Saints edge Moravia in overtime thriller
The Saints boys, led by Jager with 14 and Coffey with 10, lost two late turnovers to Wayne but rallied to force OT with Moravia before falling 48-46. MT, now 2-5, tied conference play at 2-2 after a 48-46 overtime loss sparked by critical late miscues and solid defense.
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Butch Gibbs
Mormon Trail Boys
Wayne
Moravia
Saints
Falcons
Saint
Dennis Modlin
Jones
Wher Jager
Gray
Evans
Moravia Mormon Trail
FG FT RB
S. Coffey
Jager
Goben
Porterfield
M. Coffey
Throckmorton
MT Totals
Moravia Totals
MT Girls Fall to Wayne and Moravia in Back-to-Back Losses
The Mormon Trail girls drop to 0-7 after a 65-47 defeat by Wayne, with passing errors and cold shooting hurting them. Diane Bear led MT with 14 points while Wayne’s Tina Street scored 26 as Moravia later defeated MT 65-38, widening MT’s conference record to 0-4 and setting a Jan. 7 trip to Lineville-Clio.
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Butch Gibbs
Mormon Trail Girls
Wayne and
Moravia
Wayne
Falconettes
Saints’ Doom
Ted Besch
Saints
Bosch
Tina Street
Tricia Leach
Diane Bear
Diane
Debby Dent
Mormon Trail
L. Bear
Cloke
Horton
Bear
Ericson
McBroom McCann
Dent Weaver
Martindale
Norris Teater
D. Bear
McBroom
McCann
Dent
Weaver
Norris
Teater
MT Totals
Little Saints rout Wayne in boys game 53 20
MT junior high boys dominated Wayne 53 to 20 from the opening quarter, leading 14 4 after one period and expanding to 39 18 after three. Chris Street topped MT with 18 points while Thad Hoover added eight and others contributed. The team will travel to Moravia for their next contest in January.
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Wayne
Modlin
Clint Porterfield
Marty Coffey
Wayne Jager
Allen Goben
Scott Coffey
Pat Evans
Jason Throckmorton
Tony Jones
Falcons
Saints
Porterfield
Mike Kelly
Tim Rockhold
Rush Night
Mickie Brady
Little Saints
Chris Street
Thad Hoover
Andy Horton
John Mitchell
Jeremy Smith
Kevin Hamilton
Brian Harrah
Eric Smith
Moravia
Moravia JV dominates MT in girls and boys games
At Moravia on December 16 the Mohawks swept MT in both girls and boys junior varsity action. The girls led 29-4 after the first quarter and 38-15 at halftime to win 77-34 with Sherry Goben scoring 13. The boys built an early lead and held on 53-38 as Tony Jackson scored 14. MT JV records fall to 0-3. next game January 6 at Seymour.
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Mormon Trail
Moravia
Mohawks
Saints
Sherry Goben
Tony Jackson
Seymour
Mormon Trail grad earns coaching honor
1978 Mormon Trail High School graduate Tony Brady of Sweet Springs is named Missouri Class 1A Football Coach of the Year after guiding the Greyhounds to a 10-2 season and their first playoff berth. He led an 8-1 regular season, then beat Santa Fe in the first round before losing 13-12 to Rockport in the state final at Busch Stadium. Brady had coached since 1982 and earned I-70 Conference Coach of the Year in his first season. Five players made Missouri All-State.
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Mormon Trail High School
Missouri
Tony Brady
Sweet Springs
Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association
Brady
Greyhounds
Santa Fe
Springfield Greenwood
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
Rockport
Braby
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
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Loretta Bear
Lineville-Clio
Denise Gwinn
Sandee Arnold
Pam Bear
Fran Baker
Sponsler Nitrogen Service
James Sponsler
Olson Grain
Austin Smith
Wayne Goben Insurance Agency
Wayne and Roma
Wojo
Mormon Trail Grad
Tony Braby
Yorkshire, Inc
Hutchinson & Son
Mildred Floyd
Martha
Susan
Joe
Nancy
Luke
Linda
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