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The 6’0”
sophomore guard led the Bears to their first ever district
championship in boys basketball last week.
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Payne scored
a game-high 24 points to lead Imagine past No. 1 seed Miller Career
Academy in the Class 4, District 4 championship game at St.
Mary’s.
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Payne
averaged 26 points a game during the district playoffs, including a
31-point performance against host St. Mary’s in the semifinals to
lead the Bears to a 52-46 victory.
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For the
season, Payne is averaging nearly 20 points a game. He is one of
the top sophomore guards in the state of Missouri.
