Tournament Trials Trip Top Teams
January 23, 2019
Lee Stubblefield
Two things stood out in this last week of basketball invitational tournaments.
The McAuley girls are for real.
Southwest doesn’t quit.
The McAuley Lady Warriors shocked the field at Sarcoxie, felling College Heights in an overtime thriller, and then handing the host Lady Bears their first defeat of the season. In the span of a week, McAuley’s girls shuffled the district leaderboard and cast doubt on earlier conference predictions.
Southwest’s boys, struggling through a rebuilding year, trailed Galena by 12 points after three quarters in their seventh-place game at Spokane. But Rusty Roe’s troops rose up and delivered a 26-6 final quarter to claim a 52-44 victory. It was Southwest’s third win of the season.
The Cassville Wildcats dropped a 54-38 decision to Blue Eye in the third place game at Spokane, while the Lady Wildcats won the consolation final over the host team at Galena, 54-49.
The Wheaton Lady Bulldogs, once owners of a 10-1 record, slipped to 12-4 with back to back losses at Galena. Wheaton lost to Hollister in the third place game, 52-40.
The Purdy Lady Eagles defeated Diamond, 29-26, in their consolation semifinal at Marionville, then beat Marionville, 35-32, in the consolation finals. The Purdy boys dropped their first two games at Sarcoxie but rebounded to finish with a 63-59 win over Billings.
The Southwest girls were winless at Galena.
Sarcoxie Tournament (boys)
Sarcoxie 51, Purdy 37
Billings 68, College Heights 60
Sarcoxie 68, Billings 55
College Heights 56, Purdy 41
Purdy 63, Billings 59
Championship
College Heights 62, Sarcoxie 59
Spokane Tournament (boys)
Cassville 61, Reeds Spring 52
Verona 74, Southwest 44
Blue Eye 60, Galena 28
Spokane 80, Seymour 74
Semifinals
Verona 57, Cassville 56
Spokane 60, Blue Eye 55
Consolation semifinals
Reeds Spring 60, Southwest 38
Seymour 74, Galena 41
Seventh Place
Southwest 52, Galena 44
Consolation Finals
Seymour 76, Reeds Spring 48
Third Place
Blue Eye 53, Cassville 38
Championship
Spokane 67, Verona 49
Marionville Tournament (girls)
Crane 58, Purdy 22
Billings 65, Diamond 43
Ash Grove 53, Marionville 28
Spokane 59, Pleasant Hope 20
Consolation Semifinals
Purdy 29, Diamond 26
Marionville 43, Pleasant Hope 42
Semifinals
Ash Grove 51, Spokane 36
Crane 54, Billings 30
Seventh Place
Diamond 38, Pleasant Hope 30
Consolation Finals
Purdy 35, Marionville 32
Third Place
Spokane 56, Billings 52
Championship
Ash Grove 47, Crane 30
Sarcoxie Tournament (girls)
McAuley 45, College Heights 35 OT
Sarcoxie 60, Riverton 24
McAuley 63, Riverton 33
Sarcoxie 67, College Heights 52
Championship
McAuley 58, Sarcoxie 54
Galena (girls)
Wheaton 57, Hollister JV 15
Hollister 53, Cassville 31
Reeds Spring 73, Galena 55
Forsyth 76, Southwest 18
Consolation Semifinals
Cassville 52, Southwest 17
Semifinals
Forsyth 55, Hollister 43
Reeds Spring 57, Wheaton 46
Seventh Place
Rush 47, Southwest 26
Consolation
Cassville 54, Galena 49
Third Place
Hollister 52, Wheaton 40
Championship
Forsyth 65, Reeds Spring 56
Lee Stubblefield
Two things stood out in this last week of basketball invitational tournaments.
The McAuley girls are for real.
Southwest doesn’t quit.
The McAuley Lady Warriors shocked the field at Sarcoxie, felling College Heights in an overtime thriller, and then handing the host Lady Bears their first defeat of the season. In the span of a week, McAuley’s girls shuffled the district leaderboard and cast doubt on earlier conference predictions.
Southwest’s boys, struggling through a rebuilding year, trailed Galena by 12 points after three quarters in their seventh-place game at Spokane. But Rusty Roe’s troops rose up and delivered a 26-6 final quarter to claim a 52-44 victory. It was Southwest’s third win of the season.
The Cassville Wildcats dropped a 54-38 decision to Blue Eye in the third place game at Spokane, while the Lady Wildcats won the consolation final over the host team at Galena, 54-49.
The Wheaton Lady Bulldogs, once owners of a 10-1 record, slipped to 12-4 with back to back losses at Galena. Wheaton lost to Hollister in the third place game, 52-40.
The Purdy Lady Eagles defeated Diamond, 29-26, in their consolation semifinal at Marionville, then beat Marionville, 35-32, in the consolation finals. The Purdy boys dropped their first two games at Sarcoxie but rebounded to finish with a 63-59 win over Billings.
The Southwest girls were winless at Galena.
Sarcoxie Tournament (boys)
Sarcoxie 51, Purdy 37
Billings 68, College Heights 60
Sarcoxie 68, Billings 55
College Heights 56, Purdy 41
Purdy 63, Billings 59
Championship
College Heights 62, Sarcoxie 59
Spokane Tournament (boys)
Cassville 61, Reeds Spring 52
Verona 74, Southwest 44
Blue Eye 60, Galena 28
Spokane 80, Seymour 74
Semifinals
Verona 57, Cassville 56
Spokane 60, Blue Eye 55
Consolation semifinals
Reeds Spring 60, Southwest 38
Seymour 74, Galena 41
Seventh Place
Southwest 52, Galena 44
Consolation Finals
Seymour 76, Reeds Spring 48
Third Place
Blue Eye 53, Cassville 38
Championship
Spokane 67, Verona 49
Marionville Tournament (girls)
Crane 58, Purdy 22
Billings 65, Diamond 43
Ash Grove 53, Marionville 28
Spokane 59, Pleasant Hope 20
Consolation Semifinals
Purdy 29, Diamond 26
Marionville 43, Pleasant Hope 42
Semifinals
Ash Grove 51, Spokane 36
Crane 54, Billings 30
Seventh Place
Diamond 38, Pleasant Hope 30
Consolation Finals
Purdy 35, Marionville 32
Third Place
Spokane 56, Billings 52
Championship
Ash Grove 47, Crane 30
Sarcoxie Tournament (girls)
McAuley 45, College Heights 35 OT
Sarcoxie 60, Riverton 24
McAuley 63, Riverton 33
Sarcoxie 67, College Heights 52
Championship
McAuley 58, Sarcoxie 54
Galena (girls)
Wheaton 57, Hollister JV 15
Hollister 53, Cassville 31
Reeds Spring 73, Galena 55
Forsyth 76, Southwest 18
Consolation Semifinals
Cassville 52, Southwest 17
Semifinals
Forsyth 55, Hollister 43
Reeds Spring 57, Wheaton 46
Seventh Place
Rush 47, Southwest 26
Consolation
Cassville 54, Galena 49
Third Place
Hollister 52, Wheaton 40
Championship
Forsyth 65, Reeds Spring 56