After struggling to shoot the ball in the semifinal round against Salisbury, Boonville Pirates basketball coach Mark Anderson knew his team would respond Saturday in the third place game against Harrisburg in the Centralia Invitational Tournament.
The New Franklin boys’ and girls’ basketball teams couldn’t have had a better start in the conference opener Friday night at Madison. While the Lady Bulldogs defeated Madison 49-20, the New Franklin boys also led the Panthers from start to finish for a 87-11 victory.
Pilot Grove coach Grant Fricke knew if the Lady Tigers didn’t clamp down on Higbee defensively in the second half that his team may be looking at hosting the second place trophy instead of the first place trophy Friday night in the championship in the Pilot Grove Tiger Classic.
The Pilot Grove boys’ basketball team fell in the third place game in the Pilot Grove Tiger Classic on Saturday by losing to the Higbee Tigers 68-46. Pilot Grove, dropping to 2-4 on the season, trailed Higbee 26-18 at the half and 50-36 after three quarters of play.
Boonville seniors Colby Caton and Max Eckerle were recently selected to the KMZU Dream Team by area coaches for the 2022 season. Caton and Eckerle, both two way starters for the Pirates, led the Pirates to the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs in Class 3.
The Boonville boys ninth grade basketball team finished seventh in the Mexico Freshmen Tournament on Saturday by beating the Hannibal Pirates 53-18. Boonville, 3-2 on the season, dominated Hannibal from the opening tip and took a 16-4 lead after one and a 21-11 advantage at the half.
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The LSE boys seventh grade basketball team captured the championship in the California Tournament by beating California’s B-team on Saturday 45-24. The Pirates, 8-0 on the season, outscored California’s B-team in all but one quarter and led 12-6 after one, 30-8 at the half and 36-13 after three quarters of play.
The LSE wrestling team had its best finish of the season Saturday in the Carrollton Tournament with five first place finishers and five second place finishes. LSE wrestling coach Christian Stock said a total of 17 teams and around 250 wrestlers were present for the tournament.
BOYS Jackson Johns, Boonville Caidyn Hazel, Boonville Nikos Connaway, Van-Far Sam Pezold-North Callaway Xavier Stinson, Hallsville Hayven Samuels, Harrisburg Braden Wyatt, Harrisburg MyKel Linear, Macon Maurice Magruder, Macon Hayden Lovinger, Macon Cooper Francis, Salisbury Ethan Hamilton, Salisbury London White, Salisbury GIRLS Natalie Shryock, North Callaway Reece Barnett, Macon Carli Ellis, Harrisburg Brecca Thornhill, Harrisburg Julia Sloan, Salisbury Tori Ricketts, Salisbury Kristen Jones, Hallsville Madysen Lucas, Hallsville Hayley Hagan, Hallsville Morgan Ross, Centralia Harper Sontheimer, Centralia Jozelynn Bostick, Centralia .