Six area teams will take the floor today aiming to punch their tickets to the state championship games. Follow along here with all of the scores and updates below. For more detailed updates follow us on twitter @ozarksozone or by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
Class 1 Boys Semifinal
Walnut Grove 69, Glasgow 63Â — FINAL— CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOSÂ – CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP
Logan Thomazin willed Walnut Grove to victory with 32 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists. Sophomore Ryan Keith knocked down six 3-point shots on his way to 19 points. Walnut Grove will face Advance for the Class 1 State Championship at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Class 3 Girls Semifinal
Strafford 80, Lutheran North 47 –Â FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOSÂ –Â CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP
Three players scored 20 or more for Strafford: Zoey Mullings (23), Abby Oliver (22) and Hayley Frank (21). Strafford will face Whitfield at 4:30 on Saturday for the Class 3 State Championship. Mullings had a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Frank added 21 rebounds, tying for the third-most in a state final four game in history. Strafford limited Lutheran North to 30.6 percent shooting (19-for-62) from the field.
Class 1 Girls Semifinal
Walnut Grove 57, Prairie Home 36 – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOSÂ – CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP
The Walnut Grove girls moved back to their fifth state title game in six years. Bayley Harman led the way with 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists. The Lady Tigers face one-loss Mercer at 12:50 p.m. on Saturday.
Class 2 Boys SemifinalÂ
Crane 59, Harrisburg 51 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOSÂ Â CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP
The Pirates trailed 41-37 late in the third quarter, but took control in the final eight minutes. Colton Elder scored a team-high 14. Crane faces Oran (22-8 overall) at 6:20 p.m. Saturday at Mizzou Arena in the Class 2 state title game.
Class 2 Girls Semifinal
Skyline 46, Scotland County 22Â Â FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOSÂ – CLICK HERE FORÂ A RECAP
Scotland County committed 26 turnovers and shot only 9-for-25 from the field. Skyline got a game-high 20 points from Kaylee DaMitz. Skyline plays Adrian in the Class 2 title game at 8:10 p.m. Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
Class 3 Boys Semifinal
Northwest 79, Mountain Grove 72Â –Â FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOSÂ – CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP
Mountain Grove saw three starters foul out in a 79-72 loss to Northwest (St. Louis). Cade Coffman scored 25 points and had nine rebounds before fouling out. Treye Collins (15), Conner McNew (14) and Carter Otwell (11) all also finished in double digits. Mountain Grove will face Hogan Prep on Friday at 2:30 p.m. for third place
