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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP REFORM IDEA

1. Make the District Championship mean something. Bigger trophies. Not everyone qualifies for District play. Create a system in which teams look forward to winning Districts. This should be as far as Geographic Representation goes. When it comes to the state tournament. All Kansas City, SWMO schools shouldn't knock each other out in the "playoffs". Why can't two Kansas City schools play each other in the Class 4 state championship game.

2. Eliminate the Championship Factor. This doesn't work against the bigger programs. I get that the creators were trying to penalize Trinity Catholic and the small private schools, making sure that they didn't monopolize the Class 2 State Championship. Eventually yes, it takes care of it's self in regards to the smaller privates, but the Championship Factor does nothing to penalize CBC, Rockhurst, Desmet etc.

3. Reduce the amount of classes. The State Championship in Missouri is fairly watered down due to the amount of classes and geographic representation. I could be wrong, but Missouri should not have the same amount of football classes as Texas. Again, make the District Championship mean something. MSHSAA is trying to create too many State Champions and I've heard that it's all about either revenue and/or geographic representation. In Missouri 4 classes should be enough.

4. Class 5 and 6 should be an All-Private school division. Class 5, small private schools. Class 6, larger private schools. MSHSAA is not going to remove the private schools from the equation. So the only way to counter would be to ditch the geographic representation idea as mentioned above. As MOST privates exist in the STL region, the current system of geographic representation constantly pits public schools from different sides of the state against the STL private schools. Let the privates compete within their own classes under the MSHSAA umbrella. Everyone wins.

Maybe one idea makes sense, maybe they all make sense. Maybe none make sense. These are just my random ideas and thoughts on how MSHSAA can improve their current systems.
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Montgomery Co. / Summit Christian

1 quarter into this game and my impression so far is that the state title game was Thayer/New Madrid.

These other two teams aren’t bad, but neither of them have the ball skills or the athleticism that Thayer & NMCC have.

MoCo 6’8 center isn’t great but he’s kind of sneaky, he’s quicker than you think once he gets to the block.
The 6’3 PF is probably the most athletic player on their team overall as far as quickness and getting to the rim. Also plays very physical.
MoCo looks to have two guards that can’t go to their left.
They are athletic though I’ll give them that.

SCA has a 6’5 freshman who is going to be really good if he stays there. Their guards are better than MoCos are, but only because they can go to their left.

Knockout Christmas Classic in Kissimmee, Fl

We just wrapped up our 2022 Knockout Christmas Classic at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, FL.

Dates for next year are December 21-22, 2023. We also offer a Girls and Middle School division. Let me know if you are interested in bringing your team. Donald.cash@osceolaschools.net



Here is a rundown of the finals matches.



106 - Andrew Punzalan (Cypress Bay – State 4th, GFC 7th) over DJ Clarke (Buford – GFC 2nd)

113 - Antonio Mills (Mill Creek – Super 32 8th, Matscouts No. 6) over Tyler Washburn (Palmetto Ridge - State 1st (2x), State 5th, NHSCA 2nd, KO 2nd, (2x), Fargo 8th)

120 - Sebastian Degennaro (Jensen Beach - State 1st, NHSCA 2nd, Super 32 3rd, Matscouts No. 6) over Christian Fretwell (Lake Gibson - State 1st, Fargo 3rd, KO 5th)

126 - Jake Crapps (Cass - State 1st, State 3rd, NHSCA 1st, GFC 1st, Super 32 2nd, KO 1st, KO 2nd, Matscouts No. 5) over Jarvis Little (Summit - State 1st, NHSCA 6th, GFC 5th, Beast 4th)

132 - Gunner Andrick (Point Pleasant - State 1st, Tallin Open 1st) over Amantee Mills (Mill Creek - State 1st (2x), NHSCA 7th)

138 - Drew Gorman (Buford - State 1st, KO 2nd, Fargo 3rd, NHSCA 3rd, Matscouts No. 15) over EJ Solis (South Dade - State 3rd (2x), Brian Keck 1st, Fargo 3rd, Fargo 5th, GFC 2nd)

145 - Anderson Heap (Osceola - State 1st, State 2nd, NHSCA 6th, KO 1st) over Tyler McKnight (Cass - State 2nd (2x), KO 5th)

152 - Cooper Haase (Osceola - State 1st (3x), NHSCA 1st, NHSCA 3rd, Super 32 4th, GFC 1st, GFC 2nd, KO 2nd (2x), KO 3rd, Matscouts No. 6) over Gianni Maldonado (Lake Gibson - State 2nd, State 5th, Fargo 4th, Brian Keck 7th)

160 - Dominic Bambinelli (Mill Creek - State 1st, NHSCA 1st, Super 32 6th, KO 3rd, Matscouts No. 10) over Christopher Minto (Mariner - State 1st (2x), State 5th, NHSCA 6th, Showcase 1st)

170 - Elijah Penton (Winter Springs - State 3rd, Brian Keck 3rd, NHSCA 2nd) over Gunner Holland (Osceola - State 1st (2x), NHSCA 3rd, NHSCA 8th)

182 - Frank Solorzano (Lake Gibson - State 2nd, State 5th, KO 1st) over Zach Weidler (Cypress Bay – State 4th)

195 - Brian Burburija (Countryside - State 1st, State 2nd, NHSCA 3rd, Super 32 6th, KO 2nd, Flo No. 15) over Luke Cochran (Jefferson - State 1st (2x), NHSCA 2nd, KO 2nd, Flo No. 20)

220 - Sawyer Bartelt (South Dade - State 1st (2x), Fargo 1st, Fargo 3rd, Fargo 4th, Fargo 5th, Pan Am 1st (2x), KO 1st (2x), Matscouts No. 6) over Bryson Getz (ST VINCENT-ST MARY – State 2nd)

285 - John Levy (Carrollton – State 2nd, Fargo 2nd, NHSCA 2nd) over Caleb Rodriguez (First Baptist – State 4th, Fargo 5th, Fargo 7th)


Team Scores

1 South Dade 206.0

2 Lake Gibson 156.5

3 Jensen Beach 145.0

4 Cass 140.5

5 Mill Creek 138.0

6 Buford HS 127.0

7 Osceola (Kissimmee) 123.5

8 Jefferson 109.0

9 Palmetto Ridge H.S. 108.0

10 Summit 107.0

11 First Baptist (Naples) 103.5

12 Southwest Miami 101.0

13 Point Pleasant 97.0

14 Somerset 90.5

15 Mt. Pisgah Christian School 87.0

16 Cypress Bay 86.0

16 Lovett School 86.0

18 ST VINCENT-ST MARY 84.5

19 Dobyns Bennett 83.0

19 Mater Lakes Academy 83.0

21 Hewitt-Trussville 79.5

22 Thompson HS 78.5

23 Jesuit 71.5

24 Hernando 68.0

24 Winter Springs 68.0

26 Vestavia Hills 67.5

27 Lemon Bay 65.5

28 Satellite 60.5

29 Lakeway Christian Academy 59.0

30 Mariner 56.5

31 Bartram Trail H.S. 55.0

32 Riverdale 54.0

33 Carrollton 51.0

34 Trinity (Louisville) 50.5

35 North Paulding 45.0

36 Springstead 42.0

37 Columbus 41.0

37 Ft Pierce Central 41.0

39 High Point Regional 39.0

40 Woodland, Cartersville 38.0

41 Miami Beach Senior 37.5

42 Barron G Collier 36.5

43 West Laurens 36.0

44 Buchholz 35.0

44 Countryside 35.0

44 Hagerty 35.0

47 Doral Academy 33.5

48 St Francis School 33.0

49 Archbishop Rummel 31.5

50 Matanzas 29.5

51 Freedom 29.0

52 Venice 26.0

53 Charlotte Hs 24.0

53 Hillcrest 24.0

55 Palm Bay 22.0

55 Spring Valley 22.0

57 Flowery Branch 19.0

57 Treasure Coast 19.0

59 Ft Myers 14.0

60 Auburndale Senior 13.0

60 Hilton Head 13.0

62 Clearwater Cen Catholic 0.0

Skipping the election?

I won't skip the election, but honestly I don't know how I can in good conscious vote for either of these two old guys. Neither of these guys are honestly fit to run for office, ones to old and probable mentally slipping, the other is mentally unstable and also losing a step mentally.
So I don't want 4 years of Trump again, to me I think he is just running to settle scores and bring his justice to those who he honestly believes wronged him, which scares me to death. Biden I don't think that man is actually making any decisions, reminds me of Mermaid man from Sponge bob, just way past his prime and really just let the old guy go quietly into retirement.
Can anybody honestly say they are truly excited to vote for either of these two and see one of them win? I think most people are just voting to keep the other old guy out of office, which really is a $H*T show in itself, since that seems to be one of the biggest reasons. Lord knows the senate and house pretty much don't pass any legislation anymore or do anything for the country. And lets forget about bipartisanship that isn't going to happen anymore or anytime soon, so nothing will ever get done. Seems like for the most part a slim minority want their politician to hate the other guy and all their ideas seems that is what American politics has come to these days, just screaming loudly at the other guy and their supporters.

Class 1-3 Games

I'm trying to make it easy for everyone to see what games you can watch starting Wednesday in Columbia.

6-MarClass
10:002-GirlsPrincipiavsNorwood
Noon2-GirlsTiptonvsSkyline
2:002-BoysS. PemiscotvsHartville
4:002-BoysSalisburyvsWeaubleau
6:001-GirlsDeltavsNE (Cairo)
8:001-GirlsLiberalvsS. Nodaway/Jefferson
7-Mar
10:002-Girls3rd Placevs
Noon2-Boys3rd Placevs
2:001-Girls3rd Placevs
4:002-GirlsChampionshipvs
6:002-BoysChampionshipvs
8:001-GirlsChampionshipvs



8-MarClass
10:001-BoysChadwickvsGreen City
Noon1-BoysDadevillevsBraymer
2:003-GirlsSt. Pius FestusvsFair Grove
4:003-GirlsCentraliavsEl Dorado Springs
6:003-BoysNMCCvsThayer
8:003-BoysMontgomery Co.vsSummit Christian
9-MarClass
10:001-Boys3rd Placevs
Noon3-Girls3rd Placevs
2:003-Boys3rd Placevs
4:001-BoysChampionshipvs
6:003-GirlsChampionshipvs
8:003-BoysChampionshipvs

2nd Annual Jackson Tournament

The Advance volleyball team avenged its only loss thus far before it sustained its second defeat of the season in a 25-21, 18-25, 21-25 loss to Lindbergh in the championship game of the Second Annual Jackson Tournament on Saturday at Jackson High School.

It was the only loss of the day for the Hornets, who advanced to the championship game after picking up a vengeful 25-13, 27-25 victory over the host Indians in the semifinals. Jackson had handed the defending Class 1 state champion Hornets their first loss of the season on Sept. 21 at the Lady Indians Showcase. Advance (25-2) downed Class 2 state runner-up Arcadia Valley 25-18, 25-08 in the first round of the Gold Bracket. The Hornets did not drop a single set and posted a flawless 8-0 record in pool play to proceed to the Gold Bracket.

The host Indians posted a 6-2 record to come out second in their pool behind the eventual tournament champion Flyers. Jackson (17-7-3) knocked off defending tournament champion Mehlville 25-18, 25-23 in the first round of the Gold Bracket before falling to Advance in the semifinals.

Perryville finished 7-1 in its pool with its only blemish coming in its last game with Mehlville, which was a dead split (25-13 both sets). The Pirates (20-6-2) came out second in Pool A behind Advance and went on to fall in the first round of the Gold Bracket to Nerinx Hall (25-20, 26-24).

View complete pool-play scores and bracket results below.

POOL A
Jackson def. Lesterville 25-20, 25-19
Lindbergh def. North County 25-16, 25-15
Nerinx Hall def. Arcadia Valley 25-15, 25-18
Jackson def. Nerinx Hall 25-20, 25-18
Arcadia Valley def. North County 25-16, 25-15
Lindbergh def. Lesterville 25-20, 25-17
Lindbergh def. Jackson 25-19, 25-21
Arcadia Valley split Lesterville 22-25, 25-21
Nerinx Hall def. North County 25-16, 25-17
Jackson def. North County 25-19, 25-21
Nerinx Hall split Lesterville 24-26, 25-21
Lindbergh def. Arcadia Valley 25-18, 25-18

POOL B
Advance def. Ste. Genevieve 25-16, 25-16
Perryville def. Sikeston 25-10, 25-12
Mehlville def. Poplar Bluff 25-15, 25-13
Advance def. Mehlville 25-19, 25-17
Perryville def. Poplar Bluff 26-24, 25-20
Ste. Genevieve def. Sikeston 25-19, 25-13
Advance def. Poplar Bluff 25-18, 25-11
Mehlville def. Sikeston 25-16, 25-12
Perryville def. Ste. Genevieve 25-23, 25-19
Ste. Genevieve split Poplar Bluff 25-18, 20-25
Perryville split Mehlville 13-25, 25-13
Advance def. Sikeston 25-16, 25-06

GOLD BRACKET
Quarterfinal
: Lindbergh def. Ste. Genevieve 25-10, 25-11
Quarterfinal: Nerinx Hall def. Perryville 25-20, 26-24
Quarterfinal: Advance def. Arcadia Valley 25-18, 25-08
Quarterfinal: Jackson def. Mehlville 25-18, 25-23
Semifinal: Lindbergh def. Nerinx Hall 25-20, 25-23
Semifinal: Advance def. Jackson 25-13, 27-25
Championship: Lindbergh def. Advance 21-25, 25-18, 25-21

SILVER BRACKET
Semifinal
: Lesterville def. Sikeston 25-09, 25-10
Semifinal: Poplar Bluff def. North County 22-25, 25-23, 25-20
Championship: Lesterville def. Poplar Bluff 25-19, 25-18
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