All of the higher seeded teams advanced with double-digit wins in the Class 1 District 5 boys basketball tournament on Tuesday.
School of the Ozarks started off the tournament with a 47-37 win over Exeter. Caleb Winder scored a game-high 24 points for the Patriots. Exeter was led by 14 points from Nathan Tackett.
Billings had 11 different players score in a 78-33 win over Everton. Colin Moore (14 points), Chance Shaffer (13 points), Noah Woody (11 points), Kameron Clark (10 points) and Grant Heimer (10 points) all scored in double figures for Billings. Everton’s Joshua Daniels scored a game-high 16 points for Everton.
McAuley Catholic held Hurley to just six first-half points taking a 32-6 lead at the break on the way to a 53-36 win. Bradley Wagner (16 points), Michael Parrigon (10 points) and Rocco Bazzano-Joseph (10 points) led McAuley Catholic. Hurley’s Caysen Youngblood scored 23 points to lead all scorers.
School of the Ozarks faces host and top-seeded Walnut Grove at 6 pm on Thursday in the semifinal round. Billings and McAuley Catholic will play in the second semifinal at 7:30 pm.
School of the Ozarks 47, Exeter 37 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Exeter – 10-12-7-8 — 37
School of the Ozarks – 8-13-13-13 — 47
E: Nathan Tackett 14, Coby Johnston 6, Kron Lokot 6, Zach Lee 4, Kason Nelson 3, Kendall Gorman 2, Josue Alcaraz 2
S: Caleb Widner 24, Josiah Martin 8, Timothy Safffle 6, Shadrach Thompson 5, Scott Carswell 4
Billings 78, Everton 33 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Everton – 6-10-12-5 — 33
Billings – 19-27-18-14 — 78
E: Joshua Daniels 16, Zayn Powers 11, Noah Morris 3, Mason Morris 3
B: Colin Moore 14, Chance Shaffer 13, Noah Woody 11, Kameron Clark 10, Grant Heimer 10, Dylan Edwards 6, Carter Plowman 4, Brock Harter 4, Kaiden Blakemore 2, Justin Bos 2, Blake Long 2
McAuley Catholic 53, Hurley 36 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Hurley – 2-4-14-16 — 36
McAuley Catholic – 12-20-8-13 — 53
H: Caysen Youngblood 23, Shawn Whitlatch 11, Andrew Escobar 2
M: Bradley Wagner 16, Michael Parrigon 10, Rocco Bazzano-Joseph 10, Alex Bohachick 8, Connor Taffner 3, Trae Veer 3, Max Anreder 2, Tripp Miller 1
