2012-13

22-7 Overall Record

(8-1 in the Ozark Conference)

Head Coach - Dick Rippee

Missouri Class 5 Quarterfinalist!
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November 29th, 2012
@ Kickapoo Tip-Off Classic

Kickapoo Chiefs(1-0) - 72
Vs.
Reeds Spring Wolves(0-1) - 25

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 21 23 17 11
Wolves 4 13 5 3

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Anthony Cooper - 2
John Fuchs - 1
Chris Ward - 14
Tyler Bussell - 9
Jack Simpson - 14
Matt Ridder - 13
Tyler Hamilton - 3
Luke Thomas - 3
Parker Dean - 4
Kyle Campbell - 9

November 30th, 2012
@ Kickapoo Tip-Off Classic

Kickapoo Chiefs(2-0) - 59
Vs.
Springdale(AR) Bulldogs(1-2) - 53

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 11 13 15 20
Bulldogs 6 8 15 24

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Parker Dean - 6
Jack Simpson - 9
Chris Ward - 25
Tyler Bussell - 9
Matt Ridder - 10

December 1st, 2012
@ Kickapoo Tip-Off Classic

Kickapoo Chiefs(2-1) - 40
Fayetteville, AR Bulldogs(4-1) - 66

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 10 8 11 11
Bulldogs 29 13 17 7

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Parker Dean - 10
Jack Simpson - 2
Luke Thomas - 2
Chris Ward - 9
Tyler Bussell - 10
John Fuchs - 2
Matt Ridder - 2
Kyle Campbell - 1
Anthony Cooper - 2

Chris Ward was named to the
All-Tourney team.

December 7th, 2012
@ Carthage HS

#10 in Missouri Class 5
Kickapoo Chiefs(3-1) - 65
Carthage Tigers(1-4) - 42

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 10 17 21 17
Tigers 8 9 10 15

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyler Bussell - 13
Matt Ridder - 12
Chris Ward - 11
Jack Simpson - 8
Burland - 7
John Fuchs - 6
Luke Thomas - 2

December 11th, 2012
@ Kickapoo HS

#10 in Missouri Class 5
Kickapoo Chiefs(4-1) - 70
Branson Pirates(3-2) - 61

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 18 18 12 22
Pirates 7 23 10 21

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Chris Ward - 21
Luke Thomas - 4
Jack Simpson - 18
Matt Ridder - 7
Tyler Hamilton - 1
Parker Dean - 9
Tyler Bussell - 6
Ryan Burland - 4

December 14th, 2012
@ Ozark HS

#10 in Missouri Class 5
Kickapoo Chiefs(4-2) - 64
Ozark Tigers(4-3) - 71

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 20 15 9 20
Tigers 18 13 21 19

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Chris Ward - 21
Tyler Bussell - 30
Matt Ridder - 8
Parker Dean - 2
Jack Simpson - 3

December 18th, 2012
@ Nixa HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(4-3) - 51
#2 in Missouri Class 5
Nixa Eagles(5-1) - 67

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 13 17 4 17
Eagles 16 18 15 18

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Parker Dean - 12
Jack Simpson - 3
Luke Thomas - 5
Chris Ward - 14
Tyler Bussell - 16
Matt Ridder - 1

January 2nd 2013
@ Kickapoo HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(5-3) - 68
Neosho Wildcats(0-10) - 28

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 27 22 10 9
Wildcats 5 9 4 10

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Parker Dean - 8
Jack Simpson - 9
Luke Thomas - 9
Chris Ward - 7
Tyler Bussell - 12
John Fuchs - 4
Matt Ridder - 9
Tyler Hamilton - 4
Kyle Campbell - 4
Ryan Burland - 2

January 8th, 2013
@ The Pit - Central HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(6-3) - 56
Central Bulldogs(3-9) - 41

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 16 13 15 12
Bulldogs 11 7 8 15

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Parker Dean - 6
Jack Simpson - 23
Chris Ward - 10
Tyler Bussell - 5
Matt Ridder - 4
Ryan Burland - 8

January 11th, 2013
@ West Plains HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(7-3, 1-0) - 74
West Plains Zizzers(7-7, 0-1) - 64

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 20 22 17 15
Zizzers 14 10 17 23

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 6
Parker Dean - 14
Jack Simpson - 2
Luke Thomas - 4
Chris Ward - 14
Tyler Bussell - 27
Matt Ridder - 3
Ryan Burland - 4

J.V. / Kickapoo 61 - West Plains 49

January 12th, 2013
@ Kickapoo HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(7-4) - 49
St. Louis Christian Cougars
(11-3) - 50

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 20 12 9 8
Cougars 14 14 10 12

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Parker Dean - 111
Jack Simpson - 8
Chris Ward - 4
Tyler Bussell - 15
Matt Ridder - 5
Ryan Burland - 6

January 17th, 2013
@ Liberty Tourney

Kickapoo Chiefs(8-4) - 60
Raytown Blue Jays(3-9) - 40

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 15 14 16 15
Blue Jays 14 8 4 14

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Luke Thomas - 15 (5 3's)
Jack Simpson - 10
Chris Ward - 10
Parker Dean - 4
Tyler Bussell - 8
John Fuchs - 3
Matt Ridder - 5
Tyler Hamilton - 2
Ryan Burland - 3

January 18th, 2013
@ Liberty Tournament

Kickapoo Chiefs(9-4) - 54
Liberty Blue Jays(10-2) - 41

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 13 10 17 14
Blue Jays 10 13 13 5

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Chris Ward - 14
Jack Simpson - 13
Tyler Bussell - 13
Tyson Batiste - 3
Parker Dean - 4
Luke Thomas - 3
Matt Ridder - 7

January 19th, 2013
@ Liberty Tournament

Kickapoo Chiefs(10-4) - 56
K.C. Center Yellow Jackets
(13-4) - 51

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 17 9 11 19
Yellow Jackets 10 8 14 19

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 5
Ryan Burland - 5
Parker Dean-  8
Matt Ridder - 14
Jack Simpson - 10
Chris Ward - 14

Chris Ward and Tyler Bussell
made the All-Tourney team.

January 22nd, 2013
@ Kickapoo HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(11-4,2-0) - 45
#9 Parkview Vikings(15-3, 2-1) - 38

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 9 12 16 8
Vikings 7 14 9 8

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyler Bussell - 3
Matt Ridder - 9
Jack Simpson - 11
Chris Ward - 18
Tyson Batiste - 2
Ryan Burland - 2

January 24th, 2013
@ Nixa Invitational Tourney

Kickapoo Chiefs(12-4) - 66
Harrisonville Wildcats(10-5) - 56

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 14 18 15 19
Wildcats 13 9 11 23

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 4
Ryan Burland - 4
Tyler Bussell - 6
Matt Ridder - 7
Jack Simpson - 25
Luke Thomas - 8
Chris Ward - 12

January 25th, 2013
@ Nixa Invitational Tourney

Kickapoo Chiefs(13-4) - 67
Willard Tigers(10-6) - 45

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 18 16 16 17
Tigers 14 7 11 13

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 3
Jack Simpson - 13
Luke Thompson - 12
Chris Ward - 6
Tyler Bussell - 14
John Fuchs - 1
Matt Ridder - 9
Anthony Cooper - 2
Ryan Burland - 7

January 26th, 2013
@ Nixa Invitational Tourney

Kickapoo Chiefs(13-5) - 41
#2 Nixa Eagles(16-3) - 52

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 16 6 5 14
Eagles 5 8 19 20

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Jack Simpson - 5
Luke Thomas - 5
Chris Ward - 17
Tyler Bussell - 6
Matt Ridder - 3
Ryan Burland - 5

January 29th, 2013
@ Glendale HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(14-5, 3-0) - 48
Camdenton Lakers(8-14, 0-5) - 28

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 9 9 17 13
Lakers 7 8 7 6

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 4
Jack Simpson - 15
Luke Thompson - 2
Chris Ward - 8
Tyler Bussell - 5
Matt Ridder - 5
Anthony Cooper - 2
Ryan Burland - 7

February 1st, 2013
@ Boswell Auditorium - Lebanon HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(15-5, 4-0) - 67
Lebanon Yellow Jackets
(1-15, 0-3) - 35

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 22 18 22 5
Yellow Jackets 7 9 8 11

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 3
Parker Dean - 2
Jack Simpson - 23
Luke Thomas - 2
Chris Ward - 8
Tyler Bussell - 2
John Fuchs - 8
Matt Ridder - 8
Tyler Hamilton - 2
Kyle Campbell - 1
Ryan Burland - 3

February 5th, 2013
@ Drury Univ.

Kickapoo Chiefs(16-5, 5-0) - 74
Glendale Falcons(9-12, 2-4) - 59

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 16 18 25 15
Falcons 14 14 13 18

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Jack Simpson - 14
Chris Ward - 23
Tyler Bussell - 5
Matt Ridder - 19
Tyler Hamilton - 2
Ryan Burland - 11

February 8th, 2013
@ MSSU (Joplin)

Kickapoo Chiefs(17-5, 6-0) - 59
Joplin Eagles(12-9, 2-5) - 35

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 13 16 11 19
Eagles 6 9 7 13

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 2
Jack Simpson - 10
Chris Ward - 11
Tyler Bussell - 16
John Fuchs - 1
Matt Ridder - 10
Kyle Campbell - 4
Ryan Burland - 5

February 12th, 2013
@ Rolla HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(18-5, 7-0) - 85
Rolla Bulldogs(12-10, 4-4) - 53

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 25 15 21 24
Bulldogs 9 15 17 12

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 6
Jack Simpson - 6
Luke Thomas - 12
Chris Ward - 20
Tyler Bussell - 23
Matt Ridder - 12
Tyler Hamilton - 2
Ryan Burland - 4

February 15th, 2013
@ Kickapoo HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(19-5, 8-0) - 56
Waynesville Tigers(13-11, 4-5) - 48

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 10 16 15 15
Tigers 11 9 11 17

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Chris Ward - 30
Tyler Bussell - 11
Matt Ridder - 5
Jack Simpson - 3
Luke Thomas - 3
Tyson Batiste - 2
Ryan Burland - 2

February 19th, 2013
@ Kickapoo HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(19-6, 8-1) - 58
#7 in Missouri Class 4
Hillcrest Hornets(20-5, 9-0) - 62

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 19 13 12 14
Hornets 11 15 16 20

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Ryan Burland - 2
Tyler Bussell - 10
Matt Ridder - 8
Jack Simpson - 11
Luke Thomas - 3
Chris Ward - 24

February 28th, 2013
Class 5, District 11 Tourney
@ Branson HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(20-6) - 68
Branson Pirates(19-8) - 66

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 13 17 18 20
Pirates 14 13 24 15

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 3
Parker Dean - 3
Jack Simpson - 15
Chris Ward - 18
Tyler Bussell - 10
Matt Ridder - 17
Ryan Burland - 2

March 2nd, 2013
Class 5, District 11 Tourney
CHAMPIONSHIP
@ Branson HS

Kickapoo Chiefs(21-6) - 89
#9 in Missouri Class 5
Nixa Eagles(22-6) - 75

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 16 33 13 27
Eagles 15 14 19 27

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 16
Jack Simpson - 12
Chris Ward - 21
Tyler Bussell - 16
Matt Ridder - 22
Ryan Burland - 2

March 6th, 2013
Class 5 Sectional
@ SBU (Bolivar)

Kickapoo Chiefs(22-6) - 31
Willard Tigers(18-9) - 30

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 8 7 8 8
Tigers 8 3 13 6

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 4
Jack Simpson - 1
Luke Thomas - 4
Chris Ward - 11
Tyler Bussell - 10
Matt Ridder - 1

March 9th, 2013
Class 5 Quarterfinal
@ Drury Univ.

Kickapoo Chiefs(22-7) - 68
#1 in Missouri Class 5
Columbia Hickman Kewpies
(26-2) - 73

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Chiefs 18 15 19 16
Kewpies 19 14 21 19

Scoring for Kickapoo:
Tyson Batiste - 13
Jack Simpson - 1
Chris Ward - 28
Tyler Bussell - 10
Matthew Ridder - 12
Ryan Burland - 4

All-Ozark Conference
First Team
Chris Ward
Tyler Bussell
Honorable Mention
Matt Ridder
Jack Simpson
Coach of the Year
Dick Rippee

News-Leader
All-District
Chris Ward

News-Leader
All-Ozarks
Chris Ward

MBCA All-State Class 5
Chris Ward

MSSA All-State Class 5
Second Team
Chris Ward
Jack Simpson's game winning free throws against Willard in the Class 5 Sectional game.
Final MBCA Class 5 Rankings:
1. Rockhurst
2. DeSmet
3. Hickman
4. Vianney
5. Kickapoo
6. McCluer North
7. Blue Springs South
8. Fort Osage
9. Washington
10. Willard

Final MSSA Class 5 Rankings:
1. Rockhurst, 26-5
2. De Smet, 25-7
3. Hickman, 27-3
4. Blue Springs South, 24-3
5. Kickapoo, 22-7
6. Chaminade, 18-9
7. Lee’s Summit West, 21-5
8. Fort Osage, 22-5
9. Ladue, 21-6
10. CBC, 20-8