Missouri high school state hoops tourneys are playing on. Quarterfinals are Saturday
The Missouri state high school basketball tournaments continued Friday, and as of Friday evening were still scheduled to play Saturday’s games with limited spectators — essential personnel only — because of the evolving COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Kansas City-area boys and girls teams that have made it this far — to the quarterfinal rounds in Classes 4 and 5 — play Saturday with the state semifinals on the line. Matchups and sites are listed below.
The bigger-school semifinals and championship games for boys and girls teams are scheduled for late next week at JQH Arena in Springfield.
Remaining KC-area boys teams include Class 5 Ray-Pec and Staley, who play Saturday at 2:45 p.m. at Blue Springs South High, and the Raytown South boys in Class 4, who play St. Joseph Lafayette at Blue Springs South at 7:45 p.m.
Girls teams still fighting for semifinal spots include Class 5 Blue Springs and unbeaten Liberty, who meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Blue Springs South, and Class 4 Lincoln Prep vs. Grain Valley, who play Saturday at 6 p.m.
Missouri’s smallest-school classification, Class 1, played its boys and girls championship games Friday in Springfield. The Class 2 and 3 boys and girls finals are scheduled for Saturday in Springfield.
While other states, including Kansas, have called off the remainder of their high school postseasons for basketball, the Missouri State High School Activities Association made the determination on Thursday to keep playing.
Here are scores and current schedules for all remaining basketball tournament games in all Missouri classifications, boys and girls.
BOYS
CLASS 5
Wednesday’s sectionals
Ray-Pec 43, Blue Springs 41
Rock Bridge 65, Ozark 53, 2OT
Mehlville 64, Jackson 47
Chaminade 74, Marquette 48
Christian Bros. College 74, Hazelwood Central 62
Francis Howell 73, Ft. Zumwalt North 65
Kickapoo 76, Joplin 59
Staley 47, Liberty 39
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Mehlville vs. Chaminade, at Francis Howell Central, 1 p.m.
Ray-Pec vs. Staley, at Blue Springs South, 2:45 p.m.
Rock Bridge vs. Kickapoo, at SW Baptist U., 7:45 p.m.
Christian Bros. College vs. Francis Howell, at Francis Howell Central, 7:45 p.m.
Semifinals
TBD, March 20 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
Championship game
Semifinals winners, March 21 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
CLASS 4
Tuesday’s sectionals
Raytown South 59, Grandview 54
St. Joseph Lafayette 32, Lincoln Prep 31
Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) 59, Central (Park Hills) 36
Westminster Christian Academy 72, St. Mary’s (St. Louis) 50
Vashon 72, Ladue Horton Watkins 40
Kirksville 77, St. Dominic 74
Helias Catholic 51, Rolla 37
Webb City 58, Logan-Rogersville 57
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Raytown South vs. St. Joseph Lafayette, at Blue Springs South, 7:45 p.m.
Notre Dame vs. Westminster Christian, at Jefferson College, 2:45 p.m.
Vashon vs. Kirksville, at St. Charles West, 2:45 p.m.
Helias Catholic vs. Webb City, at SW Baptist U., 2:45 p.m.
Semifinals
TBD, March 19 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
Championship game
Semifinal winners, March 20 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
CLASS 3
Friday’s semifinals
Charleston vs. Monroe City, 6:20 p.m.
Cardinal Ritter vs. Blair Oaks, 8:10 p.m.
Saturday’s championship
Semifinal winners, 1:50 p.m. at Springfield’s JQH Arena
CLASS 2
Friday’s semifinals
Oran vs. Skyline, 6:20 p.m.
Milan vs. Hartville, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday’s championship
Semifinal winners, 5:20 p.m. at Springfield’s JQH Arena
CLASS 1
Thursday’s semifinals
Dora 82, Jefferson w/South Nodaway 66
St. Elizabeth 67, Golden City 58
Friday’s championship
Dora 59, St. Elizabeth 49
GIRLS
CLASS 5
Wednesday’s sectionals
Blue Springs 68, Lee’s Summit West 58
Poplar Bluff 61, Cor Jesu Academy 43
Kirkwood 61, Marquette 48
Hazelwood Central 44, Parkway Central 40
Troy Buchanan 57, Ft. Zumwalt West 44
Columbia Rock Bridge 49, Ozark 38
Republic 63, Springfield Kickapoo 57
Liberty 45, St. Joseph Central 39
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Poplar Bluff vs. Kirkwood, at Francis Howell Central, noon
Blue Springs vs. Liberty, at Blue Springs South, 1 p.m.
Hazelwood Central vs. Troy Buchanan, at Francis Howell Central, 6 p.m.
Rock Bridge vs. Republic, at SW Baptist U., 6 p.m.
Semifinals
TBD, March 20 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
Championship game
Semifinal winners, March 21 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
CLASS 4
Tuesday’s sectionals
Grain Valley 36, Nevada 27
Lincoln Prep 34, Kearney 30
Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) 49, Central (Park Hills) 38
Rockwood Summit 51, Gateway 42
Ladue Horton Watkins 65, Vashon 42
Incarnate Word Academy 57, Warrenton 21
Sullivan 49, Helias Catholic 37
Carl Junction 41, West Plains 33
Saturday’s quarterfinals
Notre Dame vs. Rockwood Summit, a Jefferson College, 1 p.m.
Ladue Horton Watkins vs. Incarnate Word, at St. Charles West, 1 p.m.
Sullivan vs. Carl Junction, at SW Baptist U., 1 p.m.
Grain Valley vs. Lincoln Prep, at Blue Springs South, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
TBD, March 19 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
Championship game
Semifinal winners, March 20 at Springfield’s JQH Arena
CLASS 3
Friday’s semifinals
Licking 43, Macon 33
Strafford 67, Whitfield 49
Saturday’s championship
Licking vs. Strafford, at Springfield’s JQH Arena, noon
CLASS 2
Friday’s semifinals
East Buchanan 66, Oran 37
Tipton 58, Blue Eye 43
Saturday’s championship
East Buchanan vs. Tipton, at Springfield’s JQH Arena, 3:30 p.m.
CLASS 1
Thursday’s semifinals
South Nodaway vs. Jefferson (Conception) 43, South Iron 34
Walnut Grove 52, Community 47
Friday’s championship
Walnut Grove 52, South Nodaway 41