After a sluggish first half, Liberty found its groove and rallied for a 53-46 victory over Francis Howell on Friday in the Missouri Class 5 girls basketball third-place game at Mizzou Arena.
For the second time in about 16 hours, the Lee’s Summit boys basketball team tried to fight, claw and rally its way to a victory in the Missouri Class 5 state tournament on Friday.
The Star’s Sam McDowell previews the Missouri boys and girls high school basketball tournaments. St. Pius X qualified for the Class 3 girls Final Four for the first time since 2000. Barstow is looking to defend its Class 3 boys championship.
Lewis converted a three-point play with 3.9 seconds left, the game-winning sequence in Belton's 44-40 win against St. Teresa's in the Missouri Class 5, District 13 championship game.
Eudora four-star basketball recruit Mitchell Ballock, who in 2014 received a scholarship offer from KU coach Bill Self, committed to Creighton on Sunday night. He also had interest from Kansas State, Iowa State, Maryland, Oklahoma and Indiana.
Blue Valley Northwest defeated St. Thomas Aquinas, 66-53, on Friday in the boys basketball game at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kan.
Antoinette Mussorici led the St. Pius X girls basketball team to a 54-28 victory against Notre Dame de Sion for the Warriors' 11th consecutive victory.
Lewis converted a three-point play with 3.9 seconds left, the game-winning sequence in Belton's 44-40 win against St. Teresa's in the Missouri Class 5, District 13 championship game.
Sam McDowellsmcdowell@kcstar.com
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