Peyton Olufson leads the Class 6 Final Four All-Tournament Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Incarnate Word Academy girls basketball dynasty rolled on as the Red Knights won their ninth consecutive state championship. For the second consecutive year, the Red Knights withstood a strong challenge from Staley to take the state title. The final score of Thursday night's game was 50-46. Lee's Summit West took home the third place trophy with a victory over Jackson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri presents its Class 6 Final Four All-Tournament Team</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MOST VALUABLE PLAYER</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='302756' first='Peyton' last='Olufson'] (Incarnate Word)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5'8" 2026 guard closed out her career with a pair of excellent performances to help lead the Red Knights to the state title. She averaged 16 points and three assists in the Final Four. She had 17 points and four assists in the semifinals against Lee's Summit West and added 15 points and three rebounds in the championship game against Staley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FIRST TEAM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='351776' first='Addi' last='Owen'] (Incarnate Word): The 5'4" 2026 point guard had an excellent pair of games at the Final Four. She scored a team-high16 points in the championship game against Staley. In the semifinals against Lee's Summit West, she had 14 points, six rebounds and three assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='803061' first='Destiny' last='Manyawu'] (Staley): The 6'4" 2027 forward had a strong inside presence throughout the Final Four for the Falcons. She had 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals against Jackson in the semifinals. She added nine points, 12 rebounds and two blocks in the championship game against IWA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='351778' first='Savannah' last='Stricker'] (Incarnate Word): The 5'10" 2026 forward showed her all-around excellent game in helping the Red Knights to the championship. In the semifinals, she had a near-triple double with 11 points, eight rebounds and nine assists against Lee's Summit West. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='855104' first='Antil' last='Snoddy'] (Lee's Summit West): The talented 5'7" point guard had a strong Final Four in leading the Titans to a third-place finish. She averaged 17 points in the two games along with 5.5 rebounds. She had 21 points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in the semifinals against Incarnate Word</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317348' first='Nevaeh' last='Lucious'] (Incarnate Word): The 6'4" 2026 forward had a strong inside presence at both ends of the court. Her best game came in the semifinals, where she had 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against Lee's Summit West. She had eight rebounds and two blocks in the championship game against Staley.</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>Remi Grant (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='913073' first='Saniah' last='Jones'] (Lee's Summit West)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317343' first='Ava' last='Miles'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1092869' first='Lauren' last='Dorey'] (Jackson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='458975' first='Londyn' last='Parker'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->