Carter Widhalm News Today

Calumet Christian outscored the Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks 5-0 in the final 15 seconds Friday, rallying to win 45-43 in the championship game of the Arthur Christian School Holiday Classic.

The Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks used a big first quarter Tuesday to propel them to an 80-59 victory against the Jefferson City Thunder.

The Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks won their fifth straight game Tuesday, defeating the Heritage Academy Warriors 62-29.

The Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks came away Monday with a 60-28 victory against Liberty Christian Academy.

The Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks opened their season last week with a 2-2 record in the St. Louis Blue Knights Tip-Off Tournament. Mid-Missouri competed in the 18U division, which featured 17 teams from 11 states.

The Capital City Cavaliers gave the Blair Oaks Falcons everything they had in the first half Wednesday night. But the second half belonged to the Falcons, who overcame a 10-point deficit in the first half to beat the Cavaliers 76-61 at Capital City High School.

Luke Northweather already has the Blair Oaks boys basketball career scoring record. Now he can add the single-game scoring record to his long list of accolades. Northweather scored a program-best 51 points Tuesday night, leading the Falcons to a commanding 91-41 Tri-County Conference victory against the Eldon Mustangs.

It wasn’t a great start to the first half Tuesday night for the Blair Oaks Falcons, but it sure was a great finish. Blair Oaks ended the first half on a 17-0 run, taking a two-point advantage and widening the gap to an eventual 72-48 victory against the Hallsville Indians in Tri-County Conference play.