Area Sports
in Highschool Basketball Girls action
Boonville beat out Higbee 63-44
Bowling Green fell to Veritas Christian Academy 22-46
Centralia defeated Macon 55-26
Columbia Battle fell to Union 44-60
South Callaway fell to Green Ridge 32-53
South Shelby fell to Palmyra 60-61
Sturgeon beat out Smithton 56-40
Salisbury fell to Moberly 37-52
North Callaway fell to Hallsville 35-49
Monroe city beat out Mark Twain 52-30
in Highschool Basketball Boys action
Palmyra bet out Paris 52-34
South Shelby beat out Highland 48-40
in College Basketball
Mizzou women’s basketball came up just short Wednesday night, falling 70-62 to Illinois at Mizzou Arena.
Junior guard Grace Slaughter led the Tigers with 19 points and 10 rebounds, marking her third double-double of the season.
Lisa Thompson added a season-high 11 points, while Shannon Dowell chipped in nine and seven boards.
Mizzou fought back from an early deficit and trailed by just three entering the fourth quarter, but Illinois pulled away late at the free-throw line. The Tigers outrebounded Illinois 36-34, highlighted by nine rebounds from sophomore Chloe Sotell.
