The Jamestown girls and Smithton boys continued the trends that have been going on of late as they each posted victories in Game of the Week action that was heard Monday, Feb. 10 on KMMO-FM.
Senior Night in Smithton saw the Tiger boys have a really good time while holding off the visiting Eagles, 69-57. Meanwhile, the girls’ contest failed to go the way of the home team as the Tiger losing streak continued with a loss to Jamestown, 47-27 All the way around, it proved to be more of the same as Smithton’s boys have now beaten the Eagles the last 13 times they’ve met while Jamestown’s girls are the owners of a six-game winning streak in the matchups against their Pettis County opponent.
Big Lead Was Too Much To Overcome
The difference in the nightcap was the start that Smithton got off to as the Tigers raced out in front, 22-14 after one quarter and then widened their advantage to 16, as they led Jamestown, 30-14 early in the second period. To their credit, the Eagles didn’t go away, countering with an 18-5 run which quickly trimmed the deficit to 35-32 just before halftime. However, that proved to be as close as Jamestown could get the rest of the way with the Tigers holding the Eagles at bay down the stretch. In the second half, the lead fluctuated between five and twelve points with Smithton on top 55-50 after three periods before earning a 69-57 victory once the final horn had sounded.
The Tigers won thanks to some very balanced scoring as they had five players in double figures, two of which didn’t even start the game. Junior Dakota Wells and freshman Carter Riley both came off the bench to lead Smithton with 17 and 16 points respectively. Chipping in with 14, 12 and 10 points of their own were Ryan Pond, Sam Bray and Logan Williams as the Tigers improved to 10-12 on the year. Meanwhile, Jamestown fell to 6-14 with Tyler Wilson tallying 19 points while Ohitika Eagleman scored 15 for the visitors.
Gradually Pulling Away
In the opener, the Jamestown girls grabbed the lead for good midway through the first period and never looked back, defeating Smithton for the second time this season by at least 20 points.
The Eagles were ahead, 12-5 after one quarter and then 21-11 at the half before gradually extending their advantage to 20, 47-27 during the final few moments of play.
Alyssa Hees scored 13 points to lead Jamestown as she tallied all 12 of the points that the Eagles mustered during the first quarter. After her, Samantha Wilson and Rylee Hirschvogel both tacked on eight second-half points, helping Jamestown improve to 12-7 on the season. Smithton’s loss was their ninth in a row as they fell to 3-17 overall. Callie Goss had 10 points and Kenna Simmons tossed in nine for the Tigers.
First-Round Games At The CLAA Tournament
Eight games at the Carroll-Livingston Activities Association tournament took place Monday, with games split between Tina-Avalon and Hale.
At Tina-Avalon, the top seeds held true, as the Higbee girls overwhelmed Keytesville 86-34 and second-seeded Brunswick defeated Tina-Avalon 64-24. The top boys team Brunswick netted 93 points at Southwest Livingston’s expense, defeating Ludlow’s Wildcats 93-26. Third-seeded Higbee held off Tina-Avalon 66-53. At Hale, the host Cardinals split their games, with their fourth-ranked girls falling to Northwestern 32-27 while the second-seeded boys plundered Norborne 73-28. Hardin-Central’s third-seeded girls defeated Norborne 37-14, while their boys fell to Mendon 56-52.
In advance of Wednesday’s snow storm, the CLAA have moved up their second-round action to Tuesday, with consolation games at Tina-Avalon and championship semifinals at Hale. That means Keytesville and Hale girls tip things off at 4:30 p.m. at Tina-Avalon, followed by the Southwest Livingston and Northwestern boys. Around 7 p.m. the host Dragon girls will face Norborne, followed by their boys teams. At Hale, top girls seed Higbee will face Northwestern at 4:30 p.m., followed by the second-seeded Hale boys against Higbee. Second-seeded Brunswick gorls will face Hardin-Central around 7 p.m., followed by the top-ranked Brunswick boys against Northwestern. The consolation title games remain scheduled for Friday at Tina-Avalon, with first and third-place contests set for Saturday.
Other Finals from Monday Night
Girls
Cairo 57 Linn 55
Centralia 61 Harrisburg 47
La Plata 58 Sturgeon 48
North Platte 48 Lawson 42
Blair Oaks 50 Hallsville 34
Skyline 66 California 41
Boys
Kingsville 45 Leeton 42
Sturgeon 59 La Plata 37
North Platte 51 Lawson 37
Fatima 54 California 46
Two Doubleheaders Tuesday Night On KMMO
KMMO-FM 102.9 will bring this evening’s MRVC doubleheader from Lexington, when the Minutemen host rivals Lafayette County. Pregame is scheduled for around 6:15 p.m before the girls contest, with the boys game following around 7:45 p.m. KMMO.com will have Cole Camp’s doubleheader when the Bluebirds visit La Monte. Pregame is set for 5:50 p.m. before the girls contest, with the boys following around 7:30 p.m.
Other games scheduled for Tuesday night include:
Doubleheaders
Cole Camp at La Monte
Eugene at New Bloomfield
Harrisburg at Russellville
Harrisonville at Lone Jack
Kirksville at Moberly
Madison at Cairo
Northwest (Hughesville) at Sacred Heart
Odessa at Clinton
Orrick at Sweet Springs
Pilot Grove at Glasgow
St. Elizabeth at Prairie Home
St. Paul Lutheran at Concordia
Salisbury at Marceline
Slater at New Franklin
Smithton at Lincoln
South Shelby at Macon
Sturgeon at Community
Tipton at Fayette
Versailles at Hallsville
Warsaw at Chilhowee
Wellington-Napoleon at Santa Fe
Westran at Paris
Windsor at Green Ridge
Girls
Centralia at Mexico
Pleasant Hill at Holden
Smith-Cotton at Pembroke Hill
Boys
Boonville at California
Chillicothe at Kauffman Charter
Jamestown at Chamois
Richmond at Knob Noster
Warrensburg at Oak Grove