Columbia Rock Bridge girls and Jefferson City Jay boys heading to Missouri basketball semifinals

Here’s an update on the weekend 2024 Missouri State High School Activities Association’s (MSHSAA) boys and girls basketball tournaments:

1. The Columbia Rock Bridge girls are heading to another Final Four, after beating Staley 42-39 in Friday night’s class 6 quarterfinals. Rock Bridge will battle Incarnate Word in the class 6 semifinals Friday at 4 pm at Mizzou Arena. Both teams are powerhouses in class 6.
2. The Columbia Hickman boys’ season ends, after falling to Oak Park 73-63 in Saturday afternoon’s class 6 quarterfinal game. The Kewpies finish the season 22-8.
3. The Jefferson City Jays boys basketball team is heading to the Final Four, after beating Parkview 58-57 in overtime in Saturday’s Class 5 quarterfinal game. The Jays will face Vianney Wednesday afternoon at 2 in the class 5 semifinals at Mizzou Arena. You can hear all of Wednesday’s action on Newsradio 950 KWOS with Hall of Famer Kevin Kelly and Coach David Fox: pregame coverage begins at 1:45.
4. The Helias Lady Crusaders’ season is over, after falling to powerhouse program Marshfield 56-49 in Friday night’s class 5 quarterfinal game. Marshfield is near Springfield.
5. In Class 4 boys action, Columbia’s Fr. Tolton has been eliminated by Logan-Rogersville 60-53 in Saturday’s class 4 quarterfinals. Fr. Tolton is led by Mizzou commit Aaron Rowe.
6. The Centralia girls has captured a third-place finish in the class 3 final four at Mizzou Arena. Centralia beat St. Pius X 36-34 in Saturday afternoon’s third-place game. Centralia had a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter against top-ranked El Dorado Springs on Friday at Mizzou Arena, before falling 52-41.