Photo by Clifton Grooms. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostSPRINGFIELD - Some might think it's the luck of the Irish.Lafayette boys' basketball coach Kevin Bristol doesn't. What he saw Friday is what he believe his team could be all season long."Today, we got back to the formula that got us here," Bristol said. "It's good to see everyone get back on track. Like I always say, it's who we are."The Irish (23-8) buried 16 three-pointers, and shot 53.7 percent from the field in a 78-57 takedown of No. 6 Father Tolton Regional Catholic (Columbia) in the Class 4' boys basketball third place game at the Hammons Student Center in Springfield Friday.Lafayette had an impressive turnaround after falling 82-57 to Central Park Hills in state semifinals less than 24 hours prior.Lafayette used a 10-0 run in the first quarter to grab a 21-14 lead through the first eight minutes.Father Tolton (21-11) managed to tie the game at 26-26 with 3:32 left in the seco
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The ball just stopped going through the basket. “There are things you can control, you can’t control shooting,” Fatima coach Ryan Robertson said Friday night after the Comets dropped a 47-36 decision to the Father Tolton Trailblazers in the Class 4 District 9 Tournament title game. I don’t even think twice about it, the things we could control better, I will take the blame for.”
It was a rematch of last year’s district championship, but the Blair Oaks Falcons and the Father Tolton Trailblazers had a much different look Wednesday night. The result was the same, except the Trailblazers didn’t need a fourth-quarter comeback this time. Tolton nearly led wire-to-wire, locking down defensively to come away with a 56-34 victory against Blair Oaks in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 9 Tournament at Fatima High School.
The fifth-place game of the Joe Machens Great 8 Classic quickly became the Jevon Porter Show. Father Tolton’s 6-foot-9 senior slammed home six dunks Wednesday, posting a double-double of 27 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Trailblazers to a commanding 73-35 win against the Covington (Tenn.) Chargers at Fleming Fieldhouse.