HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL MONDAY-

LEBANON 51 BOLIVAR 46

THE LADY YELLOWJACKETS HAD TO SCRAP BUT HAD ENOUGH IN THE END TO OBTAIN THE FIRST VICTORY OF THE NEW YEAR…LHS JUMPED OUT TO A 14-3 LEAD IN THE OPENING QUARTER, AND LED 16-9 GOING TO THE SECOND, BUT THE LADY LIBERATORS WON THE SECOND PERIOD DECISIVELY, OUTSCORING LEBANON 21-11 TO LEAD 30-27 AT HALFTIME..LEBANON COACH JACKY PAYNE SAID THEY’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TOUGH PORTION OF THE SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW.

THE LADY JACKETS HELD BOLIVAR TO JUST THREE POINTS IN THE THIRD AND MADE SIX OF NINE AT THE LINE IN THE FOURTH FOR THE WIN…MAKAYA ALEXANDER LED THE SCORING WITH 19 WITH RAEGAN MCCOWAN CHIPPING IN 18…LEXI BERRY HAD 19 FOR BOLIVAR WHICH DROPS
TO 5-6…LEBANON IS 10-2 AND AT WILLARD TONITE…

OTHER GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS-

HARTVILLE 53 SEYMOUR 31

SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC 51 MARSHFIELD 34

ELDON 80 BUFFALO 70

LICKING 60 IBERIA 21

AVA 76 LIBERTY 34

SALEM 60 CABOOL 51

WILLOW SPRINGS 42 THAYER 30

HALFWAY 49 PLEASANT HOPE 37

TIPTON 71 SANTA FE 47

ST. ELIZABETH 57 TUSCUMBIA 49

RUSSELVILLE 59 VIENNA 48

ST. JAMES 66 NEW HAVEN 37

FATIMA 61 CALIFORNIA 55

BOYS FINALS MONDAY-

CONWAY 56 FORDLAND 34

SKYLINE 74 BUTLER 55

PLEASANT HOPE 59 HALFWAY 36

FAIR GROVE 59 MANSFIELD 47

ST. ELIZABETH 79 TUSCUMBIA 46

SEDALIA SMITH COTTON 62 MARSHALL 44

BOURBON TOURNAMENT:

RICHLAND 82 VIBURNUM 21

VALLEY CALEDONIA  47 CROCKER   44

CUBA  56 BOURBON 51

SEYMOUR TOURNAMENT:

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 61 CABOOL 54

CHADWICK 72 LUTIE 19

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-

OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN 72 EVANGEL 67

TONITE-

MIZZOU AT MISSISSIPPI STATE AT 8:00