Posts Tagged ‘Tony Lenzini Tournament’
Cougars’ second-quarter attack proves to be too much for Pirates to handle in Lenzini title game
PALMYRA, Mo. — Addy Abell looked at the scoreboard, then her teammates. “It was time for us to go,” said Abell, the Highland girls basketball team’s high-scoring junior guard. With Abell serving as the ringleader, Highland hit Hannibal with a second-quarter blitzkrieg that paved the way for a 55-38 win Saturday night in the finals…
Read MoreMonroe City boys win another tourney title by beating rival Palmyra in championship game
PALMYRA, Mo. — There seems to be a trend developing. For the second time this season, Monroe City has won a boys basketball tournament at the expense of rival Palmyra. Monroe City controlled Saturday night’s championship game of the 82nd Tony Lenzini Tournament in impressive fashion before settling for a 62-50 victory in front of…
Read MoreMonroe City’s cushion withstands Canton’s late barrage with spot in Lenzini Tournament title game at stake
PALMYRA, Mo. — Canton boys basketball coach Dalton Armontrout looked at the post-game numbers and shrugged his shoulders. “Too little, too late, I guess,” he said, trying to analyze what had just unfolded in the semifinals of the 82nd Tony Lenzini Tournament at Palmyra High School. No argument with that assessment. Monroe City held off…
Read MoreCougars dismantle Panthers for sixth straight victory, reach title game of Lenzini Tournament
PALMYRA, Mo. — The Highland girls basketball team is on a serious roll. The Cougars’ sixth straight victory, an emphatic 50-19 throttling of Monroe City, came in Thursday night’s semifinals of the 82nd Tony Lenzini Tournament at Palmyra High School. The two clubs had met a month ago in the third-place game of the Monroe…
Read MoreOld-school look leads to old-school ways as Palmyra rolls into tournament title game
PALMYRA, Mo. — Brian Rea opted for a little back to the future to serve as inspiration for the Palmyra boys basketball team. The Panthers’ fourth-year coach wanted to revisit the past in an imaginative way in an effort to simultaneously light a late-season fire under his club and have some fun as the season’s…
Read MoreSwashbuckling spot in title game: Pirates to play for Lenzini championship for first time since 1977
PALMYRA, Mo. — The last time Hannibal’s girls basketball team played in the finals of the Tony Lenzini Tournament was way back in the 1976-77 season. “I wasn’t even born yet,” current Hannibal coach Shawn Gaines was quick to point out. Hannibal’s title-game drought will end Saturday when the Pirates return to the finals for…
Read MorePalmyra boys win Lenzini Tournament championship for first time in quarter century
PALMYRA, Mo. — The wait is over. Finally. “We all knew it had been a long time,” Palmyra senior point guard Bear Bock said. “It’s an awesome feeling.” When the Bock-led Panthers captured the 81st Tony Lenzini Tournament boys basketball championship Saturday night it marked the first time Palmyra had won its own event since…
Read MoreMonroe City’s turnaround continues with victory over Canton in tourney title game
PALMYRA, Mo. — Maridith Gares knows exactly when the Monroe City girls basketball team’s season did an about-face. “We had just lost by 20 points to Elsberry, and we all knew something had to change,” the 5-foot-7 senior guard said. And it most certainly has. More proof of that tcame Saturday night when Monroe City…
Read MoreState-ranked Palmyra girls roll in opening round of Tony Lenzini Tournament
PALMYRA, Mo. — The target on their backs isn’t bothering the Palmyra girls basketball players. Ranked fifth in the latest Class 3 state poll and seeded No. 1 for the 81st Tony Lenzini Tournament, the Panthers outscored Van-Far 24-1 in the second quarter Monday night and cruised to a 69-37 victory in the opening round…
Read MoreDon’t call it an upset: Canton defends Lenzini Tournament title, beats top-seeded Palmyra
PALMYRA, Mo. — An upset? “I guess it depends who you talk to,” Canton girls basketball coach Danielle Baker said. Canton successfully defended its Tony Lenzini Tournament championship Saturday night with a surprisingly easy 74-61 victory over top-seeded Palmyra. Canton had been seeded second going into the week-long, eight-school hoopfest. The Tigers (12-6) controlled the…
Read MoreConnaway’s bank shot lifts Van-Far past Palmyra and to Tony Lenzini Tournament title
PALMYRA, Mo. — Someone might just be fibbin’. Nikos Connaway, an explosive guard for the Van-Far boys basketball team, is one of the most exciting players in Northeast Missouri. That, however, doesn’t guarantee the 5-foot-10 junior will always tell the truth. Connaway split Palmyra’s late-game defense to drive the heart of the lane and lofted…
Read MorePalmyra boys in position to chase first Lenzini tourney championship since 1999
PALMYRA, Mo. — Bear Bock pulled no punches. He made it quite clear the Palmyra boys basketball team is on a mission. “It’s been 24 years since Palmyra won this tournament,” the 6-foot-4 junior forward said. “We want to bring the Lenzini championship back home.” Palmyra moved one step closer to that goal Wednesday night…
Read MoreBalance offensively helps carry Palmyra girls into Tony Lenzini Tournament title game
PALMYRA, Mo. — Tim Southers demonstrated he knows how — and more importantly, when — to delegate authority. The Palmyra girls basketball coach opted to let his players on the floor run the early part of the fourth quarter. They called the plays on offense and the adjustments on defense. “I just sat back and…
Read MoreSmyser’s record-setting 3-point barrage carries Palmyra to victory in Lenzini Tournament opener
PALMYRA, Mo. — Marty Smyser III was as succinct as he was accurate. After breaking the Palmyra boys basketball team’s single-game school record with 11 3-pointers in Monday night’s 79-34 victory over Highland in the opening round of the 80th annual Tony Lenzini Tournament, the sophomore guard summed up just how big the basket looked…
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