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KC-area teams play Missouri hoops state semifinals this week: See schedule, scores

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  • MSHSAA holds Class 4-6 semifinals and finals at Mizzou Arena this week.
  • KC-area teams appear in multiple Class 4-6 semifinal matchups.
  • Class 1-3 state finals were decided earlier; article lists multiple final scores.

State championship trophies will be handed out this week at the Missouri high school basketball tournaments inside Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

The MSHSAA semifinal and state-title games for boys and girls teams in Classes 4-6 — Missouri’s larger schools — are taking place Wednesday-Saturday at the Missouri Tigers’ home arena; the state finals for Classes 1-3 took place this past weekend.

Here is the schedule for the semifinals and finals for boys and girls teams in Class 4, Class 5 and Class 6:

Missouri (MSHSAA) high school basketball state tournaments: Scores, schedule

BOYS

Class 6 semifinals: Friday, March 20

Blue Springs South vs. Cardinal Ritter, 2 p.m.

Rockhurst vs. De Smet, 4 p.m.

Class 6 championship game: Saturday, March 21

Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Class 5 semifinals: Friday, March 20

Raytown South vs. Sikeston, 6 p.m.

MICDS vs. Hillcrest, 8 p.m.

Class 5 championship game: Saturday, March 21

Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

Class 4 semifinals: Friday, March 20

Clayton vs. Benton, 10 a.m.

Vashon vs. Logan-Rogersville, noon

Class 4 championship game: Saturday, March 21

Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.

Class 3 state final: Principia 98, Miller Career Academy 34

Class 2 state final: Eugene 71, Hayti 56

Class 1 state final: Bunker 61, Brunswick 54

GIRLS

Class 6 semifinals: Wednesday, March 18

Staley 52, Jackson 31

Incarnate Word 78, Lee’s Summit West 51

Class 6 championship game: Thursday, March 19

Staley vs. Incarnate Word, 6 p.m.

Class 5 semifinals: Wednesday, March 18

Lift for Life 64, Grandview 46

MICDS 59, Marshfield 52

Class 5 championship game: Thursday, March 19

Lift for Life vs. MICDS, 8 p.m.

Class 4 semifinals: Wednesday, March 18

Doniphan 52, Benton 42

Strafford 55, Cardinal Ritter 52

Class 4 championship game: Thursday, March 19

Doniphan vs. Strafford, 4 p.m.

Class 3 state final: Principia 60, St. Vincent 32

Class 2 state final: Tipton 76, Portageville 46

Class 1 state final: St. Elizabeth 68, Delta 64

This story was originally published March 18, 2026 at 11:19 AM.

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