Posted by bootheelhooper on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 11:40 AM:
There are several interesting matchups in the area tonight. What are your predictions?
Clarkton vs Holcomb? Holcomb is kind of looking like a dark horse Class 2 team right now, and Clarkton has been playing better and better.
Cape Central vs Poplar Bluff? Cape has been on fire, and Bluff has kind of emerged as a really good team that nobody saw coming.
Jackson vs Notre Dame? Will Tolbert play? Jackson has a good team, and this is a huge rivalry game for both schools.
SCC Championship game, Bernie vs Dexter? This is a rematch. Bernie just beat Dexter last week. So it will be hard to beat them again. The game is at Bloomfield, Dexter's 'home away from home.'
Doniphan vs Malden? This game has some district seeding implications and Malden has been playing better.
Kennett vs Charleston? Maybe the game of the night. The 1 seed for that district could be on the line.
Caruthersville vs Sikeston? Probably the game of the night at least from a curiosity standpoint. Sikeston is the heavy favorite but this might be a lot of peoples first look at the Tigers from Caruthersville. Can they hang with Sikeston?
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Clarkton over Holcomb
Cape over Bluff
Jackson over ND
Dexter over Bernie
Doniphan over Malden
Kennett over Charleston
Sikeston over Caruthersville
-- Posted by semohoops on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 11:59 AM
Holcomb over Clarkton
Cape over Bluff
Jackson over ND
Dexter over Bernie
Malden over Doniphan
Charleston over Kennett
Sikeston over Cville as much as I hate to say it!
-- Posted by gocvilletigers on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 12:24 PM
Clarkton over Holcomb
Cape over P.B.
ND over Jackson
Dexter over Bernie
Malden over Doniphan
Charleston over Kennett (Won't be as close as people think IMO) Ctown 10+
Sikeston over Caruthersville (Cville has the talent to make this a great game, but lots of teams has said that) Sikeston by 20+
-- Posted by Cheesehead. on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 12:37 PM
Holcomb
Cape
Jackson
Dexter
Doniphan
Charleston
Sikeston
-- Posted by sm0723 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 12:50 PM
Wow, NOBODY giving little ole Bernie a chance?!?! I'll take the Mules by 4 in a barn burner!!!
-- Posted by Hemingway on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 12:59 PM
Holcomb over Clarkton in a good game
Cape over Bluff as they continue to roll
Jackson over ND in a close one
Bernie does it again against Dexter
Malden over Doniphan should be a good game
Kennett over Charleston tough to beat them at home
Sikeston too much for Cville
-- Posted by bootheelhooper on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:25 PM
Holcomb vs. Clarkton should be a good game. The two most talented, deepest, and best teams in the Tri-County conference. Having a 6'7" kid on your team in Tri-County is a bigger advantage in that conference than anywhere else in the world. Holcomb really shouldn't ever lose.
I think Bernie wanted to beat Dexter more than Dexter cared to beat Bernie last time. I think Dexter underestimated them. I think they will be more prepared this time and playing at Bloomfield isn't the home away from home advantage Dexter has had in the past. They haven't won a meaningful game in that gym in years.
I don't think C'ville is mentally tough enough to play with Sikeston. Too many headcases. Best pure talent in the area though.
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:25 PM
Too many headcases..I must know who your talking about Pwilcox?
-- Posted by Cheesehead. on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:34 PM
what do you mean too many headcases for c'ville?
-- Posted by myershallred on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:35 PM
He don't know. He doesn't like Coach Heeb so he bashes Cville and their players every chance he gets. This team is very respectful to everyone they play. He has not seen them play any this year so he wouldn't know. Even if he has, he would just make some crap up. I would love to meet you Pwilcox.. you going to the game 2nite?
-- Posted by Cheesehead. on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:37 PM
Holcomb
Cape
ND
Dexter
Doniphan
Kennett
Sikeston
I could see Charleston taking it, but it's at Kennett so I have to give the advantage to them.
-- Posted by paulbd on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:40 PM
I also see Dexter taking down Bernie. Mainly because Dexter tends to play better at Bloomfield.
-- Posted by paulbd on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:42 PM
Cheesehead, Pwilcox is nothing more than a glorified sucker who likes to hide behind the computer and take shots at people, period. I'm sure Mr. Heeb drubbed his team a few years back and he's never been the same. Either that or he is simpley, as he likes to point out: jealous. Of what, I don't know but it certainly looks to be the case because he has a major crush on the C'ville program. BTW Pwilcox, define "headcases".
-- Posted by Hemingway on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:47 PM
The last matchup between Dexter and Bernie was a good one. I don't expect anything less from this one.
That being said.....GO MULES!!!! :-)
-- Posted by Proud MaMa on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 1:53 PM
Just a quick opinion on why I thought they would lose to Sikeston. I didn't point out any specific players. Didn't even mention the coach. But I'm glad you can type an entire paragraph based on literally two sentences. Why didn't you comment on my other two statements? Like, "Just because you have a 6'7" player doesn't mean you should win every game." But I am entertained at the fact you can't just ignore a statement you disagree with. Yeah, I'll be at the game. I'll be wearing a green hat and probably sit in the C'ville side. I will be rooting for them, I don't really care for Sikeston too much. I've literally never once said I disliked David Heeb or C'ville. I've actually picked them to beat Kennett next time they play. Just because I raise some questions and ask for opinions doesn't mean I dislike Heeb and want C'ville to lose. Go Tigers!
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 2:28 PM
Clarkton over Holcomb
Cape over Bluff
Notre Dame over Jackson
Dexter over Bernie
Doniphan over Malden
Charleston over Kennett
Sikeston over Caruthersville
-- Posted by Bleacherbum on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 2:31 PM
When Heeb got to Cville half the team was ineligible because of grades kids were getting technicals and the team was getting blown out of the gym. Now the boys play hard all the time and act right and several of the kids are on honor roll. There is no telling how many kids he has kept from dropping out of school and kept off the streets. The fact that they have such a good basketball team and they are fun to watch is just a bonus in my opinion. Nobody expects them to beat Sikeston but I guarantee you those kids play their heart out and they carry themselves the right way.
-- Posted by gocvilletigers on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 2:54 PM
Now that was maturely and respectfully said. Thanks gocvilletigers.
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 3:05 PM
Is Heeb still allowed to coach in Missouri??? Sikeston by 30+...roll em....
-- Posted by RedShirt on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 3:07 PM
What about SCC @ Chaffee
-- Posted by airmaxx on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 3:26 PM
Is there anywhere online the game between Charleston and Kennett can be seen/heard besides DDDNews.com?
-- Posted by TribeFan10 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 4:37 PM
Holcomb
Cape
With Tolbert Notre Dame, without Jackson
Dexter
Malden
Charleston
Sikeston
Game of the night is easily Charleston-Kennett. If the Blue Jays win, they wrap up the one seed for the district. If Kennett wins, then the game with Caruthersville will likely decide it. It should be a fun night tonight.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 4:42 PM
2 to go 1st qtr Jackson 13 ND 3
-- Posted by cerebral1 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 7:43 PM
At half Jackson 30 ND 16
-- Posted by cerebral1 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 7:59 PM
Is Tolbert playing? Sikeston is leading Caruthersville by 10 or 15 I believe at the moment by the way.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:03 PM
Cape Central 8
Bluff. 4
End of 1st
-- Posted by Jason Porter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:06 PM
Sikeston up 43-35 at half. DukePhan, that game sounds as dull as the first meeting.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:07 PM
Sikeston score?
-- Posted by Jason Porter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:08 PM
Tolbert started has 2 pts at half Jackson has thus far rendered him ineffective
-- Posted by cerebral1 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:09 PM
I posted it in the other thread but Kennett led Charleston 16-14 after one. Central lead PB 10-8 with four mintues to go until the half. Scott City leads Oak Ridge 33-30 at halftime.
-- Posted by Rachel Crader on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:15 PM
You at any of these games Crader?
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:16 PM
Central 11
Bluff. 15
Half
-- Posted by Jason Porter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:20 PM
2:41 to go in 3rd Jackson 40 ND 24 Rhodes 18 for Jackson Tolbert with 10 for ND
-- Posted by cerebral1 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:20 PM
Charleston leads Kennett 37-34 at the half.
-- Posted by Rachel Crader on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:23 PM
DukePhan, any note on what you are seeing there?
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:25 PM
After 3 Jackson 43 ND 29
-- Posted by cerebral1 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:26 PM
Bluff controlling tempo. Bigs cant catch passes from Branch. Branch 1/3 from 3. He was called for palming once, should have been called a couple more times. Jake White w/ nice two handed dunk in first.
-- Posted by Jason Porter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:34 PM
Sikeston up 66-52 after 3. Could be a bigger lead but Sikeston has been shooting atrocious numbers from the free throw line. Caruthersville has also done well at limiting turnovers, definitely going to be strong for the next couple of years.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:34 PM
Is Mystead playing for ND? Heard he was sick
-- Posted by PO526 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:37 PM
Sikeston starts the fourth on a 7-0 run. Vohland Fonda just made a three. Sikeston up 75-55 now.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:39 PM
2:18 to go Jackson 57 ND 43
-- Posted by cerebral1 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:43 PM
Sikeston up 86-64 with 3:25 left, 5 threes in the second half. Corey led the way for the first half but Eldridge Gibson has taken over so far in the second.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:44 PM
Central 23
Bluff 22
End of 3rd
-- Posted by Jason Porter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:48 PM
Sikeston wins 95-68 pulling away in the second half once again although Caruthersville held off the inevitable longer than either Kennett or Charleston keeping it pretty close even into the fourth.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:53 PM
Final Jackson 64 ND. 51
-- Posted by cerebral1 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 8:57 PM
Charleston up by 18 under 3 to play.
-- Posted by USC_2860 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:00 PM
Even with C-ville's great performance tonight, I believe that game just cemented Charleston's number one spot in the district which is huge. They don't have to go through both Kennett again and that Caruthersville team.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:04 PM
Bluff goes cold, central pulls away.
Central 39
Bluff 29
Final
-- Posted by Jason Porter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:05 PM
86-70 Charleston defeats Kennett.
-- Posted by USC_2860 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:06 PM
Imagine if Cape had gone down tonight. Their sand castle dynasty would be destroyed again.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:08 PM
What was the final in that one sieline?
-- Posted by mandm96 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:09 PM
* sideline
-- Posted by mandm96 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:10 PM
39-29 Cape over Bluff final, Tigers only up 23-22 after three.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:12 PM
Wow! Those 2 teams have a history of low scoring games! Thanks for the score!
-- Posted by mandm96 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:13 PM
No problem. All these scores flying in should have an impact on the ever popular Sideline Starter Top Ten which will have a new set of rankings in the next few hours.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:14 PM
so branch only made 3 points of a difference againce against a decent team. Huh?
-- Posted by Shadow-the-hedgehog on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:21 PM
Charleston and Kennett might beat Caruthersville this year but look out the next couple. There going to be tough.
-- Posted by lastride67 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:27 PM
Lastride...unless Caruthersville can get some transfers to the freshman class, they will be dominated by Kennett/Charleston. When Monroe leaves that team gets stomped. Kennett JV beat them by 20+ this year and charleston only lost to Kennett JV by like 4.
-- Posted by Tell 'em on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:32 PM
I was impressed with Caruthersville.They know how to press.They werent even out of breath at the end of the game.I'm thinking they give Charleston and Kennett a run.I'd like to see these games.
-- Posted by TFA on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:33 PM
I was impressed with Caruthersville.They know how to press.They werent even out of breath at the end of the game.I'm thinking they give Charleston and Kennett a run.I'd like to see these games.
-- Posted by TFA on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:33 PM
Holcomb over Clarkton 81-60
-- Posted by sm0723 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:39 PM
Charleston beat Kennett in Kennett by 16!
-- Posted by Basketballbj on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:41 PM
Look up about 13 posts. We know. I'd like to hear ktown, ktownballer, or lilbigboy try to explain away this one.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 9:43 PM
I'm sure they will say if more fouls were called in favor of Kennett the outcome would have been different. lol
-- Posted by USC_2860 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 10:08 PM
I just got a text that said dexter won.. Idk the score though
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 10:14 PM
56-49 was the dexter score.
-- Posted by USC_2860 on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 10:22 PM
Keep in mind that Charleston only has 2 seniors who get regular playing time; the bulk of the team returns next year so don't start selling them short. C'ville may be much improved in another year but those Charleston kids will be a year older, as well. BlueJay basketball looks pretty good for the next few years.
-- Posted by birdfan on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 10:50 PM
Looks more like it is North Pemiscot / Holcomb / Risco(?) as favorites in Tri-County Regular season title, after tonights second conference loss(by 21-to Holcomb)for Clarkton. Any other thoughts/opinions?
Holcomb could have a good deal of success for a few years, team is really young.
-- Posted by TheSentinel on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 11:29 PM
Holcomb played great tonight. They won both the Jv and the Varsity game by 20 plus points. North pem will be a the team to knock off in that conference though. But holcomb has tons of young talent, should be good for the next several years
-- Posted by bleacherking on Fri, Jan 28, 2011, at 11:32 PM
the sentinel...macklin broke a finger begginning of the game against campbell campbell went to north pem lost 56-51 at npems homecoming not to mention north pem shot probably 30 free throws
-- Posted by basketballstudent23 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 12:18 AM
Sikeston has a great team and they made so many threes tonight that I think you just have to tip your hat to them! Caruthersville missed some rebounds tonight that just seemed to slip out of their hands. Caruthersville also missed some really easy shots around the goal that they hardly ever miss. You have to give Sikeston the credit though because they played very strong inside and are a physical team. I had no idea they were that strong because all you hear about is how fast they are and how they run people into the ground. I didn't think our boys got tired at all and I didn't think they got frustrated by the physical game. It's just the first time I think they ran into somebody as strong as Monroe and Taylor. The coach never lets them make an excuse so tonight they just kept playing hard and they will just keep getting better and better. Keep your head up boys and go win the conference tournament next week!
-- Posted by gocvilletigers on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 12:25 AM
Tell'em
When Monroe leaves, all the JV from all the teams your talking about leaves. He is a freshman and unlike most freshman, he plays Varsity. Keep in mind, most jv players are freshman and sophmores. Now to the point I want to make. Just because your JV wins against one team one year, doesn't mean when they jump up to Varsity, they are going to dominate the team they beat the previous year. Haven't you heard of players on JV getting better, growing, getting smarter. With a coach like Heeb, these JV players will be more than ready to handle any task put in front of them. Not to mention they will have Monroe, Johnson, Taylor, Fonda coming back to help them out. Cville's future looks pretty good if you ask me. The game went as I thought it would, played them tough for 3 Q them Sikeston started making shots in the 4th to pull away. As I stated before, Cville matched Sikeston's speed and stamina but they werent' able to make shots when it mattered. Sikeston has clutch players on that team, they are seasoned vets when it comes to high school bball. Im sure Cville got alot of positive from this game tonight even though they lost. I know one thing Kennett had better watch out or Pville and Cville next week in the BCT, either team is more than capable of beating them.
-- Posted by Cheesehead. on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 12:32 AM
Holcomb mopped the floor with Clarkton in that 2nd half. And will only be better over the next couple years as those freshmen and sophomores mature. Coach McBroom has done a fantastic job there.
-- Posted by Rocky09 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 12:56 AM
After seeing this game I really think Caruthersville can win their district. Charleston and Kennett are good but for people that weren't at the game it was pretty close until late in the 3rd quarter. You made a great point Cheesehead tonight the boys played so hard but they just missed some really easy shots. Sikeston did not. They shot the ball great and played an awesome game. The thing about these Tigers is they believe in each other and their coaches. They took this loss so hard that I just think they will bounce back and be even better for playing and hanging with a great team like Sikeston.
-- Posted by gocvilletigers on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:02 AM
I too think Caruthersville is a serious player in that district. I was very impressed with them. Tremendous athletes that are impressive looking and productive. They have size in the paint. And they have shooters. They gave Sikeston all they wanted for 2 1/2 quarters. Just looking at it right now, I'd say Charleston secured the top seed with the road win over Kennett. It will be hard for Cville to get the 2 seed since Kennett already beat them though. But I suppose the two and three seed doesn't make much difference.
-- Posted by semohoops on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 2:03 AM
I agree semohoops, Cville has the tools to cause a lot of trouble for Charleston and Kennett. They played at a Sikeston's pace and neither Kennett or Ctown could. They have a couple good shooters and inside presence. Most of all, they play so hard. Every single kid goes as hard as they can. Even if they aren't as skilled, their hard work ethic makes up for it. Sikeston does what they always do, dictate pace, shoot it well, and rebound.
-- Posted by barkleyfan on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 7:24 AM
I seldom post anything on here but I gotta say this. Caruthersville impressed me last night. They are clearly the best conditioned team Sikeston has faced this year. Factor in the fact that they never quit and you have a team to be reckoned with. Wouldn't surprise me at all if they won their district. Say what you want about Coach Heeb but he seems to get the most out of his players.
-- Posted by Brownbomber on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 7:37 AM
I think it would be cool if Sikesotn went undefeated the rest of the way. I know people have bragged about the way the Cville kids play so hard and how they are well behaved but so was Sikeston. Their players never complain just hand the ball to the ref and play hard. After they won no jumping up and down just shake hands and they seemed like good kids. I was so impressed with their team and hope they can bring home a state title. One question though. They didn't shoot it like that at Kennett. Do they normally shoot that good at home? Man those guys can shoot! They were almost 10 feet behind the three point line on a couple of those! Awesome team.
-- Posted by gocvilletigers on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 8:20 AM
I'm not surprised at all that Sikeston won and I'm not surprised at all that Caruthersville is getting so much respect for the way they played. Those kids from Caruthersville play HARD. Playing Sikeston at home gives them a 10-15 point advantage. Great atmosphere, great fans, great support, and they shoot the lights out at home. When is the last time Sikeston lost at home? And when is the last time their JV lost?
-- Posted by bootheelhooper on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 9:05 AM
A regular home game loss has been a while, the last loss at the field house was to jackson in the semo conference..
The jv has won like 40+ straight i believe..
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 9:08 AM
The thing that I find interesting about most of these post is they say we played with Sikeston for three quarters or we didn't shoot the ball well and they did. What ever. As far as I know after your schools name there is a W for wins and a L for loses. No PW for played well for three quarters or SW for shoot well or bad shooting. A W or an L is all that counts. When you get beat by 25 or so points, no excuses, team is just better than you and it's a big L
-- Posted by lastride67 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 9:12 AM
Got to hand it to cville, thought they played well. The JV team for cville was real impressive.
-- Posted by Jeff on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 9:41 AM
They have a solid defense, they gave sikeston fits the whole way down the floor, they caused a lot of turnovers themselves..
It was a better game then the score indicates, the fondas impressed me.. Who was the big guy in the blue shirt sitting on the bench? Was he a starter?
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 10:00 AM
lastride, it's called 'respect'. It's an intangible - an unwritten stat. The bottom line of most of these posts is that there is mutual respect between the fans and players of Caruthersville and Sikeston. You have to also realize that wins and losses at this stage of the season aren't as important as the lessons you learn from them. I know Heeb and Holifield both will have plenty to teach their players in regards to the battle they had last night.
-- Posted by yah-yah on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 10:02 AM
Sikeston has had several games in which they have shot the ball well at home and on the road. The Kennett game was not one of their better shooting nights. I would say Sikeston averages 5 or 6 3's a game. Last night Sikeston hit 8 3's. That's not uncommon at all. Their best shooting games all year were all on the road up at the St Dominic tournament. They have had a few games that they hit well over 10 3's.
-- Posted by semohoops on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 10:41 AM
See it's guys like last stride that make people want to root against Sikeston. You have a great team and the way your kids play deserves respect. The fact of the matter is Caruthersville was only down 6-8 points the entire game until about 2 minutes to go in the third quarter. Did Kennett do that? Did Charleston do that? Did Farmington do that? Jackson? Why not just say Sikeston is great but Caruthersville has an impressive team? Win with a little grace dude because you probably didn't make a shot or get a rebound last night! I would argue that Caruthersville or Charleston is the best team in the area outside of SCC and Sikeston. And they are both young teams!
-- Posted by bootheelhooper on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 10:58 AM
The thing about sikeston is that they do what they do and they do it well most of the times. Good teams have nights where they don't play well and get beat. Teams of sikestons caliber may have a bad quarter or half, but are deep enough and explosive enough to turn a close game into a blowout. They have had spurts of 14-18 point swings and just in a matter of minutes. That is hard to combat. You may not shoot it well all the time, but their mainstay is defense. They force people to play faster than they want, take hurried shots and wear u down. Cville may not have gotten tired physically, but they may have missed shots they normally make, due to the forced tempo. I imagine cville forces the tempo in their other games, but for once were matched evenly with a team that has multiple weapons and ways to beat you
-- Posted by barkleyfan on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 10:59 AM
bootheelhopper...They last lost at home on 12/6/07..and won 40 straight at home.
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:01 AM
45 straight home games. Verified. Thanks for the date mandm96.
-- Posted by Bleacherbum on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:20 AM
Thanks! Went back and recounted and was going to correct it and you beat me to it..LOL
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:21 AM
Actually...lol... went back and looked again. They won 9 at home in 07-08 season after the loss to Jackson. They won 10 at home in the 08-09 season, 12 at home in 09-10 and 9 so far this season. Is their something missing off their schedules on MaxPreps?
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:27 AM
Max preps isn't the most reliable thing in the world, coach hollifield said 44 before fridays game, so i'm going with 45
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:29 AM
They actually won 11 in 08-09 season.
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:31 AM
Not arguing, but I must have missed a few games then. I have entered in all the scores after every game for the last 5 years on max preps. Been slacking a little this year since we moved and I don't broadcast the games any more.
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:34 AM
I wasn't trying to say your wrong haha, overall max preps isn't the most correct source in the world
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:38 AM
Oh I know! Just trying to figure it out now cause it will drive me crazy..LOL!
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:39 AM
They might be counting the wins after they lost in the semoconference tournament, and the wins this year, if you havent counted those..
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:40 AM
Yeah counted em'. Trying to compare MaxPreps to my stat software that I used. Good thing I have the day off..LOL!
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:41 AM
Do me a favor inspector..smack Rocket on the back of the head the next time you see him and tell your dad hey for me. He will know who it is.
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 11:44 AM
I can do that haha, what do you want me to tell my dad?
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 12:11 PM
At the end of the day, Caruthersville gave up 95 points in 32 minutes. Their defense needs to improve if they plan on winning districts.
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:50 PM
Inspector since you asked smack him to and tell him I said hello! LOL!
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:51 PM
I don't think he can out wrestle you anymore! He's getting to old!
-- Posted by mandm96 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:52 PM
Pwilcox, Sikeston could have dropped 95 on kennett if it had been at sikeston, maybe even charelston..
C ville has a better overall team then Kennett.. IMO
-- Posted by Dustin Ruby on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:53 PM
At the end of the day, Caruthersville gave up 95 points in 32 minutes. Their defense needs to improve if they plan on winning districts.
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:55 PM
Didn't mean to post that twice. Yeah, Sikeston wears you down eventually. I haven't seen Charleston play this year. That is going to be a great district. New Madrid, right?
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:57 PM
Charleston gave up 87 and Kennett gave up 84. I'm not sure it is their defense that was bad, maybe Sikeston is just that good. And the 68 Caruthersville put up is 8 more than Charleston and 9 more than Kennett.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:58 PM
Yes, it is at New Madrid.
-- Posted by sideline starter on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:58 PM
And for the record, I don't think Kennett's defense is very good. Especially in a half court setting. With the size and quickness of Caruthersville, I just thought they could do a better job of shutting a team down in a half court set. Like Lennies McFerren teams back in the day.
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 1:58 PM
Pwilcox, you seem to have something somewhat negative in every post (the past few weeks) against Caruthersville or Heeb on every thread. No one from Caruthersville gets on here and says ONE negative thing about anyone or any team. We have respect for every coach and athlete in SEMO. Maybe you should stay quiet if you can't say anything at all. It makes me think that either a Caruthersville team or maybe even a Caruthersville girl broke your heart years ago and your bitter. Keep your negative talk to yourself, these kids have done nothing to you. THey are GREAT kids. Oh....let Coach Heeb worry about our defense since you think it needs work. TIGER fans have faith in him.
-- Posted by caruthersvilletigerfan on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 3:30 PM
I think if you read earlier I said that Carutherville has a good team and charleston and Kennett are going to have there hands full in the future and anyone that knows will tell you that Heeb is one of the better coaches around. I just hate to hear people say well we had a bad shooting night or we made to many turnovers. Give credit to the other team because they in most cases caused that bad shooting night or the turnover. As for Caruthersville and there press, sure it caused problems but it looked like to me not enough, Sikeston dealt with it. Guess what I've been trying to say is it's awful easy to give your opinion on why you lose,but awful hard to come out and say,well they were just better than us.
-- Posted by lastride67 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 3:32 PM
lol...I've never even used a C'ville players name before on this thread. I also just said that I don't really think Kennett's defense is very good in a half court set. Nobody got all upset about that. Seems like the only opinion people get mad about is when it's about Caruthersville. You all are very entertaining. Also, I've never said one bad thing about David Heeb either. Also, I said I wanted Caruthersville to win this game vs. Sikeston. I can't believe simply because I feel that 95 points is too many points to give up in a 32 minute high school basketball game, that that specific team should work to improve their defense if they want to win districts. How is that hateful? I think it is more hateful to start a thread bragging about C'ville beating Meadow heights 120-50 or whatever it was. That's a pretty negative thread to start. Like spitting in the face of the Meadow Heights program and making fun of them. I just enjoy typing one sentence a Caruthersville fan disagrees with and then watch them type a 200 word essay on how I'm wrong. :)
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 6:12 PM
Pwilcox I'm with you. How can you possibly say how Caruthersville press bothered Sikeston when there 95 pts put up on the scoreboard. Am I missing something. Would like to know how many pts Caruthersville scored by stealing the ball in the press, what ever it was it sure wasn't enough.
-- Posted by lastride67 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 6:51 PM
I believe Sikeston had 12 turnovers and I can think of one 10 second call and maybe a couple other turnovers on the press. Just saying
-- Posted by semohoops on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 7:06 PM
In a game such as that, I would think 12 turnovers would be normal. Can't remember them getting very many steals and actually scoring.
-- Posted by lastride67 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 8:30 PM
In a game such as that, I would think 12 turnovers would be normal. Can't remember them getting very many steals and actually scoring.
-- Posted by lastride67 on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 8:31 PM
I'd say Caruthersville turned it over 20-25 times and Sikeston turned it over 15 times, give or take. Sikeston did not score on the press they scored on offensive rebounds. Sikeston did not wear down the tigers they outrebounded the tigers. THAT IS GIVING CREDIT TO SIKESTON! Sikeston did a great job rebounding. They are very physical. They had Caruthersville down 6-8 points. The press was working. Then right at the end of the third quarter Sikeston got hot. They hit some threes. THAT IS GIVING CREDIT TO SIKESTON! So then Caruthersville was down 15. What should they do? Abandon the press now? Drop back and lose by 15? Or try to press and cut the lead? I mean at that point if you want to win you have to go all out for the steals. Anybody who knows basketball knows that. Again GIVE SIKESTON THE CREDIT they are a great great great great team. Good shooters good rebounders quick players and they play hard. But to say Caruthersville didn't play defense is just ridiculous. They played hard on defense and then just didn't get the rebound. That had them in a 6-8 point hole and then when they had to chase for steals in the 4th quarter Sikeston made them pay. That is what good teams do. Sikeston is really good! GIVE THEM CREDIT.
-- Posted by gocvilletigers on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 8:37 PM
Defense and rebounding wins ball games. I think everyone agrees with that. Even though I desperately wanted Caruthersville to win, they were dominated on the glass. Certainly a surprise! They have the most physically gifted freshmen in the state inside. Always the most athletic player on the floor. And another kid that not too many guys are bigger than inside. It was the only thing that kept them in the game against Kennett. The dominance of inside play/rebounding. Certainly amazed that Sikeston was able to outrebound them like that and score at will against their defense. 95 points is just unacceptable. Maybe Caruthersville should play Meadow Heights again so everyone can brag about their 120 points. Unfortunately they could only score barely over half of that against Sikeston. I guess they didn't learn much from that game afterall. And although there are lots of truths in this post, I'm pretty much saying it just to make people mad. So please, do not fall in my trap. Go tigers! Woo! Beat Kennett and things!
-- Posted by Pwilcox on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 8:48 PM
freewilly, implying that one might fall into your trap of nonsense would imply that you are higher on the intelligence scale then herman munster. basically what im saying is theres little chance of a trap being sprung.
-- Posted by GSP on Sat, Jan 29, 2011, at 9:09 PM
Lastride, If you were talking to me, I'm sorry If you thik I mad any excuse but read again, I did not. Caruthersville respects Sikeston and I never made any excuse~Sikeston is GREAT! I was talking/venting to and about Pwilcox. NOTICE he said "ON THIS THREAD" he has never talked down on Caruthersville. Key WORDS on this thread. He is a negative person on other threads. The past few weeks he has had something negative to say about us. From here on out,I'll ignore his immature antics about Coach Heeb and Caruthersville. Someone should take his keyboard.
-- Posted by caruthersvilletigerfan on Sun, Jan 30, 2011, at 2:41 AM
Sorry for the spelling in the first sentence. LOL! I meant to say,
If you think I made any excuses, read again, I did not.
-- Posted by caruthersvilletigerfan on Sun, Jan 30, 2011, at 2:45 AM
Here was a good article about the game in the Sikeston paper...
Sikeston wins shootout over Caruthersville 95-68
SIKESTON -- Opposing teams are finding out that they can hang with the Sikeston Bulldogs -- for a while.
But it is stopping them for a full 32 minutes that has proven to be virtually impossible thus far this season.
That's exactly what happened on Friday night as a young and talented Caruthersville squad came into the Field House and traded blows with the Bulldogs for nearly three quarters, but, as Sikeston's previous 18 opponents have found out, they could not stop the inevitable run.
The Bulldogs turned a close game into a comfortable victory in a matter of minutes en route to a 95-68 victory over the Tigers.
Sikeston, now 19-0 on the season, went on a 16-2 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters which blew the game open the rest of the way.
"Sikeston's really good," Caruthersville coach David Heeb said. "It just takes one little thing to give them a run. They just stretched it out on us. If you give them a mistake, they capitalize on them."
The Bulldogs led just 57-50, but they closed the third quarter on a 9-2 run after a Will Holifield 3-pointer with seven seconds left in the period to extend the lead to 66-52.
The Bulldogs out-scored the Tigers 29-16 in the fourth quarter to win going away.
"(Caruthersville) came out and really played hard but we were able to put ourselves in a position to pull away," Sikeston coach Gregg Holifield said. "We started creating some turnovers and got some points off turnovers and were able to build a lead."
Caruthersville (14-4) scored the first basket of the game, but Sikeston quickly took the lead and never trailed again. But while the Bulldogs were able to maintain a lead, they never could extend the lead very far.
The Bulldogs led 17-13 after one quarter and they were able to build a 10-point lead at four different junctures in the second quarter highlighted by Eldridge Gibson's one-handed slam on a fast break, but the Tigers were able to get a basket before halftime to trail 43-35.
"I told them at halftime that we probably should've been up 10 points if we just rebounded," Heeb said. "That's our thing -- we rebound the ball pretty good most nights. Tonight we just didn't. But you have to give them credit too for going after them."
Sikeston finished the game with 40 rebounds led by Corey Porter's 11 boards to go with his 16 points and three blocked shots.
Gibson came off the bench for a game-high 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting with 10 rebounds, eight of which came on the offensive end. He also had four steals. Gibson is averaging 15.8 points per game in his last five games to lead the team.
"He does such a great job coming off the bench and putting us in a position to build a lead," Holifield said of Gibson.
Sikeston's bench combined to score 40 points, compared to just four points by the Caruthersville bench.
"That's our key -- that's been our key to success all year," Holifield said. "With the players that we put in, our level of play stays the same or even goes up. That's why it takes nine or 10 guys in our system to do what we do."
In the third quarter, Caruthersville was able to cut the lead to 43-39 on back-to-back baskets by Vohland Fonda, but that was as close as the Tigers could get.
"I did not like how we came out in the second half," Holifield said. "Our first two or three possessions we were careless with the basketball. We didn't have the focus we normally have to start the second half, but I think our kids responded and played well down the stretch."
Sikeston began to extend the lead slowly the rest of the way until the explosion at the end of the quarter.
"When Sikeston is missing shots, you better stop them," Heeb said. "You can't let them get the offensive rebound. That's basically what happened. We didn't capitalize on their missed shots. That left the door open so if they ever did start making shots, then they were going to make a run, and that's exactly what they did. We didn't get out-ran tonight. We got out-rebounded."
Senior Janeil Hatchett was also strong on the glass for the Bulldogs, grabbing six rebounds with seven assists and 10 points.
"He's doing a great job on the boards," Holifield said. "He's doing a lot of good things to help us win basketball games. There's no doubt that he's really got on the boards well at times and he defends well."
Will Holifield had 16 points and six rebounds. Holifield had three 3-pointers as the Bulldogs finished 8-of-19 from behind the arc.
Heeb felt his team put up a solid showing on the road in a hostile environment where Sikeston hasn't lost a game in 45 tries.
"We're really young and this is great for our kids to be in an atmosphere like this, where you're getting insults hurled at you and a big crowd," Heeb said. "This was great for our kids. We enjoyed it -- we enjoyed playing good competition."
Fonda led the Tigers with 17 points followed up by 6-foot-5 Claude Taylor's 15 points.
"They're a good team -- a quality team and hard working," Holifield said of the Tigers. "I think they have a chance to really do something in their district."
-- Posted by gocvilletigers on Sun, Jan 30, 2011, at 12:28 PM
Does the Monroe kid from Caruthersville play football? After watching him play basketball I would image he would be a good one.
-- Posted by semo05 on Sun, Jan 30, 2011, at 3:39 PM
Bootheelhooper
The Last time Sikeston's Jv Lost was two years ago(Michael's senior year) at Farmington . That team didn't have Will or Darrell. Also Sikeston Freshmen team played that night at home against ND, they won by like 30, So 2 or 3 of the freshmen that played stayed in Sikeston.
-- Posted by Shadow-the-hedgehog on Sun, Jan 30, 2011, at 5:21 PM
semo005, Monroe is a heck of a football player. His stats on Max Preps for Freshaman class is very impressive.
-- Posted by caruthersvilletigerfan on Sun, Jan 30, 2011, at 6:18 PM
so at the end of the day you lost by as many or more than we did and you think you are that much better than we are, even though we have already beat you. ok you have a good team and you might get a chance to prove it if you can get by pvill in the bootheel conf tnm. you had trouble with them at pvill 4 points wasnt it. I personally do not think there is a favorite to win the district, all three teams are capable of winning it.No suprise wich ever team comes out on top. I hope whoever it is makes it to columbia.
-- Posted by ktown 5150 on Mon, Jan 31, 2011, at 10:53 AM
C'ville is talented, but I wouldn't say they played very good defense. How can a team that allowed 95 points play good defense??? The C'ville press didn't really bother Sikeston. And as one of the announcers said, the C'ville press probably hurt C'ville more than Sikeston by wearing the C'ville guards out. The press slowed the game down a bit, but Sikeston still had one of their top scoring nights on the year. And stopping offensive boards is defense.
C'ville is talented, no doubt about it. I'm happy for the community after what they've been through over the last decade or so.
-- Posted by BW23 on Mon, Jan 31, 2011, at 11:51 AM
I am a Sikeston fan as people know...but I did think C'ville had a good defense for about 3 quarters. Its hard to stop this team. Sikeston has scored 90+ points in 4 games (all coming in the second half of the season. They have scored 80+ points in 3 games (with 2 of them coming in the second half of the season. They have scored 70+ points in 8 games this season (split between first and second half of the season).
Sikeston is scoring an avg 78.6 points a game
Sikeston is giving up an avg of 50.9 points a game
Winning by an avg margin of almost exactly 28 points a game. I think Charleston, Kennett, and C'ville's district will be fun to watch!!
-- Posted by dog2167 on Mon, Jan 31, 2011, at 1:11 PM
Ktown 5150, Sikeston also beat Charleston by 27. Then Charleston beat Kennett by 16. Does that mean Cville will beat Kennett by 16 too? Right now Charleston is the team to beat in the district. You can't go by the first match up of Kennett and Cville. To early in the season. When they play again that will determine who the #2 team to beat is.
-- Posted by Mr. E on Mon, Jan 31, 2011, at 1:58 PM
I would not count out Kennett. You never know how things will shake out in a district tournament. Last year ND beat Sikeston in the regular season and everyone was certain they would do it again in the district. Kennett is the defending champions and made it within one game of the final four. They've been there. They've won it. They are senior-laden. It's hard to replace that experience. If you recall, last year Kennett got drubbed by both Charleston and NMCC in the regular season.
-- Posted by semohoops on Mon, Jan 31, 2011, at 2:10 PM
Ktown
True Cville lost by a few more points than Kennett did. Look at it like this though, Kennett had them on home court, Kennett tried to slow the game down when the refs wasn't doing it. Cville had to go to the place where Sikeston is just unbeatable, at the Fieldhouse. Cville could have just slowed the game down in the fourth and lost by 10-15 if they wanted to, but seeing how Cville players don't give up, they wanted to keep trying to come back to make a game of it. IMO, Charleston is still the heavy favorite to win the district with Cville/Kennett a close 2nd/3rd. As far as Pville goes, they are alot better than Malden and Twin Rivers and Kennett only beat Malden by 6 and Twin Rivers by 1 so don't sit there and say anything about Cville beating Pville by only 5 bc that's bogus. The winner of the Cville/Pville game WILL win Conference. Mark it down now. I called Charleston beating Kennett by 10+ and everything thought I was crazy, look what happen. Cville/Pville are way better now than they was earlier in the year and Kennett will get their chance to prove otherwise this week.
-- Posted by Cheesehead. on Mon, Jan 31, 2011, at 5:18 PM
There are several interesting matchups in the area tonight. What are your predictions?
Clarkton vs Holcomb? Holcomb is kind of looking like a dark horse Class 2 team right now, and Clarkton has been playing better and better.
Cape Central vs Poplar Bluff? Cape has been on fire, and Bluff has kind of emerged as a really good team that nobody saw coming.
Jackson vs Notre Dame? Will Tolbert play? Jackson has a good team, and this is a huge rivalry game for both schools.
SCC Championship game, Bernie vs Dexter? This is a rematch. Bernie just beat Dexter last week. So it will be hard to beat them again. The game is at Bloomfield, Dexter's 'home away from home.'
Doniphan vs Malden? This game has some district seeding implications and Malden has been playing better.
Kennett vs Charleston? Maybe the game of the night. The 1 seed for that district could be on the line.
Caruthersville vs Sikeston? Probably the game of the night at least from a curiosity standpoint. Sikeston is the heavy favorite but this might be a lot of peoples first look at the Tigers from Caruthersville. Can they hang with Sikeston?
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