By Chris Parker

Dec. 27 Holiday Basketball Tournament Central

Day two of the holiday basketball tournaments is the busiest of the week with more than 60 games. Keep up with all of the scores, stats and more below.

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Quarterfinals
Republic 53, Marshfield 17 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Broc Smith led the way for Republic with 13 points in the 36-point win over Marshfield. Treydon Rackley added 12 and Ty Stevens had 9 for Republic. Marshfield’s Jarrett Paoni scored 9 points.
Parkview 63, Clever 51 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
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– Brady Hill led all scorers with 20 points for Parkview as the Vikings pull away late against Clever. Lencorya Grady and Dantae Taylor each added 13 with JT Brown chipping in 12. Jakob Partee led Clever with 17, Caleb Peck and Devan Hampton each had 12.
Glendale 72, Mansfield 64 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
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– Monty Johal put in 25 points for Glendale as the Falcons advance past Mansfield in the quarterfinals. Garrett Freeman chipped in with 19 for Glendale. Dylan Caruso fouled out but still led Mansfield with 17.
Hartville 52, Springfield Catholic 46 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
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– Dune Piper delivered 25 points for Hartville and led the Eagles to a comeback win over Catholic to advance to the semifinals. Derek Jones also chipped in with 11 for Hartville. Charlie O’Reilly led Catholic with 13.

Consolation Quarterfinals
Mount Vernon 58, Crane 37 – FINAL
– Jarrett Massie netted 23 for Mount Vernon in their consolation quarterfinal win. Teammate Brett Campbell added 11 points. Crane’s Wyatt Vaught led his team with 12 points and Deven White had 8.
Aurora 50, Willow Springs 46 – FINAL
– Aurora rallied from behind to beat Willow Springs. Clayton Dunning scored 15, while Austin Erickson and Preston Naylor both added 11 points. Willow’s Landon Rodgers led all scorers with 18.
Branson 51, Spokane 43 – FINAL
– Isaiah Bean scored a game-high 23 for Spokane. Bean made 7 3-pointers, which is two shy of Matt Ridder’s single-game tourney record. Nick Dapprich scored 12 for the Pirates and Britt Pierce added 10.
Ava 72, Skyline 65 – FINAL
– Ava’s Colton Skyles led the team with 19 points in Tuesday’s win over Skyline. Anthony Rosas contributed 15, Devin Elliott had 13 and Caleb Johnson scored 10. Skyline’s Dax Beem scored a game-high 25 points. Shawn Bryan had 15, Gage Gunter had 13 and Brant Gideon finished with 11.

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Quarterfinals
Nixa 70, Greenwood 61 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Christian Bundy led Nixa with 25 points in their nine-point win over Greenwood in the quarterfinals. Austin Bracker had 11 and Evan Bergmann had 9. Greenwood’s Julius Walker poured in a game-high 28 points (8 rebounds) while Tony Brandt scored 13 and Joseph Brock added 11.
Ozark 55, Fair Grove 53 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Ozark survived a close game from Fair Grove to advance to the semifinals where they’ll meet Nixa. Payton Nichols and Parker Hanks both scored 14 in the win. Quinn Nelson scored 12 and Noah Suiter added 9. Fair Grove’s Garrett Kesteron led all scorers with 18. David Oplotnik added 16 and Evan Fullerton scored 13.
Willard 50, Bolivar 47 – FINAL/OT – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
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– Willard outlasted Bolivar in an exciting game that went into overtime. Houston Johnson scored 15 and Kenny Chamers scored 12 for the Tigers in the win. Bolivar’s Brandon Emmert led all scorers with 24 points and Conley Garrison had 10, but it wasn’t enough to defeat Willard.
Rogersville 44, Mountain Grove 40 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Rogersville upset Mountain Grove in the quarterfinals behind Matt McHenry’s game-high 17 points. Andrew Scott contributed 10 points. Mountain Grove’s Brock Coffman added 15 and Carter Otwell had 8. Mtn. Grove went 6/18 at the free-throw line in the game.

Consolation Quarterfinals
Reeds Spring 58, Strafford 51 – FINAL
– Reeds got 14 points from Logan Plumb, 12 from Lane Carroll and 11 from Joel Gertson to eliminate Strafford in the consolation bracket. Strafford’s Riley Oberbeck put in a game-high 17 points and Tyler Winburn added 13.
West Plains 59, Buffalo 39 – FINAL
Lebanon 62, Camdenton 49 – FINAL
Hollister 30, Stockton 27 – HALF

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Glendale 55, Spokane 39 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
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– Grace Matthews hit six 3-pointers on her way to 20 points in the win for Glendale. Gabby Matthews also added 11 for the Lady Falcons. Spokane’s Casey Wallace led Spokane with 13 points and Kaylee Armitage scored 10.
Argyle (Tex.) 68, Marshfield 21 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Argyle rolled Marshfield in the opening round of Pink Division play. Cician Gray had 22, Madison Ralston had 14 and Gabby Standifer added 9 for Argyle.
Republic 52, Bolivar 26 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Taylor Fergen and Brylee Manes led Republic with 15 and 14 points, respectively, as the Lady Tigers take down Bolivar in the first round in the Pink Division.
Mercer County (Ken.) 73, Miller 26 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Abby Gann led all scorers with 14 of Miller’s 26 points. Faith Lake and Lyric Houston both had 13 and Alie Burke had 11 for Mercer. Eleven Mercer players scored in the contest.
West Plains 58, Buffalo 30 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Elle Williams netted 16 points for West Plains in a winning effort over Buffalo on Tuesday. Payton Richards scored 15 and Lily Harris added 10 for the Lady Zizzers. Courtney Austin had 11 points to lead Buffalo.
Strafford 81, Hillcrest 26 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Hayley Frank recorded a triple double with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in Strafford’s win over Hillcrest. Abby Oliver netted 21 of her own for Strafford. The Lady Hornets got 12 from Chia Brooks and Sarah Hale added 10.
Rogersville 54, Clever 43 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Sarah Jordan led the way for Rogersville with 13 points and three other players scored 9 each for the Lady Wildcats. For Clever, Alli Clevenser led the team with 13, while Harper Little and Hannah Maples scored 12 each.
Ozark 61, Camdenton 59 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Madi Braden scored 19 for Ozark as the Lady Tigers narrowly edge Camdenton in a close contest. Macey Putt also scored 12 for Ozark. Camdenton’s Coley Rezabek netted a game-high 21, followed by Natalie Basham’s 18.

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Nixa 49, Catholic 37 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
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– Lakyn Wools and Bissett Michaelson finished with 10 points each in Nixa’s opening-round win. Catholic’s Madison Chittenden added 10 of her own to lead the Lady Irish.
North Little Rock (Ark.) 74, Parkview 36 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
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– Amber Hawkison had 15, Kennady Tucker 15, Paiton Acord led all scorers with 17 points for Parkview as they fell to nationally-ranked North Little Rock. Amber Hawkinson and Kennady Tucker each had 15 for the Charging Wildcats.
Branson 62, Lamar 41 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Branson was led by Amanda Kearney with a game-high 27 points in their win over Lamar. Tori Odell added 11 and Lauren Garrison had 10 for the Lady Pirates. Lauren Morgan had 13 for Lamar.
Columbia Rock Bridge 56, Aurora 29 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Payton McCallister scored 12 points for Rock Bridge in their win over Aurora. The Lady Houn’s were led by Ashley Vaught with 10 points.
Fair Grove 59, Carthage 37 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Alana Findley piled up 15 points to lead Fair Grove in their victory over Carthage. Harley Maxwell was right there with 14 points and Taylor bell finished with 12. Kensey Sageser scored 13 and Kenya Madlock scored 12 for Carthage.
Kickapoo 73, Mount Vernon 43 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
– Jordan Sanders had 23 for Kickapoo and Jordan Wersinger added 17 in the win over Mount Vernon. Point guard Cameron Call had 18 to lead Mount Vernon and Caitlin Hicks had 16.
Lebanon 67, Willard 29 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS— CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
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– Kelsey Winfrey threw in 23 points to lead all scorers as Lebanon handled Willard in the first round. Jaiden Offutt contributed 15 points for the Lady Jackets.
Skyline 63, Springfield Central 20 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Mckinsey Mountain scored 17 for Skyline as the Lady Tigers beat Central to advance out of the first round. Kaylee Da Mitz scored 11 and seven other players had at least six points for Skyline.

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Quarterfinals
Licking 66, Plato 34 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Brady Smith (26 points) and Nathan Wilson (17 points) led the way once again for Licking as the Wildcats advance past Plato. Grady Todd scored 15 to lead Plato.
Winona 68, Seymour 61 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Winona’s Brendon Simpson and Aaron Walker each scored 16 to lead Winona in a narrow victory over Seymour in the Cabool quarterfinals. Stoney Redman added 13 and Zach Neal finished with 11. Brian Pearce had a game-high 20 and Cy Yates had 18 for Seymour.
Thayer 71, Cabool 59 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
-Thayer beat Cabool behind Ayden Stone and Kobe Meyer scoring 17 each. Zyman Langley had 13 of his own, Jalen Andrews chipped in 10. Cabool’s Jon Smith put up a game-high 24 points.
MV-BT/Liberty 74, Eminence 61 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
– Josh Pruett put up 19 points for Liberty in their win over Eminence on Tuesday. Shalin Stout added 16 and Matthew Coatney had 15. Eminence was led by Grant Dyer with 19 of his own. Kyndal Copeland and Ethan Drake each had 14 for Eminence.

Consolation Quarterfinals
Crocker 72, Summersville 36 – FINAL
Houston 53, Norwood 49 – FINAL
Gainesville 66, Couch 57 – FINAL
Bakersfield 50, Dora 46 – FINAL

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Quarterfinals
Gainesville 39, Houston 26 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
Plato 62, Willow Springs 51 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
Salem 50, Cuba 36 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
Licking 65, MV-BT/Liberty 51 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP

Consolation Quarterfinals
Chadwick 53, Salem JV 29 – FINAL
Eminence 41, Mountain Grove 36 – FINAL
Mansfield 59, Summersville 28 – FINAL
Dora 52, Ava 49 – FINAL/OT

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Semifinals
Pierce City 53, Walnut Grove 48 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS — CLICK HERE FOR RECAP
Hartville 44, Omaha (Ark.) 24 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

Consolation
Willard JV 48, Marionville 28 – FINAL
Niangua 46, Hurley 44 – FINAL
Stockton 37, Pleasant Hope 33 – FINAL
Exeter 56, Morrisville 43 – FINAL
Ash Grove 58, Verona 37 – FINAL
Fordland 64, Hermitage 62 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

Neosho Boys Tournament: First Round

North Little Rock (Ark.) 86, McDonald County 40 – FINAL
– North Little Rock buried 10 of its 18 3-point attempts to earn a 86-40 victory in the first game of the 2016 Neosho Holiday Classic. B.J. Walker, a 6-foot-3 senior guard, connected on 5 of 7 3-point shots to score a game-high 18 points.
– The Charging Wildcats, now 8-3 with their third straight victory, ended the first quarter on a 19-4 run that included four dunks — two each by sophomore Collin Moore and senior Delon Robbins.
– Moore’s steal and one-handed breakaway jam provided the highlight portion of North Little Rock’s 32-4 third quarter to open a 78-26 lead.
– Jarvis Ricks added 14, Moore had 13 and Dobbins 11 points for the Charging Wildcats.
– McDonald County (0-7) was led by 6-5 sophomore forward Cooper Reece who had 14 points and seven rebounds.
Kansas City Ruskin 58, Springdale Har-Ber (Ark.) 50 – FINAL
Maumelle (Ark.) 67, Van Buren (Ark.) 30 – FINAL
St. Joseph Lafayette 97, Cedar Ridge (Ark.) 29 – FINAL
– Trey Washington poured in 15 of his game-high 24 points in the first half as St. Joseph Lafayette opened up the 2016 Neosho Holiday Classic presented by Branco with a 97-29 victory over Cedar Ridge High School from Newark, Ark.
Life Prep Academy 73, Morrilton (Ark.) 41 – FINAL
West Memphis (Ark.) 57, Neosho 41 – FINAL
– West Memphis maintained its perfect record improving to 9-0 with an opening round 57-41 victory over Neosho.
– Moore, a 6-foot-5 freshman forward, led the Blue Devils with 16 points and six rebounds. Senior guard Tevin Mosley had 12 for West Memphis.
– Scott, a 6-foot-2 senior guard, poured in a game-high 18 points for the Wildcats (6-2). Murphy, a senor guard, added 14.
Dekaney (Tex.) 91, East Newton 38 – FINAL
– Dekaney High from Spring, Texas wasted little time dispatching East Newton Tuesday night in the opening round. Ranked No. 26 in the latest USA Today Super 25 National High School Basketball rankings, the Wildcats earned a 91-38 victory over the Patriots.
– Junior guard D.J. Peavy led Dekaney with 23 points, scoring 13 in the first half. He was 8 of 18 from the floor including 6 of 14 from behind the 3-point line. Senior guard Cameron Ivey added 21 with 17 in the first half. Six-foot-seven junior forward Malcolm Epps had 19 points and six rebounds.
– Junior guard Caleb Jackson and junior forward Dustin McDermott led the Patriots (1-9) with eight points each.
Wesley Christian School 61, Wooddale (Tenn.) 19 – FINAL