We just wrapped up a fantastic day of high school basketball at the state tournament for Mid-Missouri. Local teams went 3-1 in the semifinals Thursday. The Sturgeon boys, Pilot Grove boys and Harrisburg girls are all advancing to state title games. The Macon girls were the only area team not to advance to a state championship game.
I was at the first half of the Harrisburg game vs. Miller and it was a fun atmosphere. Miller brought in the all-time leading scorer in Missouri high school girls basketball, Hannah Wilkerson. The Cardinals went to Wilkerson early as she scored the first six points for Miller. But then the Lady Bulldogs seemed to slow her down just enough to make a run of their own. Harrisburg led 29-25 at halftime before a second half outburst that led to a 71-60 win. Harrisburg was able to overcome a 43 point night from Wilkerson. The 'Dogs play Thayer on Saturday at 3:20 p.m. for a state championship
The Sturgeon boys remained undefeated with a 61-50 victory over Clever in the Hearnes Center early Thursday. The Bulldogs will play Bernie at 5 p.m. Saturday for a championship trophy.
The Pilot Grove boys easily got by Braymer, 86-61, in the Hearnes Center later on Thursday night. The Tigers play Scott County Central at 8:20 Saturday evening in the Class 1 final.
The Macon girls couldn't pull it out against Cardinal Ritter in a 50-42 loss. Macon will play Maryville Friday at Noon for third place in Class 3.
Stay tuned to KOMU 8 for high school playoff coverage.
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