MSHSAA Class 2 District 9 Boys

[Friscofan]

Good morning everybody here is my wrap up from the boys night at the MSHSAA Class 2 District 9 action at the Laquey High School Gym.

(1) Iberia vs (8) Laquey


In the early game of the boys night the Iberia Rangers would blister the host Laquey Hornets 70-30 in a game that resembled most 1 vs 8 games. The Rangers would come out and would pound their way to a 19-8 lead after one period of play. In the second frame Iberia would use their defense to help them blow this open as they would hold the host school to just six points in the frame while putting up fifteen points to make it a 34-14 Rangers lead at the half. The third would see both squads push the tempo of the game and Iberia would outdo Laquey 22-14 in the frame to make it a 56-28 lead after three. In the final eight minutes of the game Iberia would get their reserves some minutes in the game and it would pay dividends as nine of the eleven Rangers that suited up would put points on the board. Iberia would outscore Laquey 14-2 in the frame.

Box Score
I-Darrien Dickey 19, Dexter Frisbee 10, Riley Halley 9, Fabien Juliano 8, Issac Minnick 8, Dustin Bloodgood 7, Ryan Voss 4, Tyler Slawson 3, Jason Winters 2
L-Austin Mann 12, Brendan Bowling 10, Jed York 2, Ian Mathies 2, Gunner Millar 2, Bo Brothers 1, Tony Crismon 1


(4) Newburg vs (5) Crocker


The second game of the evening would see a grind out as both the Crocker Lions got together with the Newburg Wolves and points were definitely at a premium as Newburg pulled away late 41-29. The first would be a classic grind fest as the Newburg Wolves were on top 9-6 after the first quarter. The second would see the defense of both teams go to work but the Lions offense would beat Newburg's defense as they would outscore Newburg 10-7 in the period to tie this one up at a snails pace 16-16 at half. The third would continue the grind fest as neither team could really over come the defense of the other but Newburg would grind their way to a 25-23 edge after three. The fourth quarter would see the Wolves able to surge a head by four points early on then try to delay this one. Crocker would do some fouling and Newburg would do their part to hit some free throws to put this away.

Box Score
N-Dylan Sicker 12, Ryan Ward 9, Alan Yelton 7, Kaleb Robinson 7, Kylon Bales 6
C-Dalton York 12, Rich Heenan 10, Justin Sloan 4, Cody Wall 2, Austin Bogle 1


(3) Vienna vs (6) Plato

The Vienna Eagles were able to rally late to dispatch a very game Plato Eagles squad 47-36 to advance to the semifinals. the Plato Eagles would come out in the first quarter and Coach Crain had a solid game plan of delay tactics as they would hold the ball and were on top of this one 8-6 after one. The delay game strategy of Plato would continue to work as they ran a lot of the triangle and it helped them outscore Vienna 12-8 to build up a 20-14 halftime lead. The third would see Plato's game plan continue to work as they would limit possessions and they would hold on to a 29-25 lead after three periods. In the final eight minutes Vienna would amp up their defense and would be able to bust Plato out of their delay game tactics by forcing Plato into a number of turnovers. Chandler Harker would drill two straight three pointers to give Vienna a four point lead late. Vienna would hold the ball and Plato would be forced to foul to prolong the game. The Vienna Eagles would hit their free throws to put away the upset minded Plato Eagles. Vienna would outscore Plato 22-7 in the fourth.

Box Score
V-Chandler Harker 14, Kody Kleffner 10, Justin Bull 7, Ethan Farrow 7, Connor Backues 6, Jordan Garnett 3
P-Jalen Supancic 19, Keagan Adams 6, Jake Murrell 5, Wyatt Penley 5, Joel Pittman 1


(2) Richland vs (7) Stoutland

In the night cap it would be a rematch from Community night and this one would see the Richland use a strong second half to get past Stoutland 69-47 to advance to a semifinal match up with Vienna. The first half of this one would see Stoutland control the tempo of the game as they would keep this one a low scoring game. The Bears would grind out a 16-11 lead after one period but Stoutland would outscore them 14-10 but Richland would be clinging to a 26-25 halftime edge. The Bears would hit the ground running in true Richland style as they would amp up the pace of this one as the would put up a twenty-one spot on the board while Stoutland could only manage eight points. One of the most awkward plays occurred in the tournament happened in the third when Steven Domingue was fouls shooting a lay up the lay up didn't go in but the refs ruled that it did and he would hit the free throw getting a phantom and one. The Bears led it 47-33 after three. The fourth quarter would turn into a hack fest as both teams would rack up the fouls. Richland would outscore Stoutland 22-14 to win it in blow out fashion.

Box Score
R-Seth Myers 19, Jake Horton 15, Cody Hall 11, Taylor Andrews 11, Steven Domingue 6, Chris Rowden 6, Logan Mathis 1
S-Tony Sein 12, Brendan Boatwright 10, Jesse Hubbs 8, Nate Armstrong 7, Jacob Hodges 5, Kurtis Looney 5


Other District Tournament Games

Class 3 District 9 at Cuba Girls

(4) Cuba 51 (5) Steelville 43
(2) Dixon 69 (7) Bourbon 33
(3) Fatima 54 (6) School of the Osage 41

Class 3 District 10 Boys at Willow Springs

(1) Mountain View Liberty 70 (8) Mountain Grove 38
(5) Licking 58 (4) Cabool 50
(2) Hartville 73 (7) Willow Springs 56
(3) Alton 72 (6) Houston 53


Today's Action

Class 2 District 9 Girls Semifinals
Crocker vs Vienna-6:00
Laquey vs Iberia-7:30

Class 3 District 9 Boys

(4) Dixon vs (5) School of the Osage-5:00
(2) St. James vs (7) Steelville-6:30
(3) Cuba vs (6) Bourbon-8:00

Have a great night

[chs02]

That was definitely a strange play in the Richland game. I would like to see that sequence on tape and try to figure it out.

[Friscofan]

Here is what happened on that that I would call the phantom three point play in he third. (I wrote it down because i thought I might make a difference.). Alright there was a Stoutland turnover in the forecourt Seth Myers would pass it to Steven Domingue then Domingue would attack the basket before being wrapped up by a Stoutland player in the act of shooting and the shot was missed. Cody Hall would flip it up after the shot and it went in and the ref under the basket mush not have seen it the play as he signaled a good basket not seeing Hall put it in. Domingue hit the free throw so three point play one way or the other. Alright it happened then the refs came to the table two plays later asking about it but at that point in the refs manual it says a play like that is a non correctable error and the teams have to play on.

[thetruth]

I thought the Riley Halley had a big night and showed that maybe he should have been playing some varsity earlier but that being said I doubt that me makes an impact in the Eugene, Licking or Dixon games but he could do anything to make it different in those games. Especially the classic performance he had against the Dixon JV that he helped hem score a mind numbing 87 points that night. He will play a ton of time against Newburg tomorrow night as well in mopping up duty. He will be an all conference performer next season for sure.

[FriscoLeagueLover]

Iberia vs. Vienna in the championship. Surprised Vienna got past Richland after having to play Plato close the whole game.

[chs02]

Huge no call at the end of the game when Myers got hammered on that layup. I know refs don't like to make calls at the end of games, but you can't let that go.

[Friscofan]

Yeah it was a very obvious foul and the no call would prove to be big for Richland

[chs02]

It's really too bad that mshsaa does absolutely nothing when it comes to evaluating and disciplining officials. You can rate them as poorly as you want to, and still nothing is done. I really thought the guys that did that game were pretty decent officials, but it's not like you could say you didn't see that one.