IT’S OPENING NIGHT IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TONIGHT, THE FINAL 4 IN SOCCER TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND SEMI FINAL AND QUARTER FINAL FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND ALL AT THE PREP LEVEL….

LET’S START WITH THE FINAL 4 IN SOCCER, UNDERWAY THIS MORNING AT THE WORLDWIDE TECHNOLOGY PARK IN FENTON.

ALL SEMI FINALS ARE TODAY, 1ST AND 3RD PLACE GAMES ON SATURDAY….

CLASS 1 GETS THE DAY ROLLING FRIDAY WITH PRINCIPIA AND FATHER TOLTON AT 10…

THE GREENWOOD BLUE JAYS WILL FACE ST. PAUL LUTHERAN AT 12 NOON…..

CLASS 3 IS NEXT WITH THEIR SEMI’S BEGINNING AT 11 WITH WEBSTER GROVES AND ROCKWOOD SUMMITT..

NEOSHO TAKES ON PLATTE COUNTY AT 1…

CLASS 2 STARTS THEIR SEMI’S AT 2 ON FRIDAY WITH PRIORY AND JOHN BURROUGHS…

SOUTHERN BOONE AND GUADELUPE CENTERS FOLLOW AT 4:30….

CLASS 4 WRAPS UP FRIDAY’S SEMI’S WITH DeSMET AND LINDBERG MEETING AT 3:30…

LEE’S SUMMITT WEST GETS LEE’S SUMMITT AT 6:30….

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FOOTBALL QUARTERS ARE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN CLASSES 1 THROUGH 5, AND SURPRISINGLY, NOT A LOT OF FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES ARE ON TAP, ESPECIALLY AT THE SMALLER SCHOOLS….

THE QUARTER FINALS IN CLASS 1 ARE ALL ON SATURDAY……

…ALL KICK OFF AT 1…..

THAYER VISITS VALLE CATHOLIC IN ST. GENEVIEVE..

MID BUCHANAN HOSTS SOUTH HARRISON..

LINCOLN GOES TO WINDSOR

MARCELINE VISITS SOUTH CALLOWAY

IN CLASS 2, HAS ONE FRIDAY NIGHT AND 3 SATURDAY GAMES.

ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7, IN SCOTT CITY, LUTHERAN NORTH COMES VISITING.

SATURDAY, LATHROP HOSTS SUMMITT CHRISTIAN..

AVA VISITS LAMAR..

HALLSVILLE IS HOSTING CLARK COUNTY…ALL SATURDAY’S KICK OFF ARE AT 1…

IN CLASS 3, ALL 4 PLAY SATURDAY….

ROOSEVELT OUT OF ST. LOUIS TRAVELS TO KENNETT FOR A 2 PM KICKOFF…

SAVANNAH VISITS ODESSA AT 1…

TRINITY CATHOLIC HOSTS ST. CHARLES LUTHERAN, THAT KICKS OFF AT 1..

AT 2 ON SATURDAY, BLAIR OAKS IS HOSTING CASSVILLE OUTSIDE OF JEFF CITY….

CLASS 4 HAS 3 FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES AND ONE ON SATURDAY..

THE FRIDAY NIGHT KICKOFFS AT 7 INCLUDE:

FARMINGTON VISITING ST. MARY’S IN ST. LOUIS

PLATTE COUNTY IS HOME TO GRAIN VALLEY

CAMDENTON PLAYS AT HOME WITH WEBB CITY COMING IN..

ON SATURDAY, LIBERTY WENTZVILLE VISITS LADUE-HORTON WATKINS

IN CLASS 5, 3 FRIDAY NIGHT AND A SATURDAY AFFAIR.

ON SATURDAY AT 1, RAYTOWN IS HOME TO STALEY IN KANSAS CITY.

FRIDAY AT 7, EUREKA VISITS JACKSON

FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HEADS TO CHAMINADE IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY

GLENDALE IS HOME TO CARTHAGE….

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THE LARGER SCHOOLS IN THE STATE, CLASS 6 AND 8 MAN ARE INTO THEIR SEMI FINALS AND ALL PLAY ON SATURDAY….

THE JOPLIN EAGLES WILL HEAD TO O’FALLON, WEST OF ST. LOUIS ON I-70 TO MEET FT. ZUMWALT WEST FOR A 3PM KICKOFF…

THE OTHER GAME FEATURES ST. LOUIS DeSMET TRAVELING TO RAYMORE PECULIAR TO MEET THE PANTHERS FOR A 1 PM KICKOFF….

THE 8 MAN SEMI FINALS FEATURE 4 TEAMS, ALL NEAR THE KANSAS CITY AREA, AND IN EACH CASE, SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE 8 MAN FOOTBALL SQUADS…..

DREXEL w MIAMI WILL MEET MOUND CITY w CRAIG IN A 2PM KICKOFF SATURDAY IN MOUND CITY…

THE OTHER SEMI FINAL WILL FEATURE SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON COUNTY w HALE AND TINA AVALON TAKING ON PATTONSBURG w GILMAN CITY AND NORTH HARRISON AT 1PM SATURDAY AT SOUTHWEST HIGH IN LUDLOW….

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TODAY WE TALK WITH THE PAIR OF 3 SEEDS IN THE FRISCO LEAGUE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, AND BOTH COME FROM THE TRI COUNTY TOWN OF RICHLAND…..

THE LADY BEARS HAVE NEW COACH THIS YEAR AFTER THEIR PREVIOUS COACH, CHARLIE PARKER WENT TO THE OZARK CONFERENCE TO COACH AT ROLLA…

THE LADY BEARS BRING IN A COACH WITH PLENTY OF EXPERIANCE, NOT ONLY AT THE COACHING LEVEL, BUT IN THE CONFERENCE…..

NANCY WARD MOVED ABOUT 7 MILES ACROSS THE COUNTY LINE FROM STOUTLAND TO RICHLAND AND HAS A GOOD BUNCH OF YOUNG TALENT THAT ARE BITING AT THE BIT TO GET GOING….



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COACH NANCY WARD SAID THEY HAVE 2 ALL CONFERENCE AND ALL DISTRICT STARTERS BACK WHO ARE COMING OFF A GOOD SUMMER…



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COACH NANCY WARD SAID THEIR SEEDING IS WHAT IT IS…TO BE THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE BEST..



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ANY CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE? COACH NANCY WARD SAID THEY’RE STAYING A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME AT CHRISTMAS



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COACH NANCY WARD SAID THEIR OFFENSE WILL TAKE SOME ADJUSTING, AND SO WILL THE DEFENSIVE SIDE..



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COACH NANCY WARD SAID THEY DO HAVE DEPTH.



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EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE THE 3RD SEED, THEY BELEIVE IN THEMSELVES…..THIS RICHLAND BUNCH CAN GO PLACES..



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THE LADY BEARS START ON MONDAY AT HOME WITH THE BELLE LADY TIGERS COMING TO TOWN, THEN BRING IN THE 3RD SEED TO THE TOURNAMENT AND HAVE A DATE WITH IBERIA A WEEK AFTER THEIR OPENER…THE TOURNAMENT GAME WILL TIP AT 8PM AT LAQUEY…

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THE RICHLAND BOYS TIP TONIGHT TO START THE SEASON AND THEY’RE ON THE ROAD TO PINTO COUNTRY AS THEY TRAVEL TO CALFORNIA FOR AN EARLIER 5:30 TIP OFF…..

MATT MOULDER HEADS UP THE RICHLAND BEARS FOR HIS 2ND YEAR AT THE HELM, AND KNOWS WHAT HE HAS COMING BACK, AND IT’S PRETTY GOOD.



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COACH MATT MOULDER OF RICHLAND SAID THEY HAVE ONE OF THE LEAGUES’S TOP SHOOTERS WHO COULD BE A FORCE AGAIN THIS SEASON…..



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COACH MATT MOULDER SAID THEY MAY BE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR..



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COACH MATT MOULDER SAID THE 3 SEED THEY DREW WAS FAIR..



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COACH MATT MOULDER SAID THE SCHEDULE GOT TWEEKED A LITTLE..



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COACH MATT MOULDER SAID THE GOALS ARE SIMPLE…JUST GET BETTER AND THE WINS WILL COME..



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FOLLOWING TONIGHT’S GAME WITH CALFORNIA TO START THE SEASON, THE BEARS ARE OFF UNTIL TOURNAMENT TIME ON TUESDAY, DEC. 3RD WITH AN 8PM TIP AGAINST 6TH SEED PLATO…

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THE UTAH JAZZ SIGNED FORWARD JUWAN MORGAN TO A PARENT CLUB CONTRACT…

EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE JAZZ SINGED MORGAN TO A FREE AGENT CONTRACT AND HE WAS DESIGNATED TO THEIR “G” LEAGUE WHICH IS ABOUT LIKE TRIPLE A IN BASEBALL, OR THE PRACTICE SQUAD IN FOOTBALL…

LISTED AT 6-FOOT-8, 232 POUNDS, MORGAN, THE FORMER WAYNESVILLE TIGERS AND INDIANA HOOSIER RECENTLY PLAYED IN FIVE G LEAGUE GAMES FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY STARS AND WHEN YOU PUT UP THE NUMBERS HE DID, MANAGMENT TAKES NOTICE……JUWAN AVERAGED 15.6 POINTS, 8.0 REBOUNDS, 2.2 ASSISTS, 1.8 STEALS AND 1.6 BLOCKS IN 26.1 MINUTES PER GAME, SHOOTING A VERY IMPRESSIVE 71.8% FG…THAT WILL GET YOU PROMOTED AND IT DID….

MORGAN ALSO PLAYED FOR THE JAZZ IN PRESEASON AND IN 2019 SUMMER LEAGUE.

THE TEAM’S NEXT GAME IS TONIGHT AT HOME AGAINST A BADLY-INJURED GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS SQUAD.

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OPENING NIGHT IN BASKETBALL IS UNDERWAY TONIGHT WITH A COUPLE OF DOUBLE DIPS WITH BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS AT THE SAME LOCATION, 1 GIRLS TILT AND 2 BOYS IN THE FRISCO HIGHLIGHT THE SCHEDULE..

CROCKER HEADS TO TUSCUMBIA FOR BOYS AND GIRLS GAMES…

LINN COMES TO IBERIA FOR BOYS AND GIRLS GAMES..

THE NEWBURG LADY WOLVES OPEN TONIGHT AT RUSSELLVILLE..

CONWAY COMES TO PLATO FOR A BOYS GAME AND AS MENTIONED EARLIER, RICHLAND HEADS TO CALIFORNIA…

TOMORROW, NEWBURG WILL HOST SALEM IN A 4PM BOYS GAME IN PHELPS COUNTY….

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