Carthage Varsity 45, Joplin 46
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage boys varsity basketball team traded scores back and forth throughout the entire game, with the final score being decided on a tip in by Joplin’s Terrance Gibson with 6 seconds left in Carthage’s Tuesday night 46-45 conference loss.
On the ensuing play, Carthage’s Clay Kinder took the inbound pass the full length of the floor as the last 6 seconds were ticking down, but was unable to get a shot off as the ball got loose and went out of bounds on Carthage with just 1 second left. Joplin was able to secure the inbound pass and the win on the following play.
“That’s the first true gut punch of the season for us,” Tigers head coach Nathan Morris said. “We stuck to our game plan. But a couple of rebounds and late breaks didn’t roll our way. That one hurts.”
Kinder finished with a game-high 17 points for the Tigers, including going six-for-seven from the free throw line. Justin Ray, Max Templeman and Joel Pugh added 8 points apiece while Britt Coy and Caden Kabance added 2 points each.
Carthage is 15-4 overall and 1-2 in the COC.
Carthage Girls Varsity 36, Joplin 47
The Carthage Lady Tigers saw a third quarter tie slip away as they were outscored by Joplin 15-4 in the final frame, with the only points for the Tigers coming from Kianna Yates at the free throw line.
Yates led the Tigers with 17 points followed by Lauren Choate with 8 points. Raven Probert added 6 points, Presley Probert had 3 points while Sophie Shannon chipped in with 2 points.
Carthage Girls JV 40, Joplin Girls JV 17
Lexa Youngblood paced the Tigers with 15 points in the 40-17 win against the visiting Joplin Eagles Tuesday.
Becca Morris had 11 points for the Tigers while Jaidyn Brunnert added 5 points. Zye Clark finished with 4 points, Ashlyn Brust added 3 points and Ashlynn Jackson finished with 2 points.
Carthage Freshman Boys 53, Joplin Freshman Boys 40
Trent Yates had a team high 13 points to lead the Tigers to a 53-40 victory over Joplin Tuesday. Brady Carlton added 12 points Dylan Pugh finished with 10, Taylor Steven added 9 points, Kruz Castor 6 and Jaeden Morris rounded out the scoring for Carthage with 3 points.
Carthage Freshman Girls 33, Joplin Freshman Girls 14
The Lady Tiger Freshman team used an 11-0 first quarter run to beat Joplin 33-14 Tuesday. Jaidyn Brunnert led the Tigers with 11 points, Ashlyn Brust added 6 points followed by Grace Brown’s 5 points. Lexa Youngblood and Zye Clark added 4 points apiece, Jenna Calhoun had 2 points while Aven Willis finished with 1 point.
