Lady Trojans epic win highlights tournament week
December 11, 2019
Lee Stubblefield
A week of tournaments dominated the high school basketball scene. No area school won a tournament title, but there was one notable achievement. The Southwest Lady Trojans are winless no more.
Southwest ended a 48-game losing streak with a 34-32 squeaker over the Diamond Lady Wildcats at the Diamond Tournament on Tuesday, December 3.
Destiny Jalbert’s squad held a 7-point lead in the final minutes, but Diamond stormed back to tie the game at 32. Southwest’s Brylee Wilson missed a jumper as the clock ran down but was fouled with seven tenths of a second remaining. One free throw would secure the first victory for the Lady Trojans since December 2, 2017, when they beat the host Lady Wildcats at that year’s Diamond Invitational.
Wilson toed the line and shot. Miss. Miss again.
But little sister Emily Wilson leaped into the lane and tapped the ball over the rim as the horn sounded.
Varsity girls area scores
Diamond Tournament
Quarterfinals: McAuley 50, Southwest 26
Quarterfinals: Purdy 39, Verona 35
Consolation semifinals: Southwest 34, Diamond 32
Semifinals: College Heights 72, Purdy 32
7th place game: Verona 54, Southwest 35
Championship: McAuley 64, Purdy 34
Warsaw Tournament
Quarterfinals: Marionville 49, Wheaton 43 OT
Carthage Tournament
Pool play: Lamar 31, Cassville 28
Pool play: Carthage 57, Cassville 35
Varsity boys area scores
Marionville Tournament
Quarterfinals: Cassville 76, Hurley 48
Quarterfinals: Spokane 70, Southwest 32
Semifinals: Miller 56, Cassville 50
Consolation semifinals: Greenfield 53, Southwest 52
3rd place game: Buffalo 59, Cassville 45
7th place game: Southwest 69, Hurley 61
Pierce City Tournament
Quarterfinals: Billings 64, Purdy 33
Consolation semifinals: East Newton 50, Purdy 34
7th place game: Purdy 54, Verona 52
Diamond Tournament
Pool play: Thomas Jefferson 65, Wheaton 47
5th place game: Wheaton 64, McAuley 62.
Lee Stubblefield
A week of tournaments dominated the high school basketball scene. No area school won a tournament title, but there was one notable achievement. The Southwest Lady Trojans are winless no more.
Southwest ended a 48-game losing streak with a 34-32 squeaker over the Diamond Lady Wildcats at the Diamond Tournament on Tuesday, December 3.
Destiny Jalbert’s squad held a 7-point lead in the final minutes, but Diamond stormed back to tie the game at 32. Southwest’s Brylee Wilson missed a jumper as the clock ran down but was fouled with seven tenths of a second remaining. One free throw would secure the first victory for the Lady Trojans since December 2, 2017, when they beat the host Lady Wildcats at that year’s Diamond Invitational.
Wilson toed the line and shot. Miss. Miss again.
But little sister Emily Wilson leaped into the lane and tapped the ball over the rim as the horn sounded.
Varsity girls area scores
Diamond Tournament
Quarterfinals: McAuley 50, Southwest 26
Quarterfinals: Purdy 39, Verona 35
Consolation semifinals: Southwest 34, Diamond 32
Semifinals: College Heights 72, Purdy 32
7th place game: Verona 54, Southwest 35
Championship: McAuley 64, Purdy 34
Warsaw Tournament
Quarterfinals: Marionville 49, Wheaton 43 OT
Carthage Tournament
Pool play: Lamar 31, Cassville 28
Pool play: Carthage 57, Cassville 35
Varsity boys area scores
Marionville Tournament
Quarterfinals: Cassville 76, Hurley 48
Quarterfinals: Spokane 70, Southwest 32
Semifinals: Miller 56, Cassville 50
Consolation semifinals: Greenfield 53, Southwest 52
3rd place game: Buffalo 59, Cassville 45
7th place game: Southwest 69, Hurley 61
Pierce City Tournament
Quarterfinals: Billings 64, Purdy 33
Consolation semifinals: East Newton 50, Purdy 34
7th place game: Purdy 54, Verona 52
Diamond Tournament
Pool play: Thomas Jefferson 65, Wheaton 47
5th place game: Wheaton 64, McAuley 62.