KJEL SPORTS THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 2021

IT’S SEMIFINAL NIGHT AT THE CONWAY INVITATIONAL ON KJEL….THE HOST BEARS MEET STRAFFORD AT 5:30 FOLLOWED BY HOLLISTER AND AURORA AT 7:30…THE WINNER’S WILL MEET IN SATURDAY NIGHT’S CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST….

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL-

TOP 10 RANKINGS-

Class 6

1 Chaminade
2 CBC
3 Kickapoo
4 Park Hill
5 Staley
6 Nixa
7 Pattonville
8 Webster Groves
9 Liberty
10 Republic
Others receiving votes: Helias, Ft. Zumwalt North, Truman, Kirkwood

Class 5

1 Cardinal Ritter
2 Mexico
3 DeSmet
4 Webb City
5 University City
6 St. Dominic
7 Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
8 Lafayette (St. Joseph)
9 Platte County
10 Kirksville
Others receiving votes: Springfield Catholic, Kearney, Nevada

Class 4

1 Vashon
2 Central (New Madrid County)
3 MICDS
4 Miller Career Academy
5 East Newton
6 Blair Oaks
7 Priory
8 Father Tolton
9 Center
10 Westminster
Others receiving votes: Ava, Mt. Vernon, Richmond, St. Michael the Archangel, Hollister

Class 3

1 Hartville
2 Greenwood
3 Monroe City
4 Thayer
5 Summit Christian Academy
6 Christian (O’Fallon)
7 Skyline
8 Lafayette County
9 Iberia
10 Linn
Others receiving votes: Charleston, Strafford

Class 2

1 Lakeland
2 Crane
3 Mid-Buchanan
4 Campbell
5 Oran
6 Bishop LeBlond
7 Westran
8 NE Cairo
9 Smithton
10 Gallatin
Others receiving votes: Advance, Clopton, Smithton, Sacred Heart, Harrisburg, Wellington Napleon, Princeton

Class 1

1 South Iron
2 Lockwood
3 Winston
4 Mound City
5 Leeton
6 Northwest (Mendon)
7 St. Elizabeth
8 Thomas Jefferson Independent
9 Chadwick
10 Hale
Others receiving votes: Green City, Bunker, Golden City, Green City, Northwest (Hughesville), Bunker

GIRLS TOP 10

Class 6

1 Incarnate Word
2 Kickapoo
3 Jefferson City
4 Rock Bridge
5 Blue Springs
6 Staley
7 Republic
8 Marquette
9 Francis Howell Central
10 Nixa
Others receiving votes: Webster Groves, Raytown, Park Hill

Class 5

1 West Plains
2 Helias Catholic
3 Willard
4 St. Pius X (Kansas City)
5 Whitfield
6 Cardinal Ritter
7 Carl Junction
8 Union
9 Cape Notre Dame
10 Rolla
Others receiving votes: Parkway North, Lincoln College Prep, Smithville, Mexico

Class 4

1 Central (Park Hills)
2 Vashon
3 Mt. Vernon
4 Hollister
5 Boonville
6 Fatima
7 Doniphan
8 Chillicothe
9 Macon
10 Central (New Madrid County)
Others receiving votes: Cameron, Ste Genevieve, Maryville

Class 3

1 Monroe City
2 Skyline
3 Tipton
4 Sparta
5 Diamond
6 Miller
7 St. Pius X (Festus)
8 Twin Rivers
9 West County
10 South Callaway
Others receiving votes: St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia), Lawson, Iberia, Steelville, Hartville, Milan, Strafford

Class 2

1 Wellington-Napoleon
2 Richland
3 Blue Eye
4 Greenfield
5 Bishop Leblond
6 East Atchison
7 Polo
8 Schuyler County
9 Crane
10 Oran
Others receiving votes: Verona, College Heights, Glasgow

Class 1

1 Walnut Grove
2 Platte Valley
3 Otterville
4 Community R-6
5 Stanberry
6 Meadville
7 North Shelby
8 Atlanta
9 Prairie Home/Bunceton
10 Tina Avalon

COLLEGE BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY-

DRAKE 78 MISSOURI STATE 73

THE BULLDOGS REMAINED UNBEATEN ON THE SEASON AND THE MISSOURI VALLEY, SWEEPING THE 2ND OF BACK TO BACK GAMES IN SPRINGFIELD…
THE BEARS TRAILED BY NINE AT HALFTIME BEFORE SCORING FIFTEEN STRAIGHT POINTS TO TAKE A 2 POINT LEAD WITH SIX MINUTES TO GO, ONLY TO SEE DRAKE REGAIN THE UPPER HAND…COACH DANA FORD, WHILE NOT HAPPY WITH THE FINAL SCORE, SAW SIGNS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.

SHANQUAN HEMPHILL LED THE BULLDOGS WITH 24 POINTS…ISIAIH LED MISSOURI STATE WITH 23 POINTS AND ELEVEN BOARDS, WHILE GAIGE PRIM HAD 20 POINTS AND 14 REBOUNDS…THE BEARS HOST ANOTHER VALLEY CONTENDER, LOYOLA THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AT JQH…

MISSOURI STATE LADY BEARS 61 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 44

IT WAS A DOUBLEHEADER WEDNESDAY IN SPRINGFIELD AND THE LADY BEARS TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS, HOLDING THE SALUKIS TO 26% SHOOTING…EMILY GARTNER RECORDED 15 POINTS AND 12 REBOUNDS…

MISSOURI STATE IMPROVES TO 9-2 AND 5-0 IN THE M.V.C. WITH A TRIP TO VALPARAISO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NEXT UP ON THE SCHEDULE…

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-

THE MIZZOU  SCHEDULE FOR NEXT FALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED….CENTRAL MICHIGAN WILL KICK OFF THE CAMPAIGN SEPTEMBER 4TH IN COLUMBIA…THEN THE TIGERS GO TO KENTUCKY THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY FOR THE S.E.C. OPENER….THE RED HAWKS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WILL VISIT FAUROT FIELD ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, FOLLOWED BY A ROAD TEST ON SEPTEMBER 25TH AT BOSTON COLLEGE….FORMER TIGER OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR JOSH HEUPEL IS THE NEW HEAD COACH AT TENNESSEE AND HE’LL HAVE THE VOLUNTEERS IN COLUMBIA ON OCTOBER 2ND FOLLOWED BY THE FINAL NON CONFERENCE TILT WITH NORTH TEXAS ON OCTOBER 9TH..TEXAS A&M WILL BE AT FAUROT FIELD THE NEXT SATURDAY…A BYE IN THE SCHEDULE WILL PRECEDE TRIPS TO VANDERBILT AND GEORGIA, HOME GAMES WITH SOUTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA, THEN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND AT ARKANSAS…

NHL TONIGHT-

ST. LOUIS AT LAS VEGAS