Here are the Springfield area girls basketball teams that will play in quarterfinals
Three southwest Missouri girls basketball teams advanced to the state quarterfinals in Classes 4-6. Here are the results from Monday night's games. Check MSHSAA.org for the latest schedule, time and location for Friday night's games.
Class 4: Aurora 54, Logan-Rogersville 40
The Lady Houns won their third game over Logan-Rogersville this season and are quarterfinal-bound after a Class 4 sectional victory.
A quarterfinal win would lead to Aurora's first state semifinal appearance in program history.
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The Lady Houns continued to play the dominant defense that got them to this point. They've allowed 25.3 points per game through three postseason games and have allowed more than 40 points in a game twice since the beginning of February.
Logan-Rogersville's year ended with its first 20-plus-win season since 2019 which finished in a third-place state finish. A roster led by sophomore standouts has brighter days ahead.
Aurora will host Owensville on Friday night. The Lady Houns entered the postseason ranked sixth in the state when Owensville was unranked.
Class 5: Marshfield 53, Branson 37
Marshfield girls basketball is a champion once again, after a 10-year hiatus from bringing home a first-place trophy. Four straight years of 20-plus-win seasons finally saw them win their first district title on Monday night.
The Lady Jays senior stars wouldn't be denied as they stepped up and led their team to a dominant victory. Lauren Luebbert and Abby McBride each scored 14 points to finally join the great champions to come through a proud Marshfield program before them.
Marshfield will now host Helias Catholic on Friday at 6 p.m. for a trip to the state semifinals. The Lady Crusaders defeated Rolla 59-48 on Monday for their district title victory.
Class 6: Kickapoo 54, Republic 52
Kickapoo scored three points in the third quarter and surrendered a 10-point halftime lead before rebounding in the fourth quarter and avenging their district championship loss from the year before.
Sophomore Josie Salazar scored five points in the final minute, including what turned out to be the game-winning floater with 17 seconds remaining. She scored 17 points in the win while holding off the clutch play late from Republic senior Misora Nambara who scored eight of her 18 points in the fourth quarter.
Kickapoo will play Lee's Summit on Friday for a trip to the state semifinals. The Tigers defeated Raymore-Peculiar 57-39 to win their district.
Wyatt D. Wheeler is a reporter and columnist with the Springfield News-Leader. You can contact him at 417-371-6987, by email at wwheeler@news-leader.com or X at @WyattWheeler_NL.
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