Sports – Friday December 28th
In High School Basketball
There were more games to be played Thursday at the Holiday Classic at William Jewell College in the boys bracket.
Kearney 47
Raytown 38
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St. Joseph Central 56
Grandview 51
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K.C. Central 60
O’Hara 46
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Blue Springs 57
Lincoln Prep 54
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Park Hill South 52
Raymore-Peculiar 29
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Liberty North 65
William Chrisman 58
Our thanks go out to Paul Worstell for those scores.
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At the holiday Hoops at North Central Missouri College there was a full slate of games Thursday.
In the girls contests
Braymer 40
Ridgeway 20
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Rockport 47
Novinger 34
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Nodaway Holt 56
Hardin-Central 42
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Lawson 58
Savannah 40
In the boys brackets:
Braymer 54
Novinger 37
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Rockport 53
Winston 33
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Ridgeway 59
Princeton 42
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Hardin-Central 69
Nodaway Holt 46
Our thanks go out to Teresa Cross for those scores.
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In games slated for Friday
Chilhowee (MO) (7 – 3 – 0)
Malta Bend (MO) (0 – 0 – 0)
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Higbee (3 – 5 – 0)
Bucklin-Macon County (Bucklin, MO) (0 – 3 – 0)
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Lincoln College Prep (Kansas City, MO) (4 – 5 – 0)
Raymore-Peculiar (Peculiar, MO) (2 – 3 – 0)
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Southwest Early College (Kansas City, MO… (1 – 2 – 0)
Smith-Cotton (Sedalia, MO) (2 – 5 – 0)
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North Tech (Florissant, MO) (6 – 3 – 0)
Boonville (MO) (6 – 5 – 0)
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Bevier (MO) (6 – 3 – 0)
Milan (MO) (3 – 6 – 0)
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Sturgeon (MO) (5 – 2 – 0)
Meadville (MO) (10 – 0 – 0)
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Knob Noster (MO) (5 – 3 – 0)
Macks Creek (MO) (8 – 1 – 0)
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Fort Osage (Independence, MO) (6 – 2 – 0)
Lee’s Summit West (Lee’s Summit, MO) (4 – 0 – 0)
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Father Tolton (Columbia, MO) (2 – 3 – 0)
Moberly (MO) (7 – 1 – 0)
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NFL
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson enters the regular season finale amid questions about his future with the team. Jackson will have the option to explore free agency after the season. Coach Jeff Fisher says the Rams want him back, but Jackson’s demands could price him out of a uniform.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City coach Romeo Crennel has joined the list of Chiefs dealing with illness and injury. Crennel hobbled around on crutches yesterday after having fluid drained from his left knee. Running back Jamaal Charles and linebacker Tamba Hali returned yesterday after missing practice on Wednesday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt is finally getting some much-deserved attention. Colquitt was voted to his first Pro Bowl this week after averaging nearly 47 yards per punt for the Chiefs. He is also second in the NFL with 42 punts inside the 20 yard line.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez is still considering retirement at the end of the season. The 13-time Pro Bowler remains 95 percent certain he will walk away from the gridiron after the season. The 36-year-old Gonzalez played 12 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs before being traded to Atlanta.
