Where are you going this week?
There are plenty of options for high school sports throughout the week, starting with a big lineup of boys games Tuesday. The five to see this week:
1. Sikeston at Farmington. The No. 2 and No. 3 boys teams in the SEMO Top 25 meet Tuesday in a test of Farmington's 10-game winning streak (the longest current streak for a boys team in Southeast Missouri). The Knights probably won't get a test this stout again until the postseason (although regular-season games against Notre Dame and Hillsboro, among others, await).
2. Portageveville at Dexter. Two of the region's best girls teams play Thursday in a rematch of Twin Rivers' Lady Royals Holiday Classic on Jan. 3; Dexter, which is the region's only unbeaten varsity team in girls or boys basketball, won that meeting 68-45.
3. Saxony Lutheran at Notre Dame. The growing rivalry between the two Cape Girardeau County private schools hasn't featured much excitement in the past thanks to lopsided Notre Dame wins, but this year could be different — Saxony is coming off a Chester (Ill.) Invitational title and already has wins over larger schools including Jackson and Ste. Genevieve.
4. Clarkton at Hayti. The teams scored a combined 161 points in Hayti's overtime win Dec. 5, and both teams are known for blistering offenses that put up a lot of points. Hayti returned to the SEMO Top 25 this week after six consecutive wins.
5. Crystal City at Herculaneum. So far the Jefferson County Conference is a dogfight between these two teams, along with DeSoto and Hillsboro — all four, along with Windsor, are 2-1 in the league, and today's rivalry game could go a long way toward settling the fight.
What's your top pick this week?
4 comments:
I'd say the Sikeston-Farmington matchup peaks my interest more than any other, simply because of the state rankings. I think Sikeston will win by double digits, with or without Mike playing.
I don't know that I'd have ND-Saxony as one of the top 5. If I were going to put any ND game on the list, it'd be ND-Charleston on Tuesday. This was a very close game last time, and both teams have improved since then. Plus it's a conference game.
What's interesting about ND-Saxony is that Saxony has never beaten ND, so this could be a first for the school.
And it might be safe to say this is Saxony's biggest test so far this season, so it could say a lot about how far Saxony's program has come.
It should definitely be a decent game.
SCC AT SIKESTON FEB 11 ITS OFFICIAL!!!!
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