KJEL SPORTS TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 2021

MONDAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL-

THE 36TH CONWAY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT BEGAN WITH AN OVERTIME CLASSIC TO START A BUSY WEEK OF ACTION….

CONWAY 73 LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 71

THE BEARS RALLIED FROM FIFTEEN POINTS DOWN TO SEND THE CONTEST INTO THE BONUS ROUND, AND WON IT FOR COACH RYAN TOOMBS ON CHASE CAFFEY’S BASKET WITH TWO SECONDS REMAINING AFTER A STRUGGLE FOR THE FIRST SIXTEEN MINUTES…

CONWAY CONNECTED ON THIRTEEN THREE POINTERS WITH CAFFEY LEADING THE SCORING WITH 24…THE CHARGER’S GARRETT RUDY POSTED A GAME-HIGH 28….

STRAFFORD 86 STOUTLAND 33

TEN PLAYED AND NINE SCORED FOR THE DEFENDING TOURNAMENT CHAMPS….TOURE PARKS FURNISHED 22 POINTS AND THE INDIANS MOVED TO 22-0 ALLTIME IN THE CONWAY TOURNAMENT….

THE 1ST ROUND CONCLUDES TONIGHT ON KJEL WITH HOLLISTER MEETING NIANGUA AT 5:30….LAQUEY WILL MATCHUP WITH AURORA AT 7:30..

MOUNTAIN GROVE TOURNAMENT:

AVA 71 DORA 52

SPARTA TOURNAMENT:

FAIR GROVE 79 FORSYTH RIVERVIEW 54

SPARTA 68 MANSFIELD 47

OSCEOLA TOURNAMENT:

WALNUT GROVE 44 APPLETON CITY 42

UNION TOURNAMENT:

BORGIA 62 WAYNESVILLE 58

FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH 59 UNION 29

ELDON TOURNAMENT:

EUGENE 61 SEDALIA SMITH COTTON 45

FATIMA 73 OSAGE 52

ALSO:

MILLER 51 FORDLAND 34

HUMANSVILLE 50 HURLEY 33

WEAUBLEAU 68 MORRISVILLE 46

TIPTON 67 OTTERVILLE 50

COLUMBIA HICKMAN 47 HELIAS 45

DIXON 85 PLATO 51

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL MONDAY-

LICKING 52 CROCKER 23

HARTVILLE 61 CABOOL 37

BUFFALO 47 STOCKTON 45

EL DORADO SPRINGS 68 WARSAW 39

GREENWOOD 53 SEYMOUR 52

MORRISVILLE 51 WEAUBLEAU 49

BOLIVAR 70 CENTRAL 61

BLAIR OAKS 46 OSAGE 37

FAIR GROVE 53 CLEVER 48

WEBB CITY 60 PARKVIEW 49

BRANSON 58 HILLCREST 27

STRAFFORD 54 WILLOW SPRINGS 43

GAINESVILLE 56 LIBERTY 37

JEFFERSON CITY 58 HELIAS 38

WALNUT GROVE 59 LINN 48

TIPTON 64 OTTERVILLE 52

ST. JAMES 64 CAPITAL CITY 24

PLATO 81 DIXON 27

WASHINGTON TOURNAMENT:

WAYNESVILLE 47 FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL 45

HOLT 60 ST. CHARLES 24

MANSFIELD TOURNAMENT:

CONWAY 63 MANSFIELD 56

FORSYTH 59 MOUNTAIN GROVE 31

CLINTON TOURNAMENT:

NEVADA 56 SEDALIA SMITH COTTON 27

RUSSELLVILLE TOURNAMENT:

BELLE 66 CALVARY LUTHERAN 32

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-

EVANGEL 76 BAKER 75 (OT)

BAKER 65 EVANGEL LADY CRUSADERS 60

S.B.U. LADY BEARCATS 77 ROCKHURST 67

TONIGHT:

MIZZOU AT AUBURN

The Tigers climbed seven rungs in the basketball Coaches Poll to number 12.
Sophomore forward Kobe Brown says they’ve moved on from the Tennessee victory to the next challenge.

Dru Smith is the SEC Player of the Week after averaging 17 points, four boards, 2.5 assists in wins against South Carolina and Tennessee, with just two total turnovers…Mizzou at Auburn tonight with tipoff set for 8:00….

DRAKE AT MISSOURI STATE

SWIMMING-

KICKAPOO CAPTURED THE OZARK CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY IN SPRINGFIELD AT THE FOSTER NATATORIUM..GLENDALE PLACED SECOND FOLLOWED BY CENTRAL, WEST PLAINS, CAMDENTON, LEBANON, WAYNESVILLE AND HILLCREST…

NHL TONITE-

ST. LOUIS AT LAS VEGAS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-

The Mizzou football program has hired former Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks as the Tigers next defensive coordinator. Wilks was defensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns during the 2019 season. He served one season as Arizona’s head coach back in 2018 when the team went 3–13. Wilks did not coach in 2020 and met with the media for the first time on Monday..

Wilks was also a defensive assistant coach with the Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. His last college job was with Washington back in 2005.