Class 6
De Smet (6-0) vs. Raymore-Peculiar (11-2)

Class 5
Webb City (11-1) vs. Platte County (10-2)
Jackson (13-0) def. Fort Zumwalt North (11-2), 49-14

Class 4
Helias (13-0) def. Smithville (10-3), 13-10
MICDS (6-0) vs. Union (7-4), 12 a.m. today

Class 3
Blair Oaks (11-1) at Cardinal Ritter (4-3)
Cassville (10-2) at Maryville (10-3)

Class 2
Palmyra (11-0) at St. Pius X (Kansas City) (11-0)
Lamar (10-1) vs. Jefferson (9-2)

Class 1
Mid-Buchanan (12-0) vs. Adrian (10-1)
Thayer (11-1) vs. Windsor (Sedalia) (13-0)

Missouri State

Due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Missouri State men’s basketball program, tonight’s (Nov. 27) game against Evangel been canceled.

Team activities will also be paused for at least 14 days. The student-athletes and staff affected are taking appropriate safety measures in accordance with the university’s Athletics COVID Re-entry Policy.

Upcoming Bears home games against Ecclesia (Nov. 28), Central Arkansas (Dec. 1), Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 5) and Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 12) are also affected and will be canceled or postponed.

Mizzou tipped off the season with a 91-64 victory over Oral Roberts on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena, improving to 4-0 record in season-openers under head coach Cuonzo Martin.

Senior forward Jeremiah Tilmon led Mizzou’s stout defense, grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds and two steals. Mizzou outrebounded Oral Roberts 41-29 and forced 15 turnovers.

Mizzou scorched the nets offensively, shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range. Senior Mark Smith led four Tigers in double figures with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He drained four of the Tigers’ 10 triples. Dru Smith added 16 points, six assists and five boards in an all-around effort. Xavier Pinson tossed in 17 points and Javon Pickett added 11. The two Smiths, Pinson and Pickett combined for 62 points.

Javonte Perkins tallied a game-high 22 points to lead five Saint Louis double-digit scorers, and the Billikens opened the 2020-21 season by charging past SIUE 89-52 Wednesday night at Chaifetz Arena in game one of the Billiken Classic.

The 89 points tie a SLU record for most points in a home opener at Chaifetz Arena, which is now in its 13th season as the home of the Billikens. The 37-point victory margin is Saint Louis’ largest in a Chaifetz Arena season debut. The Bills captured their fourth straight season opener under head coach Travis Ford.

Perkins’ 8-of-11 shooting performance included 4-of-5 from 3-point range. He scored 19 of his 22 points in the first half as the Billikens raced to a 48-18 cushion at intermission.

Jordan Goodwin registered his 24th career double-double with 12 points and a game-best 11 rebounds. Goodwin’s effort on the glass led SLU to a 40-28 rebounding advantage.

Gibson Jimerson, Terrence Hargrove Jr. and Marten Linssen tossed in 11 points apiece. Jimerson and Hargrove Jr. were 3-of-3 and 2-of-3, respectively, from beyond the arc, while Linssen’s 7-of-8 from the foul line led the Bills to a strong 76.7 percent (23-of-30) showing.

Yuri Collins contributed game highs of six assists and three steals for Saint Louis.

Sidney Wilson led SIUE with 14 points and seven rebounds. [Read more…]

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without wide receiver/kick returner Byron Pringle as they prepare to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

On Monday, the Chiefs placed Pringle on injured reserve. The third year pro suffered an ankle injury in the win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Mecole Hardman is expected to take over kick return duties with Pringle absent

The MIAA finalized plans to conduct a women’s soccer and volleyball season in the spring of 2021. The plans were approved by the MIAA Athletic Administrators Council (AAC) on November 24.

For volleyball, MIAA members will play an eight-match schedule against teams in their division, which will be based on geographical location. The schedule will begin the week of February 22 and conclude the week of April 11. For flexibility, all dates and locations will be mutually agreed upon by participating members. Along with the eight-match MIAA schedule, institutions will be permitted to schedule up to the NCAA maximum of 20 contests with outside competition this spring (2021) and will decide when those competitions occur during each school’s championship segment. The 2021 spring volleyball season will culminate with all teams being invited to a postseason tournament to be held on April 16-17.

In women’s soccer, the Association will play a six-match schedule with two postseason matches. Matches will begin the week of March 29, 2021, and conclude the week of April 26, 2021. Along with the eight-match MIAA schedule, institutions will be permitted to schedule up to the NCAA maximum of 14 contests with outside competition this spring (2021) and will decide when those competitions occur during each school’s championship segment.

The complete schedule for women’s soccer and volleyball, along with more details on the volleyball postseason invitational will be announced at a later date. No formal MIAA Champion will be recognized for the 2020-2021 academic year in either sport.

Class 6
De Smet (6-0) def. Fox (10-2), 13-0
Raymore-Peculiar (10-2) at Liberty North (9-2), 1 p.m. Saturday

Class 5
Webb City (11-1) def. Lebanon (7-4), 42-14
Jackson (12-0) def. Chaminade (4-2), 63-22
Platte County (10-2) def. Grain Valley (10-2), 31-28
Fort Zumwalt North (11-1) def. Battle (8-2), 35-14

Class 4
Helias (12-0) def. West Plains (10-2), 36-30
Union (7-4) def Festus (10-2) 34-25
Smithville (10-2) def. Grandview K.C. (6-6), 38-0
Hannibal (8-2) vs. MICDS (5-0), 1 p.m. Saturday

Class 3
Lutheran North (5-0) at Blair Oaks (10-1), 1 p.m. Saturday
Kennett (11-0) at Cardinal Ritter (3-3), 1 p.m. Saturday
Cassville (9-2) vs. Buffalo (9-2), 1 p.m. Saturday
Maryville (9-3) at Summit Christian (9-2), 1 p.m. Saturday

Class 2
Palmyra (10-0) vs. Hallsville (6-4), 1 p.m. Saturday
Lamar (9-1) at Mountain View-Liberty (10-2), 1 p.m. Saturday
St. Pius X (Kansas City) (11-0) def. Butler (10-1), 14-6
Duchesne (9-2) lost to Jefferson (9-2), 24-6

Class 1
Mid-Buchanan (11-0) at Hamilton (9-3), 1 p.m. Saturday
Thayer (10-1) at South Callaway (7-3), 1 p.m. Saturday
Marionville (12-0) at Windsor (Sedalia) (12-0), 1 p.m. Saturday
Marceline (10-1) vs. Adrian (9-1), 1 p.m. Saturday

Princeton 42, Milan 36
Sarcoxie 36, Stockton 23
North Shelby def. Norborne/Hardin Central, forfeit
North Andrew 44, Pattonsburg/Gilman City/North Harrison 34
Stanberry 56, Rock Port 0
South Callaway 29, Paris 14
Windsor 62, Tipton 14
Lockwood/Golden City 35, Cabool 28
Marionville 34, Pierce City 0
Harrisburg 46, Westran 8
Marceline 55, Fayette 20
Penney 40, South Harrison 28
East Buchanan 11, West Platte 8
Mid-Buchanan 55, Polo 6
Jefferson (Festus) 40, Kelly 7
Lutheran (St. Charles) def. Cuba, forfeit
Lamar 49, El Dorado Springs 6
Hallsville 44, Hermann 8
Monroe City 28, Bowling Green 26
Palmyra 35, Clark County 8
Butler 40, St. Michael 21
St. Pius X (Kansas City) 20, Brookfield 6
St. Clair 42, Salem 7
Blair Oaks 54, Boonville 14
Centralia 26, Southern Boone County 12
Buffalo 63, Osage 24
Mountain Grove 28, Ava 14
Cassville def. Reeds Spring, forfeit
Mt. Vernon 42, Seneca 0
Lee’s Summit Community Christian 35, Oak Grove 0
North County 36, Hillsboro 28
Hannibal 42, Mexico 0
Moberly 55, Kirksville 14
Carl Junction 43, Hillcrest 6
West Plains 35, McDonald County 2
Helias Catholic 54, Nevada 22
Smithville 42, Lafayette (St. Joseph) 0
Farmington 24, Seckman 6
Jackson 55, Poplar Bluff 0, OT
Ft. Zumwalt North def. Parkway Central, forfeit
Washington 28, Camdenton 21
Lebanon 47, Willard 14
Carthage 55, Branson 35
Webb City 49, Ozark 28
Grain Valley def. William Chrisman, forfeit
Platte County 24, North Kansas City 17
Staley 14, Park Hill South 9
Fox 49, Lafayette (Wildwood) 28
Lindbergh 28, St. Louis University 21
DeSmet 54, Christian Brothers College 21
Francis Howell def. Holt, forfeit
Raymore-Peculiar 28, Joplin 7
Liberty North 44, Rock Bridge 0

Fox 42, Vianney 0
Lindbergh 21, Eureka 14
Christian Brothers College 63, Marquette 28
DeSmet 55, Francis Howell Central 0
Holt 48, Ft. Zumwalt West 14
Joplin def. Rockhurst, forfeit
Lee’s Summit West 41, Kickapoo 0
Nixa def. Lee’s Summit North, forfeit
Liberty North 49, Hickman High School 7
St. Vincent 47, Chaffee 6
Thayer 46, Crystal City 6
Mark Twain 18, South Shelby 14
Cole Camp 27, Lincoln 21
Tipton 56, Russellville 18
Cabool 49, Diamond 0
Lockwood/Golden City 42, Miller 6
Pierce City 28, Ash Grove 9
Harrisburg 0, Slater 0
Westran 55, Salisbury 20
Princeton/Mercer 40, Scotland County 12
East Buchanan 48, North Platte 14
Polo 21, Plattsburg 7
West Platte 28, Maysville/Winston 6
Jefferson (Festus) 33, St. Pius X (Festus) 0
Cuba 55, Grandview (Hillsboro) 0
Fair Grove 28, Strafford 12
Forsyth 41, Willow Springs 21
Liberty (Mountain View) 50, Houston 6
El Dorado Springs 52, Clever 29
Hermann 44, Missouri Military Academy 14
St. Michael 42, Versailles 7
Lafayette County 21, Lathrop 0
Lexington 36, Trenton 0
Chillicothe 34, Benton 28
Maryville 60, KC Northeast 20
Cardinal Ritter 57, Owensville 8
Salem 20, Potosi 7
St. Clair 49, St. James 0
Boonville 34, California 21
Mountain Grove 67, Clinton 8
Osage 49, Eldon 16
Reeds Spring def. Hollister, forfeit
Seneca 35, Aurora 30
Union 42, Clayton 0
St. Dominic 48, St. Charles 0
Kirksville 56, Warrenton 20
Carl Junction 45, Monett 9
Hillcrest 42, Logan-Rogersville 28
McDonald County 37, Marshfield 13
Grandview 53, Raytown South 12
Rolla 35, Capital City 7
Willard 51, Central (Springfield) 6
Branson 34, Republic 13
Ozark 40, Neosho 7
Belton 27, Truman 17
Raytown 36, Smith-Cotton 0
Rock Bridge 31, Troy Buchanan 20