Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament All-Tourney Team

Andrew Williams would have been a good pick as well as Garret light

I don't know about all of the voters, No Disclosure, but I know that my final pick was influenced by the first half of the championship game. I definitely take Day 4 into account when voting.

I included a two Cape Central players on my ballot and was surprised to see just one make the team.

I agree with Whitey11. Andrew Williams hit shots that kept his team alive and shouldve been on this team.

I think you missed one of the really good players! Garrett Light. You picked Williams from Jackson and niether he nor any of Jacksons players could stop Garrett!!!!

How can a team that makes the championship game have only one player on the all tournament team? Andrew Williams should of made it. Without his three point shooting, Central would not of made it past Jackson or Notre Dame.

Put this perspective on Cape Central's accomplishments: All four of Cape's opponents won trophies in the tournamnet--Leopold, Jackson, ND, and SCC. The combined tourney records of these teams was 13-3, with all three losses coming against Cape. Not only did they play for the title and finish second, they arguably had the toughest tests to get there.

Held?

Cough...PUSH IT... Cough...

More like Scott County held back TOTAL FURY in the fourth quarter.

First of all SCC is no regular Class 1 school. They would defeat any team in the state of Missouri albeit not as convincingly. The Jungle looked ridiculous heckling SCC with a running clock. The Cinderella slipper fell off the moment the ball was tipped in the championship game. It could have been much uglier. Coach Cookson was allowing his young men to have a lil fun out there. It was truly a practice scrimmage for them. Enough said.

whitey11: I cant comment on the Williams kid because I didnt see him play much; however I can comment on both Charleston players. Jones is money from behind the arc and at the charity stripe. He would have had the game winning three were it not for an ill timed traveling call. As far as Tucker is concerned, keep watching the next couple of years (he is just a sophomore) he is already a force to be reckoned with. He will only get better. I would even lobby for Demonte Farmer to get a mention in this discussion along with Fabrezio Wright.

Cape Central played far an above better basketball than they were expected to. They earned a lot of respect from the SEMO basketball community this week. This was not the same team I saw lose to Charleston earlier this year in the SEMO Conference consolation semis. They have nothing to be ashamed of. SCC would have destroyed any SE Missouri team that it played. BTW is SCC on Notre Dame's schedule? I would love to see that match up.

Better yet how about a SCC vs. Sikeston---the rematch?

For the first time in several years I think that the sports media got it right with regard to the SE Missourian Christmas tournament all tourney team. For once it was not a ND Jackson lovefest.

I think everyone wants to see a rematch Wisdom.

Okay, let's be clear on some points: The Charleston kids can obviously play, but discussion warrants the mention of several other players. Oak Ridge's Light and Thomas come to mind. But they did what they did in three games. If you look at the one player in the tournament not on the all tournament team that consistently stepped up and played clutch ball game after game, it was Andrew Williams. He should have been on the team hands down!

Now about the jungle: They are HS kids showing a little enthusiasm all in good fun. No harm done. In my opinion it is better sportsmanship to get into the game and have fun than not. ND and Jackson also had student sections doing the same thing. This is good! Just because MSHSAA has statements about certain things doesn't necessarily mean they are right. They get more worked up about nitpicky things and let big things slide--like recruiting, district boundries, etc.

About SCC: They clearly were the class of the tourney and I agree with a previous post that suggests they would beat anyone in the state. On another night, Cape could play them closer. Bottom line: SCC is a basketball factory first, they always have been. Charleston is also a basketball factory.

Officiating: Best I could see officials worked hard to make proper calls and did a good job.

It was a fun tournament as it always is, and here's wishing all the teams best of luck in 2010. Many of these teams will play again before the season is over.

Caperocks, since you won't look up the expectations placed by MSHSAA for students I decided to copy and paste them for you. Read them for yourself and decide.

Expectations of Students: Your enthusiasm as a participant or spectator includes a vital

responsibility for good sportsmanship. Your habits and reactions determine the quality of

sportsmanship, which reflects upon our school and community. Students are expected to:

�� Know and demonstrate the fundamentals of good sportsmanship.

�� Respect, cooperate and respond to cheerleaders.

�� Respect school property and authority.

�� Show respect for opponents and opposing coaches and fans.

�� Show respect for players who are injured.

�� Respect the judgement and strategy of the coach (even if you disagree).

�� Respect the judgement of game officials (even if you disagree).

�� Avoid profane language and obnoxious behavior at all times.

�� Avoid applauding errors or penalties of the opponents.

�� Refrain from heckling, jeering or distracting opponents, including

distracting behavior during the shooting of free throws.

�� Refrain from being critical of players, coaches or officials for a loss.

�� Refrain from throwing objects on the playing area or in the bleachers.

�� Avoid stomping of bleachers or the use of artificial noisemakers.

�� Refrain from using cheers that taunt or ridicule opposing players, coaches,

cheerleaders or spectators.

�� Refrain from booing or showing displeasure with game officials or game

activities.

What you don't understand Caperocks, is that you cannot ignore what students do in the bleachers because what goes on in the stands is as much a part of the high school experience as the game itself. One day you may see the big picture but for now it is obvious you are too immature to understand.

Congrats to Kevin Casassola on a a very deserving selection to the all tournament team. Andrew Williams did a great job too. Hopefully, he would be the first person to congratulate Kevin. I'm sure Andrew receives his share of accolades without the people on this site throwing Kevin under the bus.

Kevin deserved all-tourney team...he scraps, claws, dives, hustles, can handle the press most of the time, attacks the lane, plays defense...that to me is a true team player....

there is one explanation that I can give for cape only having one player on the team and that is because Coach Church has been telling these players it is a team effort and that is what they gave every night of the tournament. they looked for the open player each time and worked the ball until they found him most of the time. when this happens there isn't one single player that stands out just big team wins which they had 2 nights of the tournament. keep it up cape and you will have a very good year

Why give an honor of making the all Tournament team to someone on a 5th or 6th place team or worse, unless he avg. 20 points a game? 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishers are there for a reason, to have only 1 player from Cape and ND is absolutely crazy!!!

Cosmo_Kramer,

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Please find a new way to express your thoughts. They are welcome but your tone and word choice are not.

I've been deleting far more comments than I'm comfortable with over the last week or so and am finding that I have missed some that should have been deleted. If you see a comment that you believe is inappropriate, please click on the yellow exclamation point to report the comment so that I or other staff members can review it.

As for the Cape (and Jackson and Notre Dame and others similar) student section, I find the whole back-and-forth dialogue and, yes, the sometimes borderline commentary to be highly entertaining, for what it's worth. Whatever one's personal opinion, I think this type of behavior has been around at high school sporting events for long enough that we need not act stunned at its existence and outraged by the content. It is what it is and has been. If it bothers you (and it very well might for some valid reasons), I suggest sitting far away or bringing an iPod.

That being said, I really, really, really hate the "You can't do that" and "He/She's a freshman/sophomore" chants. I don't know why, but they grate on me. Haha. I like the original stuff.

As for your attack on cheerleading, I must say I'm surprised, tlks2much. As a former cheerleader myself, I think I can safely say that queenofsidelines was not under the impression that people show up to see her squad (at least not most people). The whole point is to support the "guys" and I hardly see how that could be bad. Not all cheerleaders and all squads are like the ones portrayed in movies and Taylor Swift songs...

I'm in agreement with you, Rachel. The student chants are entertaining. For the most part, the cheers are usually pretty original and in good fun. The cheerleaders are doing a good job, too, and don't deserve the kind of attack that was given by tlks2much.

I do have one complaint about the student cheering sections. I think it's very disrespectful when a few students come to the games dressed in religious attire costumes mocking priests, monks or nuns. That's crossing the line at a school sports event and should not be tolerated by the administrators. It's one thing to poke fun at a team mascot or student body, it's another thing to mock a religion. Disrespect of that nature should NEVER be tolerated.

"Attack" may have been a strong word choice, tlks2much, but I think we can peacefully agree to disagree on the value/purpose/difficulty/ of cheerleading, which I am cool with.

I agree that it is best to not get started. Seems pretty pointless.

Thanks for stopping back by the blog.

tlks2much,

No, I wasn't at the Sikeston/ND game, but if someone went dressed in a blue snuggie making fun of the ND principal, that is not right. The "cross on a rope thing", as you named it, is called a rosary and I seriously doubt any religious figure would spin a rosary around in that manner like you said. Be that as it may, the bottom line is this: my purpose for commenting was to say good spirited fan support and antics are great, but students should not dress in costume mocking the religious. It's disrespectful and in poor taste. I'll say it again: it's one thing to poke fun at a mascot or student cheering section, it's another thing to mock a religion.

Ok now that we have had our Catholic lesson for the day, Monk not Priest, Rosary not cross on a rope. Got it!

He was still out of line, by stepping on the floor and flipping his rosery everywhere and that is what I was saying the Sikeston Admin didn't say anything.

The whole subject was about school spirt and as long as they dont say the players name, I think it is all fine.