District foe wins 1st matchup

By Phil Cobb | February 17, 2015 |

CAMERON, Mo. — The Maryville boys basketball team came up short in a defensive battle Monday night against their first round Class 3, District 16 opponent, losing the primer 38-34.

The two MEC foes battled to a 10-all tie and the end of one before the Spoofhounds (11-12) pushed out to a 20-15 halftime advantage.

Cameron battled back in the third quarter and the two teams went into the fourth quarter knotted again at 28-all.

The Dragons put 10 points on the board in the final period to pull out the victory.

Senior guard Hagen Snow led the Spoofhounds with nine points while sophomore guard Trey Oglesby added eight.

Maryville hosts Savannah at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 in the MEC finale to close out the regular season before the rematch with Cameron at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 at East Buchanan High School in Gower.