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Another Four-Way Tie In Pigskin PIck'Em!
October 06th 2011 by Unknown
The excitement is building as the scores are ever-so-close for Week Six of the Pigskin Pick’Em Challenge online game!
For Week Six, there is again a tie between four exceptional players for first place with 19 points each - congratulations to Christine Young, Matt Miller, April Aldridge, and Brett Dorton for being this week's winners!
Roxanne McGhee is the winner of the Weekly Drawing. Congratulations to all!
The Pigskin Pick'Em Challenge is a fun online game where participants chose the winners of weekly football games at the high school, NCAA, and NFL levels. Points determine weekly winners and accumulate each week leading toward the season-ending Grand Prize - a 42" flatscreen TV!
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Last Updated on October 06th 2011 by Unknown
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Greer Has Great Game in Loss to SLUH
October 03rd 2011 by Staff Writer
A career opportunity for the Greer family in 2007 transferred them to the St. Louis area, leaving the comforts of their longtime hometown of Dexter. Greer immediately embraced the move, and began to take advantage of all the good athletic opportunities before him.
Now in his senior year at Chaminade High School in St. Louis, Matthew Greer is starring up the show for the Red Devils.
Friday evening, Chaminade took the field against a Metro Catholic Conference rival - the St. Louis University Junior Billikens.. SLUH - 2-3 overall (1-1 Conference) - and Chaminade - 3-1 overall (1-1 Conference) - had both posted blowout wins over Vianney earlier in the season, but that was the only common opponent between the two teams coming into the contest. SLUH’s losses came at the hands of Parkway North, Webster Groves, and Christian Brothers, while Chaminade had lost only to Desmet after a Week 3 bye.
The Junior Billikens had everything going their way in the first half, posting the first 14 points in the game on pass completions. In addition to passing game, SLUH’s rushing attack was on target and found open lanes, picking up big yardage throughout the game.
After struggling on a few series, Chaminade’s quarterback, Logan Hutson, began to pick up the offensive attack. His first target was a 37-yard completion to Greer, coming across the middle on a backside post pattern. Greer showed great strength and athleticism on the catch, as he had to go up high to wrestle the football from the defender. The drive ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Brandon Minor, making the score 14 - 7. However, the Billikens dominated the remainder of the second quarter leaving a half-time score of 28 to 7.
The second half started with a great kickoff return by Chaminade return man Spencer Byrne - a jump start that the Red Devils needed. Chaminade continued the drive down the field for a Dixon Anthon touchdown run with 7:50 remaining in the third quarter.
The Billikens delivered another offensive blow to the Chaminade defense with a 67 yard touchdown run by Terek Hawkins - a speedy back that has been clocked with a 4.3 40-yard dash - making the score 35 -14.
The Red Devils were not ready to get on the bus, despite the large deficit and little time remaining in the game. On the ensuing possession, Chaminade marched down the field, and Hutson hit Greer on a quick-slant for an 11 yard TD pass to cut SLUH’s lead to 35 - 21. Chaminade’s defense decided to get in the action, and with 4:12 left in the ballgame, Byrne intercepted a pass from deep in Billikens territory and quickly returned it for yet another Red Devil touchdown, making the score 35 - 28.SLUH’s defense stepped up a final possession, and didn’t allow Chaminade to deliver any positive yards - the game ended with the Billikens on top by a score of 35 - 28.
Overall, Greer was a powerful member to the offense for the Red Devils. He is quick off the ball, and solid with his blocking techniques. His greatest talent continues to be in his aggressiveness and outstanding hands. He runs crisp, clean routes, which allows him to get some separation from his defenders.
Chaminade moves to 3-2 overall (1-1 conference) on the season with the loss. The Red Devils will be in action again on Friday (Oct. 7), when they host the undefeated - and No. 2 State Ranked - Christian Brothers College High School.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Last Updated on October 03rd 2011 by Staff Writer
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/uke8/Greer-Has-Great-Game-in-Loss-to-SLUH
TRC, Colleges Face-Off At Jamboree
October 03rd 2011 by News
The Three Rivers College Sikeston Jamboree will be held in the Sikeston High School Field House on Saturday Oct. 8. Admission is free.
The game schedule for the jamboree includes:
- 10:00 a.m. - Three Rivers vs. Dyersburg St.
- 11:45 a.m. - Mineral Area vs. Philander Smith
- 1:30 p.m. - Mineral Area vs. Dyersburg St.
- 3:15 p.m. - Three Rivers vs. Philander Smith
Also assistant with coaching the 3R squad is Will Durden, a 2000 graduate of Portageville High School. Durden played at Three Rivers in 2003 and went on to play at Austin Peay University.
The teams from Dyersburg, Mineral Area and Philander Smith have varying connections to Three Rivers Basketball.
Thurlon "Sam" Weaver, head coach at Philander Smith, was named MVP at the NJCAA National Tournament in 1979 while playing for Three Rivers. He formerly served as head coach at Northern Iowa, Alcorn State and Henderson State Universities. Weaver was an assistant coach at Southeast Missouri State, SIU, Mississippi State and Iowa State. His assistant coach is Anton McKinney. McKinney graduated from Kennett high school in 2000, played at Three Rivers in 2002 and went on to play at Drury University.
Head coach and Dyersburg Athletic Director Alan Barnett is a former Raider from 1983. Barnett later played and coached at Southeast Missouri State University.
The Mineral Area basketball team is coached by Corey Tate. He played at University of Missouri from 1995-'97. His assistant coach is Dontavius Jones, a Kennett High School graduate. Mineral Area College has also recruited two players from last year's Kennett High School team.
Among this year's Raider team is Sikeston graduate Will Holifield. Holifield is the son of Sikeston head coach Gregg Holifield, and played on the 30-0 state championship team.
The Three Rivers team includes other area players such as Jay Raulston and Chris Kilgore from Poplar Bluff, Donnell Minnis from Portageville, and Jordan McGowan from Bernie.
For more information on the Sikeston Jamboree, contact Michelle Felter Reynolds, eastern campus development officer, at 573-472-6650 or michellereynolds@trcc.edu.
Last Updated on October 03rd 2011 by News
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/uke7/TRC-Colleges-FaceOff-At-Jamboree
DMS Girls Basketball Gets Started
October 02nd 2011 by Staff Writer
The incoming 8th grade middle school group of young ladies is packed with talent and approach the upcoming season with high hopes. Having spent many years of summer leagues and traveling teams, this group is not new to the court. They have become known as a championship level team over many years of competition.
The 2010 seventh grade season only reflects the quality of this team. They finished within one game of a perfect season.
The continuity of the team is only enhanced by the coaching staff. The varsity high school coaching duo of Chad Allen and Eric Sitze double up their efforts to keep their program growing from the middle school level. The girls run the same offense and defense, preparing for the upper level. That should help to assure a strong program for years down the road.
Their season opener will be on the road against Doniphan. The Lady Bearcats will remain on the road for the next three games, until they have their home opener on October 13 against Neelyville.
Dexter Middle School will host the 8th Grade Tournament this year on October 22 and 24. Games times and brackets will be announced later in the season.
Last Updated on October 02nd 2011 by Unknown
https://showmetimes.com/Blogpost/uke1/DMS-Girls-Basketball-Gets-Started
SBU Football Wins Third In A Row
October 02nd 2011 by Unknown
The Bearcats were lead in a strong offensive effort by quarterback Dan Connors who threw for a career high 320 yards, and rushed for a career high 116 yards. Connors was extremely impressive through the air, completing 28 of his 36 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, Connors excelled with 116 yards and one score on 21 carriers. The Bearcats also had a strong running performance by Tiras Harris who gained 87 yards off of 27 carriers. Charles Johnson once again lead the Bearcats in receptions (10) and receiving yards (144) as he recorded his second 100 yard receiving game on the season.
On the defensive side of the football, the Bearcats were lead in tackling by Chris Muhammad, who also had a key interception on SBU's own five yard line to prevent the Blue Knights from scoring. As a team, the Bearcats recorded season high's in passing yards (320), rushing yards (234), and total yards (554).
After a scoreless first quarter, the Blue Knights were the first to get on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter, taking an early 6-0 lead. SBU quickly responded when Connors hit Marcus Sullivan from five yards out in the back right corner of the endzone to put SBU up 7-6. Under four minutes later, Johnson broke free from the defense and was on the receiving end of a 46 yard touchdown pass from Connors, as SBU took a 14-6 halftime lead.
In the second half, Urbana responded back by scoring a touchdown midway through the third quarter, to cut SBU's lead to 14-12. SBU would quickly respond when Derwyn Lauderdale took a pitch from Connors 15 yards into the endzone to increase SBU's lead to 21-12. Connors would then tack on a 4 yard touchdown run of his own to finish off the scoring, and lead SBU to a 28-12 victory.
"I thought we did a great job and held them at bay," Coach Allen commented. "Connors did a great job at moving in the pocket and was also able to make plays down the field. Offensively we did a tremendous job, and came ready to play. Defensively we were able to hold them to 1 for 11 on third downs."
With the win, SBU moves to 4-1 on the season, and are set to travel to Liberty, Missouri to take on William Jewell College on Saturday, October 8. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.
Southwest Baptist University is a four-year evangelical Christian university that was established in 1878. The main campus is located about 30 minutes north of Springfield, Missouri, in Bolivar, a town of approximately 10,000 people.
DHS alum Glen Johnson is a defensive lineman for the Bearcats.
For more information on SBU Bearcat Athletics, visit sbubearcats.com.
Last Updated on October 02nd 2011 by Unknown
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