Hartville, Rogersville, Springfield Kickapoo and Greenwood are headed to the finals in the 74th Annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Basketball Tournament at JQH Arena in Springfield.
After a day off Sunday, Monday’s action begins with the third place games at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and concludes with the championship contests at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
(3) Greenwood 51, (2) Ozark 47:
The Blue Jays win a nail-biter over the Tigers to advance to their first Blue and Gold championship game since 1991. It’s only the host team’s fourth overall appearance in the finals.
Greenwood led 14-13 after one quarter, but Ozark came back to grab a four point halftime advantage, 25-21.
Ozark also led by four after three quarters and went up by seven early in the fourth period, but the Blue Jays whittled away at the lead, cutting it to 46-44 with under three minutes remaining.
Aminu Mohammed’s shot off the glass with 42 seconds left in regulation gave the Blue Jays the lead, 48-47.
Ozark’s Blaine Cline missed a shot with 22 seconds left and Greenwood’s Tommy Pinegar drained two free throws with 10.7 seconds on the clock to up the lead to 50-47.
Ethan Whatley missed a three point attempt with seven seconds left, and the Blue Jays clinched the win with a free throw.
Cline finished with 13 points to lead the Tigers in scoring.
Greenwood’s superstar had another great night as Mohammed scored 34 points and went 9-12 from the free throw line.
He’s 19 points away from tying Willard’s Daniel Abreu (125) for the most points in a single Blue and Gold Tournament, a record set just last year.
Mohammed is just the second player to have multiple games of 35 or more points in the tournament, putting in 36 in each of his first two appearances this year.
Bradleyville’s Darrell Paul scored 39 points in a game in 1963 and 36 in another that same tournament.
(1) Springfield Kickapoo 53, (4) Republic 44:
The Chiefs earn a trip to the Gold Division championship game, leading throughout its contest against the Tigers.
Kickapoo went up 18-8 after one quarter and 30-18 at the half.
The Chiefs extended its lead to 18 points in the third quarter, before the Tigers got within single digits down the stretch.
Anton Brookshire’s 17 points for Kickapoo led all scorers.
Drew McMillin had 12 points to lead Republic.
(6) Rogersville 43, (2) Nixa 42:
The Logan Rogersville Wildcats win a thriller over the Nixa Eagles in the Blue Division on a tip-in at the buzzer by Cade Blevins.
Blevins took the inbounds pass with six tenths of a second on the clock and tipped in the winner. The horn sounded as the ball was in the air, touching off a wild celebration for the Wildcats at mid-court.
Josh Linehan (12 points) and Kanon Gipson (11 points) led Rogersville in scoring.
Kaleb Wofford’s 13 points led the Eagles.
(4) Hartville 52, (1) Willard 41:
The Hartville Eagles are headed to the championship game in the Blue Division, beating the top seeded Willard Tigers 52-41.
Willard led 15-10 after one quarter, but the Eagles went up 24-20 at halftime.
Hartville led by double digits for much of the second half, although Willard got within eight in the final minute.
Ryce Piper led all scorers with 22 points for the Eagles, going 15 of 24 from the free throw line.
Daniel Abreu scored 19 points in a losing effort for the Tigers.
Here are the scores from Saturday’s semifinal round action:
Blue Division Semifinals (JQH Arena):
Final: (4) Hartville 52, Willard 41
Final: (6) Rogersville 43, (2) Nixa 42
Gold Division Semifinals (JQH Arena):
Final: (1) Springfield Kickapoo 53, (4) Republic 44
Final: (3) Greenwood 51, (2) Ozark 47
Blue Division Consolation Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):
Final: (5) Lebanon 52, Ava 43
Final: Springfield Catholic 63, Willow Springs 40
Blue Division 5th Place Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):
Final: Branson 58, (8) Clever 49
Final: (3) Bolivar 72, (7) Crane 59
Gold Division Consolation Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):
Final: Reeds Spring 55, Mountain Grove 35
Final: West Plains 73, Camdenton 51
Gold Division 5th Place Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):
Final: (8) Skyline 54, (5) Fair Grove 50
Final: (6) Mt. Vernon 55, (7) Strafford 48
Here’s the schedule for Monday’s final round of play at the 74th Annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Basketball Tournament:
Blue Division 3rd Place Game (JQH Arena):
(1) Willard vs. (2) Nixa 4:00 p.m.
Gold Division 3rd Place Game (JQH Arena):
(4) Republic vs. (2) Ozark 5:30 p.m.
Blue Division Championship Game (JQH Arena):
(4) Hartville vs. (6) Rogersville 7:00 p.m.
Gold Division Championship Game (JQH Arena):
(1) Springfield Kickapoo vs. (3) Greenwood 8:30 p.m.
Blue Division Consolation Finals (Hammons Student Center):
(5) Lebanon vs. Springfield Catholic 4:00 p.m.
Gold Division Consolation Finals (Hammons Student Center):
Reeds Spring vs. West Plains 5:30 p.m.
Blue Division 5th Place Finals (Hammons Student Center):
Branson vs. (3) Bolivar 7:00 p.m.
Gold Division 5th Place Finals (Hammons Student Center):
(8) Skyline vs. (6) Mt. Vernon 8:30 p.m.
We’ll have complete coverage of Monday’s finals on KTTS.com, with updated game scores and recaps throughout the night.
