Boys Basketball: Class 4, District 1 Tournament - No. 3 Sikeston vs. No. 6 Perryville
The third-seeded Sikeston Bulldogs made quick work of the sixth-seeded Perryville Pirates in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Notre Dame Regional High School. The Bulldogs went on an 18-0 run that spanned the first and seconds quarters to blow open the game as Sikeston defeated Perryville 85-28 to advance to the semifinals where they will play second-seeded Cape Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sikeston's Lontas McClinton attempts a reverse layup, against Perryville, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston's Payton Howard shoots the ball, against Perryville, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston's Payton Howard rises for a shot, against Perryville, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston's Payton Howard attempts a layup, while Perryville's Dylan Hawkinson (5) defends, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston's Clark Steward shoots the ball, against Perryville, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
Perryville's Evan Daugherty tries to gain possession of the ball, while teammate Matthew Mueller (23) follows, against Sikeston, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston's Nick Harrison fights for the ball, against Perryville, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
Perryville's Jacob Schlimpert (1) rises for a shot, against Sikeston, in the first round of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Notre Dame Regional High School, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Alex Wallner/Standard Democrat)
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