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Finals Set at 80th Annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament

The championship matchups are set at the 80th Annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament in Springfield.

The top seeded Nixa Eagles will make a record 23rd appearance in a Blue and Gold championship game.

Nixa downed the 5th seeded Branson Pirates 72-54 in the first Gold Division semifinal game Monday afternoon at Great Southern Bank Arena.

Junior Adam McKnight scored 30 points to lead the Eagles, and his last bucket of the game marked the 1,000th point of his high school career.

2nd seeded Hartville beat West Plains 65-38 and will meet Nixa in the Gold Division championship game Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

In the Blue Division semifinals, the top seeded Logan Rogersville Wildcats cruised to an 80-46 win over fourth seeded Springfield Glendale, while #2 Willard downed #3 Republic 57-49 in the late game at The Vault.

The Wildcats and Tigers will do battle in the Blue Division Championship game Tuesday night at 8:30.

This will mark Logan-Rogersville’s first appearance in a Blue and Gold final since 2016.

Here are the scores from Monday’s semifinal round games (seeds in parenthesis) at the 80th Annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament:

Gold Division Semifinals (Great Southern Bank Arena):

Final: (1) Nixa 72, (5) Branson 54 (Adam McKnight scores 30 for Nixa and hits the 1,000 career point mark)

Final: (2) Hartville 65, West Plains 38 (The Eagles led by ten at the half before pulling away in the 3rd quarter. Senior Gus Sinning scored 24 points to lead Hartville)

Blue Division Semifinals (Great Southern Bank Arena):

Final: (1) Logan-Rogersville 80, (4) Springfield Glendale 46 (Chase Branham led the Wildcats into the finals, scoring 33 points)

Final: (2) Willard 57, (3) Republic 49 (Uzziah Huskisson’s 22 points led the way for Willard, with Nahmy Kelley adding 19. A.J. Uhl scored 24 in a losing effort for Republic).

Gold Division Consolation Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):

Final: Willow Springs 74, (8) Stockton 73 (OT)

Final: (7) Springfield Parkview 49, (6) Greenwood 43

Gold Division 5th Place Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):

Final: (4) Bolivar 62, Strafford 46

Final: (3) Ozark 72, Mt. Vernon 44

Blue Division Consolation Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):

Final: Sparta 49, Aurora 46

Final: Springfield Catholic 77, Skyline 65

Blue Division 5th Place Semifinals (Hammons Student Center):

Final: (8) Crane 70, (5) Marshfield 69

Final: (7) Clever 48, (6) Mountain Grove 41

Here’s the schedule of Tuesday night’s Blue and Gold Tournament final round (seeds in parenthesis):

Gold Division 3rd Place Game (Great Southern Bank Arena):

(5) Branson vs. West Plains 4:00 p.m.

Blue Division 3rd Place Game (Great Southern Bank Arena):

(4) Springfield Glendale vs. (3) Republic 5:30 p.m.

Gold Division Championship Game (Great Southern Bank Arena):

(1) Nixa vs. (2) Hartville 7:00 p.m.

Blue Division Championship Game (Great Southern Bank Arena):

(1) Logan-Rogersville vs. (2) Willard 8:30 p.m

Gold Division Consolation Final (Hammons Student Center):

Willow Springs vs. (7) Springfield Parkview 4:00 p.m.

Blue Division Consolation Final (Hammons Student Center):

Sparta vs. Springfield Catholic 5:30 p.m.

Gold Division 5th Place Game (Hammons Student Center):

(4) Bolivar vs. (3) Ozark 7:00 p.m.

Blue Division 5th Place Game (Hammons Student Center):

(8) Crane vs. (7) Clever 8:30 p.m.

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