Championship Friday Night Standouts

<p>Prep Hoops Missouri takes a look at some of the top individual performances from Friday Night’s District Championship action:</p> <p>Steve Strong (University Academy): The 2021 guard is one of the top scorers in the state, but last night he scored the most dramatic three points of his career with a half-court shot at the buzzer to give the Gryphons a 72-71 victory over host St. Michael the Archangel in the Class 3, District 15 championship game. Strong rebounded a missed free throw, took two dribbles and launched a shot from just past halfcourt to send the UA crowd into a frenzy. He is averaging more than 30 points a game.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/isaac-haney/">[player_tooltip player_id="824115" first="Isaac" last="Haney"]</a> (Dora): The 2021 Missouri State commit scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Falcons to an 81-47 lead over host Norwood in the Class 1, District 4 championship game.</p> <p>Mason Luna (Dora): The 2021 guard scored 25 points and handed out seven assists in the Falcons 81-47 victory over host Norwood in the Class 1, District 4 championship game.</p> <p>Kalin Black (Christian-O’Fallon): The 2021 guard had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six steals in the Eagles 58-54 victory over Montgomery County in the Class 3, District 8 championship game at Winfield. Black scored the game-winning basket with two seconds left on an offensive rebound.</p> <p>Rico Coleman (Charleston): The 2023 guard scored a team-high 20 points to lead the Bluejays to a 74-53 victory over New Madrid Central in the Class 3, District 1 championship game at Kennett. The athletic Coleman threw down an impressive dunk at the first half buzzer to give Charleston a 31-19 lead.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jack-lawson/">[player_tooltip player_id="824151" first="Jack" last="Lawson"]</a> and Jonathan Prange (Lutheran South): The 2021 duo combined for 46 points in the Crusaders’ 69-59 victory over Whitfield in the Class 3, District 5 championship game at Whitfield. The 6’6" Lawson had 21 points and 10 rebounds while the 6’3" Prange scored a team-high 25 points.</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/chris-hill/">[player_tooltip player_id="822897" first="Chris" last="Hill"]</a> (Brentwood): The 2020 guard had 27 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and four steals to lead the Eagles to a 59-53 victory over host Crystal City in the Class 2, District 4 championship game.</p> <p>Camden Conner (Scott City): The 2021 forward scored a game-high 23 points to lead Scott City to a 49-43 victory over Kelly in the Class 3, District 2 championship game at Fredericktown.</p> <p>Adrian Hartshorn (Fair Play): The 2021 guard had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead Fair Play to a 52-39 victory over Climax Springs in the Class 1, District 7 championship game.</p> <p>Blake Harty (Bernie): The 2020 guard scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Mules to a 62-48 victory over Hayti in the Class 2, District 1 championship game at Campbell.</p>