{"id":22900,"date":"2019-12-18T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=22588"},"modified":"2019-12-18T15:31:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:31:03","slug":"jim-wieners-sports-roundup-mccluer-off-to-good-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=22900","title":{"rendered":"JIM WIENER\u2019S SPORTS ROUNDUP: McCluer Off To Good Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6900\" class=\"tadv-color\">McCluer Boys Basketball Starts \u00a0\u201819-\u201820 With 7 Wins, Webster Classic Title <\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color:#bf5307\" class=\"tadv-color\">By Jim Wieners<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; About 28 years ago\nMcCluer High School Boys Basketball ended 1991 and began 1992 with an unbeaten\nrecord and was the only the only team to defeat 1992 Class 4A State Champion\nRiverview Gardens, which beat the Comets two times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While McCluer celebrated the beginning of 1992 by winning the\nNormandy Holiday Tournament, this year\u2019s Comet team is off to a 7-0 start as of\nDec. 15 In addition, McCluer made their first appearance at the 20th Webster\n(Groves) Classic a championship winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Webster Groves\u2019 Roberts Gym on Dec. 14, the Comets came back\nfrom a 16-point deficit against the host Statesmen to win 49-48 in the Webster\nClassic Championship game. Senior Devon Barshow, who averages over 15 points a\ngame, scored 17 against Webster including two free throws with nine seconds left\nto complete a 24-11 fourth-quarter Comet rally after trailing 37-25 through\nthree quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Dec. 13 semifinal at Roberts Gym, McCluer, which led Staley\n24-18 at halftime after a 16-3 second quarter, rallied after a 35-30 deficit\nthrough three quarters to win 44-41, with a 14-6 fourth quarter. Senior Josh\nDonaldson and junior Anias Futrell each led McCluer with 10 points. McCluer\nbegan the Webster Classic, Dec. 12, with a 62-40 win over John Burroughs, with\na 37-15 second half, as seniors Kameryn Hubbard and Jeremiah Johnson each\nscored 15 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McCluer began Suburban Red Pool play Dec 10 with a 57-19 rout of\nParkway West in the M-4 Main Gym as&nbsp;\nBarshow scored a game-high 19 points The Comets began December at St.\nLouis University High (Dec. 3) and, with 24 points from Barshow, won 76-58 over\nthe Junior Billikens, coached by former Comet coach Erwin Clagget. McCluer won\ntheir season opener 57-50 at former Suburban North Conference rival Hazelwood\nWest Nov. 26 with 18 points from Johnson and won 62-31 over Quincy Notre Dame\ninn the Quincy, Ill., Shootout as Barshow scored 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TRINITY CATHOLIC Boys are 4-1 and won their second consecutive\nSt., John Vianney Invitational by defeating Whitfield 67-59 on Dec. 3,\nHazelwood East 67-56 on Dec. 5 and Hazelwood Central 68-61 Dec. 6. After losing\n82-42 to Whitehaven, Tenn. Dec. 8 in the Norm Stewart Classic at Mizzou Arena,\nColumbia, the Titan rebounded with a 71-41 win Dec. 13 in the Bob Strub Gym\nover visiting Duchesne, to open Archdiocesan Athletic Association Division II\nplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Seven-foot senior Ryan\nKalkbrenner averages 16 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. Kalkbrenner scored\n23 points and pulled down 19 rebounds against Spanish Lake rival Hazelwood\nEast. Senior Rashad Weekly averages 14.2 points per game scoring 20 point\nagainst Hazelwood Central and Duchesne. Senior Terrell Rush averages nearly 11\npoints per game including 15 against Hazelwood Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HAZELWOOD EAST Boys took a 3-1 record to Hazelwood Central Dec.\n17, if weather permitted, after taking third place at the St., John Vianney\nInvitational and winning at home Dec. 10 over former Suburban North rival\nMcCluer North 63-49. Sandwiched around the semifinal loss to Trinity the\nSpartans defeated former Suburban North rival Pattonville 53-57 on Dec.3 and\nwon 65-55 in the Dec. 6 third-pace game over University City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; NORTH COUNTY CHRISTIAN\nBoys took the consolation title at The Principia Honor Flight Classic. After\nlosing 67-43 Dec. 10 to eventual champion Bourbon the Crusaders defeated\nBayless 45-32 Dec. 12 and host Principia 48-46 Dec. 13. On Nov. 26, North\nCounty Christian won at home over Silex 54-43.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McCluer Boys Basketball Starts \u00a0\u201819-\u201820 With 7 Wins, Webster Classic Title By Jim Wieners &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; About 28 years ago McCluer High School Boys Basketball ended 1991 and began 1992 with an unbeaten record and was the only the only team to defeat 1992 Class 4A State Champion Riverview Gardens, which beat the Comets two times. 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