Around the State: December 26 Tournament Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is plenty of holiday tournament action going on around the state. Here is a look at some of the highlights from Thursday's tournament action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SWMO</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Greenwood Blue&amp;Gold</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2469908,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_5406.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_5406.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2469908" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The most exciting first-round game of the Blue Division was Aurora's 88-80 victory over Willow Springs. Class of 2025 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2117605' first='Cannon' last='Thornhill'] scored a game-high 42 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class of 2027 guard [player_tooltip player_id='2334926' first='Kyrese' last='Simpson'] scored 22 points to lead Hillcrest to a 76-34 victory over Crane. [player_tooltip player_id='1883051' first='Brayden' last='Rubidoux'], a 2026 guard from Kickapoo scored 24 points and lit it up from 3-point range in the Chiefs 91-33 victory over Buffalo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the Gold Division, 202x [player_tooltip player_id='2952158' first='Tyler' last='Harrell'] scored 34 points to lead Greenwood to a 75-50 victory over Reeds Spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Nixa defeated Lebanon 83-49 as 6'5" 2025 forward [player_tooltip player_id='2194413' first='Adam' last='McKnight'] scored 17 points. The top individual performance in the Gold Division came from 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1315429' first='Cody' last='Voysey'] of Strafford, who scored 37 points in the Indians' 70-55 victory over Miller.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*****</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CABOOL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker and [player_tooltip player_id='2701080' first='Alex' last='Tune'] of Mt. View Liberty combined for 39 points in a 75-42 victory over Dora. [player_tooltip player_id='2717774' first='Parker' last='Tune'] scored a game-high 21 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2701080' first='Alex' last='Tune'] scored 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025 forward [player_tooltip player_id='2748624' first='Drew' last='Foster'] of Eminence scored 16 points in the Redwings' narrow 48-47 victory over Gainesville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ROLLA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2468377,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_4940.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_4940.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2468377" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1790000' first='Ethan' last='Brown'] of Rolla scored 26 points in the Bulldogs 80-43 victory over St. Pius</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1872264' first='Oliver' last='Puljic'] of Rockwood Summit scored 31 points in the Falcons' 68-58 victory over Warrensburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352805' first='Quentin' last='Coleman'] of Principia scored 20 points in the Panthers 92-29 victory over Hazelwood West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2536491' first='Kaden' last='Benne'] of Mexico scored 18 points in the Bulldogs 55-37 victory over Waynesville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>********</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Doug Loehr Invitational at Weaubleau</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clayton Ginnings of host Weaubleau scored 42 points in a 70-53 victory over Laquey. [player_tooltip player_id='2934750' first='Rhyder' last='Martin'] scored 35 points to lead Laquey.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*********************************************</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SEMO</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloomfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2284129,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_2078.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/IMG_2078.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2284129" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elijan Van Wagner of Van Buren scored a game-high 33 points in a 74-71 overtime victory over Doniphan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2544946' first='Noah' last='Johnson'] of East Prairie scored 27 points in a 79-25 victory over Holcomb.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2539650' first='Landan' last='Burchard'] of Puxico scored 25 points in a 66-32 victory over Gideon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gary Tilley of Richland scored 28 points in a 66-31 victory over Twin Rivers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southeast Missourian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2461178,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_3712_0bb0f3.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/IMG_3712_0bb0f3.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2461178" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2120369' first='Kole' last='Deck'] of No. 1 seed Jackson scored 22 points in the Indians 82-20 victory over Oak Ridge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2284688' first='Korbin' last='Kinder'] of Woodland scored 20 points in the Cardinals' 80-44 victory over Leopold.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2712605' first='Nolan' last='Fowler'] of Chaffee scored 22 points the Red Devils 39-34 victory over Oran</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ryan Jeffries of Delta scored 35 points in the Bobcats 96-69 victory over Kelly</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>********************************************************************</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>ST. LOUIS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MICDS (QUARTERFINALS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2306048,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/IMG_8291.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/IMG_8291.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2306048" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard [player_tooltip player_id='1557397' first='Evan' last='Simon'] of Kirkwood scored 28 points in the Pioneers 70-68 victory over MICDS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard [player_tooltip player_id='1872266' first='Devin' last='Houston'] of CBC scored 23 points in the Cadets' 77-63 victory over Clayton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard [player_tooltip player_id='2427989' first='Jack' last='Edgerton'] of Ladue scored 18 points in the Rams 61-55 victory over Parkway South</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Guard [player_tooltip player_id='1790003' first='Brandon' last='Clemens'] of MICDS scored 31 points in the Rams 70-68 loss to Kirkwood.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->