Prep Hoops Missouri takes a look at the final wave of district championship games around the state in the Class 4-5 divisions. We have also included a pair of district championship games that will be played on Friday. Here is…
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Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log inPrep Hoops Missouri takes a look at the final wave of district championship games around the state in the Class 4-5 divisions. We have also included a pair of district championship games that will be played on Friday. Here is a preview of those games along with our fearless predictions:
Class 4
District 1: Cape Girardeau Notre Dame (23-4) vs. Cape Giardeau Central (22-5)), at Notre Dame, 7 p.m. The two city rivals staged an epic semifinal game last year with Cape Central winning in overtime. Cape Notre Dame features 6’4″ 2020 guard
Justice Thoma
Justice
Thoma
6'4" | SG
Cape Notre Dame | 2020
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MO
, 6’5″ 2021 forward
Najee Williams
Najee
Williams
6'3" | SG
Truman | 2021
State
MO
and 5’10″ 2020 guard Tyler Landwee. Cape Central’s has a dynamic backcourt in 5’7″ 2020
Tyrus Reddin
Tyrus
Reddin
5'8" | PG
Cape Girardeau Central | 2020
State
MO
and 6’2″ Doreante’ Tucker. (Prediction: Cape Notre Dame)
District 5: MICDS (23-4) vs. Ladue (18-7), at Clayton, 6 p.m. – The battle of the Rams of Warson Road. MICDS won the first meeting in December. They are a young and talented team led by the 6’7″ trio of 2021
Ilyaas Harris
Ilyaas
Harris
5'11" | PG
Cardinal Ritter | 2021
State
MO
, 2022 Brandon Mitchell-Day and 2021
Cameron Liggins
Cameron
Liggins
6'2" | SG
Kickapoo | 2021
State
MO
. Ladue brings the Final Four experience back from last year’s team in the 2020 trio of 6’1″
Jaylen Boyd
Jaylen
Boyd
6'1" | PG
Ladue | 2020
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MO
, 6’6″
Evan Schneider
Evan
Schneider
6'6" | PF
Ladue | 2020
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MO
and 6’3″ Sam McIntosh. (Prediction: Ladue)
District 6: McCluer vs. St. Dominic (16-10), at St. Charles, Saturday at 5 p.m. – The Comets are back after playing for a district title last year with 6’6″ 2020
Devon Barshow
Devon
Barshow
6'6" | SG
McCluer | 2020
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MO
, 6’2″ 2020
Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah
Johnson
6'2" | PG
McCluer | 2020
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MO
and 6’5″ 2020 athlete Kam Hubbard. St. Dominic is a young, up and coming team with 6’4″ 2022 forward Ryan Schwendeman and the 2021 backcourt duo of
Eli Wingert
Eli
Wingert
6'8" | PF
Blue Springs | 2021
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MO
and
Barcus Jackson
Barcus
Jackson
6'3" | SG
Lift for Life | 2021
State
MO
. (Prediction: McCluer)
District 10: Rolla (11-16) vs. Salem (13-13), at Union, 7:15 p.m. – Rolla features an excellent prospect in versatile 6’5’ 2021 Trey Brown, who causes matchup problems with his size and 3-point shooting. Salem has a big force in the middle in the form of 6’9″ 2021 center Landon Poppa Landon Poppa 6'4" | SG Mound City | 2021 State MO . (Prediction: Rolla)
District 11: Logan-Rogersville (18-8) vs. Bolivar (20-5): at Marshfield, 7:30 p.m. -Logan-Rogersville is back in the mix again after a run to the Final Four last season. They are led by 6’5″ 2020 wing Cade Blevins Cade Blevins 6'4" | SG Logan Rogersville | 2020 State MO , along with 2020s Josh Linehan and Kannon Gipson. Bolivar is back in the championship mix again after a couple of Final Four trips in 2015 and 2017 The Liberators are led by 2020 guard Hunter Berry and talented 6’5″ 2023 forward Kyle Pock. (Prediction: Logan-Rogersville)
District 12: Webb City (15-9) vs. Neosho (13-12), at Monett, 7:30 p.m. – Webb City looks to defend a district championship with its talented backcourt trio of 2020
Terrell Kabala
Terrell
Kabala
6'2" | PG
Webb City | 2020
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MO
, 2021
Caleb Jones
Caleb
Jones
6'2" | SG
Hazelwood Central | 2021
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MO
and 2022 Cohl Vaden. (Prediction: Webb City)
District 14: Raytown South (22-3) vs. Center (16-9) at Oak Grove, 7:30 p.m. – RaySouth is one of the teams to watch in the hunt for a Final Four. The veteran Cardinals are led by 6’4″ 2020 forward
Mark Cann
Mark
Cann
6'5" | SF
Raytown South | 2020
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and the talented backcourt duo of
Dez McKinney
Dez
McKinney
6'0" | PG
Raytown South | 2020
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MO
and Kobe Campbell. Center is built around the all-around talents of 6’4″ 2021 forward Keydren Spiller and 6’6″ 2022 foward Kortez Stephenson. (Prediction: Raytown South)
District 15: Lincoln Prep (15-10) vs. Van Horn (16-9), at ILFH, 7 p.m. – Conference champion Lincoln Prep looks to add a district championship to the trophy case with a talented crew that features Jontell Washington, E.J. Betts, Jaishon Jefferson and A’justin Pearson. Van Horn with counter with an athletic team, led by talented bucket-getter Jaiden Monday, who is capable of putting up some huge numbers. (Prediction: Lincoln Prep)
District 16: Kearney (12-13) vs. St. Joe Lafayette (17-9) at Kearney, 7 p.m., – The two teams met in the semifinals of the Kearney Tournament with Lafayette picking up the victory. Lafayette is led by 6’4″ 2020 forward
Kolten Griffin
Kolten
Griffin
6'4" | SF
St. Joe Lafayette | 2020
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MO
and 6’0″ 2020 guard T.J. Alexander. Kearney has one of the top scoring threats in the KC area in 5’11″ 2020 guard
Bud Crawford
Bud
Crawford
6'7" | PF
Lee's Summit | 2021
State
MO
. (Prediction: St. Joe Lafayette)
Class 5
District 2: Mehlville (20-5) vs. Oakville (15-12) at Vianney, 7 p.m. – A battle of district rivals as Mehlville looks to defend its title with its talented 2020 crew of 6’5″ Dylan Branson Dylan Branson 6'5" | SG Mehlville | 2020 State #248 Nation MO , 7’0″ Davion Bradford Davion Bradford 7'0" | C Mehlville | 2020 State #138 Nation MO , 6’7″ Lamontay Daugherty Lamontay Daugherty 6'7" | PF Mehlville | 2020 State MO and 6’2″ King Waller. (Prediction: Mehlville)
District 4: Chaminade (18-6) vs. Webster Groves (20-7) at SLUH, 7 p.m. – The two teams staged an overtime thriller in district play last year. Chaminade is paced by 6’5″ Kansas State recruit Luke Kasubke Luke Kasubke 6'5" | SG Chaminade Prep | 2020 State #128 Nation MO , 2020 wings Harrison Vickers Harrison Vickers 6'5" | SF Chaminade | 2020 State MO , Matteus Case Matteus Case 6'5" | SG Chaminade | 2020 State MO and 6’8″ 2022 forward Tarris Reed, Jr. Webster has put together another strong group with its guard play with 2020 Jacobie Banks Jacobie Banks 6'0" | PG Webster Groves | 2020 State MO , 2021 Brendan Deters Brendan Deters 6'2" | PG St. Dominic | 2021 State MO and 2022 Matt Enright. (Prediction: Chaminade)
District 6: CBC (18-7) vs. DeSmet (22-6) at Parkway Central, 6 p.m.- The Metro Catholic Conference rivals split a pair of meetings this season,so this is the rubber match. CBC is led by McDonald’s All-American
Caleb Love
Caleb
Love
6'3" | PG
Christian Brothers | 2020
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#23
Nation
MO
, along with 5’9″ 2022 guard Rob Martin and 6’3″ 2021 forward
Isaiah Williams
Isaiah
Williams
6'2" | SG
Lutheran North | 2021
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MO
. DeSmet has plenty of young talent with 6’9″ 2021
Yaya Keita
Yaya
Keita
6'9" | PF
DeSmet | 2021
State
#210
Nation
MO
, 6’2″ 2021 guard Jeremian Walker and 6’3″ 2022 guard Brian Taylor. (Prediction: CBC)
District 7: Fort Zumwalt South (19-5) vs. Fort Zumwalt North (18-7) at Fort Zumwalt South, 7 p.m. – The two district rivals met last week with South taking the victory. South is led by 6’5″ 2020 wing J.J. Schwepker and 2020 point guard Judah Nunn. North is led by 6’6″ 2021 wing K.J. Lee and 6’7″ 2020 post Mutjaba Alkhaldi Mutjaba Alkhaldi 6'6" | PF Fort Zumwalt North | 2020 State MO . (Prediction: Fort Zumwalt South)
District 8: Francis Howell (26-1) vs. Troy (15-12) at Troy, 7 p.m. – Howell has stormed through another big regular season with 6’4″ 2020 Matt Schark Matt Schark 6'5" | PF Francis Howell | 2020 State MO leading the way with 2021 guards Preston Fortner, Jonathan Brown Jonathan Brown 6'4" | SG Hazelwood East | 2021 State MO and 6’10″ 2021 center Sam Thompson Sam Thompson 6'10" | PF Francis Howell | 2021 State MO . The host Trojans (Prediction: Francis Howell)
District 9: Rock Bridge (22-3) vs. Battle (17-7), at Battle, 7:30 p.m. – Defending state champion Rock Bridge is riding a 19-game winning streak into the finals. They have rebuild around a nice perimeter trio of 6’3″ 2020
Brant Bowers
Brant
Bowers
6'2" | SG
Rock Bridge | 2020
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, 5’7″ 2021
Xavier Sykes
Xavier
Sykes
5'10" | PG
Rock Bridge | 2021
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MO
and 6’1″ 2020
Charles Wilson
Charles
Wilson
6'0" | PG
Rock Bridge | 2020
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MO
. Battle is looking for its fourth consecutive district championship. The Spartans feature 6’2″ defensive whiz
Maricus Grant
Maricus
Grant
6'2" | PG
Battle | 2020
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MO
and smooth 6’3″ 2021
Cachao Gianquinto
Cachao
Gianquinto
6'3" | SG
Battle | 2021
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MO
. (Prediction: Rock Bridge)
District 13: Raymore-Peculiar (22-3)) vs. Lee’s Summit West (16-10) at Lee’s Summit, 7:45 p.m.- Ray-Pec has enjoyed a huge season behind its dynamic duo of 6’8″ 2020 forward Kian Scroggins Kian Scroggins 6'7" | PF Raymore-Peculiar | 2020 State MO and 6’2″ 2020 guard Jordan Jermain. Lee’s Summit West is led by 6’2″ 2020 point guard Tayven Glasgow Tayven Glasgow 6'2" | PG Lee's Summit West | 2020 State MO and 6’5″ 2020 forward Tysen Brennan Tysen Brennan 6'5" | PF Lee's Summit West | 2020 State MO . (Prediction: Raymore-Peculiar)
District 15: Liberty (20-6) vs. William Chrisman (17-9), at Liberty, 7 p.m.- An excellent championship matchup that should go down to the wire. Liberty is led by 6’5″ 2020 forward
Grant Stubbs
Grant
Stubbs
6'5" | PF
Liberty | 2020
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MO
, who was a part of a Final Four run in 2018. William Chrisman has a lot of quickness and athleticism with 6’3″ 2020
Isaiah Jackson
Isaiah
Jackson
6'2" | SG
William Christian | 2020
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MO
and 6’0″ 2020 Marcus Wigfall. (Prediction: Liberty)
District 16: Park Hill South (20-6) vs. Staley (20-6) at Oak Park, 7 p.m. – Another tremendous matchup in the KC area with Park Hills South featuring 6’4″ 2020 guard
Jonathan Thompson
Jonathan
Thompson
6'4" | SG
Park Hill South | 2020
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MO
and 6’8″ 2020 forward Dylan Broughman. Staley is led by 6’3″ 2020 guard
Byron Alexander
Byron
Alexander
6'3" | SG
Staley | 2020
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MO
and 2023 point guard Kyan Evans. (Prediction: Staley)