It will be No. 1 seed Kickapoo facing No. 2 seed Republic in the Class 6 District 5 championship on Monday. Kickapoo beat No. 5 Ozark 49-28 to advance while Republic bested No. 3 Nixa 53-49.
The Lady Chiefs were in control throughout their semifinal win taking a 12-6 lead after one quarter and a 31-13 lead at the half. Kya Johnson led the charge for Kickapoo with 16 points including knocking down four of Kickapoo’s eight 3-pointers in the game. Mikayla Pilley had three of the remaining four 3-pointers on her way to 15 points.
In the late semifinal, Republic beat Nixa for the third time this season in a game that, like the previous two meetings, was close throughout with Republic leading by two after one quarter and one at the half before extending the lead to three after three quarters on the way to the 53-49 win.
Misora Nambara (13 points), Alex Price (13 points) and Molly Blades (10 points) led Republic Nixa was paced by 12 points from both Sadie Conway and Taylor Wood.
Kickapoo and Republic will face off for the Class 6 District 5 championship at 6 pm on Monday at Glendale.
Kickapoo 49, Ozark 28 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Ozark – 6-7-5-10 — 28
Kickapoo – 12-19-10-8 — 49
O: Sydney Hampton 8, Macey Sult 8, Kori Russell 7, Bria Wright 3, Lauren Carson 2
K: Kya Johnson 16, Mikayla Pilley 15, Ariana Mosley 6, Josie Salazar 4, Mikayla Smith 4, Allison Scott 2, Reagan Smith 2
Republic 53, Nixa 49 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Nixa – 12-10-14-13 — 49
Republic – 14-9-16-14 — 53
N: Sadie Conway 12, Taylor Wood 12, Karis Ferguson 8, Brooke Teter 8, Laila Grant 7, Addy Ruffin 2
R: Misora Nambara 13, Alex Price 13, Molly Blades 10, Lauren Chastain 7, Lanney Strong 4, Alaina Norman 3, Molly Mason 3
