FEB 23, 2017 CENTRAL REBELS SWEEP CLASS 3, DISTRICT 3 (Audio)
(myMOinfoSports) Both the boys and girls Park Hills Rebels basketball teams were crowned the Class 3 District 3 Champions Thursday evening. First, the Park Hills Central Lady Rebels took down the Steelville Lady Cardinals 59-45. After trailing in the first, a 20 point second quarter catapulted the Lady Rebels on top…
+++Rebels junior forward Caitlyn Holmes says the Cardinals didn’t make it easy…
+++Central was able to hold a late charge by Steelville to claim their 5th straight District Championship. Lady Rebels head coach Josh Mapes says the energy in the second quarter was key to pulling ahead….
+++The Lady Rebels move on to face the winners of the Class 3 District 4 champions. The Steelville Cardinals end their 2016-2017 campaign at 20-8. In game 2, the Central boys completed the sweep after defeating the West County Bulldogs 58-35. The Bulldogs could do nothing to contain Central’s Wade Scherffius early on…
+++Wade talked about the work in the offseason that elevated his game…
+++Scherffius would finish with a game high 24 points, en route to the district championship. Rebels head man Adam Barton says his team may be young, but they’re winners…
+++The Rebels move on to Sectionals, while West County has their season come to a close with a record of 22-6.
Listen back to both Central Rebels Championship victories below…
Central Lady Rebels vs Steelville Lady Cardinals…
Central Rebels vs West County Bulldogs…
