For much of Saturday’s 98-63 Class 1 state championship win over Newtown-Harris, Scott County Central appeared to have seven players on the floor at all times.
Especially on defense, where the Braves were credited with 22 steals and forced the Tigers into 32 turnovers.
“I think we played them right on,” Braves coach Ronnie Cookson said.
Central’s Chris Blissett (center) fights for rebounding position.
Photo by Dean Backes.
Cookson now has over 700 career wins and 13 state titles at the school.
“We put the defense on them," he said. "I mean we really did. I really felt that the kids came out there and played them exactly how they needed to play them.”
The Tigers took a 9-8 lead with 5 minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the opening quarter on TJ Ireland’s 3-pointer following a steal by Cameron Cool. Then Newtown-Harris began to suffocate under intense defensive pressure from the Braves.
Scott County Central scored the next seven points of the quarter to take a 15-9 lead on Otto Porter’s layup.
Then, following a layup and a free throw by Ireland, the Braves scored six straight and 19 of the final 21 points of the first quarter to earn a 34-14 advantage.
Randy Timmons (25) defends against TJ Ireland.
Photo by Dean Backes.
The 34 points scored in the opening quarter tied Jefferson City and O’Hara’s efforts in 1993 and 2005 respectively for the second highest point total in a quarter in Missouri Show-Me Showdown history.
Riverview Gardens still owns the record of 37 points in a quarter, set in the Class 4A final in 1992.
Scott County Central broke the tournament’s points scored in a half mark after adding 30 second-quarter points to its total in taking a 64-35 advantage at intermission. Greenfield had the old mark of 56 in the 1991 Class 1A semifinal against Wellington-Napoleon.
The Braves were well on their way to hitting the century mark after stretching the advantage to 83-51 after three quarters. But a 30-point mercy rule required the game clock to run continuously throughout the fourth quarter.
With 10 seconds remaining in the contest Alan Timmons, who knocked down a jumper seconds earlier to end the scoring in the contest, missed a jumper.
The 98 points, however, were enough to break Joplin Memorial’s 1978 record of 97 points scored in a championship game.
St. Francis Borgia, who won the Class 4 title on March 14, set the tournament record of 102 points scored in a game when the Knights knocked off Marshall in a 1993 Class 3A semifinal.
Bobby Hatchett scored a game-high 29 points, dished 13 assists and was credited with five steals in the win. Drew Thomas also scored 29 points in concluding his high school career.
Sophomore Otto Porter added 24 points, 12 rebounds and four steals for the Braves. KJ Cool and Ireland paced the Tigers with 18 and 17 points, respectively.
Lee Falls Short of 3,000Glasgow’s Jay Lee ended his prep career on a bittersweet note.
The 6-foot senior scored 28 points in Saturday’s 72-62 Class 1 consolation win over Chadwick. Unfortunately his effort at becoming the sixth Missouri boy high school basketball player to net 3,000 points fell one point short.
Lee scored his final points on a steal and lay-up with 1:33 remaining in the contest. But, 39 seconds later he fouled out.
Ben Meyer and Chris Wells contributed to the consolation win by recording double-doubles. Meyer had 17 points and 15 rebounds, while Wells totaled 16 points and 11 caroms.
High ScorersCory Via of Harrisburg scored 48 points to tie Nevada’s Chris Smith for second on the single-game scoring list in an 81-60 Class 2 semifinal win over Laquey…Laquey’s Michael Wilson scored 30 points in an 81-60 Class 2 semifinal loss to Harrisburg…Drew Thomas of Scott County Central scored 31 points in a 78-44 Class 1 semifinal win over Glasgow.
Crowned ChampionsClass 3 Boys- defending champion Maplewood-Richmond Heights 73, Whitfield 55
Class 2 Boys- Portageville 60, defending champion Harrisburg 55
Class 1 Boys- Scott County Central 98, Newtown-Harris 63
Class 3 Girls- Cardinal Ritter 50, defending champion Skyline 49
Class 2 Girls- Sparta 56, Canton 49
Class 1 Girls- Exeter 56, Marion County 31
Missouri Show-Me Showdown Scoring Leaders (2 Games)Class 3 BoysJulian Johnson, Whitfield 6-3 Jr. 42 21.0
Bryant Allen, Maplewood-Richmond Heights 6-0 Sr. 39 19.5
Logan Decker, Blue Eye 6-0 Sr. 34 17.0
Calvin Belts Jr., Maplewood-Richmond Heights 6-5 So. 25 12.5
Matt Webb, Lee’s Summit Community Christian 6-7 Sr. 24 12.0
Zach Ellis, Whitfield 5-10 Fr. 22 11.0
Jordan Lambert, Lee’s Summit Community Christian 5-11 Sr. 22 11.0
Class 2 BoysCory Via, Harrisburg 6-4 Sr. 59 29.5
Michael Wilson, Laquey 6-8 Sr. 46 23.0
Justin Jack, Miller 6-2 So. 31 15.5
Fred Treadwell, Portageville 6-1 So. 27 13.5
Ryan Morris, Miller 6-3 Sr. 25 12.5
Zach Eaton, Miller 6-0 So. 23 11.5
Byron Wright, Portageville 6-1 Sr. 23 11.5
Class 1 BoysDrew Thomas, Scott County Central 6-0 Sr. 60 30.0
Jay Lee, Glasgow 6-0 Sr. 49 24.5
Patrick Holt, Chadwick 5-11 Sr. 48 24.0
Otto Porter, Scott County Central 6-7 So. 41 20.5
Bobby Hatchett, Scott County Central 5-10 Jr. 40 20.0
KJ Cool, Newtown-Harris 6-0Sr. 32 16.0
Class 3 GirlsMaci Wisdom, Skyline 5-5 Sr. 38 19.0
Mollie Gavin, Fair Grove 5-8 Sr. 34 17.0
Breanna McCullough, Cardinal Ritter 5-7 Jr. 29 14.5
Erin Gavin, Fair Grove 5-4 So. 28 14.0
Ashley Roberts, Skyline 5-5 So. 26 13.0
Emily Reyes, Skyline 5-8 Sr. 21 10.5
Class 2 GirlsTori Niemann, Canton 5-10 Jr. 38 19.0
Kayla Coffer, Sparta 5-10 Jr. 37 18.5
Brooke Stevens, Sparta 5-5 Jr. 36 18.0
Whitney Mills, Couch 5-8 Jr. 28 14.0
Jessie Longsdon, Canton 5-9 Jr. 28 14.0
Kelsea McClellan, New Franklin 5-8 Jr. 21 10.5
Class 1 GirlsWhitney Edie, Exeter 6-1 Sr. 42 21.0
Chelsey Merrigan, Jefferson 5-9 So. 40 20.0
Jessica Redd, Marion County 6-1 Fr. 35 17.5
Destani Stensrud, Exeter 5-5 So. 28 14.0
Stephany Kasinger, Bakersfield 5-6 Jr. 24 12.0
Brooke Lair, Bakersfield 5-10 Sr. 23 11.5
Show-Me Showdown Basketball ResultsClass 3 BoysSectionalsCharleston 70, Bloomfield 47
Maplewood-Richmond Heights 71, West County 32
Linn 66, Liberty-Mountain View 64 (OT)
Blue Eye 57, Seneca 40
Whitfield 46, Bowling Green 28
Palmyra 57, Blair Oaks 33
Lee’s Summit Community Christian 54, Skyline 40
Knob Noster 40, Cameron 36
QuarterfinalsMaplewood-Richmond Heights 73, Charleston 58
Blue Eye 71, Linn 54
Whitfield 61, Palmyra 52
Lee’s Summit Community Christian 53, Knob Noster 49
SemifinalsMaplewood-Richmond Heights 64, Blue Eye 46
Whitfield 56, Lee’s Summit Community Christian 53
Finals- Maplewood-Richmond Heights 73, Whitfield 55
Consolation- Lee’s Summit Community Christian 62, Blue Eye 51
Class 2 BoysSectionalsPortageville 59, Thayer 39
Bernie 60, South Iron 58
Miller 52, Clever 40
Adrian 73, Kansas City-Southeast 72 (OT)
Eskridge 67, Paris 66 (OT)
Laquey 65, Sedalia Sacred Heart 41
Harrisburg 71, Edina-Knox County 43
Hamilton-Penney 60, Alma-Santa Fe 53
QuarterfinalsPortageville 68, Bernie 54
Miller 52, Adrian 40
Laquey 56, Eskridge 50
Harrisburg 80, Hamilton-Penney 57
SemifinalsPortageville 60, Miller 53
Harrisburg 81, Laquey 60
Finals- Portageville 60, Harrisburg 55
Consolation- Miller 48, Laquey 46
Class 1 BoysSectionalsEminence 89, Clarkton 62
Scott County Central 105, St. Elizabeth 77
Glasgow 65, Kingsville 52
Meadville 52, LaPlata 44
Chadwick 69, Dadeville 61
Joplin-Thomas Jefferson 46, Leeton 43 (OT)
Mound City 70, Braymer 57
Newtown-Harris 72, Conception Junction-Jefferson 56
QuarterfinalsScott County Central 87, Eminence 58
Glasgow 74, Meadville 47
Chadwick 61, Joplin-Thomas Jefferson 42
Newtown-Harris 62, Mound City 41
SemifinalsScott County Central 78, Glasgow 44
Newtown-Harris 75, Chadwick 64
Finals- Scott County Central 98, Newtown-Harris 63
Consolation- Glasgow 72, Chadwick 62
Class 3 GirlsSectionalsGreenville 42, Scott City 30
Cardinal Ritter 57, John F. Kennedy 41
Hermann 70, Licking 55
Fair Grove 65, Seneca 33
Bowling Green 68, Whitfield 47
California 65, Macon 54
Skyline 49, Holden 47
Maryville 51, Lawson 42
QuarterfinalsCardinal Ritter 48, Greenville 29
Fair Grove 88, Hermann 69
California 70, Bowling Green 45
Skyline 56, Maryville 54 (OT)
SemifinalsCardinal Ritter 45, Fair Grove 41
Skyline 63, California 53
Finals- Cardinal Ritter 50, Skyline 49
Consolation- Fair Grove 82, California 52
Class 2 GirlsSectionalsCouch (Myrtle) 60, Portageville 45
Meadow Heights 74, Bismark 70
Sparta 75, Miller 68
Osceola 70, North Platte 60
Canton 71, St. Vincent 40
Laquey 50, Sedalia Sacred Heart 31
New Franklin 44, Marceline 34 (OT)
Penney-Hamilton 65, Concordia 41
QuarterfinalsCouch (Myrtle) 54, Meadow Heights 24
Sparta 75, Osceola 68
Canton 50, Laquey 43
New Franklin 37, Penney-Hamilton 35
SemifinalsSparta 59, Couch (Myrtle) 38
Canton 50, New Franklin 40
Finals- Sparta 56, Canton 49
Consolation- New Franklin 41, Couch (Myrtle) 39
Class 1 GirlsSectionalsBakersfield 47, Naylor 44
Delta 43, Tuscumbia 40
Keytsville 47, Hardin-Central 39
Marion County 45, Linn County (Purdin) 32
Exeter 52, Humansville 35
Montrose 50, Lockwood 32
Southwest (Ludlow) 29, South Nodaway 28
Jefferson (Conception Junction) 53, Newtown-Harris 31
QuarterfinalsBakersfield 56, Delta 54
Marion County 43, Keytsville 27
Exeter 40, Montrose 33
Jefferson (Conception Junction) 45, Southwest (Ludlow) 34
SemifinalsMarion County 60, Bakersfield 54
Exeter 48, Jefferson (Conception Junction) 30
Finals- Exeter 56, Marion County 31
Consolation- Jefferson (Conception Junction) 50, Bakersfield 31
