Well we have some rematches as we narrow the number of teams still alive in the state basketball playoffs. ON the girls side, down in Nixa for the District championship, we have a rematch of a game from December 6th between Ozark and Glendale. The final on that day was Ozark 51, Glendale 41. Up in Willard we have the same on the Boys side with Willard v Carthage. A game that was played on Feb 11 in which Tim Huskinson scored 33 pts hitting 9 3 pointers in route to a 69-54 win for Willard. The same goes for the Hillcrest v Rogersville game which is a rematch of the Republic TOurnament Championship game in which the final shot takin in that game gave the Hornets a last second win. But much has changed for these teams since those meetings. Megan Dienes has another full season under her belt, Jackie Wacha may be taking the court for the last time and Haylee Beard is no longer just a sophmore. I doubt Carthage will give up 9 three pointers to Huskinson, but 33 points is nt out of the realm. Will the Central Lady Bulldogs be able to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the past several years as they attempt to derail the Lady Cardinals. Kickapoo and Hillcrest both doing battle shorthanded, Hillcrest definately with a heavy heart as their freshmen phenom, Darnel Green-Beckham, begins the battle of his life vs Leukemia. While Kickapoo has been without Kirk all season. So what can be expected in the next few hours of basketball? Who will step up, who will struglgle with the pressure?
BOYS
CLASS 4
District 11 at Marshfield
Hillcrest 43, Republic 33
Republic: Nick Yocum – 21 pts
Rogersville 53, Marshfield 52
Rogersville: Joe Young – 27 pts
Next: Sat. 2/26
1:30 PM – Championship – Hillcrest vs Rogersville
CLASS 5
District 12 at Willard
Willard 73, Neosho 58
Neosho: Ethan Murray – 21 pts
Carthage 72, Webb City 63
Next: Sat. 2/26
6:30 PM – Championship – Willard vs Carthage
GIRLS
CLASS 4
District 12 at Monett
Monett 61, Reeds Spring 43
Monett: Hunter Glouse – 23 pts
McDonald County 42, Carl Junction 38
McDonald County: Ryan Parsons – 22 pts
Next: Sat. 3/26
6 PM – Championship – Monett vs McDonald County
CLASS 5
District 11 at Nixa
Ozark 58, Branson 31
Glendale 69, Kickapoo 51
Glendale: Megan Deines – 14 pts, 18 rbs
Next: Sat. 2/26
6 PM – Championship – Ozark vs Glendale
2 comments:
Sports guy-For your information the Ozark Lady Tigers have more on the court than Wacha, (who has played very well) and bench player-Beard who just enters the game for a sparse few minutes each game. Don't forget about Cook, the hot hitting frosh whop can make opponents really look foolish, and returning 3 yr varsity veteran in jr guard Paulsell who can get the ball to the open girl as well as score, bout she and Wacha were excellent in the Glendale match earlier in the season. There's also Howser, a senior leader who can play inside and out and don't forget Williams at the post and off the bench nearly 6 footer Fugate...Glendale has no post play. Should be a great game.
You are correct, it should be a great game. And yes I realize that each one of these teams mentioned have more than one or two players. I apologize for anyone I ommited, but I assure you there was no intent.
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