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NEELYVILLE — There is now a three-way tie at the top of the Ozark Foothills Conference standings. Two weeks after losing to Naylor, which ended a 28-game conference winning streak, the Neelyville girls basketball team handed Doniphan its first OFC loss, winning 61-52 Thursday...

Six Semoball boys basketball teams and two Semoball girls basketball teams are ranked in the latest state rankings provided by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Delta (14-3), which is unbeaten in the month of January, is ranked No. 8 in the Class 1 boys poll...

BROSELEY — Levi Rawlings was in the right spot at the right time Friday night. The Doniphan junior caught a missed shot, turned and sank a jumper just before the buzzer to stun rival Twin Rivers 41-40 in an Ozark Foothills Conference game. “I just went in for a rebound like I usually do, try my hardest,” said Rawlings who had four of his six rebounds on the offensive end...

POPLAR BLUFF — Following a back-and-forth first half, the Poplar Bluff girls basketball team shut down Doniphan's offense in the second half Monday night. The Donnettes were held to just three points in the second half until the final seconds as Poplar Bluff ran away for a 49-28 win at the Senior High Gym...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — From the beginning of Monday night’s fifth-place game at the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, Portageville never seemed to be able to string multiple positive plays together. The Bulldogs were down 15-1 in the game’s opening minutes and didn’t convert a field goal until the 4:27 mark of the second quarter, as they fell to Doniphan 65-52...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - The Doniphan Dons edged the Van Buren Bulldogs by a bucket for a second time this season Saturday night. Van Buren’s Trey Nicholson made a free throw to tie things at 61-all with 10 seconds left. Doniphan then moved the ball the length of the floor and Tristain Bryant drove the lane a hit a jumper near the free throw line with about one second remaining to put the Dons on top 63-61...

BROSELEY - Doniphan is back in the Lady Royal Classic championship game for the first time since 2006. The second-seeded Donettes outlasted third-seeded Naylor in a frenetic game to win 46-37 and advance to the finals against Neelyville, which had to avoid a game-winning 3 at the buzzer to win its own semifinal...

BLOOMFIELD - Doniphan trailed for just one possession. Had there been a second it may have cost them the win. After taking control early, the sixth-seeded Dons narrowly held off 11th-seeded Twin Rivers to win 59-54 in the opening round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday in Bloomfield...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity boys basketball team managed to score well and handle the Doniphan Dons’ sharpshooters as it rolled to a 65-46 home victory Friday night. Doniphan guard Ethan Jones started the game red hot. He recorded the first nine points for Doniphan as he made three 3-pointers to start the game...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Kennett Indians varsity girls basketball team struggled to overcome the Doniphan Donettes full-court press from the start in its home opener Thursday night. The Donettes forced many turnovers en route to a 66-32 victory over Kennett...

Doniphan's Emily Ederer and Senath-Hornersville's Knolan Hunter were voted the girls and boys Semoball Basketball Players of the Week, respectively, in balloting that concluded Tuesday night. Ederer, who had 203 votes, scored 26 points in the Donettes' 62-29 victory over East Carter. ...

DONIPHAN — When a defense forces 32 turnovers good things normally happen. Senior post Emily Ederer scored 26 points and the defense averaged creating one turnover per minute for four quarters as the Doniphan Donettes opened Ozark Foothills Conference play with a 62-29 win over the East Carter Lady Redbirds...

DONIPHAN — After dropping their Ozark Foothills Conference opener Friday to Clearwater by 22 points at home, the East Carter Redbirds got down to the business of staying in the league race Tuesday night. The Redbirds applied an aggressive defense to hold the Dons to 17 points in the first half and evened their league record with a 46-38 victory...

Senath-Hornersville 60, Gideon The Senath-Hornersville Lions trailed by single digits much of the first three quarters but managed to rally late and walk away with the consolation championship at the Gideon Bulldog Classic Thursday. No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville outscored No. 5 seeded Gideon 24-8 in the fourth quarter to secure 60-51 victory...

GIDEON, Mo. - The Gideon Bulldogs Classic varsity boys basketball tournament concluded with four games Thursday night. The No. 1 seeded Kennett Indians outscored the No. 2 seeded Caruthersville Tigers in each of the first three quarters on its way to a 77-64 win in the championship...

GIDEON, Mo. - One quarterfinal came down to the wire but all of the favorites advanced to the semifinals of the Gideon Invitational varsity boys basketball tournament Monday night. The No. 3 seeded Hayti Indians outlasted the No. 6 seeded Senath-Hornersville Lions 52-47 in the only quarterfinal decided by single digits Monday...

VAN BUREN — Neelyville boys basketball coach Patrick Morton was hoping his players had not noticed the preseason state rankings released by his fellow coaches. He was sure the Tigers’ first opponent took note. “You know they’re going to come out and they’re going to be gunning for you and get that win,” Morton said...

The Missouri High School Activities Association released district assignments for the 2019-20 season for basketball and wrestling Friday. Kennett is headed back to Class 2 in wrestling after competing in Class 1 last season. Kennett is slated to compete in Class 2, District 1 with Affton, Park Hills Central, Dexter, John Burroughs, Miller Career Academy, Normandy, Notre Dame Cape Girardeau, Potosi, Roosevelt, Soldan International Studies, St. ...

SIKESTON — District assignments for boys’ and girls’ basketball and wrestling were released on Friday. Sikeston will be a part of Class 4, District 1, with Cape Central, Notre Dame, Dexter, Perryville, and Ste. Genevieve. Class 3, District 1 consists of Charleston, New Madrid County Central, East Prairie, Caruthersville, Doniphan, Malden, Kennett, and Twin Rivers. ...

Poplar Bluff moved up to the largest class in wrestling and will face the same opponents in basketball while hosting the district this winter. Poplar Bluff Athletic Director Kent Keith announced in a statement that the school’s bid to host the MSHSAA Class 5 District 1 boys and girls basketball tournament had been accepted...

KENNETT, Mo. - The Doniphan Dons became the latest victim of the undefeated Kennett Indians football squad Friday night. No. 1 seeded Kennett scored touchdowns in six of its seven first-half possessions as it built a 44-0 lead by halftime. The Indians led by at least that much throughout the second half as it beat No. 8 seeded Doniphan 56-0 in a Class 3, District 1 quarterfinal at Metz Cherry Stadium in Kennett...

A week after dropping out of the top spot, Kennett returns to lead the Semoball Power Rankings to end the regular season.

LAST MEETING: Kennett beat Doniphan 41-6 LAST WEEK: Kennett beat Sikeston 36-0; Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 HEAD TO HEAD STREAK: Kennett has won the only meeting against Doniphan. in the last decade ABOUT DONIPHAN: Cabool beat Doniphan 52-2 in Week 1, Thayer beat Doniphan 50-19 in Week 2, Charleston beat Doniphan 20-0 in Week 3, NMCC beat Doniphan 54-6 in Week 4, Dexter beat Doniphan 32-0 in Week 5, Kelly beat Doniphan 42-6 in Week 6, Doniphan beat Chaffee 19-0 in Week 7, Fredericktown beat Doniphan 54-11 in Week 8, and Scott City beat Doniphan 49-6 in Week 9. ...

Volleyball squads throughout the Missouri Bootheel begin postseason play Monday. Holcomb, South Pemiscot, Southland, North Pemiscot, Hayti, Delta C-7, and Cooter are in Class 1, District 1 at Holcomb. Defending champion Holcomb has received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye...