LIVE From PB: Class 5 District 1 Championship Night

We are about 10 minutes away from the boys game between Poplar Bluff and Jackson.

Bluff (19-6) beat Jackson at Peters Gym, 56-43, earlier in the year. Jay Raulston had a team-high 13 points in the last meeting.

Poplar Bluff is 3-3 in its last six games after winning nine in-a-row.

Starting lineups:

PB- Raulston, White, Johnson, Coble, Abraham

Jax- TWilliams, Keith, McDowell, HWilliams, Clark

Jax up 4-0 early

Cold start shooting for PB, down 8-3 to Jax

Four different scorers for Indians so far, 8-5 Jax

Lots of PB turnovers early, trail 10-5

End of 1Q: Jackson 12, PB 5. Leading scoreres: Jackson - HWilliams (6). PB - Raultson (3).

Big block by Raulston but Mules can't convert on other end.

Raulston drills 3 on next possession, Mules trail 12-10 as Jackson takes a timeout.

Raulston to the line to shoot 2 in hopes of tying the game.

He converts both, 12-12

Johnson heads to line for PB, they trail 16-14.

Mules take first lead of game, 17-16

Raulston puts Mules up 3

Raulston slams one home to go up 21-16

Score at the half: Poplar Bluff 21, Jackson 20. Leading scorers: Poplar Bluff - Raulston (16), Johnson (5). Jackson - HWilliams (11), Clark (4).

Halftime observations: Both teams are shooting pretty sluggish right now but Poplar Bluff has had three scoring outputs smaller than 21 points in the first half this year.

Mules will need help besides Raulston and Johnson offensively.

HWilliams and Raulston exchange hoops

The Mules other than Raulston has probably missed at least 15 straight shots.

Jackson up 25-23

Really interested to see the shooting percentages on this one when its over. 25-25

Jax up 29-25

Jackson maintain slim lead at 33-31.

Jackson 35, Poplar Bluff 34 - End of 3Q. Marler hits 3 at buzzer.

Scoring Leaders: Poplar Bluff - Raulston (18), Johnson (9). Marler (5). Jackson - HWilliams (17), Clark (8), McDowell (6).

Johnson to go for 3-point has ball hangs on rim for at least 3 seconds. Johnson misses, PB up 36-35

Clark for 2, Jax back up 37-36

White hits 3 for PB, 39-37 Mules

Marler drills a 3-pointer - 44-39 Mules

Mules up 46-41 after a Johnson 2

Keith hits a 3 for Jackson, PB leads still 47-44 1:47 left

Jackson's Clark makes 2, misses FT. PB up 50-48 59.3 on the clock

Johnson goes 0-2 from line. Jackson responds with 2 from HWilliams. Tied game 50-50. Mules turn it over. Jackson ball - 38.5 left.

Jackson playing for last shot 8.8 seconds on the clock time out.

Keith going to the line for two FTs with 2.1 seconds left

Keith goes 1-2. Jax up 51-50

Mules inbound pass hits the rafters. Jackson ball.

Jackson wins 51-50. Season over for the Mules

Leading scorers: Jackson - HWilliams (19), Clark (14), McDowell (8). PB - Raulston (19), Johnson (13), Marler (8).

Check out Brian Rosener's stories in the DAR on Sunday. Good Night All!

First up is Cape Central vs. Poplar Bluff girls.

The Lady Tigers won the lone meeting between the two squads on Feb. 1 with a 48-46 victory in Cape Girardeau.

Poplar Bluff hasn't lost since that day as it has reeled off six straight wins coming into tonight's game.

Tip off in approx. 8 minutes.

Always an odd sight when the 'home' school is wearing their away jersey in their own gym. Poplar Bluff is 8-1 at Peters Gym this season with the only loss coming to Notre Dame.

Starting lineups:

Cape -- Pittman, Malik, Pannier, Smith, Vinson

PB -- Johnson, Rice, Knuckles, Webb and Ivie

Took a whole minute until the first shot taken by Cape

6-3 Cape 4 points from Pittman. Two Cape steals on first four PB possessions

Cape leads 10-3 with 4:38 left in the first. Lady Mules 1-for-5 from the floor.

Jonhson makes 3-point play, Lady Mules trail 10-8

Cape struggling from the floor. Just 1 fg in the quarter.

Game tied up 12-12 on Darnell 2-pointer

Johnson has 6 points as Bluff leads 15-12

Bluff leads 19-16 End of first. Leading scorers: PB - Johnson (8), Webb (6). Cape - Smith (6). Pittman (6).

Bluff up 21-20. Webb now with 8 points

Johnson hits a 3-pointer, PB up 24-20

PB up 26-20 after a 2 by Knuckles

Six Lady Mules on statsheet - 28-22 PB

Knuckles just swatted a Cape shot out of bounds

Johnson for 3. Bluff up 31-22 largest lead of the night.

That last 3-pointer by Johnson tied the school 3-pointer record at 122. Bluff up 33-24.

Johnson breaks 3-pointer record. She has 4 3s on the night and has 17 points. PB up 36-26

PB leads 38-28 at the half. Leading scorers: PB- Johnson (17), Webb (8) Darnell (6) . Cape - Pittman (8), Smith (8).

Halftime observations: This is the most points by PB at halftime this season. They are just eight points away from their total in the last meeting with Cape Central.

Poplar Bluff's season-high in points was 68 against Liberty Tech in the championship of the Dyersburg Tournament on Dec. 30.

Johnson is two 3s away from tying the PB school record (6) for 3s in a game which she has done twice in her career.

0-for-3 start for Cape, PB leads 40-28

Johnson hits 3-pointer #5. PB then gets a 2 from Webb. PB up 45-28.

PB up 47-32

Johnson hits sixth 3 of the night tying school record for 3s in a game. She has 23 points. PB up 52-34

PB up 56-41 at end of 3Q. Leading Scorers: PB- Johnson (25), Webb (16), Darnell (6). Cape - Pittman (13), Smith (10).

Johnson hits single game school-record 7th 3-pointer. PB up 59-45. Johnson set the all-time school record earlier tonight.

PB up 61-47. Johnson has 28 points for PB

Johnson hits #8 3-pointer, PB up 66-51. She's on fire!

Poplar Bluff wins its second straight district title, 70-55

Leading scorers: PB- Johnson (31), Webb (16). Cape - Pittman (13), Pannier (10), Smith (10).