Their first meeting went a long way in deciding the Central Missouri Activities Conference title. Their second meeting will decide who advances to the state tournament as the top-seeded Helias Lady Crusaders and second-seeded Jefferson City Lady Jays meet tonight for the Class 5 District 5 Tournament championship. Game time is 6 p.m. at Washington High School.
The Jefferson City Jays have thrived in their zone defense all season long, but a switch to man-to-man was the reason they won the Class 5 District 5 Tournament title Monday night at Capital City High School. The St. Francis Borgia Knights had the basketball down by two with 7.4 seconds left when the Jays called a timeout and switched into man. Cole Heller jumped a passing lane and collected a tip from sophomore Jordan Martin for the steal that sent Jefferson City to a 69-65 victory and into the state tournament.