Marvs Sports-KFBD-Tuesday January 5

THE 2ND ANNUAL BOURBON TOURNAMENT TIPPED OFF LAST NIGHT AS 2 OF THE 3 FRISCO LEAGUE TEAMS MOVED RIGHT, THE OTHER WAS CLOSE…..

THE RICHLAND BEARS CAME IN WITH THE NO. 1 SEED, AND TURNED ON THE TURBO CLOCK IN THE 4TH QUARTER AGAINST VIBURNUM AND TOOK DOWN THE BLUE JAYS 82-21…….THE BEARS PLAY CUBA IN THE SEMI FINALS OF THE WINNERS BRACKET ON WEDNESDAY…..

2ND SEED VALLEY CALADONIA SQUARED OFF AGAINST 7TH SEED CROCKER AND THIS DIDN’T GO AS A 2 VS 7 SEED SHOULD…..THE CROCKER LIONS GAVE VALLEY ALL THEY WANTED AND THEN SOME AND CAME UP A LONG SHOT SHY OF A TIE, DROPPING A 3 POINTER, 47-44 TO THE UNDEFEATED VIKINGS…..VALLEY IS 6-0 ON THE SEASON….

THE THIRD GAME OF THE NIGHT SAW AN UPSET OF THE 3RD SEED LIBERTY CHRISTIAN BY THE LAQUEY HORNETS IN A 72-59 FINAL….THE HORNETS, COMING OFF THE CHRISTMAS BREAK CAME READY TO PLAY DRAINING 22 IN THE OPENING QUARTER, DOUBLING UP THE EAGLES, SETTING THE TONE FOR THE GAME..
LIBERTY EDGED THE HORNETS, 15-14 IN THE 2ND GIVING LAQUEY A 10 POINT HALF TIME LEAD….BOTH TEAMS TRADED SHOTS IN THE 3RD EACH ENDING UP WITH 18 AND THE HORNETS HOLDING ON DOWN THE STRETCH FOR THE 13 POINT WIN…..JASON YOUNG LED LAQUEY WITH 27, JAYDEN BELL ADDED 16 AND NATHAN FOWERS DUMPED IN A DOZEN….THAT FIRST QUARTER WAS THE BEST 8 MINUTE OUTPUT OF THE SEASON FOR THE HORNETS…COACH STEVE SCHOLFIELD SAID “We came out ready to play..Really proud of our kids as we played with a lot of poise & took what was given to us on offense.
LAQUEY IS NOW 3-3 & WILL PLAY VALLEY OF CALADONIA ON WEDNESDAY AT 7:00….

BOURBON AND CUBA, WHO TIED FOR THE 4TH AND 5TH SEEDS PLAYED THE LATE GAME LAST NIGHT AND CUBA EDGED THE HOST WARHAWKS, 56-51 MOVING CUBA TO THE RIGHT…..

THE 2ND ROUND TOMORROW HAS VIBURNUM AND BOURBON AT 4..CROCKER AND LIBERTY CHRISTIAN AT 5:30…..RICHLAND AND CUBA AT 7, LAQUEY AND VALLEY CALADONIA AT 8:30…..

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ST JAMES 64-48 OVER DIXON

DIXON, COMPETING IN THE STOVER TOURNAMENT AND HOLDING THE TOP SEED STEPPED AWAY ON A DAY OFF AND TRAVELED TO ST. JAMES AND TOOK ONE ON THE CHIN LAST NIGHT, 64-48..
ST. JAMES LED 23-17 AFTER THE FIRST 8 MINUTES, INCREASED THE ADVANTAGE WITH A 17-10 SECOND QUARTER FOR A 40-27 LEAD AT TEH HALF, WON THE THIRD QUARTER BY 3, AND DIXON COULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF THE HOLE AND LOST IT BY 16…..
C.J. THILTGEN LED THE DAWGS WITH 16, WILL SHELTON DRAINED 12…..THILTGEN AND JADEN ROAM BOTH PLAYED WITH 4 FOULS, CLAYTON SINDEN, DIXON’S 3 POINT GUNNER FOULED OUT…
ST. JAMES WAS LED BY KADEN GUESE AND SILAS REDBURN WITH 13 EACH….PAYTON GRUVER ADDED A DOZEN..

DIXON RETURNS TO THE STOVER TOURNAMENT ON WEDNESDAY AT 5 AS THEY’LL FACE JAMESTOWN IN A WINNERS BRACKET SEMI FINAL….

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LICKING 60-21 OVER IBERIA

THE HOME COOKIN’ TASTED FINE IN LICKING LAST NIGHT AS THE LADY WILDCATS BURIED THE VISITING IBERIA LADY RANGERS AND TURNED ON THE MERCY CLOCK IN A 60-21 VICTORY…
IBERIA TALLIED THE FIRST 4 POINTS, BUT THE LADY WILDCATS, USING THEIR DEPTH, AND OUTSIDE SHOOTING RAN UP A 35-11 LEAD AT THE HALF, EXTENDED THE LEAD IN THE 3RD AND WATCHED THE CLOCK TICK AWAY IN THE 4TH…
THE LADY WILDCATS HAD A NICE SCORING BALANCE AND WHILE THEY ONLY HAD 1 IN DOUBLES, freshman Hannah Medlock HAD 10…..Maci Sparks and Anna Sullins EACH had 9, Abbie Sullins and Kiley Ingram added 8 A PIECE SO A COUPLE OF FREE THROWS AND 2 FROM THE FLOOR, LICKING COULD HAVE HAD 5 IN DOUBLES…
PAIGE SPENCER LED IBERIA WITH 10.

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SOME OTHER GIRLS GAMES FROM LAST NIGHT..
IN TEH OZARK CONFERENCE, LEBANON POSTED A 51-46 WIN OVER BOLIVAR..

REGIONAL GIRLS GAMES:
HARTVILLE 53-31 OVER SEYMORE
ELDON IN A DEFENSELESS SHOWCASE TOPS BUFFALO 80-70…
SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC HANDED MARSHFIELD A 51-34 DEFEAT…
SALEM 60-51 OVER CABOOL
AVA 76-MTN VIEW LIBERTY 34…

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THE BOURBON GIRLS TOURNAMENT TIPS TONIGHT FOR FIRST ROUND ACTION..
TOP SEED LIBERTY CHRISTIAN PLAYS BOURBON IN THE OPENER AT 4.
2ND SEED BELLE TAKES ON GRANDVIEW OF HILLSBORO AT 5:30…
VIBURNUM FACES PACIFIC AT 7 WHILE 4TH SEED ST. PAUL LUTHERAN OF FARMINGTON FACES THE 5TH SEEDED LAQUEY LADY HORNETS AT 8:30…

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THE STOVER BOYS AND GIRLS TOURNAMENT TIPPED OFF ON SATURDAY BUT DIDN’T GET ALL THE GAMES IN DUE TO THE WEATHER..BOTH DIXON TEAMS ARE IN THIS…

YESTERDAY, THE BOYS FROM STOVER UPSET COLE CAMP, 72-47 TO MOVE RIGHT…..

THE GIRLS BRACKET TIPS TODAY FOR SEMI FINALS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRACKET.
HOLDEN AND GREEN RIDGE PLAY AT 5, DIXON TAKES ON THE LOSER OF VERSAILLES AND COLE CAMP AT 7, BOTH AT THE STOVER HIGH GYM…WINNERS BRACKET PLAYS AT THE DOME.
CALIFORNIA JV GETS JAMESTOWN AT 5, STOVER TAKES ON THE VERSAILLIES-COLE CAMP WINNER FROM ROUND 1…

ELSEWHERE TODAY AND TONIGHT…..
BOYS GAMES..
WAYNESVILLE’S AT SEDALIA SMITH COTTON….
EUGENE TRAVELS HIGHWAY 17 TO IBERIA….
LICKING GOES SOUTH TO WILLOW SPRINGS.
NEWBURG’S AT VIENNA…(AT LEAST IT’S ON THE SCHEUDLE…THAT MAY HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED.)

IN GIRLS HOOPS…
LICKING’S AT PLATO FOR A FRISCO LEAGUE TILT…
FATHER TOLTEN COMES TO RICHLAND…

STOUTLAND HAS A DOUBLE DIP WITH CLIMAX SPRINGS AT THE LAKE….

THE LADY TIGER SWIM TEAM FROM WAYNESVILLE HITS THE ROAD TO WEST PLAINS FOR A MEET.

THE TIGER WRESTLERS, BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE A DOUBLE DUAL AT HOME TONIGHT WITH WEST PLAINS AND WILLARD COMING TO TOWN….

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MIZZOU

THE 13TH RANKED MISSOURI TIGERS, DROPPING ONE SPOT IN THE AP POLL AFTER THEIR LOSS TO #9 TENNESSEE, THEN THEIR WIN OVER ARKANSAS ON SATURDAY CONTINUE IN THE S.E.C. TONIGHT WITH A ROAD TRIP TO MISSISSIPPI STATE FOR A 8PM TIP OFF FROM STARKVILLE…THE BULLDOGS BEAT THE TIGERS IN BOTH MEETINGS LAST YEAR, BUT IN 2021, MISSOURI IS HEALTHY, AND PLAYING WELL…MIZZOU IS 7-1, MISSISSIPPI STATE IS 6-4..BOTH ARE 1-1 IN THE S.E.C.

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THE COACHING CAROSEL IN THE NFL IS ROTATING…..
BILL O’BRIAN FROM HOUSTON, MATT PATRICIA FROM DETROIT, AND DAN QUINN FROM ATLANTA WERE ALL REPLACED DURING THE SEASON…
HOURS AFTER THEIR LAST GAME ON SUNDAY, THE JETS CANNED ADAM GASE…
MONDAY,
Jaguars
Fired, Doug Marrone
AND THE L.A. Chargers
Fired: Anthony Lynn

there could be more…