OS.Net Question of the Week – 3/8/10

With the first of this years Show-Me Showdown weekends upon us, and an Ozarks team alive in each division, it’s possible that as many as 4 state titles could be coming back to SW Mo this weekend.  Or they could all end up on other places.  Our question of the week asks how many do you think will be won by our Ozarks squads.  The Webb City girls and Republic boys in class 4.  The Kickapoo girls and Hillcrest boys in class 5.  How many pieces of hardware do they bring home?  Vote now!!

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2010 Show-Me Showdown I Schedule

3/12

• 3:30 – Class 5 Girls – Incarnate Word (28-1) vs Ft. Zumwalt West (25-4)
• 5:10 – Class 5 Girls – Kickapoo (24-5) vs Blue Springs (25-3)
• 6:50 – Class 5 Boys – CBC (22-8) vs Oakville (26-4)
• 8:30 – Class 5 Boys – Hillcrest (23-7) vs Park Hill South (21-9)

3/13

• Noon – Class 5 Girls 3rd place
• 1:40 – Class 5 Boys 3rd place
• 3:20 – Class 4 Girls – Cape Girardeau Notre Dame (25-4) vs St. Dominic (25-3)
• 5:00 – Class 4 Girls – Webb City (28-1) vs O’Hara (23-6)
• 6:40 – Class 4 Boys – St. Francis Borgia (29-0) vs Soldan (22-5)
• 8:20 – Class 4 Boys – Republic (20-8) vs Kearney (26-3)

3/14

• 11:30 – Class 4 Girls 3rd place
• 1:10 – Class 4 Boys 3rd place
• 2:50 – Class 4 Girls Championship
• 4:30 – Class 4 Girls Championship
• 6:30 – Class 5 Boys Championship
• 8:05 – Class 5 Boys Championship

Class 1 District 5 All-District Basketball

Many thanks to Halfway AD and girls basketball coach Steve Gallivan for this.

Class 1 District 5 All-District Basketball Teams

BOYS

First team

• Brock Toler, Dadeville
• Clay Crouch, Wheatland
• Dillon Danforth, Climax Springs
• Colter Kantrell, Fair Play
• Zack Medley, Dadeville

Second team

• Dylan Whitworth, Macks Creek
• Dakota Webb, Dadeville
• Tyler Weaver, Fair Play
• Ben Salmon, Hermitage
• Levi Cruz, Humansville

GIRLS

First team

• Arianne Henry, Humansville
• Kayla Bays, Humansville
• Delana Coble, Dadeville
• Taylor Redd, Halfway
• Jessica Parker, Climax Springs

Second team

• Wendy Leas, Climax Springs
• Miranda Ray, Wheatland
• Olivia Francka, Halfway
• Braden Charlton, Macks Creek
• Lanley Scroggins, Fair Play

Honorable mention

• Charitie Goodman, Hermitage
• Mercedes DeFreece, Hermitage
• Mary Bergamann, Dadeville
• Lyndie Routh, Humansville
• Allisyn Carnahan, Macks Creek
• Lindsay Carter, Wheatland

7,000!

Question: What has four arms, four legs, two heads, and has scored over 7,000 points in high school?

Answer: Hannah Wilkerson and Fred Johnson.

Lost in the fantastic girls final Friday night at Sarcoxie was another record for Miller’s Hannah Wilkerson.  Having already become the highest scoring girls basketball player in Missouri history, Hannah’s 43 point performance in the Lady Cardinals 62-60 overtime win over Purdy gave her possession of another state scoring mark.  Fred Johnson’s overall state scoring record of 3,552 points.  A record that had stood since 1986 and that I thought was quite safe up until last year.  But with 3,571 points and counting, Hannah seems determined to make her record stand another 20+ years.

And after the completion of the game, who was waiting to meet and congratulate the new record holder but Fred himself.

Hannah Wilkerson and Fred Johnson

Many of you may remember Fred playing at SMSU during the 1989 & 90 seasons.  He still lives in the area, has been following Hannah’s scoring exploits, and wanted to meet the young lady that seemed destined to supplant him atop the state’s all-time scoring list.  He was informed that Hannah was due to break the record so Fred made the journey to Sarcoxie Friday night.  After the game, a reader snapped this photo of the two greatest scorers in state history together, and was kind enough to send it on to me to share with you.

A fantastic night for Hannah and Miller, a wonderful gesture from the great Fred Johnson, and a one of a kind moment captured on film.

Class 1, 2, & 3 Sectional Schedule

And the road to Show-Me Showdown II 2010 is laid out.  The only question now is who will walk the path?  Here’s the lineup for the quarterfinal round Wednesday night.  All locations are playing the girls game at 6 and the boys game at 7:45 unless otherwise noted.  Still some question on the class 1 and class 3 games being held at SBU.

Should be some sensational games to watch.  On the girls side, you have state #8 Miller and #1 Sparta in a rematch of last years quarterfinal.  Class 2 #4 Neeleyville and their 26-1 record face off with 25-3 Thayer.  And Ava gets a shot at the #1 team in class 3 Hermann and their superstar Shelby Winklemann.

On the boys side, Stoutland is the only ranked class 2 team in the area to escape districts.  They’ll be put to the test against a 22-5 Sacred Heart squad.  A surging Seymour squad faces off with battle tested Mt. Vernon in Bolivar.  And Dadeville and Thomas Jefferson have to take down Chadwick and Drexel respectively to set up the clash of the area class 1 titans.

CLASS 1

At Poplar Bluff HS

• Girls – Naylor (18-6) vs Dora (14-11)
• Boys – Risco (16-10) vs Dora (19-9)

At SBU, Bolivar

• Girls – Humansville (21-7) vs Verona (23-5)
• Boys – Dadeville (27-1) vs Chadwick (15-10)

At Clinton HS

• Boys – Thomas Jefferson (24-1) vs Drexel (20-7)

CLASS 2

At Three Rivers CC, Poplar Bluff

• Girls – Neeleyville (26-1) vs Thayer (25-3)
• Boys – Hayti (19-10) vs Norwood (22-7)

At Central HS, Park Hills

• Boys – Bernie (22-3) vs Van Buren (21-7)

At Camdenton HS

• Girls – Russelville (25-3) vs Richland (20-7)
• Boys – Sacred Heart (22-5) vs Stoutland (27-3)

At Republic HS

• Girls – Sparta (27-2) vs Miller (25-4)
• Boys – Clever (22-7) vs Marionville (14-10)

At Harrisonville HS

• Girls – 5:30 – Osceola (22-4) vs North Platte (17-11)

CLASS 3

At Missouri S & T, Rolla

• Girls – Hermann (25-3) vs Ava (21-6)
• Boys – Hermann (19-8) vs Ava (20-6)

At SBU, Bolivar

• Girls – Springfield Catholic (18-9) vs Mt. Vernon (26-3)
• Boys – Seymour (20-8) vs Mt. Vernon (22-7)

At State Fair CC, Sedalia

• Girls – Stockton (24-4) vs Sherwood (20-7)
• Boys – Stockton (15-11) vs Hogan Prep (20-6)

3/1/10 Question of the Week Results

Wow!  I really thought this one would be closer.  Honestly I did.  The top vote getter isn’t a surprise, but the margin is.  You have spoken and you were far and away more shocked by the #1 seed Nixa girls losing in districts than anyone else.  The Lady Eagles were given 78% of the vote, far outdistancing second place Branson boys who only had 19%.  The Willard girls come in third with 2% followed by the McDonald County girls with 1%.

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Class 4 & 5 Quarterfinal Report

CLASS 4

At Hammons Student Center, Springfield

• Girls – Webb City 57, St. James 36
  • Last year, the key to beating Webb City was to beat their press and stop Kaitlin Jaeger.  But as Webb City displayed Saturday against St. James, even is you do hold Jaeger down this year, you’re still likely to get smoked.  Balanced scoring and speed by the bucketful carried the Lady Cardinals to the win at HSC.  St. James hung around early but a 17-2 Webb run gave them an 18 point lead in the second quarter.  St. James used solid free throw shooting to stay close, and pulled with 6 in the third before a 12-4 run by the Lady Cardinals keyed by a Kyndal Clark 3 pointer removed any more suspense.  Haily Roderique lead the way with 14, with Breanna Baker and Clark both scoring 12.
• Boys – Republic 54, Bolivar 52
  • Bolivar’s Preston Guiot and Republic’s Kevin Stander end held up their end in this clash with Guiot leading all scores with 21 and Stander netting 18.  But in a game in which the biggest lead was 6 points, it was the lesser known players that turned it into a classic.  Dalton Kelley scored 18 points in the game for Bolivar including 12 in the second half.  He seemed to be the answer every time Republic seemed ready to open up a lead.  Nick Yocum hit 3 after 3 for Republic answering seemingly every Bolivar run.  But with the score tied at 52, Republic’s Josh Morrow stole the show, grabbing a Stander miss and banking in the game winner with 1.4 seconds left.  Bolivar had one chance left but the inbounds pass was deflected into the air and Republic moves on to their third final four and first since 1980.

CLASS 5

At Missouri S & T, Rolla

• Girls – Kickapoo 41, Rock Bridge 24
  • One thing you can count on the Lady Chiefs for is good defense.  But yesterday, their D was great as they forced 18 turnovers and held Rock Bridge to 27 percent shooting.  The Lady Bruins only shot 3 of 21 in the first half as they trailed by 9 heading into the fourth quarter.  And they would never get any closer than 6 against a determined Lady Chief defense that was a brick wall.  Annie Armstrong lead the way with 14 for Kickapoo with Jordan Graham chipping in 10.  They move onto their first final four since 2005 and 11th appearance overall.
• Boys – Hillcrest 60, Holt 48
  • The Hornets high-flying dunks and high-powered scoring has garnered the most attention this year.  But they showed that they can play strong fundamental basketball too as they hit clutch free throws down the stretch to close the door on any chance of a comeback from Holt.  Up 27-12 at the half, Hillcrest saw Holt climb back within 2 in the third before getting the lead back to 6 entering the fourth.  The Hornets opened up the final frame with a 6-0 run and the free throw contest was on.  Taylor Sade and Trey Starks combined to hit 18 of 19 to seal their 11th straight win.  Starks lead the scoring with 22 for Hillcrest.  Doriel Green got 17, and Sade 12.  The Hornets make their second final four with their only other appearance coming in their 1984 state title run.

3/6/10 District Update

On on the final night of class 1, 2, & 3 district competition, four schools take home both boys and girls championships.  Three of those accomplished the feat on their home court.  Dora in class 1, Mt. Vernon and Stockton in class 3.  Ava pulls off the district double at Cabool.  The Thayer girls and Seymour boys need overtime to win their district finals.  The Seymour boys and the Dora girls beat both the #1 & #2 seeds in their districts to win their championships.  And the Stockton boys are the lowest seed to win a district coming from the #5 spot.

BOYS

CLASS 1

District 2 at Dora

• Championship – #1 Dora 62, #2 Eminence 47

CLASS 2

District 2 at Thayer

• Championship – #2 Norwood 55, #5 Thayer 48

District 9 at Spokane

• Championship – #3 Clever 48, #1 Spokane 43

District 10 at Miller

• Championship – #2 Marionville 57, #1 Miller 48

CLASS 3

District 10 at Cabool

• Championship – #1 Ava 58, #3 Willow Springs 57

District 11 at Fair Grove

• Championship – #4 Seymour 52, #2 Fair Grove 46 (OT)
  • Fair Grove: Matt Loyd – 24 pts
  • Seymour: J.J. Larsen – 21 pts

District 12 at Mt. Vernon

• Championship – #1 Mt. Vernon 55, #2 Seneca 53
  • Seneca: Stryker Harris – 25 pts

District 13 at Stockton

• Championship – #5 Stockton 87, #7 Skyline 77

GIRLS

CLASS 1

District 2 at Dora

• Championship – #4 Dora 45, #2 Bakersfield 40

CLASS 2

District 2 at Thayer

• Championship – #1 Thayer 62, #2 Hartville 53 (OT)
  • Thayer: Kaley Hebert – 28 pts; Whitney Mills – 20 pts

District 11 at Adrian

• Championship – #1 Osceola 58, #3 Adrian 47

CLASS 3

District 11 at Fair Grove

• Championship – #3 Springfield Catholic 63, #5 Blue Eye 55
  • Catholic: Bekah Bade – 29 pts

District 12 at Mt. Vernon

• Championship – #1 Mt. Vernon 48, #2 Seneca 36

District 13 at Stockton

• Championship – #1 Stockton 61, #2 Skyline 56

3/5/10 District Update

Two great matchups of state ranked teams on the girls side last night.  And the headliner lived up to the hype in Sarcoxie.  Purdy and Miller went to overtime for the second time this season with Purdy’s Addy Roller hitting a late three to get it there.  But in the extra period, Miller hit their free throws down the stretch to take their second consecutive district title game from the Lady Eagles 62-60.  Hannah Wilkerson scored 43 to lead Miller into the sectional rematch with reigning state champion Sparta.  And in Aurora, state ranked Verona and Walnut Grove matched up for the title with the Lady Wildcats grabbing the prize 58-47.

On the boys side, at matchup of state ranked class 1 teams went to Dadeville as they won their district with a 81-50 defeat of Fair Play.  They’ll advance to face Chadwick in a rematch of last years sectional game, as the Cardinals won the Aurora district 71-63 over Exeter.

GIRLS

CLASS 1

District 5 at Bolivar

• Championship – #1 Humansville #3 Climax springs 44

District 6 at Aurora

• Championship – #1 Verona 58, #3 Walnut Grove 47

CLASS 2

District 8 at Laquey

• Championship – #1 Richland 61, #3 Crocker 49
  • Richland: Jessica Hutton – 24 pts

District 9 at Spokane

• Championship – #1 Sparta 51, #2 Clever 43

District 10 at Miller

• Championship – #2 Miller 62, #1 Purdy 60 (OT)
  • Miller: Hannah Wilkerson – 43 pts
  • Purdy: Shelby White – 20 pts

CLASS 3

District 10 at Cabool

• Championship – #1 Ava 52, #3 Mountain Grove 35

BOYS

CLASS 1

District 5 at Bolivar

• Championship – #1 Dadeville 81, #2 Fair Play 50

District 6 at Aurora

• Championship – #3 Chadwick 71, #5 Exeter 63

District 7 at Golden City

• Championship – #1 Thomas Jefferson 70, #2 Lockwood 41
  • TJ: Jordan Stauffer – 22 pts

CLASS 2

District 8 at Laquey

• Championship – #1 Stoutland 55, #2 Laquey 47

CLASS 3

District 12 at Mt. Vernon

• #1 Mt. Vernon 59, #4 Pierce City 45
• #2 Seneca 68, #3 Southwest 49
  • Seneca: Toby Roelfsema – 28 pts

Next: 3/6 – Championship – #1 Mt. Vernon vs #2 Seneca

3/4/10 District Update

BOYS

CLASS 1

District 5 at Bolivar

• #1 Dadeville 78, #5 Wheatland 49
• #2 Fair Play 54, #3 Climax Springs 50

Next: 3/5 – Championship – #1 Dadeville vs #2 Fair Play

District 6 at Aurora

• #5 Exeter 70, #1 Hurley 57
• #3 Chadwick 70, #2 Niangua 59
  • Niangua: Justin Miller – 26 pts
  • Chadwick: Seth Thomas – 20 pts

Next: 3/5 – Championship – #3 Chadwick vs #5 Exeter

District 7 at Golden City

• #1 Thomas Jefferson 67, #4 Rich Hill 29
• #2 Lockwood 50, #3 Golden City 23

Next: 3/5 – Championship – #1 Thomas Jefferson vs #2 Lockwood

CLASS 2

District 2 at Thayer

• #5 Thayer 56, #1 Gainesville 51
• #2 Norwood 65, #3 Mansfield 61

Next: 3/6 – Championship – #2 Norwood vs #5 Thayer

District 4 at Van Buren

• Championship – #1 Van Buren 71, #2 Ellington

District 8 at Laquey

• #1 Stoutland 72, #4 Newburg 51
• #2 Laquey 53, #3 Plato 48

Next: 3/5 – Championship – #1 Stoutland vs #2 Laquey

District 9 at Spokane

• #1 Spokane 58, #5 Billings 56
• #3 Clever 60, #2 Crane 53

Next: 3/6 – Championship – #1 Spokane vs #3 Clever

District 10 at Sarcoxie

• #1 Miller 41, #5 Wheaton 39
• #2 Marionville 55, #6 Purdy 50

Next: 3/6 – Championship – #1 Miller vs #2 Marionville

CLASS 3

District 9 at Hermann

• #1 Hermann 60, #4 Dixon 49

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District 10 at Cabool

• #1 Ava 63, #5 Mountain Grove 51
• #3 Willow Springs 55, #7 Licking 50

Next: 3/5 – Championship – #1 Ava vs #3 Willow Springs

District 11 at Fair Grove

• #4 Seymour 61, #1 Strafford
  • Seymour: Josh Cook – 20 pts
• #2 Fair Grove 48, #3 Springfield Catholic 36

Next: 3/6 – Championship – #2 Fair Grove vs #4 Seymour

District 13 at Stockton

• #5 Stockton 73, #8 Warsaw 50
• #7 Skyline 68, #6 Morrisville 58

Next: 3/6 – Championship – #5 Stockton vs #7 Skyline

GIRLS

CLASS 3

District 12 at Mt. Vernon

• #1 Mt Vernon 63, #4 Ash Grove 42
  • Ash Grove: Kaile Weinreis – 21 pts
• #2 Seneca 46, #3 East Newton 32

Next: 3/6 – Championship – #1 Mt. Vernon vs #2 Seneca