Cape Central v. DeSmet basketball

Cape Central's Doreante' Tucker (21) takes to the court before a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central head coach Drew Church is seen during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Doreante' Tucker looks to pass the ball during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Tyrus Reddin (5) De Smet's Jackson Neidenbach to the basket during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Cameron Williams (33) contests De Smet's Sekou Gassama (15) for a loose ball during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

De Smet's 6'10" junior forward Sekou Gassama (15) wins the tipoff uncontested by a Cape Central player during a game Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Tyrus Reddin (5) fouls De Smet's Jeremiah Walker (10) during a game Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Tyrus Reddin (5) attacks during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central student Stasis Williams, foreground, tries to tease Cape Central principal Nancy Scheller, center, by setting a toe on the court as Scheller reminds students to stay back from the sideline during a break in the action during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Cameron Williams (33) holds the ball away from De Smet's Sekou Gassama (15) during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Dorian Triplett (45) muscles toward the basket during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Tyrus Reddin (5) looks to put up a shot while being contested by De Smet's Michael Skoff (33) during a game Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central student Grant Kluge watches a tense moment during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central student Grant Kluge watches a tense moment during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central's Cameron Williams (33) secures a rebound during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central head coach Drew Church addresses Cameron Williams (33) during a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central student Grant Kluge, center, screams with joy as the tigers score late in the fourth quarter of a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)

Cape Central head coach Drew Church reacts with enthusiasm from the sideline as senior Tyrus Reddin nearly steals an inbound pass in the waning seconds of a game against De Smet Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. (Tyler Graef ~ Southeast Missourian)