BOLIVAR, Mo. —
Senior post Kohl Slaughter scored 30 points, and the Webb City Cardinals basketball team cruised to a 63-26 win over Morrisville on Wednesday in the first-round of the Liberator Tournament in Bolivar.
The Cardinals took a 29-13 lead into halftime and limited Morrisville to only 13 more points in the second half.
Nate Brown added 14 points, and John Roderique contributed eight for Webb City. Josh Devine led Morrisville with 14.
Webb City (13-3) will play the winner of today’s game between Aurora and Cassville at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
BLUE VALLEY SW GIRLS 60, JOPLIN 29
NEVADA, Mo. — Blue Valley Southwest began pulling away in the second quarter and handed the Joplin girls a 60-29 loss in the Nevada Lady Tiger Classic.
Joplin trailed just 11-8 after the first, but Blue Valley Southwest outscored the Eagles 17-5 over the next eight minutes to pull away.
Hunter Thomas scored a game-high 16 points to lead Blue Valley Southwest while Brittany Like added nine.
Joplin got 14 from Bailey Taylor. The Eagles (1-15) continue tournament play on Saturday at noon.
McAULEY GIRLS 36, WHEATON 16
The McAuley girls held Wheaton to just four points in the first half and rolled to a 36-16 win on Tuesday night.
The Warriors led 10-0 after the first quarter and 21-4 at halftime.
McAuley was led by Katie Carr’s eight points while Kambry Waggoner added seven and Gabby Moore had six.
Wheaton was led by Crystal Alvarado’s seven points.
LOCKWOOD BOYS 60, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 42
Isaac Spain, a junior, scored 20 points to lead the visiting Tigers to the Spring River Valley Conference win on Tuesday night.
The Tigers expanded a 22-15 halftime lead against College Heights Christian. The Cougars were outscored 15-9 in the third period.
Lockwood also got 13 points from Isaac Lasater and 11 from Ben Schnelle.
Josh Woodmansee had 17 points and Jake Hamilton 10 for College Heights.
High School Sports
Prep Roundup: Slaughter leads Webb City past Morrisville
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Eagles' state tennis entries are veterans
Joplin High School is taking the same entries to the boys state tennis tournament this year as last year — senior Jeremy Lynn in singles and juniors Luke Frogge and Edran Ali in doubles.
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Homer takes position coaching Wyandotte
Brad Homer quickly secured another position as a high school football head coach.
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Large-school state track and field competition begins today
Shane Williams of Mount Vernon is among the favorites in three events at the MSHSAA Class 3 Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at Dwight Reed Stadium in Jefferson City.
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Colgan romps in state opener
It didn’t take long for the St. Mary’s-Colgan Panthers to make some noise in Class 3A.
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Colgan recovers, reaches state meet
Three games into the season, the St. Mary’s-Colgan baseball team found itself in an unfamiliar position.
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McAuley's season unravels in sixth inning
Nearly mistake free through the first five innings, things began to come apart for the McAuley Catholic Warriors in the bottom of the sixth.
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Kennedy's goal sparks Carl Junction soccer
On its first appearance in the MSHSAA girls soccer playoffs, Carl Junction provided some quick excitement with an early goal.
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Seneca falls to Warrensburg in 10 innings
Warrensburg, lifted by a tying two-run seventh inning without a hit, outlasted Seneca 8-5 in 10 innings in the sectional round of the MSHSAA Class 4 baseball playoffs on Wednesday.
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Big bats, Gorham lead Frontenac to state tourney
The Frontenac Raiders have been the definition of consistency at the plate. The softball team boasts a .353 team batting average and eight players are hitting better than .300.
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Shot put champion Kaderly selects Ottawa
Jasper High School’s Jed Kaderly No. 1 heave in the shot put came at the right time.
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