It had been 17 years since Moberly and Westran met on the basketball floor and the Friday night doubleheader at the MACC Activity Center delivered two comebacks and close games.
The Westran girls came from 17 points down early in the third quarter to force overtime and outlasted the Lady Spartans 55-53. The Lady Hornets scored seven in a row late in regulation to take their first lead since early in the game. Moberly was able to bounce back….
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. The Lady Spartans led 53-52 in overtime when Westran got the only field goal of the extra session…..
The Lady Spartans came up empty on a pair of free throws late and Westran held on for the victory. Kharigan Fuemmeler scored 14 of her 19 points after halftime and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. The Lady Hornets stopped a two-game skid and improve to 16-7. In her return to the lineup, Olivia Dunwoody led all scorers with 20 points. The Lady Spartans drop to 4-17.
The Moberly boys rallied from 12 down early in the third quarter to beat Westran 62-57. The Hornets led 30-20 at halftime….
The Spartans outscored Westran 27-15 in the third quarter to lead by two heading into the fourth and built the lead to as much as seven. The Hornets used back-to-back turnovers to pull within one. Moberly’s winning points came on an inbounds play….
Westran answered back to make it 58-57. Amar’e Hawkins knocked down a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left. A Hornet three to tie was no good and Ethan Land finished the win with two more free throws. Hawkins was our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game with 14 points. The Spartans improve to 12-11. Marshall Kitchen led Westran with 13. The Hornets’ seven-game winning streak ends and they drop to 19-5.
Moberly is scheduled to play at Marshall on Tuesday, while Westran is scheduled to host Schuyler County. We are planning to broadcast both varsity doubleheaders.
postgame with Westran girls coach Alex Thomas…
postgame with Moberly girls coach Bruce Marshall….
postgame with Moberly boys coach Brett Boyer…
postgame with Westran boys coach Chris Sander…
