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The doors open at three and the line already snakes to the road. That’s how you know you’re in Southeast Missouri, where high school gyms become pressure cookers and small-town pride shakes the rafters. We invited Andrew Moore and David Jenkins from SEMO Sports Zone to sit down with us and map the pulse of this region—what’s rising, what’s shifting, and why the games still matter so much.
We start with the media flip. Streaming didn’t just replace box scores; it rewired how fans watch, argue, and remember. From multi-cam broadcasts and instant stats to parents on Facebook and students on Instagram, Friday nights now travel farther than ever. David takes us inside his archival obsession—decades of football results and Bloomfield Christmas Tournament records—proof that the present makes the most sense when it stands on history.
On the court and field, we get real about trajectory. Jackson’s football machine sets the standard while Dexter’s wing‑T and line play turn heads. In basketball, Class 2 is stacked (Puxico, Hayti, Bernie, South Pem), New Madrid reloads, and Notre Dame and Dexter jockey in Class 4. We break down Sikeston’s outlook: a deeper, faster group with a strong sophomore core, seniors getting healthy, and Coach Holifield’s pressure identity—2‑2‑1 into a matchup zone—ready to speed teams into mistakes. Expect early answers at the SEMO Conference Tournament, where seeding could send us straight into Cape or Bluff.
We swap stories about the best gyms—Sikeston’s Fieldhouse when it hums, Charleston’s storied floor that smells like history, and Bloomfield on championship Friday—and revisit the Puxico back-and-forth that turned podcast jabs into rally T‑shirts. We also spar over rules: the end of one‑and‑ones, the slow march toward a shot clock, and why neutral sites matter in March. Through it all, one idea keeps coming back: these teams don’t just play for banners; they carry the town’s name, and the town shows up.
If you love SEMO sports, this conversation is a full tour—rivalries, records, pipelines, and the future of how we watch. Tap follow, share with a fellow Bulldog (or Bluejay), and leave a review to help more fans find the show. Then tell us: which gym owns the loudest night in Southeast Missouri?

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