Holiday Basketball Results from Wednesday, Today's Schedule

Results from Wednesday include wins for both of the Branson teams as well as the opening night of the Lendel Thomas Classic in Harrison.

Branson Wins
The Pirates used hot shooting in the first half plus timely shots in the fourth quarter to hold off West Plains 55-48 in a Consolation Game at the Blue and Gold Tournament. Aiden Dang scored 22 points to lead the Pirates to the win. Branson plays Willard in the Gold Division Consolation Final this afternoon at 5:30 at Missouri State University's Hammons Student Center. The game will be covered on MOARK Sports Dot Com. 

Meanwhile later in the evening, the Lady Pirates get a big win over Buffalo in a Pink and White Lady Classic Consolation Game, rolling by Buffalo 57-11. 10 Lady Pirates scored in the game led by the 17 points of Taylor Foster. Branson plays Parkview in the Consolation Semi-final this afternoon at 3:30 at Springfield Kickapoo High School.

Harrison Sweeps Thomas Openers
The Lendel Thomas Classic gets underway at Harrison High School with wins for both of the host teams. The Lady Goblins defeated Manila 54-35 while the Goblins wrapped-up the day with a 73-44 win over Earle. The Games for Harrison today will feature the Girls against Highland at 6:00 and the Boys taking on Dumas at 7:30. Both games can be heard on MOARK Sports Dot Com and 94.9 KHOZ.

Other Games
The top seeded Hollister Tigers are upset in the semi-finals of the Walnut Grove Boys Tournament at Morrisville, losing to Seymour 43-41. The Tigers will play Marionville in the 3rd Place Game at 6:00 today. 

The Hollister Girls won their Consolation Game at the Walnut Grove Tournament in Ash Grove, defeating Marionville 51-45. The Lady Tigers play Greenfield for 5th Place this afternoon at 4:30.

Spokane High School will play for a Blue Division Consolation Trophy at the Blue and Gold Tournament this afternoon against Springfield Catholic at 4:00. The Owls defeated Buffalo on Wednesday to advance to this afternoon's contest. 

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