A Ryder Lewis desperation three off an inbounds pass with one second left fell short and Moberly held on for a 43-42 victory over Macon on Tuesday night. Lewis did give the Tigers one of their two leads in the game, in the fourth quarter:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Kish Jacobs came right back with a runner off the glass to put Moberly back on top. Amar’e Hawkins provided the Spartans with the winning points on the next possession:
Hawkins led Moberly with 13 points and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. Colin Knox had 10 in the Spartans’ season-opener. Evan Newland led Macon with 16. The Tigers drop to 1-1.
In the girls game, Macon used an 11-0 run from the early second to the early third quarter to pull away from Moberly for a 39-23 win. Reece Barnett was the only player in double figures, in the game, with 14 and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. The Tigerettes improve to 2-0. Olivia Dunwoody scored eight to lead Moberly. The Lady Spartans drop to 0-3. Macon plays at Kirksville on Thursday, while Moberly will host Oak Grove on Friday and we will broadcast on nemopressbox.com.
Here the full broadcasts by going to the Game Archive section.
postgame with Moberly boys coach Brett Boyer:
postgame with Macon boys coach Dale Devenport:
postgame with Macon girls coach Thomas Kirkland:
postgame with Moberly girls coach Donndre Smith:
