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The result may have been the same for the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons, but there was tangible improvement from one week to the next. “The first time we played them, we had 38 turnovers. Tonight, we were under 20 turnovers,” Blair Oaks coach Ashley Agee said following the Lady Falcons’ 54-26 loss Thursday night to the St. James Lady Tigers at Blair Oaks High School.

Helias opened fast and never looked back. The Lady Crusaders scored the first 10 points Wednesday night on their way to an eventual 56-31 win against the Capital City Lady Cavaliers during Central Missouri Activities Conference action at Capital City High School.

Capital City celebrated its seniors in style. The Lady Cavaliers sent off their three seniors with a 48-37 win Friday night against the Mexico Lady Bulldogs at Capital City High School.

The energy was apparent from the start. Starting just after the opening tip Tuesday night, the Capital City Lady Cavaliers and the Jefferson City Lady Jays scrapped and battled from end to end at Capital City High School. That energy didn’t necessarily convert into offense, however, as the Lady Jays defeated the Lady Cavaliers 37-17 in Central Missouri Activities Conference action.

The Capital City Lady Cavaliers saved their best minute of basketball for the final minute Monday night. The Warrensburg Lady Tigers trailed the Lady Cavaliers by one point with 1:02 to play, but Capital City went on a 6-0 run to finish the game, pulling out a 53-46 victory at Capital City High School.

The Capital City Lady Cavaliers just needed one more break to go their way Thursday night at Capital City High School. The Lady Cavaliers led for a majority of the night, but the Battle Spartans stormed back in the end to grab a 48-46 victory in Central Missouri Activities Conference action.

A tough midseason challenge. The Capital City Lady Cavaliers are set to host the Jefferson Bank Holiday Hoops Classic, which tips off at 2:30 p.m. today. The Lady Cavaliers (2-7) will play the final game of the day, taking on the St. Joseph Benton Lady Cardinals at 7 p.m.

The Capital City offense went quiet late. The Lady Cavaliers came back from a third-quarter deficit to take a fourth-quarter lead, but were unable to hold on as the Eldon Lady Mustangs beat Capital City 53-50 at Capital City High School on Tuesday.

It doesn’t look like there will be an easy game for anyone in the Jefferson Bank Holiday Hoops Classic. “You know your first-round game will be a barnburner and there’s a really good chance all three of them will be as well,” Helias coach Garrett Wiggans said Wednesday during a press conference for the Classic, to be played Dec. 28-30 at Capital City High School.

At the half, it looked like an easy win. In the final minute, it was anything but that. “It was stressful,” Capital City coach Ashley Agee said Tuesday night after the Lady Cavaliers held off the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers 68-60 in Central Missouri Activities Conference action at Capital City High School. “But we came out and got a win. I’m proud of them.”