Minner gets 1,000th point in loss

As the disappointment of a 64-38 home loss to Suburban North rival Hazelwood West began to settle in, Ritenour's Alexis Minner gave Husky fans and her teammates something to paint the town with.

The senior guard tallied 17 points in the 26-point loss and scored the 1,000th point of her prep career in the process. Minner netted a free throw in the third quarter to reach the mark. After connecting on a charity toss during an earlier trip to the free throw line to chalk up point No. 999, it took Minner approximately five minutes to find the bottom of the net again.

"I really wasn't concentrating on the 1,000th point," Minner told the St. Louis Post Dispatch. "We were down so I was just trying to get the score back up, get the team back in it, and they wouldn't fall."

It took a while for Hazelwood West to pull away from the Huskies. In fact, Ritenour did hold a 16-15 advantage in the second quarter before the Wildcats put some distance between themselves and their league rivals with a 14-2 run to begin the third quarter.

Minner, a four-year starter for Husky coach Joe Scheidler, is averaging 17.6 points a game this season to go along with 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.8 steals.

BASS PRO T OF C
The 27th Annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions Basketball Tournament is set to tip off Thursday in Springfield at Missouri State University when Branson (9-6) battles Oak Ridge Military Academy (N.C.) (19-2) at 5 p.m. Parkview (Springfield) then takes on De La Salle (Chicago) (12-1) at 6:30 p.m; Nixa (11-2) goes up against Lutheran (La Verne, Calif.) (6-2) at 8 p.m. and Douglass (Columbia) (9-3) hits the court against Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Ga.) (9-2) at 9:30 p.m.

LAST WEEK'S PREMIER PERFORMANCES
BOYS
Damon Burrow of Dixon scored 31 points and was credited with two assists, a blocked shot, five rebounds and a pair of steals in a 102-79 win over Houston…University Academy Charter's Martez Harrison ripped the cords for 30 points in a 63-46 win over Falls City (Neb.)…Montez Upchurch of True Divine Word Academy scorched the nets for 26 points and recorded an assist, seven blocked shots, 16 rebounds and a steal in a 122-88 win over Eagle River Christian Academy…Lincoln's Bryson Waibel scored 37 points and was credited with a pair of assists, two blocked shots, 16 rebounds and a couple of steals in an 88-60 win over Russellville. Waibel also chalked up 20 points, five assists, six blocked shots, 23 rebounds and three steals in a 54-49 win over Smithton…Jared Roberts of the Missouri Military Academy ripped the cords for 27 points and was credited with an assist, 13 rebounds and two steals in a 50-44 win over Barat Academy…Tower Grove Christian's Ben Fiala scorched the nets for 29 points, blocked a shot and recorded 13 rebounds and a pair of steals in a 58-47 win over North County Christian…Michael Buerge of Climax Springs ripped the cords for 22 points and tallied 10 assists, nine rebounds and three steals in a 72-45 win over Laquey.

GIRLS
Hunter Yoakum of Dixon scored 58 points in wins over Crocker (92-90) and Houston (71-48) collectively, and was credited with two assists, nine rebounds and nine steals in the wins…Dixon's Mattie Whitaker scored 31 points and she dished out eight assists, blocked five shots and grabbed 29 rebounds and five steals in wins over Crocker (92-90) and Houston (71-48) collectively…Newburg's Hannah Yelton ripped the cords for 35 points and contributed two assists, three rebounds and five steals in a 66-59 win over Rolla…Megan Rosenbohm of Nodaway-Holt scorched the nets for 33 points and added five assists, seven rebounds and four steals in a 66-62 win over South Holt…Lesterville's Taylor Cook scored 26 points and chipped in seven assists, two blocked shots, seven rebounds and an assist in a 55-48 win over Greenville…Jessica Holland of Everton ripped the cords for 25 points while also adding five assists, three blocked shots, eight rebounds and nine steals in a 65-43 win over Jefferson Independent Day.

MISSOURI BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS
TOP 10
1. Hazelwood Central (Florissant) (12-0)
2. Chaminade (St. Louis) (13-0)
3. McCluer North (Florissant) (14-0)
4. Kickapoo (Springfield) (13-0)
5. Sikeston (12-0)
6. Nixa (11-2)
7. Soldan International Studies (St. Louis) (11-2)
8. DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis) (11-2)
9. Raymore-Peculiar (Peculiar) (10-2)
10. Hogan Prep Charter (Kansas City) (8-2)

CLASS 5
1. Hazelwood Central (12-0)
2. Chaminade (13-0)
3. McCluer North (14-0)
4. Springfield-Kickapoo (13-0)
5. Nixa (11-2)
6. DeSmet Jesuit (11-2)
7. Raymore-Peculiar (10-2)
8. Raytown South (9-3)
9. Christian Brothers (St. Louis) (10-4)
10. Glendale (Springfield) (12-1)

CLASS 4
1. Sikeston (12-0)
2. Soldan (11-2)
3. Grandview (10-3)
4. Clayton (St. Louis) (11-2)
5. Hillcrest (Springfield) (8-2)
6. Mexico (10-0)
7. DeSoto (10-2)
8. Farmington (8-2)
9. Platte County (Platte City) (8-3)
10. Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (10-3)

CLASS 3
1. Hogan Prep (8-2)
2. O'Hara (Kansas City) (10-2)
3. Cameron (10-0)
4. Early (Morrisville) (11-1)
5. Willow Springs (10-2)
6. Maryville (9-2)
7. Penney (Hamilton) (6-1)
8. Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis) (8-2)
9. Charleston (9-4)
10. Lutheran North (St. Louis) (8-3)

CLASS 2
1. Salisbury (10-0)
2. Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington) (7-1)
3. Sacred Heart (Sedalia) (9-0)
4. Bernie (10-2)
5. Billings (11-1)
6. Schuyler County (Lancaster) (5-2)
7. Sturgeon (8-2)
8. Gainesville (9-2)
9. New Haven (8-1)
10. Fayette (7-3)

CLASS 1
1. Scott County Central (Sikeston) (10-2)
2. Dadeville (7-0)
3. Climax Springs (9-0)
4. Jefferson (Festus) (9-1)
5. La Plata (8-0)
6. Leopold (9-4)
7. Summersville (10-2)
8. Glasgow (8-0)
9. Meadville (10-0)
10. North Pemiscot (Wardell) (8-1)

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