For the 3rd time in the last decade, the trophy is coming back to WG! Statesmen survive a heavyweight bout to win the title. Proud of the guts, toughness, & togetherness that our team showed.
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The trophy comes home!!! For the 4th time in the last decade the Statesmen are your
@CVCSTL
champs! Couldn’t be more proud of our toughness and togetherness against a great opponent. Got stops when we had to, big time boards, & even the occasional FT 😂
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Starting with a bang! Statesmen go on the road and get a big W over Father Tolton by a score of 53-51. Lots to work on but proud of the fight we showed in a great battle.
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Good team win tonight over a solid Jackson squad. Highlighted by Matt joining the 1000 point club at WG. Cool individual accomplishment for the ultimate teammate and captain.
#Matty
🧊
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Your Class 5 District 2 Champs!!! The home crowd showed out and the guys came to play. Love this team, school, and community. See you next Saturday in the
#Elite8
#Morework2do
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Yet another congratulations to senior captain
@IziahPurvey
on his
@McDAAG
nomination! Iziah is one of 12 seniors in MO & just 52 in the Midwest to receive the nomination. He joins recent Statesmen greats such as Enright, Chartrand, Ramey, Gordon, and others
#MoreWork2Do
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Congratulations to
@StatesmenHoops
on their win tonight. And special shout to Iziah Purvey on his 1,000 point, 500 rebound accomplishment. Only 6th player in WG history to accomplish this.
Back2️⃣Back2️⃣Back!!! Statesmen claim the top tier of the Suburban conference with tonight’s win. 3 in a row & 20 of the last 21 years. Never easy but this group continued the legacy
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#🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥈🏆🏆🏆
Congrats to
@IziahPurvey
for making it official with
@UMSLMBB
this afternoon! The ‘22 state champion joins the Midwest Regional Champs. 1 goal down, many to go!
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An effort from both teams that would have made Adam proud. Thank you to
@CoachBlossom
& the entire WG community for making tonight special for the Mallette family.
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Back on top!!! Statesmen defeat Hazelwood Central 59-28 to finish the regular season slate and clinch the Suburban Conference Yellow title. Another 20 win season but best part is we wake up tomorrow 0-0!!!
#playofftime
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Statesmen well represented on the Suburban All Conference team. Starting with the conference player of the year
@IziahPurvey
. Iziah is All-Conference for a third consecutive season.
Several Statesmen had solid seasons recognized this week in the postseason awards. Class 6 District 4 All-District honors to juniors Matt Enright & Ethan Chartrand
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STATESMEN SWEEP!!! Boys pair up with
@WGHSGirlsBball
to protect Roberts Gym this evening against the Pioneers. Thank you to everybody who came out and made it an awesome atmosphere!
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In Tuesday's loss to Quincy
@IziahPurvey
reached another milestone by scoring his 1000th career point. He becomes the 18th member of the 1000 point club (since 1985) and just the 6th Statesmen to have 1000 points & 500 rebounds.
#1KZay
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Congrats to the following Statesmen for earning All-Conference honors!
1st Team- Iziah Purvey & RJ Trevino
2nd Team- CJ Lang
Sportsmanship- Jalen Purvey
The Class of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ leaves Roberts Gym as winners with a tough 59-47 win over Hazelwood Central. Statesmen are 17-6, 4-0 in conference. Thanks to the entire community for turning out tonight!!!
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Miswell start with a 💥. The Statesmen will open the season at Mizzou Arena vs defending state champion Rock Bridge as part of the
@NSClassic48
. The matchup features the last 3 Class 5 state champs & will be broadcast on ESPN3
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One of my favorite days of the year! Congrats to all our guys signing today:
Ray Adams- Culver Stockton
Joe Jones- Gillette College
Stevie Wright- John Wood
Amorey Womack- Tennessee State
Malachy Simpson- Fontbonne University
#hardworkpaysoff
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Didn’t end the way we wanted but couldn’t be more proud of this group.
☑️ 20 wins...again
☑️ Conference Champs
☑️ A culture maintained
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☑️ Made WG proud on & off the court
Seniors thank you for passing the torch & refusing to let the bar drop
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Statesmen cross the river and come back with the Blue Storm title! Quality wins over Quincy & Belleville East today. Turn a double digits deficit at half in the championship into a 🏆
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#summergrind
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Class 4-6 Boys & Girls All-State
MBCA All-State honors are voted on by coaches representing each region from around the state on the weekend of the Show-Me Showdown. Players are listed by school in alphabetical order.
They may be done and graduated but their picture is going to hang in Roberts for quite some time! Congrats to the class of ‘22 and especially these 6 great young men
#brightfutures
#WGfamily
Big thanks to Coach Collins for hosting one last
@statesmensports
awards! Memorable night for the hoops squad with:
Best Male Athlete of the Year-
@IziahPurvey
Frosh Male Athlete of the Year-
@Scottieadkisnon
Memorable Moment- Adam Mallette Classic
Then we cohosted the best offseason HS event in STL with
@hoopsandbeyond
(and the only one that’s bigger than 🏀). Varsity went 4-1 and got better every game. Good 1st step in a long journey. Major props to alumni
@KendalShell
&
@_rayray_4
for making it all happen
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Our thoughts & prayers are with the family of Rick Frese tonight as we all mourn his passing. He was a tremendous asset to our community and every interaction he had with our student-athletes was a positive one. He will be missed.
@WKTimes
Had a blast last night getting the team back together at the
@statesmensports
awards…took home some hardware in the process…
-Best Team Performance
-Best Male Athlete: Matty 🧊
-Comeback player of the year: Big Jake
Statesmen go on the road and pick up a 52-51 win over Jackson on a
@IziahPurvey
game winner with 3 seconds to play. We’ll close the regular season on Thursday when Hazelwood Central visits for Senior Night.
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Statesmen well represented on the All Conference Teams for the top tier of the Suburban Conference
Player of the Year: Jacobie Banks
1st Team All Conference: Matt Enright
Honorable Mention: Anthony Phiffer & Luke Maupin
Sportsmanship: Quinton Nehring
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One final thank you to all the alumni, faculty, and fans who made the latest edition of the Kirkwood-WG rivalry so fun. Nothing quite like Roberts packed to the rafters on a Friday night!
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WHAT A WEEK!
First we had 175 future Statesmen spread out across 4 different gyms for our annual Hoops & Bats camp! A record number of campers who brought tons of energy and excitement to the gym.
#FutureStatesmen
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What a week! First we hosted nearly 200 future Statesmen at camp this week with
@HardballWg
! Campers got better every day and HS guys brought the energy. Excited to cheer on the baseball team today as they go for a title!
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Great team win tonight over a solid Eureka squad by the score of 63-34. Contributions across the board. Statesmen move to 13-4 (2-0). Another big conference game on Monday against Marquette at Roberts
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Class of 2021 flip the board to a cool 1700 after a senior night victory against Vianney. Looking forward to February and conference play.
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Statesmen take home the consolation championship of the
@BHMTournament
with a 65-61 win over Wichita West.
#PurveyPower
puts us on top in the final thirty seconds. Many thanks to the tournament staff for a first class event.
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Solid performance from the Statesmen tonight against a good Jackson squad. Turn the page to a conference championship game on Thursday at Hazelwood Central!
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Statesmen move to the right side of the bracket with a 75-50 win over Lafayette. Advance to a quarterfinal matchup with Westminster Christian Academy tomorrow at 6 pm.
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1st Team Selections:
@_OfficialCJ__
&
@Scottieadkisnon
. Carl was 2nd in the conference in 3 pt % (min 50 attempts). Scottie becomes the first freshmen selected to the 1st team since the conference switched to a tier system 6 seasons ago.
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Statesmen will welcome 2020 with a 7-3 record and coming off a 3rd place finish at
@CVCSTL
. Strong start but bigger things to come!!! Happy New Year
#StatesmenNation
Statesmen avenge a Dec. loss with a 56-47 win over Eureka. We remain unbeaten in the purple and gold of
#DouglassHigh
#PantherPride
Special thanks to all the teachers who were recognized at teacher appreciation night!
The Statesmen open the home slate this evening at 7 pm against Riverview Gardens in the first round of the 21st Annual Webster Classic. Excited to see some orange and black back in the stands!
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Class 5 Boys All-District
MBCA All-District is voted by member coaches in the district. All-District is not a tournament team; it reflects the entire season. The player receiving the most points is named District POY. Players are listed by school in alphabetical order.
We’d like to thank all the teams, coaches and supporters who made the 5th annual Vashon Winter Classic a success! Our community loves basketball and this year was no exception! We will continue to grow and improve as we prepare for next year! DM if interested in participating!
(Insert line about an ugly win beating a pretty loss) Proud of the guys for overcoming a lot of adversity the last few weeks and finding a way
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