By Dean Backes
MaxPreps.com
Jacob Capeder's last-second basket gave Willow Springs coach Brent Colley a win in his final game of the Blue and Gold basketball tournament in Springfield. It also gave the Bears a 44-42 Blue Division third place win over Mount Vernon.
Colley, who owns a 397-300 career record, is set to step down as the Bears' coach at the end of the season. But before it all comes to an end, the 9-2 Bears hope to make one last run into the postseason. Under the guidance of Colley, Willow Springs has won seven South Central Association championships and eight district championships. The Bears and Colley made it to the final four of the state basketball tournament in 1990.
Colley ends his Blue and Gold run with a 25-29 record. His 27 years of coaching is one of the longest tenures in the history of the tournament.
"Coaches just know when it?s time," Colley told the Springfield News Leader. "And I think I stayed here because the kids were willing to work hard and it was a comfortable place for my family. I love working with these kids and the people at this school."
Coy Establishes New Block Record
St. Joseph Benton's Johnny Coy struggled to a mere eight first half points in a 54-41 win over Raymore-Peculiar at the William Jewell Tournament in Liberty over the weekend.
So the senior turned to defense to make his presence felt. Coy swatted a tournament record nine shot in the game and was credited with six steals in the 13-point win.
Coy did eventually get his offense going as well. He finished the contest with 29 points.
Long-Range Chuckers
William Chrisman wasn't shy in showing confidence in its ability to shoot and make 3-pointers over the weekend. The Bears tossed up 53 treys and made 14 of them in knocking off Platte County 87-77.
Five Double-Digit Scorers
Willow Springs displayed incredible balance in its 71-63 win over Marshfield Thursday.
The Bears had five players score in double figures in the eight-point win. Blake Haugsted led the way for Willow Springs with 18 points. Josh Kraus added 14 points, while Jacob Capeder and Jacob Berger tallied 13 points each. Steven Mallow contributed 10 points.
Five double figure scorers paved the way for Chaminade's 75-66 win over Berkeley, as well. Brandon Lockhart's 20 points paced the Flyers. John Simon and Michael Waller added 14 and 12 points respectively. Bradley Beal contributed 11 points and Brandon Hannah chipped in 10 points.
20-Point Duo
Bryce Huddleston (26) and Josh Poppe (21) paced Clever to an 83-74 win over Ozark by combining for 47 points. Jeremy Dresslaer nearly made it a trio when he scratched the Tigers for 19 points in the nine-point triumph.
1,000-Point Career
Daniel Durst's outside shooting not only led Fair Play to a 56-37 win over Bakersfield Saturday, it carried the senior to a scoring milestone. Durst drilled five 3-pointers against the Lions and netted his 1,000th point along the way.
Girls Basketball: Anderson Scorches Tournament Foes for 95 Points
Texas recruit Yvonne Anderson burned Mustang (Okla.) for 48 points in a 75-61 win to advance Columbia Hickman to the fifth place game of the KTXR Classic in Springfield. The senior guard connected on 20 of 23 field goals in the game, and made seven of 10 charity tosses. Anderson had 27 points at halftime.
Anderson added a 27-point performance in Saturday's 70-56 win over Scott County (Ky.) in the fifth place game. In three tournament games Anderson scored 95 points.
Near Shutout Defense
Bishop LeBlond shut out University Charter Academy in the second half of its 62-3 win Thursday. The Eagles used a smothering defense to steer University Charter into 45 turnovers for the game. The Gryphons posted 20 turnovers in the first half before they scored a single point.
Jaz'min Suggs scored the first point for the Gryphons when she connected on one of two free throws at the 5:16 mark of the second period to pull her team within 23-1 of the Eagles. Suggs then added a field goal a minute and a half later to round out the Gryphon scoring.
Five Double Digit Scorers
Five players scored in double digits for De Soto in its 64-41 win over Pattonville Friday. The Dragons were paced by the 17-point performance of Madeline Ketcherside. Morgan Milfeld added 12 points to the 23-point victory. Shelby Cable, Molly DeClue and Nicole Smith scored 10 points a piece.
Mackenzie Smith and Lindsey Erickson scored 12 points each to pace Kickapoo to a 57-47 win over Hickman. The Chiefs also got 11 points from Alicia Garoutte and 10 points a piece from Casey Carroll and Shawna Bettinger.
