Tuesday hoops: Storm shuts down Mules, Kennett; Doniphan teams sweep

By ALICEA LITTLE

Contributing writer

POPLAR BLUFF - The Poplar Bluff and Kennett boys basketball game was postponed after the first quarter as school administrators decided it best to send people home and beat the winter snowstorm that had unleashed a blanket of white in a short time.

The host Mules led 24-13 after the first quarter before the game was officially called off on Poplar Bluff's homecoming night.

PBHS athletic director Kent Keith and Mules head coach William Durden both stated that a makeup date - to continue the game at the beginning of the second quarter - had yet to be determined.

Doniphan boys 73, Clearwater 66

The Dons held on for a win against the Tigers.

“Another great atmosphere for an OFC conference game," Clearwater head coach Zac Moore said. “We played hard and gave it a great shot. We just didn’t finish down the stretch.”

The Dons were led by Emmitt Jones (25 points), JD Burton (14 points), and Kam Barton (14 points).

The Tigers were led by Charles Robbins (23 points) and Keegan Gracey (21 points).

Neelyville boys 61, East Carter 58

The Neelyville Tigers scoot by the host Redbirds with the three-point win.

“We were very fortunate to come away with the win tonight,” Neelyville head coach Brad Burdin said. “It was a team effort for sure.”

Casen Stephens scored a high 24 points helping lead the Tigers to victory along with Brock Davis (15 points) and Kye Wolfram (10 points).

“We had flashes of good tonight and still too many stretches of bad basketball.” East Carter head coach Jordan Penn. “We don’t value the basketball on offense and are out of position too much on defense. We have to figure out how to play winning basketball for 4 quarters. You won’t beat good teams by doing it for two or three quarters. We have to put a full game together.”

The Redbirds were led by Micah Thompson (19 points), Kasen McCarty (13 points), and Wyatt Chase (12 points).

Westwood Baptist boys 62, Southland Boys 39

The Eagles’ James Hawley had a career-high 41 points during the night’s game aiding the team for the win.

“The boys played a good game against a much improved Southland Team," said Westwood Baptist Coach Josh Hawley.

Holcomb 58 boys, Clarkton 44

Clarkton (10-9) succumbed to a strong homecourt presence at Holcomb in falling to the Hornets.

“Holcomb played extremely disciplined and made it very tough for us to score tonight.” Clarkton head coach Cole McBroom said.

James Johnson (18 points) and Bryant Redden (11 points) were the Reindeer’s top scorers of the night.

New Madrid boys 78, Malden 57

The Green Wave fell on their own home turf against one of the better teams in the region.

“New Madrid played a different style of ball than what we’ve been seeing.” Said Malden head coach Mike Kilgore. “Against teams like that, you either have to roll with them or get rolled over. They showed us tonight that we shouldn’t even have been in the gym with them. That’s a different level of work and I hope we can learn from it and move forward.”

Quamareous Farmer (16 points) and Trey Miller (14 points) were the Green Wave’s top scorers of the night.

East Prairie boys 57, Twin Rivers 43

East Prairie was too much to handle as the Royals dropped the home decision.

The night was back and forth between the teams scoring, but in the final quarter, the Eagles showed up for the win.

Jake Hester was Royals’ top scorer for the night with 14 points.

Doniphan girls 69, Clearwater 13

Twelve Donettes scored, led by Bailey Honeycutt’s 17 points – including five three on six attempts – to cruise to the easy victory.

Westwood Baptist girls 41, Southland 39

Westwood Baptist Lady Eagle Katie Gross had a career high against Southland scoring 30 points during the night’s game helping lead her squad to the narrow win.

“The girls played a hard-fought game and did a great job closing it out.” Said Westwood Baptist Coach Josh Hawley.

The Greenville boys and Malden girls games were postponed. Campbell boys and Puxico girls did not report before deadline.