A Houston High School senior represented the Lady Tigers one final time Saturday against some of the area’s best basketball players.
Sydney Cremer played in the Grizzly All-Star Classic hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains’ basketball program. She scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds in her team’s 68-57 loss.
Cremer was 3-for-4 from the field and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line. She also made a 3-pointer and had four steals and two assists.
“We were thrilled for the opportunity to honor these seniors one last time as members of their high school basketball teams,” Grizzly Basketball Head Coach Yancey Walker said.
Along with Cremer’s seven points, also scoring for the “light team” were: Alex Mills, Alton, 19 points; Lakin McDaris, Hartville, 13; Shelby Acklin, West Plains, 8; Sydney Cremer, Houston, 7; Brianna Strain, Gainesville, 3; Kianna Frieze, Alton, 2; and Chandra Hollis, Alton, 1. Jordyn Edwards, Alton, also was a member of the team, which was coached by Alton’s Norman Hollis.
Scoring for the victorious “dark team,” coached by Doyne Byrd of Bakersfield, were Sarah Cook, Seymour, 18 points; Betsy Minkler, Bakersfield, 12; Brianna Walters, Koshkonong, and Sam Kuk, Bakersfield, each with 10; and Taylor Emberton of Couch, Alicia Bland of Bunker, and Jessica Storm of Licking, each with 6. Kody Smith, Bakersfield, also was a member of the team.
Cremer was sponsored by Butch Burch Insurance and Shawn and Lana Brown.
In the boys game, the dark team tied the contest at 117 at the end of regulation before pulling away to a 137-124 victory in overtime. Scoring for the team, coached by Pat Rapert of Gainesville, were: Darrien Dickey, Iberia, 31 points; Seth Hensley, Hartville, 24; Hunter Simmons, Hartville, 22; James Denton, Liberty, 15; Harley Taylor, Gainesville, 14; Zach Voss, Gainesville, 8; Jacob Womack, West Plains, and Eric Honeycutt, Alton, each with 5; and Josh Foster, Couch, 4.
Scoring for the light team, coached by Matt Pitts of Thayer, were: Shade Piper, Hartville, 39 points; Justin Washington, Crane, 30; Levi Hargrove, Thayer, and Chris Lewis, Norfork, Ark., each with 16; Kyndal Smith, Salem, Ark., 9; Chad Sturdefant, Seymour, 4; and Austin Mays, Winona, 3. Jacob Foley, Thayer, and Cody Whitaker, Salem, were also members of the team.
Sarah Cook of Seymour and Darrien Dickey of Iberia were named MVPs of their respective games.
The event also included a slam dunk contest and 3-point competitions. Alica Bland of Bunker and Seth Hensley of Hartville were the 3-point champions. Dickey won the slam dunk contest.