Parkway South came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 60-56 victory over the Rockwood Summit Falcons. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Falcons are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Noah Barnes
| 01/24/25 @ Rockwood Summit | 18 |
| 01/22/25 vs Lutheran South | 37 |
| 01/20/25 @ Mehlville | 23 |
| 01/17/25 vs Riverview Gardens | 24 |
| 01/13/25 vs Seckman | 19 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Parkway South to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Barnes, who posted 18 points and seven assists. The game was Barnes' tenth in a row with at least ten points. Tyler Shanfeld was another key player, going 6 of 7 en route to 13 points and five rebounds.
Parkway South is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points per game. As for Rockwood Summit, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Parkway South will venture away from home to square off against Clayton at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Clayton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Parkway South likes a good challenge. As for Rockwood Summit, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Eureka at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th.
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