Video: No. 13 Webster Groves wins Missouri boys basketball semifinal on wild sequence
By Lynden Ostrander
Mar 20, 2017, 8:17pm
Big-time recruits, huge buckets and then a clutch block keep Webster Groves alive.
Video: Crazy finish in MissouriSee four-star Courtney Ramey come up clutch in his team's semifinal game.Webster Groves (Mo.) sure earned its High School Top 25 No. 13 national ranking over the weekend.
The Statesmen trailed Kickapoo (Springfield, Mo.) 57-55 with 21 seconds left in the Missouri Class 5 state semifinals. But four-star
Courtney Ramey wasn't ready for the season to end.
The Louisville commit somehow hit a hanging floater while falling to the deck - and was fouled in the process. Ramey nailed the game-winning free throw with nine seconds remaining and five-star stud
Carte'Are Gordon blocked the final shot attempt on the ensuing possession to seal the dramatic 58-57 victory.
Webster Groves topped Lee's Summit West 70-35 to nab the state championship on Saturday.
The Statesmen won 23 in a row to end the season, beating Illinois 3A champ Morgan Park (Chicago) and Iowa 4A champ Iowa City West along the way.
