High School Basketball

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Father Tolton basketball’s Aaron Rowe came in at No. 15 in ESPN’s inaugural list of top-25 players from the class of 2025. The guard just wrapped up his freshman year with the Trailblazers, making it all the way to the state championship game. Rowe was an integral part of the group that

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) Two local teams competed in state championship games out in Springfield on Saturday. You can see the results of those games below. CLASS FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Helias Catholic 53 | Webster Groves 72 FINAL https://youtu.be/l4GhvhpXSTQ CLASS FOUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Tolton 49 | Vashon 57 CLASS FOUR THIRD PLACE GAME Helias 51 |

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton boys basketball team will look to bring home the program’s first state championship since 2016 in Springfield this weekend. First, the Trailblazers have to get through Pembroke Hill in the semifinal round on Friday. Tolton already beat Raiders once this season, 62-52 in the second game of the year. But,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Helias Crusaders sent two teams off to the state tournament in Springfield with a pep on Wednesday afternoon, as both the girls and boys basketball teams will compete for a state title. Both teams will be looking for the first state championship in Crusader basketball history. The boys came close

Here are your local scores from March 12, 2022 as the MSHSAA basketball tournament continues around the state. You can watch the highlights in the video players below. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Father Tolton (65) Willow Springs (26) FINAL https://youtu.be/5VAgRIwksmo Vashon (69) Mexico (44) FINAL St. Elizabeth (50) Wellsville-Middletown (45) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Helias Catholic

WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tolton boys basketball team pulled off a huge comeback over Blair Oaks, 61-58, to capture the team’s straight district championship. You can watch extended highlights of the title win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/JfbI3Kw4uHU

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico boys basketball team captured its second-straight district championship in a 45-39 win over Macon on Saturday afternoon. You can watch extended highlights and celebration from the win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/w3gCvp4MRls

WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Friday, March 4, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Helias Catholic (51) Southern Boone (49) FINAL Raytown South (62) Jefferson City (59) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Jefferson City (44) Helias Catholic (61) FINAL Versailles (64) Fair Grove (85)

WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, March 3, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Fulton (47) Blair Oaks (66) FINAL Fatima (40) Father Tolton (45) FINAL Hickman (40) Blue Springs (71) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Rock Bridge (62) Blue Springs South (65) FINAL

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, March 2, 2022. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BOYS BASKETBALL Centralia (36) Mexico (51) FINAL Jefferson City (66) Ruskin (54) FINAL Helias Catholic (57) Raytown South (53) FINAL California (80) Versailles (82) FINAL Fair Grove (66) Osage (54) FINAL

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At just 15-years-old, Tolton center Evens Appolon found himself 1,800 miles away from home, following his dream of getting an education in America. The junior now lives in Columbia, however, he originally hails from Port-au-prince, Haiti. “There’s so much stuff going on over there. So, you have to work hard and be