(HILLSBORO) Play resumes Friday night in the 63rd Annual Gene Steighorst Tournament with a pair of semifinal games.
The first game features top-seed Hillsboro versus the 4-seed Windsor at 5:30 p.m. on KJFF. The Hawks defeated Northwest 67-31 on Monday behind 24 points from Michael Brewer and 21 from Ben Lampkins. Hillsboro coach Dan Johnson sees similarities between his team and the Owls, which should make for a fun matchup.
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Windsor beat Festus 61-58 in a nail-biter on Monday with a good game defensively, according to coach Todd Dutton. That’s where it starts for him.
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The second game of the night involves 2-seed Central and 3-seed Eureka at 7 on AM 800 KREI. The Wildcats knocked off DeSoto 65-42 on Tuesday behind 24 points from Avery Taggart and 15 from Antonio Sanders.
Head coach Austin Kirby got a chance to see a little bit of the Central game and shares his assessment of them.
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Number zero, of course, being Breven McMullen who led the Rebels to victory over Seckman on Tuesday with 19 points. Central only scored 9 points in the first quarter during that win and head coach Adam Barton knows they must do better than that tonight…
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Coverage of the 63rd Annual Gene Steighorst Tournament semifinals between Hillsboro and Windsor will begin at 5:15 Friday night on AM 1400 KJFF. Game 2 with Central and Eureka will follow 15 minutes after Game 1 concludes, and that will be on AM 800 KREI.