KWWR Sports Report 3/12

The Mexico Bulldogs Basketball Team will travel to Van Horn tonight (Friday) for a quarterfinals Sectional Playoff game.

The winner will advance to the Final Four in Springfield next week.

Mexico comes into the game with a record of 22-3 while the Van Horn Falcons are 20-7.

Tip-off is at 6pm.

Mexico High School wrestler Keith Ransom is the 126 Class 2 State Champion.

Jokiah Sewell finished in 5th place, and Ricky Juarez took home 6th place honors.

For the second straight year Centralia High School’s wrestling team won silver honors at the Missouri State Wrestling Championships.

Seth Hasekamp took 2nd at 285.

Jesse Shannon finished 3rd, Brayden Shelton took 3rd, and Hunter Phillips finished 5th and it was Sam Lynn in 6th.

The State Wrestling Tournament was held in Independence yesterday (Thursday).

Mizzou Men’s Basketball beat Georgia 73-70 in the 2nd round of the SEC Tournament last night (Thursday) in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Tigers will now face Arkansas for a third time this season tonight (Friday) in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament with a 6pm tip.