The Class 6 District 5 quarterfinals saw all four of the top seeds win their games by double digits to advance to Friday’s semifinal round.
Host and top seed Nixa posted a 23-6 advantage on Neosho in the first quarter on the way to a 71-37 win. Nine different players scored in the game for Nixa with Ty Kellis (13), Adam McKnight (11), Bryce Foster (11) and Jaise Combs (11) all scoring in double figures.
Kaiden Asberry led Neosho with 13 points.
No. 4 Glendale got a game-high 26 points from Joelle Rover in a 74-55 win over Branson. Sylijah Davis had 16 and Jacan Seats 10 in the win.
Jayce Culver led Branson with 22 points.
Glendale faces Nixa in the semifinal round at 6 pm on Friday. Nixa won the regular season matchup 76-44 on Feb. 17.
On the bottom half of the bracket, No. 2 Kickapoo pulled away in the second half to beat Joplin 59-43. The Chiefs led 28-24 at the break, but they outscored the Eagles 31-19 in the second half to win the quarterfinal matchup.
Jackson Shorter led all scorers with 16 points with Elijah Nabors just behind him at 15 points. Hudson Matthiesen led Joplin with 14 points.
No. 3 Republic capped off the night with a dominant 58-25 win over No. 6 Ozark. Brenley Hagewood (26 points), CJ Uhl (16 points) and Davin Parks (16 points) accounted for all but one of Republic’s points in the win.
Kickapoo (24-3) and Republic (23-4) face off in the Class 6 District 5 semifinal round at 7:30 pm on Friday. The Chiefs won the regular season matchup 63-43 on Feb. 17.
Nixa 71, Neosho 37 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Neosho – 6-19-7-5 — 37
Nixa – 23-22-18-8 — 71
NE: Kaiden Asberry 13, Kanten Smith 5, Zachary Forsythe 4, Mason Spiva 4, Oliver Martin 4, Jaiden Fisher 2, Haven Plummer 2, Quincy Simpson 2, Kenyon Wamboga 1
NI: Ty Kellis 13, Adam McKnight 11, Bryce Foster 11, Jaise Combs 11, Jonathan McCoy 8, Randy Flint 7, Lane Meltabarger 4, Wyatt Vincent 4, Keivon Flint 2
Glendale 74, Branson 55 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Branson – 11-9-19-16 — 55
Glendale – 20-19-22-13 — 74
B: Jayce Culver 22, Griffin Mehrhoff 13, Brody Gillespie 11, Jett James 3, Wyatt Ray 2, Kamden Sutton 2, Robert Houston 2
G: Joelle Rover 26, Sylijah Davis 16, Jacan Seats 10, Anthony Fletcher 9, Mar’Kel Houston 8, Jarell Blakely 2, Zach Hawkins 2, Kamron Richardson 1
Kickapoo 59, Joplin 43 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Joplin – 12-12-10-9 — 43
Kickapoo – 18-10-16-15 — 59
J: Hudson Matthiesen 14, Frederick Taylor 9, Brecken Green 7, Copper Williams 6, Aiden Scourten 4, Isaiah Thom 3
K: Jackson Shorter 16, Elijah Nabors 15, Reese Kimrey 9, Brayden Rubidoux 8, Brock Thompson 6, Vicente Mhire 3, Rylee Tan 2
Republic 58, Ozark 25 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Ozark – 5-12-5-3 — 25
Republic – 18-12-12-16 — 58
O: Hudson Roberts 6, Jacob Harmon 4, Jack Berryman 4, Kylan Pickren 4, Jaxon Dublin 3, Hendrix Haymes 3, Cohen George 1
R: Brenley Hagewood 25, CJ Uhl 16, Davin Parks 16, Keiran Govan 1
