The Green City girls and boys both made the trip to Chillicothe High School on Tuesday night, hopeful of victories in the first round of the Class 1 state playoffs.
Unfortunately for the Gophers, the Tri-County squads ended up on the wrong end of the scoreboard, as the Lady Gophers, ranked #2 in the state, lost for the first time this season, 56-43 against Norborne, while the Gopher boys were downed by Slater 74-59. The wins send the Lady Pirates and the Wildcats to the state quarterfinals at Salisbury High School on Saturday night. The Norborne girls will play Glasgow at 6 o’clock, followed by the Slater boys against Chamois. The Green City boys end their season at 22-7.
The season also came to a close for the HDC champion Winston Redbirds and CLAA champion Southwest Livingston Lady Wildcats. Winston was beaten by Worth County at the St. Joseph Civic Arena, 57-39, with Southwest falling to Worth County at the same location, 59-50.
Here are the rest of the scores from Class 1 sectional play on Tuesday, February 27, 2018:
GIRLS:
Scott County Central 46, Advance 8
Bradleyville 47, South Iron 40
Glasgow 32, Community 24
Walnut Grove 86, Montrose 33
Wheatland 61, Leeton 56 (2 OT’s)
Mound City 29, North Andrew 14
BOYS:
Advance 91, Scott County Central 81 (OT)
Eminence 76, Dora 61
Chamois 43, Jamestown 36
Walnut Grove 81, Sheldon 43
Lakeland 72, Green Ridge 44
North Andrew 55, Mound City 45
