Games of the Week: Week 1
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Here we are at week 1 of the Missouri high school basketball season! With plenty of adjustments to team schedules, there are more than enough protocols in place to allow these players to get this highly anticipated 20-21 season underway!…
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Continue ReadingHere we are at week 1 of the Missouri high school basketball season! With plenty of adjustments to team schedules, there are more than enough protocols in place to allow these players to get this highly anticipated 20-21 season underway! Here is a look at some of the key games for week 1!
Belton 44 vs Grandview 41
In one of the first games to be played this season, we got to see four of PGH Missouri’s ranked players square off. Three players ranked in the 2021 class included Kyndal Lewis Kyndal Lewis 5'10" | PF Belton | 2021 State MO (5th), Kennedy Moss Kennedy Moss 5'6" | CG Belton | 2021 State MO (78th), and Korinne Moss Korinne Moss 5'6" | SG Belton | 2021 State MO (79th). Also featured was the 2022 standout Cierra Smith Cierra Smith 5'8" | CG Grandview | 2022 State MO (4th). The flow of the game was to be expected, sluggish to start as players tried to find their feel for the game. Belton went into halftime with a slim 22 – 17 lead behind Anna Shrum’s hot shooting from three against the zone. Cierra would get going late in the third against the zone and with her basket cut the lead to 4 at the end of the 3rd quarter. A Grandview three by Ciaira Martinez would cut the lead to one. Anna Shrum would finish with 25 with 5 threes and 6 for 6 from the line. Kyndal Lewis Kyndal Lewis 5'10" | PF Belton | 2021 State MO had a solid 10pts and 13rebs. This would be as close as Grandview would get. As Belton holds on for the home win.
Webster Groves 61 vs Whitfield 58
As we take a look out east in the St. Louis area for this key early-season matchup. There was a ton of talent on display for this early season tilt. The early season match-up featured soon to be PGH 2022 13th ranked player Eliza Maupin Eliza Maupin 6'3" | PF Webster Groves | 2022 State MO for Webster groves. For the loaded Whitfield squad, lead by 2023’s Tkiyah Nelson Tkiyah Nelson 5'10" | CG Whitfield | 2023 State MO (8th), Brooklyn Rhodes Brooklyn Rhodes 6'0" | PF Whitfield | 2023 State MO (10th), Treazure Jackson Treazure Jackson 5'10" | SF Whitfield | 2023 State MO (48th). Also 2021’s Kelsey Blakemore Kelsey Blakemore 5'9" | CG Whitfield | 2021 State MO (19th) and 2024 fantastic freshman JaNyla Bush JaNyla Bush 5'4" | PG Link Academy | 2024 State MO (2nd). Whitfield got off to a slow start falling into a 15 – 6 deficit. Webster Groves was locked in defensively to start the game getting defelections and steals. Ellie Paloucek was hot early hitting a couple of threes. Eliza Maupin Eliza Maupin 6'3" | PF Webster Groves | 2022 State MO anchored the backline defense blocking shots early on and stepped out showing her range hitting a three. Webster Grove’s hot shooting would continue into the second quarter. But Whitfield would start getting their game going with a couple steals and scores from Tkiyah Nelson Tkiyah Nelson 5'10" | CG Whitfield | 2023 State MO and a three from JaNyla Bush JaNyla Bush 5'4" | PG Link Academy | 2024 State MO to cut the lead to 33 – 27 at the half. Tkiyah Nelson Tkiyah Nelson 5'10" | CG Whitfield | 2023 State MO and JaNyla would get things going for Whitfield each hitting a three. Both teams’ defense would tighten a bit in the third as it ends with both scoring 15 points. Treazure Jackson Treazure Jackson 5'10" | SF Whitfield | 2023 State MO would hit a three of her own but Webster Groves would hold a 6 point lead headed into the fourth quarter, 48 – 42. Ja’Mise Bailey Ja’Mise Bailey 5'6" | CG Webster Groves | 2021 State MO and Ellie Paloucek both contribute timely scoring and solid defense to help Webster Groves hold off a strong Whitfield run late. Tkiyah Nelson Tkiyah Nelson 5'10" | CG Whitfield | 2023 State MO lead the way for Whitfield with 16pts, Kelsey Blakemore Kelsey Blakemore 5'9" | CG Whitfield | 2021 State MO added 12pts/6rebs, and Brooklyn Rhodes Brooklyn Rhodes 6'0" | PF Whitfield | 2023 State MO chipped in 12pts/10rebs. Ellie Paloucek finshed with 19pts and Eliza Maupin Eliza Maupin 6'3" | PF Webster Groves | 2022 State MO poured in 18pts/9rebs. Final 61 – 58