Kinley Larsen leads Class 4 Final Four All-Tournament Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Strafford xx return to the winner's circle once again as they won the Class 4 state championship on Thursday at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Stafford defeated defending state champion Doniphan to take the state title. In the third place game, Cardinal Ritter defeated St. Joe Benton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the Class 4 Final Four All-Tournament Team</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MOST VALUABLE PLAYER</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039479' first='Kinley' last='Larsen'] (Strafford):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5'9" 2028 guard was sensational in leading Strafford to the state championship. She topped 30 points in both Final Four games. She had 32 points and eight rebounds in the semifinals against Cardinal Ritter and followed up with 31 points, nine rebounds and three assists in the state championship game against Doniphan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FIRST TEAM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='849017' first='Carsyn' last='Hagood'] (Doniphan): The 5'8" 2027 guard had a strong Final Four in leading the Donettes to a runner-up finish. She averaged 23.3 points and four rebounds in the two games. She scored 27 points and knocked down four 3-pointers in the state championship game against Strafford.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039525' first='Trista' last='Van Horn'] (Strafford): The 6'1" 2028 forward stepped up big during the week in helping lead her team to the state championship. She averaged 18.5 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in the Final Four. She came up huge in the championship game with 25 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks against Doniphan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039457' first='Trinity' last='Jackson'] (Cardinal Ritter): The 2028 guard had two strong games in leading the Lions to a third-place finish. She averaged 18 points and two steals in the Final Four. She had 21 points, four rebounds and two steals in the victory over Benton in the third-place game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nylah Scales (Cardinal Ritter): The 5'7" 2027 guard was excellent in helping lead the the Lions to a third-place finish. She averaged 15 points into the two games, including a high of 18 points in the third-place game against Benton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eliana Arumbula (Benton): The 5'6" 2026 point guard closed out a stellar career by leading the Cardinals to a fourth-place finish. She had 20 points, five rebounds and four steals in the semifinals against Doniphan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SECOND TEAM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='734458' first='McKenzie' last='McCann'] (Cardinal Ritter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='493372' first='Alanah' last='Howard'] (Cardinal Ritter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='901029' first='Ellie' last='White'] (Doniphan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='899819' first='Jenna' last='Cox'] (Benton)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1690613' first='Bella' last='Monaghan'] (Doniphan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->