In Highschool Basketball,
The Mexico boys basketball team claimed the final championship of the North Central Missouri Conference with a 67-57 win over Hannibal last night.
The Bulldogs jumped to a 17-8 first quarter lead and never looked back.
Charlie Fisher led the Dawgs with 23 points while running mate Kaden Benne scored 21 to lead seven scorers for MHS. Maurice Douglas’s 20 led the Pirates.
Mexico is now 19-7 and the top seed in next week’s Class4 District 8 Tournament.
The Lady Bulldogs continued to generate offense with a 83-63 win over the Lady Pirates.
MHS jumped out front 24-13 after the first quarter and continued to pour it on.
Grace Hudson led four players in double digits for Mexico with 26 points.
Alyssa Miller added 16 and Charlie Douglas and Scottie Smith both chipped in 12 points. Hannibal’s Melia Stolte led all scorers with 30 points.
The 13-11 Lady Bulldogs are awaiting the seeding for next week’s Class 4 District 8 Tournament.
in High School basketball District play last night
Class 1 District 10
#1 Christian Fellowship crushed #8 Wellsville-Middletown 85-21
#2 Higbee beat out #7 Madison 73-46
#3 Cairo beat out #6 Community R-6 71-41
#4 Columbia Independent beat out #5 Bevier 69-48
Class 2 District 7
#2 Glasgow beat out #7 Fayette 70-33
#3 Westran takes beat out #7 Sturgeon 71-51
#4 Marceline beat out #5 Slater 63-50
Class 3 District 6
#2 Monroe City beat out #7 Mark Twain 77-42
#3 Macon beat out #6 Highland 57-43
#4 South Shelby beat out #5 Clark County 77-49
in Class 3, District 7
#2 seed Hermann beat #7 MMA, 61-25
#3 North Callaway beat out #6 Linn 63-29
#4 Montgomery County beat out #5 South Callaway 63-48
In MLB
The Washington Nationals remain undefeated in Grapefruit league play with a 6-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Nationals walked five straight times sandwiched around two singles to score 5 times in the bottom of the 8th for the victory.
The Cards were held to just three hits
In College Baseball
the Missouri Tigers baseball team defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 15-1 in a seven-inning run-rule victory at Taylor Stadium.
Mizzou secured the win behind 6.0 dominant innings from freshman pitcher JD Dohrmann and a 5-run third inning.
Freshman JD Dohrmann earned his first career win, allowing only one hit and one run with five strikeouts.
Game 2 is scheduled for 1pm this afternoon
In College Basketball
Mizzou men’s basketball dug themselves a hole to start last night’s game against #22 Tennessee, falling behind by 10 early in the game, but the Tigers roared back for a 73-69 win.
TO Barrett started the comeback and led MU with a game high 28 points.
Mark Mitchell added 23 for Mizzou.
MU is now 19-9, and 9-6 in SEC play.