JV Girls Rally to Whip Ozark for Tourney Title

Republic’s JV girls ended the championship game on a 14-3 run, storming past Ozark for the Willard JV Tournament title Wednesday, 36-30.

Going into the fourth quarter, Ozark led 27-22. But Republic took charge down the stretch behind 13 points from Brooke Stanfield and 11 from Jordan Kabetske.

Ozark had jumped on top early, as Republic played with starting point guard Kabetske on the bench in foul trouble. Ozark hung onto the lead until fewer than six minutes remained in the fourth quarter.

Republic improves to 3-0. They beat Webb City 56-25 to open the tournament, then pounded Skyline 49-14 in the semifinals.