Morning Sports
in Highschool Basketball Girls action
At the Monroe City Tournament
Highland beat out Paris 49-40
Marion defeated Louisiana 61-46
Elsewhere
Westran beat out Glasgow 53-38
South Callaway fell to Hermann 18-51
Bowling Green crushed the St. Louis Blue Knights 62-25
in Highschool Basketball Boys action
At the Centralia Tournament
North Callaway beat out Boonville 61-54
Moberly defeated Salisbury 50-42
Hallsville crushed Van-Far 53-20
Centralia beat out Macon 54-32
At the Monroe City Tournament
Monroe City crushed Louisiana 62-31
Mark Twain fell Marion County 62-43
At the Tiger Classic in Pilot Grove
New Bloomfield crushed Bunceton 77-8
Smithton fell to Jamestown 59-69
Elsewhere,
Bowling Green fell to Hannibal 33-58
Eldon defeated South Callaway 72-53
MMA fell to Wellsville-Middletown 31-68
in the NHL
the St. Louis Blues fell to the Nashville Predators 2-7.
Nashville’s Steven Stamkos had a standout performance, tying his career high with four goals in the game. Hugh McGing scored his first NHL goal for the Blues, while Robert Thomas added their second goal.
in the NFL Thursday night game of the week
The now 5-9 Atlanta Falcons edged out NFC South leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-28
The Falcons staged a remarkable comeback, scoring 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts had a career night with 11 catches for 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns.
In College Basketball
Mizzou’s men’s basketball led wire-to-wire, defeating Alabama State 85-77 to extend their home winning streak to eight.
The Tigers jumped out to a 29-12 edge and never trailed, despite a late Hornets surge.
Graduate guard Jacob Crews fueled the win with a season-high six 3-pointers, finishing with 20 points in his first start of the season.
Junior Anthony Robinson II added 19 points, five assists and two steals, while senior Mark Mitchell poured in 15 and Sebastian Mack chipped in 10.
The win improves Missouri to 9-2, while Alabama State drops to 3-7.
