Eighth grade rolls to victories

Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail-- Nevada Middle School's Paije Gibbs (30) puts up a shot in Thursday's game with Joplin South in the Lady Tigers' 36-7 eighth grade A-Team victory at Wynn Gymnasium. Tiffani Long's 10 points, Marisa Hughes' seven points and Megan Harper's six paced Nevada (1-1). In the B-Team game, Nevada shut out South 33-0. Taylor Robertson scored a team-high 11 points, Cassidy Lowery added eight, Taylor Norcross scored six while Bailey Harbit and Rees Noble added four points each.