KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY DECEMBER 17, 2020

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL-

NIXA 70 BLAIR OAKS 49

SOUTH CALLAWAY 47 RUSSELLVILLE 39

LINCOLN 58 CONCORDIA 37

LINN TOURNAMENT:

ELDON 58 LINN 53

GIRLS BASKETBALL-

SULLIVAN TOURNAMENT:

HELIAS 51 STEELVILLE 38

BORGIA 49 CUBA 19

ST. JAMES 68 SULLIVAN 29

HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS TONITE ON KJEL WILL FIND BRANSON AT LEBANON TO FACE THE LADY YELLOWJACKETS…COACH JACKY PAYNE’S LHS BALLCLUB HAS WON FIVE OF THEIR FIRST SIX.

LEBANON AND BRANSON WITH VARSITY COVERAGE AT AROUND 7:30 TONIGHT ON KJEL..

COLLEGE BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY-

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 91 ROCKHURST 83

ROCKHURST 73 S.B.U. LADY BEARCATS 49

MISSOURI STATE 73 WILLIAM JEWELL 64

THE BEARS SHOT 67% FROM THE FIELD IN THE 2ND HALF TO TURN BACK THE VISITING CARDINALS…COACH DANA FORD SAID IT WAS GOOD TO BE BACK OUT ON THE COURT AFTER COVID-19 HALTED THINGS THE FINAL WEEK OF NOVEMBER.

GAGE PRIM LED THE SCORING WITH 20..JAMONTA BLACK ADDED 16, ISIAIH MOSLEY 13 AND JARED RIDDER 10..MISSOURI STATE WILL HOST NORTHWESTERN STATE SATURDAY AT 7:00..

MIZZOU LADY TIGERS 84 NEW ORLEANS 45

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-

WEDNESDAY MARKED THE EARLY SIGNING PERIOD FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL…MISSOURI STATE COACH BOBBY PETRINO BROUGHT IN 17 NEW BEARS, INCLUDING NINE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL RANKS, AND FOUR JUNIOR COLLEGE AND FOUR TRANSFERS.

11 OFFENSIVE AND 6 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE FOLD…WINTER PRACTICE WILL BEGIN JANUARY 11TH AND THE BEARS WILL PLAY MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STARTING WITH THE FEBRUARY 2OTH OPENER AT NORTH DAKOTA.

ACCORDING TO RIVALS.COM, THE MIZZOU RECRUITING CLASS RANKS NUMBER 20 IN THE NATION WITH FIVE, FOUR STAR RECRUITS INCLUDED..COACH ELI DRINKWITZ CLASS FEATURES EIGHT IN-STATE SIGNEES WITH TWO FROM EAST ST. LOUIS..