Preview: Blue and Gold Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blue and Gold Tournament is held at Great Southern Bank Arena on the campus of Missouri State University and is a yearly event around the Holiday Season. This is a preview of the 2023 field, games, times, and key players to track for top performances. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-----</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GOLD DIVISION</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Willow Springs vs. Ash Grove at 9:30am on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Skyline vs. Central at 11:00am on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crane vs. Greenwood at 12:30pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spokane vs. Sparta at 2:00pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ava vs. Branson at 5:00pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clever vs. Ozark at 6:30pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mount Vernon vs. Strafford at 8:00pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marshfield vs. Glendale at 9:30pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BLUE DIVISION</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lebanon vs. Mountain Grove at 9:30am on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nixa vs. Reeds Spring at 11:00am on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fair Grove vs. Aurora at 12:30pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan Rogersville vs. Camdenton at 2:00pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Springfield Catholic vs. West Plains at 5:00pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Republic vs. Buffalo at 6:30pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Willard vs. Bolivar at 8:00pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hartville vs. Stockton at 9:30pm on December 26th</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-----</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TOP GUARDS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1259024' first='Tyrique' last='Brooks'] (2024), Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422818' first='Keion' last='Epps'] (2025), Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rue Wells (2025), Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1160662' first='Antonio' last='Starks-Fewell'] (2024), Willard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1427980' first='Brady' last='Nicholson'] (2024), Ash Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1424919' first='Brenley' last='Hagewood'] (2025), Republic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1315429' first='Cody' last='Voysey'] (2025), Strafford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1375322' first='Gardner' last='Casey'] (2025), Bolivar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1662908' first='Amare' last='Witham'] (2026), Glendale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1850456' first='Kolby' last='James'] (2026), Willow Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-----</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TOP FORWARDS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1425344' first='Bryce' last='Walker'] (2025), Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1419878' first='Collin' last='Clark'] (2025), Greenwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1160826' first='Jacob' last='Lafferty'] (2024), Sparta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1427987' first='Jace' last='Whatley'] (2024), Ozark</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tegen Curley (2025), Marshfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1425373' first='Cohen' last='George'] (2025), Ozark</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->