Norborne Lady Pirates win Keytesville Tourney title

High School Basketball

The Norborne Lady Pirates, seeded third coming into the Keytesville Tournament, took home the championship trophy on Saturday afternoon, beating Prairie Home, 41-35.  The Lady Pirates are joined as Keytesville champions by the Prairie Home boys, who beat Higbee 84-70.

The third place boys game, played on Saturday afternoon, went to the hosts from Keytesville, 50-33 over Brunswick.

The Friday night finals from Keytesville saw the Higbee girls win third place over Southwest Livingston, 60-58, while the Southwest boys won the consolation final over Bevier, 57-54.  

On Saturday night, the Stanberry Bulldogs split the championship games of the King City Invitational Tournament, with the Lady Bulldogs claiming a 49-30 victory over the DeKalb Lady Tigers, while the SHS boys, continuing their spirited multi-sport rivalry with GRC West rival North Andrew, lost to the Cardinals, 55-48.

The South Holt boys won third place over Stewartsville, 55-41, with the North Andrew girls taking down King City for third, 43-32.

In Friday night’s consolation finals, the South Holt girls clipped Maysville 47-46, while the Maysville boys won at arch-rival King City, 59-56.