THE LADY BEARS STAY UNBEATEN IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY WHILE MOVING TO 8-2 OVERALL..THEY’LL HOST SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY IN A 3:00 TIPOFF AT JQH ARENA..

MOUNT MERCY 85 EVANGEL 81

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 88 MISSOURI S&T 61

SBU LADY BEARCATS 92 LADY MINERS 86

MIZZOU 73 TENNESSEE 64

Xavier Pinson scored 27 points to lead the Tigers to a road victory over the Volunteers on Saturday night.

Dru Smith added 18 for the Tigers (10-2, 4-2 SEC) as the Tigers answered the Vols 20-point win in Columbia at the start of SEC play at the end of December.
Mizzou will play tomorrow night at Auburn.

WRESTLING-

LEBANON CAPTURED THE OZARK CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR…LHS HAD 9 CHAMPIONS AND FINISHED ATOP THE TEAM STANDINGS BY 102 POINTS OVER RUNNERUP CAMDENTON..ROLLA, WAYNESVILLE AND KICKAPOO FINISHED THREE, FOUR AND FIVE, THEN CENTRAL, WEST PLAINS, PARKVIEW, HILLCREST AND GLENDALE..

NFL PLAYOFFS-

TAMPA BAY 31 GREEN BAY 26

KANSAS CITY 38 BUFFALO 24

THE DEFENDING CHAMPS WILL GET A CHANCE TO DEFEND THEIR CROWN IN 13 DAYS AFTER RALLYING FROM AN EARLY 9-0 DEFICIT…PATRICK MAHOMES PASSED FOR 325 YARDS AND 3 TOUCHDOWNS..

TRAVIS KELCE HAD 13 RECEPTIONS FOR 118 YARDS AND 2 SCORES…COACH ANDY REID WILL MAKE HIS 3RD APPEARANCE IN THE N.F.L. TITLE GAME…ONLY EIGHT HAVE BEEN TO MORE IN NFL HISTORY…CHIEFS AND TAMPA BAY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7TH..KANSAS CITY WON A REGULAR SEASON MEETING ON THE BUCCANEERS HOME FIELD, 27-24 BACK ON NOVEMBER 29TH…

NHL SUNDAY-

LOS ANGELES 6 ST. LOUIS BLUES 3

After a Saturday night victory, the Blues failed to complete the sweep of the two game set despite Brayden Schenn scoring twice..

Ville Husso made 29 saves in his first NHL start for St. Louis. Ryan O’Reilly also lit the lamp for the Blues, who dropped to 3-2-and-1. St. Louis visits the Las Vegas Golden Knights tomorrow night.