The McDonald County freshman boys' basketball team closed out a busy week with a 40-35 win over Monett on Saturday in the third-place game of the Monett Boys Freshman Basketball Tournament.
McDonald County jumped out to a 10-5 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Monett bounced back to take a 15-14 lead at halftime.
The Mustangs used a 14-9 advantage in the third quarter to take a 28-24 lead into the fourth period.
Jackson Clarkson scored 11 points and Logan Renner had 10 to lead McDonald County. Damian Martinez and Parker Harris added nine points each, and Ricky Sanchez had one.
McDonald County opened the tournament with a 27-16 win over Aurora. Aurora led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, but McDonald County shut out the Houn Dawgs in the second quarter to take an 11-9 lead at halftime.
McDonald County stretched its lead to 21-11 at the end of three quarters.
Renner led the Mustangs with 15 points. Harris added six points, Clarkson had four and Sanchez had two.
Joplin claimed a 47-23 decision in the semifinals. The Eagles led 19-8 at halftime and 32-17 at the end of three quarters.
Clarkson scored 12 points to lead McDonald County. Renner added six points, followed by Harris and Martinez with two each, and Kaiden Campbell with one.
St. Mary's Colgan
St. Mary's rallied from a 19-17 halftime deficit to claim a 40-33 decision on Dec. 8 in Pittsburg, Kan.
Harris scored 12 points and Trayce McCool had nine, all on three-pointers, to lead McDonald County. Renner added four points, while Martinez and Sanchez had three each and Clarkson two.
McDonald County improves to 2-6 entering its Dec. 11 game at Gravette. The Mustangs are then off until Jan. 9 when they host Monett.
Sports on 12/14/2017