Blue and Gold Tournament

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Gold Division

Nixa 54, Rogersville 41

Willow Springs 51, Marshfield 47

West Plains 64, Buffalo 25

Mountain Grove 58, Reeds Spring 48

Bolivar 60, Branson 48



Blue Division

Kickapoo 62, Willard 23

Hillcrest 62, Stockton 57

Republic 62, Skyline 41

Fair Grove 51, Mansfield 44

Strafford 80, Spokane 33

Number 1 seeds Kickapoo and Nixa stayed alive. And nice upsets by Hillcrest and Willow Springs

 

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Tomorrow's schedule

Blue & Gold - Blue Quarterfinals
9:30 am - Kickapoo vs. Hillcrest
11:00 am - Fair Grove vs. Republic
12:30 pm - Hartville vs. Strafford
2:00 pm - Ozark vs. Conway

Blue & Gold - Gold Quarterfinals
5:00 pm - Nixa vs. Willow Springs
6:30 pm - Mountain Grove vs. West Plains
8:00 pm - Bolivar vs. Aurora
9:30 pm - Clever vs. Crane

Blue & Gold - Blue Consolation Quarterfinals -
9:30 am - Willard vs. Stockton
11:00 am - Mansfield vs. Skyline
12:30 pm - Camdenton vs. Spokane
2:00 pm - Ava vs. Hollister

Blue & Gold - Gold Consolation Quarterfinals
5:00 pm - Rogersville vs. Marshfield
6:30 pm - Greenwood vs. Reeds Spring
8:00 pm - Branson vs. Greenwood
9:30 pm - Mount Vernon vs. Lebanon

 

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Blue bracket

Quarterfinals
Kickapoo 77, Hillcrest 49
Fair Grove 61, Republic 44
Strafford 58, Hartville 56
Ozark 70, Conway 42

Consolation
Willard 39, Stockton 34
Mansfield 66, Skyline 53
Camdenton 69, Spokane 64
Hollister 48, Ava 46

 

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Gold quarterfinals

Nixa 66, Willow Springs 29
Mountain Grove 77, West Plains 66
Bolivar 55, Aurora 50
Clever 56, Crane 53

Gold Consolation

Marshfield 62, Rogersville 59
Reeds Spring 76, Buffalo 29
Branson 58, Greenwood 48
Lebanon 69, Mount Vernon 62

 

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Blue Semifinals

Kickapoo 71, Fair Grove 45
Ozark 71, Strafford 36

This sets up Kickapoo vs Ozark in the Championship game. Kickapoo won the last meeting 61 - 59 thanks to a game winning shot by Isaac Johnson. Should be another epic game between two of SWMO's finest.

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

Not sure who to root for in the first game since Kickapoo would move two ahead of Glendale in terms of Blue & Gold titles won with a win, but Ozark would move ahead of Glendale by just one, if they pull off the "upset." In the second contest, I'm all for Nixa's opponent. Nixa would move one ahead of Glendale with a victory, so go Bolivar!!!. Glendale can catch Nixa and Ozark at 11, but I'm not sure they'd ever be able to catch Kickapoo, if they get to 12 tomorrow night. I sure wish Glendale had played in the Blue & Gold between '69-'84, we'd have about 15 titles overall.

Some nice dunks by Fontleroy and one by Ridder for the Chiefs in the Blue & Gold:
http://kickapoobasketball.weebly.com/2015-16-varsity.html

 

[Ru-B-Do]

We all know who I will be rooting for, although Ozark is strong and it will be tough to beat them twice in a row.

In the other game, I am with you. Go Bolivar.

 

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Gold Semifinals

Nixa 66, Mountain Grove 62
Bolivar 60, Clever 55

 

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Blue Championship

Kickapoo 73, Ozark 44

The Chiefs definitely made a statement tonight with their win over Ozark. I am excited to see what this season brings.

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

Bolivar beats Nixa 46-44 in the Gold Division!

Ozark & Nixa remain tied with Glendale at 10 titles apiece, while the Poo moves two ahead of the pack at 12.

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

Kickapoo
Championships - 12 ('77, '79, '80, '87, '89, '91, '93, '97, '01, '07, '13, '15)
Appearances - 21
Record - 71-10 (.876%)
Second place - 5; Third place - 2; Fourth place - 1

Glendale
Championships - 10 ('64, '67, '68, '86, '92, '94, '98, '00, '04, '10)
Appearances - 22
Record - 67-12 (.848%)
Second place - 6; Third place - 3
(Glendale didn't play in the tournament between 1969 and 1984 due to starting and then playing in the Springfield Holiday Tournament. SPS schools play in the event every other year with Hillcrest/Kickapoo and Glendale/Parkview paired together. Usually, one is in the Blue bracket while the other is in the Gold. But his year both HHS and POO were in the Blue Division.)

Nixa
Championships - 10 ( '72, '84, '85, '88, '05, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14)
Appearances - 53
Record - 99-47 (.678%)
Second place - 8; Third place - 5; Fourth place - 3

Ozark
Championships - 10 ('49, '50, '59, '87, '00, '01, '02, '08, '09, '14)
Appearances - 56
Record - 100-49 (.671%)
Second place - 9; Third place - 4; Fourth place- 3