Now that sectionals have concluded for Missouri’s big school basketball teams, it’s time to take a look at quarterfinal action and beyond.
The final round of eight hits the courts for Class 4 and 5 boys and girls basketball teams Saturday at various locations around the state. The winners will then get an invitation to the annual Show-Me Showdown at Mizzou Arena in Columbia March 12-14.
Four schools in Classes 4 and 5 are still vying for state basketball titles in both the boys and girls tournaments. Columbia-Rock Bridge, Hazelwood Central and Liberty may get dual championships in Class 5, while Miller Career Academy still holds on to hopes of a boy-girl sweep in Class 4.
Classes 1, 2 and 3 are still trying to iron out which teams will qualify for the sectional round of 16 to be held next week. District title action is set to resume this weekend with winners grabbing those invitations.
Teams that win at sectionals will advance to their respective class’ quarterfinals next weekend. Those winners will then advance to Show-Me Showdown II at Mizzou Arena in Columbia on March 19-20.
Here is a look at which teams should advance through the brackets at the big school state basketball tournaments:
Missouri Boys Big Class State Basketball Picks
Class 5 Quarterfinals
No. 6 Chaminade (24-4) over Parkway West (23-6)
No. 3 Columbia-Rock Bridge (26-2) over No. 7 Branson (27-2)
No. 2 Hazelwood Central (26-3) over Oakville (22-7)
No. 1 Grandview (27-1) over No. 9 Liberty (23-5)
Semifinals
No. 3 Columbia-Rock Bridge (27-2) over No. 6 Chaminade (25-4)
No. 1 Grandview (28-1) over No. 2 Hazelwood Central (27-3)
Finals
No. 1 Grandview (29-1) over No. 3 Columbia-Rock Bridge (28-2)
Dark Horse- Branson
Class 4 Quarterfinals
No. 1 St. Francis Borgia (25-3) over No. 4 Sikeston (24-3)
No. 3 Aurora (27-1) over No. 6 Helias (22-5)
No. 2 St. Charles West (26-3) over Miller Career Academy (16-11)
No. 7 Hickman Mills (22-5) over No. 10 Kearney (19-9)
Semifinals
No. 1 St. Francis Borgia ( 26-3) over No. 3 Aurora (28-1)
No. 2 St. Charles West (27-3) over No. 7 Hickman Mills (23-5)
Finals
No. 1 St. Francis Borgia (27-3) over No. 2 St. Charles West (28-3)
Dark Horse- Sikeston
Missouri Girls Big Class State Basketball Picks
Class 5 Quarterfinals
No. 6 Parkway North (26-2) over No. 8 Nerinx Hall (22-7)
No. 3 Nixa (26-2) over No. 5 Columbia-Rock Bridge (24-4)
No. 1 Hazelwood Central (24-2) over Fort Zumwalt West (24-4)
No. 2 Blue Springs (26-2) over Liberty (16-11)
Semifinals
No. 3 Nixa (27-2) over No. 6 Parkway North (27-2)
No. 1 Hazelwood Central (25-2) over No. 2 Blue Springs (27-2)
Finals
No. 1 Hazelwood Central (26-2) over No. 3 Nixa (28-2)
Dark Horse- Columbia-Rock Bridge
Class 4 Quarterfinals
No. 1 Dexter (27-0) over No. 6 Sullivan (23-3)
No. 4 St. James (27-1) over No. 8 Webb City (24-4)
No. 2 St. Dominic (27-0) over Miller Career Academy (22-6)
No. 3 Notre Dame de Sion (22-3) over No. 5 Platte County (25-2)
Semifinals
No. 1 Dexter (28-0) over No. 4 St. James (28-1)
No. 2 St. Dominic (28-0) over No. 3 Notre Dame de Sion (23-3)
Finals
No. 1 Dexter (29-0) over No. 2 St. Dominic (29-0)
Dark Horse- Platte County
Below is a look at the latest Missouri boys and girls basketball rankings.
Missouri Boys Basketball Rankings
Class 5
1. Grandview (27-1) 1
2. Hazelwood Central (26-3) 3
3. Columbia-Rock Bridge (26-2) 5
4. Lee’s Summit West (24-4) 2
5. Springfield Central (25-4) 4
6. Chaminade (24-4) 9
7. Branson (27-2) 10
8. McCluer (23-5) 7
9. Liberty (22-5) –
10. William Chrisman (19-10) 8
Class 4
1. St. Francis Borgia (25-3) 1
2. St. Charles West (26-3) 2
3. Aurora (27-1) 4
4. Sikeston (24-3) 5
5. Moberly (23-4) 3
6. Helias (22-5) 7
7. Hickman Mills (22-5) 8
8. Farmington (24-5) 6
9. Pleasant Hill (21-6) –
10. Kearney (19-9) –
Class 3
1. Maplewood-Richmond Heights (23-3) 1
2. Palmyra (23-2) 2
3. Linn (21-4) 3
4. John Burroughs (19-4) 4
5. Hogan Prep (18-7) 5
6. Seneca (20-4) 6
7. Liberty-Mountain View (23-3) 7
8. Bowling Green (20-4) 9
9. Knob Noster (24-4) –
10. Richmond (22-6) –
Class 2
1. Santa Fe (24-2) 1
2. Harrisburg (21-4) 2
3. Laquey (23-2) 3
4. Bernie (22-3) 4
5. Clever (20-5) 6
6. Penney (25-4) 7
7. Saxony Lutheran (22-4) 5
8. Wellston-Eskridge (19-6) 8
9. Thayer (21-3) 10
10. Mid-Buchanan (21-4) –
Class 1
1. Jefferson (23-0) 1
2. Newtown-Harris (24-1) 2
3. Scott County Central (23-2) 3
4. Eminence (22-2) 6
5. Chadwick (21-4) 7
6. South Holt (21-3) 8
7. St. Elizabeth (22-3) 4
8. Leopold (20-3) 5
9. Glasgow (21-4) 9
10. Hale (27-2) 10
Missouri Girls Basketball Rankings
Class 5
1. Hazelwood Central (24-2) 2
2. Blue Springs (26-2) 4
3. Nixa (26-2) 5
4. Incarnate Word (26-3) 1
5. Columbia-Rock Bridge (24-4) 6
6. Parkway North (26-2) 9
7. Springfield Kickapoo (22-4) 3
8. Nerinx Hall (22-7) 10
9. St. Joseph’s Academy (19-10) 7
10. Parkway South (25-4) 8
Class 4
1. Dexter (27-0) 1
2. St. Dominic (27-0) 2
3. Notre Dame de Sion (22-3) 3
4. St. James (27-1) 4
5. Platte County (25-2) 5
6. Sullivan (24-3) 6
7. Fulton (23-3) 7
8. Webb City (24-4) 8
9. Farmington (22-6) 9
10. St. Joseph-Benton (21-6) 10
Class 3
1. Macon (25-0) 1
2. Fair Grove (24-2) 2
3. Bowling Green (22-3) 3
4. Skyline (20-4) 4
5. Centralia (20-5) 5
6. Metro (15-10) 6
7. South Shelby (20-4) 7
8. Hermann (20-5) 8
9. Bishop LeBlond (23-4) 9
10. South Harrison (23-2) 10
Class 2
1. Sparta (24-0) 2
2. Osceola (23-2) 3
3. Canton (23-2) 1
4. Portageville (24-2) 4
5. Couch (22-2) 5
6. North Platte (22-2) 7
7. Laquey (27-2) 6
8. New Franklin (27-2) 8
9. Sedalia Sacred Heart (23-1) 9
10. Adrian (23-2) –
Class 1
1. Exeter (24-1) 1
2. South Nodaway (23-1) 2
3. Montrose (23-1) 3
4. Leeton (21-3) 8
5. Hardin-Central (22-4) 9
6. Southwest-Livingston (22-2) 10
7. Lesterville (20-4) 4
8. Delta (19-5) 5
9. Marion County (22-4) 6
10. Jefferson (19-4) 7
