Sports – Monday, December 10th, 2018
The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers dropped the Norwood Scallywag Showdown Tournament Championship Game to Willow Springs by the final score of 77-69 Friday night. The Lady Bears went on a 10-0 run to finish out the game. Maddy Woolf scored 22 points followed by Taylor Norris who netted 19 more for Salem falls to 4-1 on the year. Salem will face Sullivan tonight in the first round of the Sullivan Tournament. Salem enters the tournament with a 4-1 record.
The St. James Tigers smothering defensive forced numerous Salem turnovers early in the game prompting them to jump out to a 23-8 first quarter lead that Salem could never recover from falling Friday night, 70-52. Andrew Branson scored 22 points to lead St. James while Salem was paced by Reese Dodson who tallied 15 points. Salem is 1-5 on the year. They will host Rolla tomorrow night.
Mark Smith scored 14 points and Missouri’s offense came alive in the second half to defeat Oral Roberts 80-64 Friday night for its third win in a row. Freshman Torrence Watson shot 4 for 4 from the three-point stripe and Smith knocked in three from beyond the arc as well. Missouri finished 12 for 26 from three-point territory for the game. Missouri will Xavier Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena. That game will NOT be aired on KSMO due to the Salem Boys game.
Friday night, Jake Allen made 26 saves and recorded his first shutout of the season as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Winnipeg Jets 1-0 on Alex Steen’s 2nd period power play goal, but on Sunday, the Blues laid an egg in lsoing to the Vancouver Canucks, 6-1. Jordan Kyrou scored his first NHL goal for the Blues in the 3rd period. St. Louis will host Florida Tuesday night in a game that will have a delayed start after Salem Boys Basketball on KSMO.
Harrison Butker atoned for a 43-yard miss as time expired with a 36-yard field goal in overtime, and the Kansas City Chiefs stopped the Baltimore Ravens on fourth down to clinch a playoff spot with a 27-24 victory Sunday. Patrick Mahomes threw for 377 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Tyreek Hill caught eight passes for 139 yards, including three in overtime to set up the eventual winning field goal. The Chiefs are now 10-2 on the year and they play the Chargers this Thursday night.