During my eight years at the Globe, we always referred to the third week of January as Hell Week since all 80 of the high schools in the coverage area (80 boys and 80 girls teams so 160 teams) were all in action at tournaments and we ended up tracking down scores, brackets and boxes on everything from the Liberal Tony Dubray Classic to the Southeast Lancer Classic in Cherokee, Kan., the Chanute Ralph Miller Classic and of course the long running NEO Tournament in Miami, Okla. which has shrunk considerably from being the largest tournament west of the Mississippi at one point in time (90+ teams) down to 32 now.
A rather new tournament up the road in Pittsburg, Kansas has caught my eye this week and I figured if others wanted to post pairings and results under one post for this week, well then here we go:
Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament, Pittsburg High School
Owasso, Okla. (12-3) vs. Wichita West (3-6) -- Owasso No. 1 team in Oklahoma Class 6A
Willard (7-7) vs. Pittsburg (4-5)
Webster Groves (8-3) vs. Branson (6-8)
Topeka Washburn Rural (6-2) vs. Joplin 7-6)
Thursday's Results
Owasso 69, Wichita West 29
Willard 74, Pittsburg 71, this score intrigues me, watched Pittsburg High vs. CJ earlier this year and this is the worst Pittsburg High team I've seen since the 1991-1992 season. Boys basketball in Southeast Kansas is as bad now as I can ever remember it being.
Webster Groves 78, Branson 73, this score caught my attention also
Washburn Rural 65, Joplin 58
Today's Games
Owasso (13-3) vs. Willard (8-7)
Webster Groves (9-3) vs. Washburn Rural (7-2)
Wichita West (3-7) vs. Pittsburg (4-6)
Branson (6-9) vs. Joplin (7-7)
A rather new tournament up the road in Pittsburg, Kansas has caught my eye this week and I figured if others wanted to post pairings and results under one post for this week, well then here we go:
Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament, Pittsburg High School
Owasso, Okla. (12-3) vs. Wichita West (3-6) -- Owasso No. 1 team in Oklahoma Class 6A
Willard (7-7) vs. Pittsburg (4-5)
Webster Groves (8-3) vs. Branson (6-8)
Topeka Washburn Rural (6-2) vs. Joplin 7-6)
Thursday's Results
Owasso 69, Wichita West 29
Willard 74, Pittsburg 71, this score intrigues me, watched Pittsburg High vs. CJ earlier this year and this is the worst Pittsburg High team I've seen since the 1991-1992 season. Boys basketball in Southeast Kansas is as bad now as I can ever remember it being.
Webster Groves 78, Branson 73, this score caught my attention also
Washburn Rural 65, Joplin 58
Today's Games
Owasso (13-3) vs. Willard (8-7)
Webster Groves (9-3) vs. Washburn Rural (7-2)
Wichita West (3-7) vs. Pittsburg (4-6)
Branson (6-9) vs. Joplin (7-7)
