Three Finals Tip Tonight at William Jewell
The finals are set for a big night at the 37th annual Holiday Classic at William Jewell.
Nelson Division
Lee's Summit West vs Blue Springs, 5:30 pm
Semifinals recaps
Lee's Summit West 66, Oak Park 47
The Titans faced Ochai Agbaji and his 23 ppg average for Oak Park, which knocked off Rockhurst in the opening round. But West, No.2 in the 810 Varsity rankings, opened a 32-20 halftime lead.
While Agbaji finished with 18 points, the Titans made it tough with 7-of-18 shooting (38.9%).
Bradley commit and 810 Varsity first-teamer Elijah Childs led the Titans with 23 points and 10 rebounds. CJ May (12 points) and Christian Bishop (11) also reached double figures.
Blue Springs 65, Park Hill South 60
In the nightcap, Park Hill South held a 33-28 lead at half, but went ice cold after intermission. The Panthers mustered just 33% from the field, while Blue Springs scorched the nets at 52%, and 55% for the game.
The Wildcats pulled away in the fourth quarter, as down by five, BSHS went on a 22-12 surge. Daniel Parker Jr paced the way with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Tyree King added 19.
Saadique Perkins and Lamel Robinson each scored 19 for Park Hill South.
PATTERSON DIVISION
Title game: Raytown vs Park Hill, 7:15 pm
Semifinals recap
Raytown 70, Blue Springs South 62
Raytown tussled to and fro with Blue Springs South, as the Blue Jays led, 25-23, at intermission.
Then Raytown's full-court pressure got to South, sparking a few key third-quarter runs for a 49-44 lead after three. The lead got to nine, but a few three's from the Jags kept South in the game. But Raytown pulled away for a 70-62 win.
Isiah Burton scored a game-high 25 points for RHS, while Bryan Blanks added 17.
Camron Roustic (17), Jared Ravencamp (16) and Caden Mauck (15) led Blue Springs South.
Park Hill 54, Center 42
Center held a 17-11 lead after the first quarter, but Park Hill responded with a 26-25 lead at halftime. From there, the Trojans outscoured the Yellowjackets, 16-9 in the third quarter, then iced the game with 22-of-30 shooting from the free-throw line, including 14-of-20 from Ronnie Bell.
Bell led all scorers with 26 points, followed by Dru Smith's 12 points. Sophomore Roman Wilson blocked eight Center shots.
Frank Kamgain led Center with 11 points.
Cardinal Divsion
Final: North Kansas City v St. Joe Central, 9:00 pm
North Kansas City delivered what would've been the stunner on paper before the tourney, besting No. 1 seed and previously undefeated Liberty, 65-58, on Thursday afternoon.
The Hornets will face St. Joe Central, which topped Grandview in the semifinals.
