Sports – Monday, February 17th 2025
The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers ran into a stifling Thayer defense Friday night as the Bobcats went on to beat Salem, 60-31 at Thayer. Salem was only able to score in single digits in three of the four quarters while Devin Harrington scored 17 points for Thayer followed by 15 points for Easton Pitts. Salem was led in scoring by Luke Pryor and Gavin Sapaugh who each netted eight points. Salem falls to 10-13 on the year and 2-3 in the SCA Conference, and the Tigers will host Mountain View-Liberty tonight in a game moved up from Tuesday due to the impending storm starting around 7:15 at the SHS Gym. That matchup can be heard on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and 95.7 FM) and video streamed on KSMO Media (ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook and KSMO YouTube).
The Salem Boys JV Tigers lost to Thayer Friday night by the score of 55-48. They will take on the Mountain View-Liberty Eagles around 4:30 at the Salem High School Gym.
The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers have been seeded 4th in the upcoming Class 4, District 3 playoffs starting Monday, March 3rd at 5:30 at the Owensville High School Gym. Salem will play St. Clair. The winner of that game will face the 1st seeded Cuba Wildcats on Wednesday, March 5th at 5:30 at Owensville. The girl’s side of the bracket has not yet been determined, but the games will be held at the Cuba High School.
The Salem Lady Basketball Varsity Tigers fell to Sullivan Friday by the score of 70-33 to go to 4-18 on the year. They will play the Mountain View-Liberty Lady Eagles starting around 6:00 tonight at the SHS Gym. That game can be heard on KSMO Radio and video-streamed on KSMO Media.
The Salem Lady Basketball JV Tigers fell to Sullivan Friday night, 42-11. They will start their game this afternoon against Mountain View-Liberty at 3:00 at the Salem High School Gym.
The Missouri Basketball Tigers improve to 19-6 with an 87-74 win over Georgia in SEC Conference Play Saturday afternoon. Missouri was led in scoring by Caleb Grill and Anthony Robinson II each with 15 points, followed by Mark Mitchell with 14 points and Tamar Bates with 13 more. Missouri is 8-4 in the SEC Conference, and they will tangle with Alabama Wednesday night at 7:30 on KSMO Radio.