The Monroe City teams swept Moberly in a varsity doubleheader heard on nemopressbox.com.
In the girls game, junior Naaron Hays scored 26 of her 28 points in the first half to lead the Panthers to a 57-33 victory…..
Brad Boyer with the call. Hays had a four-point play and a five-point play as part of her big night and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. Monroe City led 40-8 at halftime and improves to 2-0.
Olivia Dunwoody scored all 12 of her points in the second half. The Lady Spartans drop their opener.
In the boys game, Monroe City pulled away in the second half for a 59-45 win. Moberly erased a nine-point halftime deficit with an 11-2 start to the third quarter. The Panthers scored the next eight points….
Blake Pfanner came off the bench to lead the Panthers in their opener with 12 points and was named the Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. Spartan junior Cameron Doubrava led all scorers with 14.
The Monroe City teams will next play at Canton on Monday. The Moberly teams will next visit Macon on Tuesday in games that can be heard on nemopressbox.com. Here are postgame interviews with the coaches:
Monroe City girls Adam Rung:
Moberly girls Bruce Marshall:
Monroe City boys Brock Edris:
Moberly boys Brett Boyer:
