High School SportsMarch 8, 2019

Earning its 22nd state trophy, the Charleston boys basketball team used a 22-5 first quarter to defeat St. Paul Lutheran 71-58, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.

Charleston's Latrell Porter tries to steal the ball against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Latrell Porter tries to steal the ball against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Samuel Bledsoe dribbles around a St. Paul Lutheran defender, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Samuel Bledsoe dribbles around a St. Paul Lutheran defender, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Brian Visor shoots the ball against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Brian Visor shoots the ball against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Terridean Bogan dribbles the ball up the floor against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Terridean Bogan dribbles the ball up the floor against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Blessin Kimble shoots the ball over a St. Paul Lutheran defender, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Blessin Kimble shoots the ball over a St. Paul Lutheran defender, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Preston Moore (20) passes the ball away from St. Paul Lutheran's Aaron Kirby (44), on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Preston Moore (20) passes the ball away from St. Paul Lutheran's Aaron Kirby (44), on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Terridean Bogan goes up for a layup against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Terridean Bogan goes up for a layup against St. Paul Lutheran, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Terridean Bogan (12) probes his way to the lane around St. Paul Lutheran's Elijah Muehler (42), on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Terridean Bogan (12) probes his way to the lane around St. Paul Lutheran's Elijah Muehler (42), on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
The St. Paul Lutheran fan section erupts after the Saints cut the Charleston lead to three points, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
The St. Paul Lutheran fan section erupts after the Saints cut the Charleston lead to three points, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
St. Paul Lutheran head coach Monte Pitsch gets upset after a call against the Saints, on Friday against Charleston, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
St. Paul Lutheran head coach Monte Pitsch gets upset after a call against the Saints, on Friday against Charleston, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
Charleston's Latrell Porter accepts the third-place trophy after the Bluejays defeated St. Paul Lutheran 71-58, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.
Charleston's Latrell Porter accepts the third-place trophy after the Bluejays defeated St. Paul Lutheran 71-58, on Friday, in the third-place game of the Class 3 Show-Me Showdown, at the Hammons Student Center, in Springfield, Mo.Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat
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