(All reports from SoMo Sports Online)

CARTHAGE 58, LAMAR 38
LAMAR — Carthage built a 33-16 lead by the intermission and never looked back to wrap up the regular season with a win on the road over Lamar.
"Good win to wrap up our regular season on the road," Carthage coach Scott Moore said. "Lamar is a physical team and that will help us prepare for the postseason next week."
Brinna Ream led Carthage (15-0) with a game-high 16 points, while Hailey Fullerton sank a trio of 3-pointers on the way to 15 points. Kianna Yates added eight, with Katie Crowe finished with six.
"Back to back stellar nights by Brinna Ream and Hailey Fullerton," Moore said. "Those two seniors have done the bulk of the scoring for us the past two nights. Senior Katie Crowe has been locking down the other team's best players all year, and those three seniors have been key to our success this season."
Josey Adams had 11 points for Lamar, while Sierra White added eight. 
Third-seeded Carthage travels to second-seeded Republic for a Class 6 District 12 matchup on March 1.

By: 
Jason Peake, SoMo Sports 
CARTHAGE  — Firing on all cylinders from the perimeter and in the paint, the Carthage Tigers started the second half on a 27-10 run to build an insurmountable lead on their way to a 55-38 win over Webb City on Tuesday night in Central Ozark Conference girls basketball action. 
Clinging to a 26-23 lead at halftime, Carthage pulled away for good with a 21-9 third period. Overall, the Tigers outscored the Cardinals 29-15 in the second half.
"At halftime, our big, fancy adjustment was to simply do what we do, but do it better," Carthage coach Scott Moore said. "We needed to finish better. A lot of the shots we got in the first half were good shots, but they were just off a little. We just had to stay composed, get those same shots and knock them down. That's what happened." 
Moore noted his team's inside-outside attack was key to the victory. The Tigers hit seven 3-pointers and also took advantage of their height inside to get hoops at point-blank range. 
"We definitely had the height advantage, so our goal was to work inside-out," Moore said. "We wanted to soften them up inside and then kick it out to shooters. When they packed it in, our shooters were open with our side-to-side action."
The Tigers hiked their record to 14-10 and finished 4-5 in the COC. 
"It was a nice way to finish up the conference season for us," Moore said. "We improved by two games in the conference this year. That means a lot to us. We want to keep climbing up the conference ranks." 
For the Cardinals, it was a tale of two halves. 
"I thought we defended pretty well in the first half," Webb City coach Lance Robbins said. "Offensively, I thought we moved the ball pretty well. In the second half, we lost their shooters a few times and they hit some 3s. They gained confidence. And offensively, we didn't move the ball as well in the second half.
"If we want to be a successful team, we have to move the ball better offensively and we have to know our assignments defensively," Robbins added. 

CARTHAGE GIRLS 52, BRANSON 38
BRANSON — Branson outscored Carthage 14-7 in the first quarter before the Tigers rallied to erase the deficit on the way to the Central Ozark Conference win over the Pirates on Saturday.
Carthage (13-10, 3-5 COC) outscored Branson 15-8 in the second quarter to tie the game up by halftime at 22-all. The Tigers got the better of the Pirates in the third before pulling away down the stretch by outscoring Branson 17-5 in the fourth quarter.
"We were emotionally depleted a little to start the game today after last night's overtime loss to Ozark, but the girls dug deep in the fourth quarter to pull out the win against a gritty Branson team," Carthage coach Scott Moore said to SoMo Sports.
Hailey Fullerton led the Tigers in scoring with 12 points, including two 3-pointers. Kianna Yates added 11 points, while Sophie Shannon finished with 10.
"Sophie Shannon was a force inside the first half, then Kianna Yates and Hailey Fullerton took over in the second half to impose our will on Branson," Moore added.