Platte Valley’s girls passed one of the strongest tests they have seen all season long, downing Leeton High School 56-44 at JQH Arena in Springfield, winning the Class 1 state title for the Jefferson-South Nodaway cooperative. The third place game was captured by Walnut Grove over South Iron 56-44.
The Class 1 boys title went to South Iron, 69-50 over the Mound City Panthers, with the boys third place hardware going to St. Elizabeth, defeating Higbee 57-44.
The Class 3 girls title goes to Lift for Life Academy, a 56-52 winner over Skyline, knocking off a Lady Tiger squad that had gone through Milan a week earlier, 70-64 in the state quarterfinal round. Steelville edged Tipton 45-44 for girls third place in Class 3.
Hartville’s boys backed up their Class 2 state title from 2020 with a Class 3 crown, coming in unbeaten fashion, in 2021, downing Monroe City 43-35. Third place in Class 3 boys went to Summit Christian Academy, a 56-44 winner over Lift for Life Academy.
In Friday’s Class 2 state championship games, the Ellington girls beat Wellington-Napoleon 63-36 and the Campbell boys downed Salisbury 67-50. Third place went to the Norwood boys (56-43 over North Andrew) and the Blue Eye girls, 59-52 over Scotland County.
The state semifinals are set for this upcoming weekend for Classes 4, 5, and 6. Here are the matchups:
Class 4 Boys:
Vashon vs. Blair Oaks
Westminster Christian Academy vs. Barstow
Class 4 Girls:
Vashon vs. Mount Vernon
Boonville vs. St. Joseph Benton
Class 5 Boys:
Lutheran South vs. Bolivar
Cardinal Ritter vs. Van Horn
Class 5 Girls:
Union vs. West Plains
Whitfield vs. William Chrisman
Class 6 Boys:
Chaminade College Prep vs. Springfield Kickapoo
Fort Zumwalt North vs. Liberty
Class 6 Girls:
Webster Groves vs. Springfield Kickapoo
Incarnate Word Academy vs. Staley
