Final Four: Friday’s Class 1-2 Semifinal Standouts

The Class 1-2 schools took center stage on Friday on Day 2 of Final Four competition at the JQH Arena on the campus on Missouri State University in Springfield. Class 1 Semifinals: Delta 43 Walnut Grove 30; Platte Valley 44 Leeton 35 Class 2 Semifinals: Ellington 65 St. Paul Lutheran 51; Wellington-Napoleon 66 Blue Eye 47 &nbsp; Saturday’s Championship Day Schedule <h5>Class 1</h5> Third Place: Walnut Grove vs. Leeton, 10 a.m. Championship: Delta vs. Platte Valley, 6 p.m. &nbsp; <h5>Class 2</h5> St. Paul Lutheran vs. Blue Eye, 10 a.m. Ellington vs. Wellington-Napoleon, 2 p.m. &nbsp; Here are some of the top standouts from Friday’s action in the state semifinals. <h4>Class 1</h4> <h5>Delta</h5> [player_tooltip player_id="194533" first="Addison" last="Nichols"]: The 2024 guard scored a game-high 12 points in the Bobcats’ victory over Walnut Grove. All of scoring came from long distance as she made four 3-pointers. She also had five rebounds and three steals on the day. [player_tooltip player_id="338659" first="Jade" last="Berry"]: The 2025 guard had a strong all-around game with nine points, four rebounds and seven steals in the Bobcats’ victory over Walnut Grove. She did an excellent job with her anticipation and ball-hawking defense in the Bobcats full court press. &nbsp; <h5>Walnut Grove</h5> Jacie Gavisk: The 2025 forward had a strong debut at the state tournament with 13 points and 13 rebounds in the semifinals against Delta. &nbsp; <h5>Platte Valley</h5> [player_tooltip player_id="299460" first="Maggie" last="Collins"]: The 6’0" 2024 forward posted a double-double to lead Platte Valley to its victory over Leeton with 11 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots. She has good fundamental moves in the low post and she also operates well in the high-low set as a passer or receiver. Brylie Angle: The 2024 guard scored a game-high 15 points, along with five rebounds a pair of 3-pointers in Platte Valley’s victory over Leeton in the semifinals. &nbsp; <h5>Leeton</h5> [player_tooltip player_id="162382" first="Regan" last="Shaffer"]: The 2022 point guard had a team-high 13 points along with five assists in the semifinal contest against Platte Valley. &nbsp; <h4>Class 2</h4> <h5>Ellington</h5> [player_tooltip player_id="200722" first="Kaylee" last="King"]: The 2023 guard was the top performer of the day in Class 2 as she scored a game-high 29 points against St. Paul Lutheran. She is a three-level bucket who is tough to contain. She can score off the dribble or she can dial it up from long distance, which she displayed with her seven 3-pointers. Laura Gore: The 2022 guard had 16 points and 18 rebounds for the Lady Whippets in their victory over St. Paul Lutheran. In addition to being the team’s top rebounder on the day, she had three assists and made four 3-pointers. &nbsp; <h5>St. Paul Lutheran</h5> Adrien Martens: The 2022 forward had 20 points, 14 rebounds and four assists in the semifinals against Ellington. I like how she was able to attack the basket and get buckets while also being able to move without the ball to get herself open.  She was also active on the boards as she got out of her area quite often. &nbsp; <h5>Wellington-Napoleon</h5> [player_tooltip player_id="162379" first="Ayden" last="Shannon"]: The 2022 guard had 18 points, four rebounds and five steals against Blue Eye. She also knocked down three 3-pointers on the day as she helped Well-Nap seize control of the game early. [player_tooltip player_id="162380" first="Bree" last="Shannon"]: The 2022 guard scored a team-high 19 points as she combined with her twin sister to score 37 points. She also had three rebounds, three assists and three steals. She attacked the basket well as she lived at the free throw line, making 12 of her 16 attempts. &nbsp; <h5>Blue Eye</h5> Avery Arnold: The 2022 guard scored a team-high 15 points to go along with three rebounds and two steals. She also made three 3-pointers on the day. Kyla Warren: The 2022 guard had 14 points and team-high eight rebounds on the day. She has good speed, which she used to attack the basket and get into the lane. It enabled her to get to the free throw line, where she hit 10 of her 14 attempts.