The large schools in the state of Missouri are one step away from advancing to the Final Four of the state tournament in Columbia. The winners of Wednesday night’s sectional games have advanced to the quarterfinals, which will be held on Saturday.
The Class 5 quarterfinals games involving St. Louis area teams will be held at Lindenwood University. The boys’ games will be held at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The girls games will be held at 2:45 and 7:45 p.m.
The Class 4 quarterfinals games involving area teams will be held at Jefferson College at Hillsboro and Washington High. At Hillsboro, the boys’ game will be at noon with the girls to follow at 1:45 p.m. The boys’ game at Washington will tip off at 1 p.m. with the girls’ game to follow at 2:45 p.m.
All of the winners will advance to the Final Four of the state tournament, which will be held at The Mizzou Arena from March 16-18.
Individual district championship highlights
Here are some of the top performers from last week’s Class 4 and 5 district championship games:
*Junior guard Kyle Younge of Jennings scored 37 points to lead the Warriors to a 66-52 victory over St. Charles in the Class 4, District 7 championship game.
*Junior forward Jericole Hellems of Chaminade scored 29 points to lead the Red Devils to a 62-53 victory over SLUH in the Class 5, District 4 championship game. Chaminade trailed SLUH 44-32 after three quarters, but outscored the Jr. Bills 30-9 in the fourth quarter to win the victory.
*Senior guard Jadyn Pimentel of Parkway North had 22 points, five rebounds and seven assists in the Vikings’ 71-47 victory over Parkway Central in the Class 4, District 5 girls’ championship game.
*Junior guard Jayla Everett of Kirkwood scored 26 points in the Pioneers’ 71-40 victory over Parkway South in the girls’ Class 5, District 6 championship game.
*Senior guard Kortni Collins of McCluer North scored 16 points and the game winning shot in the final seconds of the Stars’ 51-49 victory over Hazelwood West in the Class 5, District 3 championship game.
Wentzville Liberty continues to make history
Wentzville Liberty made history a couple of weeks ago when they won the championship of the GAC Central Division, a great accomplishment for a school that has just been around for four years. Last week, Liberty continued its historical run when it defeated Fulton 64-50 to win the Class 4, District 8 championship; another first for the program. Liberty was led by 6’4” junior guard Kaleb Overall, who scored 19 points while 6’1” junior guard Jaylen Sims added 19 points.
