2012 Big 8 All-Conference Football Teams
Offense
	Position	Class	Name
1st Team	Tight End	Jr.	Sam Bailey-Lamar
		Sr.	Logan Scott-Cassville
2nd Team		Sr.	Zane Phillips-Mt. Vernon
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Devon Overall-Monett
	Tackle
1st Team		Sr.	Austin Boice-Lamar
		Sr.	Reece Bounous-Monett
2nd Team		Sr.	Dalton Cloven-Carl Junction
		Sr.	Brett Roark-Seneca
Hon. Mention		Jr.	Jimmy Keutzer-Lamar
		Sr.	Payton Meeks-Mt. Vernon
	Guard
1st Team		Jr.	Ben Bailey-Lamar
		Sr.	Josh Carlton-Cassvile
2nd Team		Jr.	Devin Madison-Seneca
		Sr.	Tyler Richardson-Mt. Vernon
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Clint Bray-East Newton
		Jr.	Matt Wentz-Monett
	Center
1st Team		Sr.	Justin Frieden-Lamar
2nd Team		Jr.	Mac Yust-Seneca
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Trevor Carney-Cassville
	WR
1st Team		Sr.	Kurran Blaney-Monett
		Jr.	Matt Magee-Carl Junction
		Sr.	Jalen Skaggs-Seneca
2nd Team		Sr.	Andrew Parker-Aurora
		Sr.	Stone Phelps-Cassville
		Sr.	Chance Smith-Seneca
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Brandon Abbott-East Newton
		Sr.	Denton Thomas-Mt. Vernon
		Sr.	J Thomas-Carl Junction
	QB
1st Team		Jr.	Levi Petterson-Lamar
2nd Team		Jr.	Payton Rawlins-Seneca
Hon. Mention		Jr.	Dustin Satterlee-Carl Junction
	RB
1st Team		Sr.	Everett Basham-Aurora
		Jr.	Jared Beshore-Lamar
		Sr.	Aaron Hall-Monett
		Sr.	Shane Williams-Mt. Vernon
2nd Team		Sr.	Chris Dunker-Cassville
		Sr.	Marty Mailes-Seneca
		Sr.	Nick Thompson-Carl Junction
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Ian Plemmans-East Newton
		Sr.	Brent Thompson-Cassville
All-Purpose Back
1st Team		Jr.	Braxton Graham-Seneca
2nd Team		Jr.	Grarrett Kirk-Cassville
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Cedric Gartman-Lamar
Defense
	DE
1st Team		Sr.	Reese Bounous-Monett
		Jr.	JT Tucker-Lamar
		Sr.	Braiden Vaught-Cassville
2nd		Sr.	Josh McCulloch-Aurora
		Jr.	Mac Yust-Seneca
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Alex Sheppart-East Newton
	DT
1st Team		Jr.	Brandon Eaves-Lamar
		Sr.	Drew Henbest-Cassville
2nd Team		Sr.	Montanna Cooper-Seneca
		Sr.	Jake Sizemore-Cassville
Hon. Mention		Jr.	Dez Bradford-Monett
		Sr.	Dallas Doyle-Lamar
	LB
1st Team		Sr.	Everett Basham-Aurora
		Sr.	Cody Franna-Cassville
		Sr.	Jake Morgan-Lamar
		Sr.	Matt Murphy-Monett
		Jr.	Hayden Prater-Cassville
2nd Team		Jr.	Calvin Bremmerkamp-Carl Junction
		Sr.	Korbin Carlson-Carl Junction
		Sr.	Rocky Liveoak-East Newton
		Sr.	Marty Mailes-Seneca
		Sr.	Kaden Schader-Seneca
		Jr.	Dominic Swillum-Mt. Vernon
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Zack Justice-Mt. Vernon
		Sr.	Dalen Merriman-Seneca
		Sr.	Devon Overall-Monett
		Sr.	Chad Rice-Lamar
	DB
1st Team		Sr.	Kurran Blamey-Monett
		Jr.	Ty Craig-Cassville
		Sr.	Garrett Kirk-Cassville
		Soph.	Brett McDonald-Lamar
		Sr.	Shane Williams-Mt. Vernon
2nd Team		Jr.	Braxton Graham-Seneca
		Sr.	Kurt Hadlow-Aurora
		Jr.	Matt Magee-Carl Junction
		Sr.	Jalen Skaggs-Seneca
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Tyler Bass-Monett
		Jr.	Landon Compton-Lamar
		Sr.	Tyler Ng-Seneca
		Sr.	Denton Thomas-Mt. Vernon
	Punter
1st Team		Sr.	Stone Phelps-Cassville
2nd Team		Sr.	Keenan Bagley-Lamar
Hon. Mention		Sr.	Dima Spellman-Mt. Vernon
	Kicker
1st Team		Sr.	Bradley Loeckenhoff-Cassville
2nd Team		Soph.	Reece Tholen-Carl Junction
Hon. Mention		Jr.	Ben Bailey-Lamar
	Returner
1st Team		Jr.	Braxton Graham-Seneca
		Jr.	Matt Magee-Carl Junction
2nd Team		Jr.	Mark Barlett-Lamar
Offensive Player of the Year:  Jared Beshore-Lamar
Defensive Player of the Year:  Hayden Prater-Cassville
Big 8 Coach of the Year:  David Large-Cassville

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Loaded Big 8 is hard to predict

By Jared Lankford

Cooler temperatures and the smell of tailgating will soon dominate the air as we enter the 2012-13 football season.

Before every season, pundits and experts pour over notes, rosters and off-the-record conversations in order to predict how teams will hold up over the course of the grueling season.

While it is impossible to accurately predicting every twist and turn a single team will undergo, let alone an entire conference, I have given my best effort in predicting how I think the conference will finish.

The Big 8 Conference has established itself as one of the premier football conferences in Missouri. Six of its eight members have state championship banners hanging on their wall.

Lamar reached the title peak last season with a dominating effort in Class 2, and Cassville earned Class 3 state title in 2009.

This year, the conference is as tough as ever. Each member has reasons to hope for success and reasons to be concerned.

I believe the conference can be broken down into three tiers. That is not to say that a team in the second or third tier is overly inferior to the top schools but merely has more obstacles to overcome to reach the top of this sports editor's list.

• Tier one: Cassville, Lamar and Aurora.

• Tier two: Monett, Seneca and Mt. Vernon.

• Tier three: Carl Junction and East Newton

Cassville

The Wildcats finished the season with a 12-1 record and notched another conference and district title.

Coach Large and his staff have done an outstanding job of reloading every season. Until another Big 8 Conference school defeats the Wildcats, they reign as the preseason favorite.

Reason for hope: The Wildcats return seven starters on defense and will make teams earn everything the hard way.

Reasons for concern: Graduation was unkind to Cassville on the offensive side of the ball. The quarterback position has been the biggest question mark of the offseason.

Lamar

Claiming a state title last year was only a small step in the right direction for this Tigers program. Coach Scott Bailey and his staff are trying to develop a sustained tradition and culture of success at Lamar.

The Tigers' motto for this season is "One is not enough."

Reason for hope: Depth is a huge strength for this year's Tigers squad with 16 returning starters that garnered 27 All-Conference, All-District and All-State awards.

Reason for concern: Lamar could very easily be the conference champion this season. However, their only blemish last season was a lopsided loss to Cassville. This season, Lamar again travels into the hostile confines at Cassville.

Aurora

The Aurora Houn' Dawgs have scratched and clawed back from a 0-10 season in 2008. The Dawgs went 6-5 last year and have earned the respect of the football community.

Aurora returns eight players from last year's squad, including Everett Basham who ran wild in the Big 8 a year ago. The Dawgs are more than a dark horse in the conference title chase this season.

Reason for hope: The Houn' Dawgs are going to be big and physical and control the line of scrimmage. They have improved each year under Rick Scholten's leadership.

Reason for concern: Aurora has had a game each season that has got away from them. Last year, Seneca held off Aurora 27-25. If the Dawgs aren't careful, the pattern could repeat itself.

Monett

The Cubs reached the playoffs last season and are looking to make a deeper push into the postseason with this year's team.

Monett returns several key performers and skill position players, but the Cubs need to solve some issues on their lines.

Reason for hope: Running back Aaron Hall and utility player Kurran Blamey give the Cubs plenty of reasons to smile. Hall is a tough player to bring down, and Blamey is a threat to score any time he touches the ball.

Reason for concern: The Cubs are still thin on the offensive and defensive lines. Speed and skill can't help your team if there is not any blocking.

Seneca

The Indians should probably be moved higher on this list.

Dan Scheible's team returns 17 starters (10 offensive and seven defensive) from a team that went 5-5 a year ago. The Indians are the dark horses that can wreck a lot of team's plans for conference dominance.

Reason for hope: With a full year of the Scheible system under their belt and a large number of returning starters, the Indians will be dangerous.

Reason for concern: Seneca has 42 players (including nine freshmen) listed on its preseason roster. As injuries take their toll, the Indians will be hard pressed to find replacements.

Mt. Vernon

The Mountaineers are a big question mark in the Big 8 this year and not for the reason you would think.

New coach Ozzie Riley has brought a new energy and excitement to the proud program. Nine starters return on both sides of the ball for the green and white.

Mt. Vernon hopes that Riley's energy translates onto the field.

Reason for hope: Mt. Vernon has key players returning, including All-Conference running back Shane Williams, an offensive line that returns all five starters and quarterback Alex Hausman.

Reason for concern: It typically takes more that one year for a new coach's system to take hold in a program.

Carl Junction

The Bulldogs are still looking for their identity as a football team. Jesse Wall and his staff continue to build a winning tradition at Carl Junction.

Reason for hope: As the biggest school in the Big 8, Carl Junction can continue to try to wear down teams each game to secure victory.

Reason for concern: The Bulldogs are short on experience and are still a season or two away from having players off their dominant youth football teams.

East Newton

The Patriots went 0-10 last year and have fallen on hard times. Size, numbers and coaching changes have hurt East Newton's ability to return to the success of the 1990s.

Seth Johnson, a long-time assistant and former player under legendary East Newton coach Larry Bunn, is looking to turn things around.

Reason for hope: Johnson will help the Patriots find their identity and should have a positive impact on the squad. We may see the trick plays and deception that Bunn made famous at East Newton return to the Patriots' playbook.

Reason for concern: East Newton has too many holes in key positions to challenge for a title spot this season.

 

 

Big 8 All-Conference Baseball

PITCHER
1st Team:
John Cavness (sr) (U) Cassville
Payton Walker (sr) (U) Carl Junction
Jared Lipe (sr) (U) Seneca
2nd Team:
Cody Lee (sr) Mt.Vernon
Markell White (sr) Lamar
Chase Marrs (sr) Carl Junction
Ben Makala (sr) Cassville
Hon Ment:
Aarron Patton (jr) Monett
FIRST BASE
1st Team:ऀCody Lee (sr) (U) Mt. Vernon
2nd Team:ऀJohn Cavness (sr) Cassville
Hon Ment:ऀAJ Eaves (sr) Lamar
SECOND BASE
1st Team:ऀAustin Lenox (sr) Aurora
2nd Team:ऀZach Kelly (sr) Seneca
Hon Ment:ऀTripp Tucker (fr) Lamar
CATCHER:
1st Team:ऀTrey Rose (sr) (U) Cassville
2nd Team:ऀMac Roach (sr) Mt. Vernon
Hon Ment:ऀKurtlin Hulett (so) Carl Junction
SHORT STOP
1st Team:ऀRicky Nichols (sr) (U) Cassville
2nd Team:ऀChase Johnston (sr) Mt. Vernon
Hon Ment:ऀJeff Terry (sr) Carl Junction
THIRD BASE
1st Team: Dalan Merriman (so) Senecaऀ
2nd Team: Nathan Skaggs (sr) Carl Junctionऀ
Hon Ment: Skylar Phillips (jr) Mt. Vernon
OUTFIELDER:
1st Team:
Colten Webber (jr) (U) Seneca
Chase Mars (sr) Carl Junction
Kreg Myers (sr) Cassville
2nd Team:
Braxton Grahm (so) Seneca
Dillion Bunch (jr) East Newton
Zane Phillips ( jr ) Mt. Vernon
Payton Walker (sr) Carl Junction
Hon Ment:
Mark Bartlett (so) Lamar
Kyler Shoff (jr) Mt. Vernon
Garrett Kirk (jr) Cassville
DESIGNATED HITTER:
1ST Team: Payton Rawlins (so) Seneca
2nd Team: JT Tucker (so) Lamar
Hon Ment: Dominic Swillum (so) Mt. Vernon
UTILITY PLAYER
1st Team: Carlin Ballay (sr) Monett
2nd Team: Sam Swartz (fr) East Newton
Hon Ment: Dallas Peterson (jr) Aurora
PLAYER OF YEAR: Trey Rose Cassville
COACH OF YEAR: KYLE WOOD CASSVILLE

Boys Basketball

East Newton 55

Pierce City 48

East Newton's Tucker Anderson with 19 points

Girls Basketball Final

Mt. Vernon 63 Marshfield 58 in a Big 8 vs COC contest

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Monday District Team Tennis

CLASS 1

District 9 at Bolivar

• #4 Osage vs #5 Richland

District 10 at Rogersville

• #4 Rogersville vs #5 Springfield Catholic
• #2 Willow Springs vs #7 Clever
• #3 Forsyth vs #6 Reeds Spring

District 11 at Joplin

• Mount Vernon 5, College Heights 1
• Aurora 5, Monett 0

District 12 at Warrensburg

• #4 Lamar vs #5 Nevada
• #3 Clinton vs #6 Knob Noster

CLASS 2

District 10 at Rolla

• Waynesville 6, Lebanon 3

District 11 at Gillenwaters, Springfield

• Nixa 5, Ozark 2
  Glendale 6, Parkview 0

District 12 at Joplin

• Joplin 5, Webb City 4
  Neosho 5, Carthage 0

Coaches Now have Content Control

The school pages within this conference link can be updated by the coaches and AD's in those Districts.  They now can add scores, stats and schedules to the main page of thier school.  That page will then in turn report directly to the media outlets across the area. 

Web sites

Coaches and AD's ,

 

I have recently completed web sites for each school in the listening area, 96 total, and within those sites put schedules that I have recieved.  At this point the sites are set up for the AD's to have content posting that can be made available to coaches of all sports.  It is a simple process which will allow coaches to post box scores from any event in which they play, post upcoming events, makeup dates and whatever information they would like the public to know.  This information will be instantly available to any media outlet, and with knowledge post can be directly sent to up to 8 different sources including the AD via email.  I still would encourage those coaches to text me the final score for the Scoreboard Shows and Hilites shows, and Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks has stepped up to sponsor a male and female Athlete of The Week, those nominations will need to be made to the school page by Monday of the Following Week.  Period will Start on Monday end on Saturday, nominations due monday following and announcement saturday following as follows for the first month of the season:  remember it is a male and female athlete.

 

AD's must contact me on an individual basis to gather posting information for both their school page information and to nominate an athlete for the award, I will due my best to gather information from all sources possible to provide to the selection committee, but it will be more likely seen if it is posted to your school page.  And I promise this will be simple.  Questions please call me and I will breifly explain the process, 417-327-6914

 

Week one nominations

August 22-August 27 nominations due by August 29

Announcement made September 3

 

Week two

August 29-September 3 nominations due by September 5

Announcement made September 10

 

Week three

September 5-10 nominations due by sept 12

announcement made September 17

 

Week 4

Sept 12-17 Nominations due Sept 19

Announcement September 24

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Coaches Poll

DUQUESNE, Mo. -- The Miller Cardinals and the Cassville Wildcats were selected as preseason favorites in polling of their respective conference's coaches, it was announced Wednesday (July 27) during the second annual Southwest Missouri High School Football Media Day at the Southwest Missouri Bank Conference Center.

The media day was presented by KSEK-FM -- The Ticket, 99.1 ESPN Radio of Pittsburg, Kan., which hosted high school coaches from the Spring River Valley and Big Eight conferences as well as the coaches from Joplin, McAuley Catholic and Carthage.

Miller, guided by head coach Dustin Baldwin, finished 11-2 last season and is the defending champion of the Spring River Valley Conference. The Cardinals advanced to the Class 1 quarterfinals in 2010, where they fell to enventual champion Ste. Genevieve-Valle Catholic, 56-26. MHS's only other loss in 2010 was to Class 2 Hogan Prep of Kansas City in week three of the season.

Miller picked up four of the six available first-place votes (coaches could not vote for their own school, and one coach did not return a ballot) and edged the Pierce City Eagles by one point in the poll, 44-43.

Pierce City finished 2010 at 10-2 under first-year head coach Mac Whitehead, with both losses coming to league-rival Miller -- the latest in the second round of the playoffs. The Eagles picked up two first-place votes but also was ranked in the top three on all six ballots returned.

The third of four SRVC squads to earn a spot in the Class 1 playoff field -- they fell to Miller in the first round -- Lockwood (6-4) was third in the survey with 37 points and the other remaining first-place vote. Greenfield (6-5) ended up fourth in the poll with 35 points. The Wildcats fell to Pierce City in the opening round of the 2010 postseason.

The Cassville Wildcats are coming off a 13-1 season in which they fell to eventual Class 3 champion Richmond, 23-21, in the state semifinals while trying to defend their 2009 state crown. Head coach David Large's squad had four of the possible six first-place votes in the Big Eight poll (like in the SRVC, one coach did not return a ballot) and 46 points.

Lamar (10-4) was second in the conference survey with 43 points and two first-place votes. The Tigers advanced to the Class 2 semifinals for the second time in as many seasons, where head coach Scott Bailey's troops dropped a 33-19 decision to Maplewood-Richmond Heights. Bailey reported he expects 76 kids to start practice for the Tigers.

Aurora (6-4) placed third in the poll with 37 points and the other remaining first-place vote. The Houn' Dogs started the 2010 season at 5-1, but missed the Class 3 playoffs with losses in three of their last four games.

Mount Vernon (5-6) edged Seneca (8-3) by one point for fourth place in the Big Eight ranking, 28-27. The Mountaineers won three of their last four regular season games to make the Class 3 bracket, but fell to their week-one opponent, Logan-Rogersville by a 19-16 score (MVHS lost the first meeting, 39-21).

Seneca will be under new leadership in 2011, as former Missouri Southern assistant Dan Scheible takes the reins. Like Mount Vernon, the Indians fell in the first round of the Class 3 playoffs -- a 28-14 decision to Holden. Though not hired until June 1, Scheible said he and his staff hit the ground running and he's happy with what he hasseen from his new squad through conditioning and camps to this point of the summer.

Regular season action starts on Aug. 27 for most schools in southwest Missouri, with practice beginning on Aug. 8.