We had a tremendous week of holiday tournament action around the St. Louis metro area. Here is a recap of last week’s tournament action.
Normandy: Madison Prep dominated the field in winning the championship and improving its record to 12-0. The Bears defeated Germantown (TN) 77-53 in the finals behind 25 points from 6’4” senior Miles Nettles and 19 points from senior guard Kevin Baker. It is the Bears’ second tournament title of the season.
Meramec: Finals on Sunday night, will add recap early Monday morning.
Collinsville: East St. Louis entered the tournament with a 4-6 record, but the Flyers won four games and came away with the championship. The highlight came in the semifinals when the Flyers defeated top-seeded Belleville East 41-40 on a jumper by senior Travon McCray as time expired. The Flyers defeated Quincy 60-52 in the championship game. Seniors Deshawn Munson and Johnny McCray enjoyed excellent tournaments in leading East St. Louis.
Centralia: Cahokia repeated as tournament champions with a 68-58 victory over Jacksonville. The Comanches have won the Centralia Tournament three times in the past four years. Senior guard Keenan Minor and senior forward Vincent Jackson scored 19 points each to lead Cahokia.
Chaminade: John Burroughs won the championship for the second year in succession. The Bombers defeated Pattonville 50-46 in overtime in the finals. John Burroughs is now 10-0 on the season.
MICDS: Duchesne knocked off SLUH 66-44 to win the championship for the first time. Junior forward Ryan Tune led the Pioneers with 26 points while junior guard Sam Briscoe added 17 points.
In girls action:
Visitation: Incarnate Word Academy defeated St. Joseph’s 49-34 in a championship showdown which featured two undefeated state powers. Sophomore Napheesa Collier scored 16 points to lead the Red Knights while junior point guard Nakiah Bell added 12 points.
MICDS: The host Rams won the title with a 54-43 victory over No. 1 seed Westminster Academy. Junior guard Emily Kyman scored 18 points while sophomore guard Maya Howard added 10 points in the finals.
Summit: Parkway North defeated Ursuline 60-55 to win the championship in a battle of two of the area’s top teams. Freshman guard Alesia Sutton scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Vikings. Parkway North is now 8-1.
Edwardsville: The host Tigers dominated everyone in winning its own tournament. Edwardsville defeated Chatham-Glenwood 71-30 in the championship game. The Tigers had balanced scoring as junior Kortney Dunbar led the way with 16 points, followed by senior Emmonnie Henderson and Aaliyah Covington with 13 points.
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