Grand River Conference

I was able to attend the MSHSAA State Basketball Tournament this past weekend.  Two GRC teams (Stanberry and Putnam County) advanced to state.  Here are all of the interviews and press conferences from both this weekend: Stanberry - Pre-Game Interview with Head Coach Nick Groomer I was able to catch up with Stanberry Head Coach Nick Groomer on Thursday to talk about his postseason run and preview the upcoming game against Wellsville-Middletown.   Following Stanberry's win over Wellsville-Middletown, Coach Groomer joined Austin and Tyler Schwebach to answer questions from the press.  Wellsville-Middletown press conference also follows. (Apologies for the sound quality with the background noise for this audio above) Coach Groomer and his starters answered questions from the press following the championship game against South Iron.  The Stanberry portion of the press conference starts at the 3:40 mark following South Iron's press conference. Putnam County Coac...

8pm - C1 Boys State Championship - South Iron 71 Stanberry 45 Scoring Summary                           1    2    3     4    F South Iron       18   23  13    17   71 Stanberry        12    8   10   15   45 South Iron Drenin Dinkins, 34 pts, 11-22 FG, 5-8 3FG, 7-9 FT Champ McMurry, 13 pts, 6-10 FG, 1-3 3FG D.J. Prater, 9 pts, 3-11 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-3 FT Martez Burse, 3 pts, 1-1 FG, 1-1 3FG Gabe Ruble, 3 pts, 1-1 FG, 1-1 3FG Karl Slusher, 3 pts, 1-1 FG, 1-1 3FG Kolton Dinkins, 2 pts, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3FG Sawyer Huff, 2 pts, 1-3 FG, 0-1 3FG Elye Krueger, 2 pts, 1-2 FG Hunter Huff, 0-1 FG 31 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 8 Steals, 5 Turnovers Stanberry Austin Schwebach, 17 pts, 5-6 FG, 7-10 FT Tyler Schwebach, 9 pts, 3-6 FG, 0-1 3FG, 3-6 FT Colby McQuinn, 8 pts, 3-11 FG, 1-7 3FG, 1-1 FT Gavin Ca...

12 pm - C2 Boys 3rd Place - Putnam County 57 Bishop LeBlond 55 Scoring Summary                                      1    2    3     4    F Putnam County        9    15  15    18   57 Bishop LeBlond      11   17   7    20   55 Putnam County Zach Heidenwith, 19 pts, 6-11 FG, 3-6 3FG, 4-4 FT Landon Wood, 11 pts, 4-7 FG, 3-6 FT Lance Fowler, 10 pts, 3-6 FG, 4-6 FT Trace Riediger, 8 pts, 4-5 FG Jaden Wyant, 4 pts, 1-4 FG, 2-3 FT Owen Ream, 3 pts, 1-4 FG, 1-1 3FG Gage Pearson, 2 pts, 1-2 FG 32 Rebounds, 11 Assists, 12 Steals, 23 Turnovers Putnam County Press Conference:  https://anchor.fm/grandriverconference/episodes/Putnam-County-Press-Conference-e1fkf9f Bishop LeBlond Jake Korell, 15 pts, 5-10 FG, 2-4 3FG, 3-4 FT Chris Guldan, 12 pts, 5-15 FG, 1-7 3...

8pm - C1 Boys Semifinal - Stanberry 45 Wellsville-Middletown 40 (OT) Scoring Summary                                               1    2    3     4    OT      F Wellsville-Middletown      8  12     6       8        6      40 Stanberry                              12   10   8     4      11    45 Wellsville-Middletown Isaac Seabaugh, 15 pts, 5-13 FG, 0-3 3FG, 5-5 FT Carson Huff, 11 pts, 5-13 FG, 0-1 3FG, 1-2 FT Logan Pursifull, 8 pts, 3-16 FG, 2-2 FT Keaton Mayes, 4 pts, 2-7 FG, 0-1 FT Jacob Mandrell, 2 pts, 1-1 FG, 0-1 FT C.J Curd, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3FG 37 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 4 Steals, 10 ...

6pm - C2 Boys Semifinal - Bernie 79 Putnam County 75 Scoring Summary                                 1    2    3     4    F Bernie                        18  16  22    23    79 Putnam County      17   20  20   18    75 Bernie Tristan Johnson, 32 pts, 11-18 FG, 0-2 3FG, 10-12 FT Noah Foster, 10 pts, 2-11 FG, 1-5 3FG, 5-6 FT Kamden Powell, 9 pts, 3-8 FG, 3-8 3FG Hunter Corzine, 8 pts, 3-5 FG, 2-4 3FG, 0-1 FT John Nimmo, 7 pts, 3-3 FG, 1-2 FT Laterrence Robinson, 7 pts, 2-6 FG, 1-5 3FG, 2-3 FT Michia Schooley, 6 pts, 2-5 FG, 2-5 3FG 27 Rebounds, 15 Assists, 13 Steals, 9 Turnovers Putnam County Lance Fowler, 8-17 FG, 4-7 FT Owen Ream, 6-11 FG, 5-9 3FG Zach Heidenwith, 4-11 FG, 3-10 3FG, 2-2 FT Landon Wood, 5-8 FG, 3-4 FT...

4pm - C3 Boys Championship - Charleston Blue Jays 58 Higginsville Huskers 56 Scoring Summary                           1    2    3     4    F Charleston        13  18  14    13    58 Higginsville      15   13  15   13    56 Charleston Fletravion Stanback, 25 pts, 11-13 FG, 2-3 3FG, 1-1 FT Patrick Farmer Jr., 19 pts, 6-20 FG, 3-9 FG, 4-5 FT Rico Coleman, 10 pts, 4-13 FG, 2-5 FT Ko'Terrion Owens, 2 pts, 1-2 FG Tyrion Sinks, 2 pts, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3FG Almareion Williams, 0-5 FG, 0-5 3FG, 0-1 FT 36 Rebounds, 16 Assists, 13 Steals, 15 Turnovers Higginsville Mason Rumsey, 19 pts, 8-17 FG, 2-5 3FG, 1-3 FT Josiah Golden, 14 pts, 5-14 FG, 0-2 3FG, 4-6 FT Kyzer Gann-Vega, 10 pts, 4-14 FG, 1-6 3FG, 1-3 FT Cade Limback, 6 pts, 3-6 FG Jameel Merritt, 4 pts, 2-2 FG Hunter McCoy 3 pts, 1-5 FG, ...

2pm - C3 Girls Championship - El Dorado Springs 61  South Shelby 26 Scoring Summary                                      1    2    3    4    F South Shelby              7    4   11     4   26 El Dorado Springs     24  19  12    6    61 South Shelby Miranda Patterson, 2 pts, 4-11 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-4 FT Belle Roush, 8 pts, 4-6 FG Emma Dovin, 7 pts, 3-8 FG, 1-4 3FG Kayle Gaines, 0-7 FG, 0-7 3FG Hannah Wegman, 0-1 FG Summer Hunolt, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3FG Kamryn Mitchell, 0-1 FG, 0-1 3FG, 0-2 FT 14 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 11 Turnovers El Dorado Springs Tevi Gurley, 16 pts, 6-8 FG, 4-6 3FG Macie Mays, 15 pts, 5-8 FG, 0-2 3FG, 5-5 FT Reese Schaaf, 15 pts, 6-9 FG, 0-2 3FG, 3-3 FT Neely Schaaf, 7 pts, 3-7 FG...

12pm - C2 Girls Semifinal - Wellington-Napoleon 66 Blue Eye 47 Scoring Summary                                           1    2    3    4    F Blue Eye                                7     8    13   19  47 Wellington-Napoleon    14  12  13  27  66 Blue Eye Avery Arnold, 15 pts, 6-19 FG, 3-12 3FG Kyla Warren, 15 pts, 2-6 FG, 10-14 FT Gracyn Fairchild, 8 pts, 3-11 FG, 1-6 3FG, 1-2 FT Makayla Johnson, 5 pts, 1-6 FG, 3-5 FT Riley Arnold, 3 pts, 1-6 FG, 1-6 3FG Samantha George, 2 pts, 1-1 FG Kieryn Fairchild, 0-1 FG 36 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 7 Steals, 16 Turnovers St. Paul Lutheran Bree Shannon, 19 pts, 3-4 FG, 1-2 3FG, 12-16 FT Ayden Shannon, 18 pts, 5-14 FG,...

10am - C2 Girls Semifinal - Ellington 65 St. Paul Lutheran 51 Scoring Summary                                 1    2    3    4    F Ellington                12  15  24  14  65 St. Paul Lutheran    8   15  11  17  51 Ellington Kaylee King - 29 pts, 11-18 FG, 7-10 3FG Laura Gore - 16 pts, 4-11 FG, 6-14 3FG Gretchen Hackworth - 11 pts, 5-7 FG, 1-2 FT Dylan Price - 9 pts, 3-17 FG, 1-6 3FG 19 Rebounds, 15 Assists, 15 Steals, 7 Turnovers St. Paul Lutheran Adrien Martins - 20pts, 10-12 FG Hailey Arnold - 12 pts, 3-7 FG, 1-4 3FG, 5-6 FT JaeSi Hentges - 6 pts, 2-9 FG, 2-8 3FG, 0-2 FT Marissa Heins - 5 pts, 1-5 FG, 3-4 FT Grace Hartwig - 4 pts, 2-2 FG Carly Fahrmeier - 2 pts, 0-2 FG, 0-2 3FG, 2-4 FT Morgan Anderson - 2 pts, 2-2 FT ...

 Class 3 Boys Semifinal Summaries 4pm - C3 Boys SF - Charleston 56 Duchesne 53                                     1        2      3     4     F Charleston             1 6    17   10   13    56 Duchesne               9      21    11   12    53 Charleston got out to a 12-3 lead.  Duchesne was able to close the gap to 5 before 2 free throws from Charleston in the final minute.  Charleston leads 16-9 at the end of the first.   Charleston looked like they might start running away by taking a double-digit lead early in the 2nd, but Duchesne closed to within a 27-24 lead with just over 2 minutes left.  At halftime, Charleston leads 33-30. Charleston is s...

Class 3 Girls Semifinal Summaries 12pm - C3 Girls SF - South Shelby 41 West County 31                                    1        2      3     4     F West County          6     11     5     9     31 South Shelby         4      5     17   19    45 South Shelby and West County got out to a slow start in the first half.  Both teams played great defensively and had trouble scoring.  West County hit a shot late to take a 6-4 lead.  South Shelby's offensive struggles continued in the second quarter with West County putting some separation between them and the Ladybirds. In the 3rd Quarter, South Shelby went on a 17-2 run which was fueled by three-point shooting.  Miranda Patterson had 9 point...

  Saturday, March 5, 2022 Class 1 Boys (at Missouri Western – St. Joseph) Stanberry  vs. Green City 7:45 Class 2 Boys (at MACC - Moberly) Putnam County vs. Sacred Heart 1:45 Stanberry vs. Green City Boys Stanberry (24-3) last played Green City (23-6) on December 21, 2019 at NCMC Holiday Hoops.  Stanberry won 48-46 in that matchup.      Stanberry (Stan) and Green City (GC) have faced 4 common opponents: Princeton - Stan won by 29, GC won by 15 Putnam County - Stan won by 1, GC lost by 8 twice Winston - Stan won by 9, GC lost by 5 Worth County - Stan won by 8 twice, GC lost by 3 Stanberry has not faced a Tri-County-North team this season, Green City is 1-3 vs. the GRC Putnam County vs. Sacred Heart Boys Putnam County and Sacred Heart have not met in recent history.  They do not have any common opponents this season.