Pete Sanders, Soldan – Boys Basketball
The 5’11” junior guard led the Tigers back to the Final Four of the Class 4 state tournament with two big postseason performances.
Sanders scored a game-high 20 points to lead Soldan past Mexico 63-50 in the state quarterfinals last Saturday at Lindenwood University in St. Charles. In the state sectionals, Sanders had 19 points, seven assists and three steals in Soldan’s 77-60 victory over Clayton at Parkway West.
A three-year starter, Sanders is averaging nearly 16 points a game while leading the Tigers with 3.8 assists and 3.4 steals a game.
Soldan will face St. Francis Borgia today in the Class 4 state semifinals in Columbia at 3:30 p.m.
