Monday Night District Tournament Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Postseason basketball around the state got underway last night with district playoffs in Classes 1, 2, and 3. Prep Hoops Missouri takes a look at some of the top standout performers from Monday night's district playoff action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nic Burri (Greenwood): The 6'3" 2023 guard scored a game-high 31 points to lead Greenwood to a 63-53 victory over Spokane in the quarterfinals of the Class 3, District 11 tournament at Fair Grove. The versatile lefty is a resourceful offensive player who can get a basket at all three levels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wyatt Williams and [player_tooltip player_id='2544949' first='Connor' last='Marcum'] (East Prairie): The talented duo combined for 48 points as East Prairie defeated Malden 77-73 in the Class 3, District 1 quarterfinals at New Madrid Central. Williams, a 2023 guard had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Marcum, a 2025 guard, also had 24 points along with five assists. It was the biggest surprise of the night as East Prairie was a No. 6 seed and Malden was a No. 3 seed. Malden had just defeated East Prairie by 25 points in a recent contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chris Ellis (St. Michael the Archangel): The 2026 guard broke out with a game-high 29 points in the Guardians victory over Cristo Rey in the Class 3, District 14 tournament at Higginsville. He was 11 of 12 from the field in a near-perfect shooting performance. He has excellent quickness and the ability to score on the drive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michia Schooley (Bernie): The 2023 guard scored a game-high 34 points to lead the Mules to a 94-71 victory over Hayti in the quarterfinals of the Class 2, District 1 tournament at Holcomb.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1164775' first='Devontae' last='Minor'] (Farmington-St Paul): The 2023 point guard scored a game high 30 points in a 62-42 victory over Crossroads in the Class 1, District 3 quarterfinals at Ellington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dabrien Moss (Festus St. Pius): The 6'2" 2023 forward had 19 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Lancers 60-56 victory over Arcadia Valley in the Class 3, District 3 quarterfinals at Arcadia Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ian Thornton (Brentwood): The 6'1" 2023 guard had 22 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five steals to lead the Eagles to a 61-52 victory over Hancock in the Class 3, District 4 tournament at Valley Park.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aaron Zoellner (Saxony Lutheran): The 2023 forward scored a game-high 19 points in the Crusaders 67-44 victory over Scott City in the Class 3, District 2 quarterfinals at Saxony Lutheran.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->