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Woodland upsets Charleston to reach tournament semifinals

By Tony Capobianco ~ Southeast Missourian

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Woodland’s Korbin Kinder puts up a shot against Charleston in the quarterfinal round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Friday. Dec. 27, at the Show Me Center.

Tony Capobianco ~ tcapobianco@semoball.com

Woodland entered the quarterfinal round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament looking to maintain their unblemished record.

Charleston is looking to return to the semifinals for the 10th consecutive year, which is currently the longest active streak in the tournament.

Woodland’s pursuit for perfection broke through the tournament institution that is Charleston in a 68-64 upset victory in the quarterfinal round on Friday, Dec. 27, at the Show Me Center.

Woodland was led by Korbin Kinder, who had 20 points, including eight of the Cardinals’ 15 in the fourth quarter.

Calvin Layton added 11 points for the Cardinals including a key three-point basket that gave them a 64-61 lead with two minutes remaining in the game. Lane Lee also scored 11 points and Kamren McCormick chipped in 14 points.

Charleston miss the tournament semifinals for the first time since 2014. Deshaun Henderson and Da’Kyrious each scored 18 points to lead the Blue Jays. Shilyn Henderson added 11 and Treshaun Schandon chipped in 10 points.

Woodland took a 35-34 lead in the third quarter on a layup by Kinder. The Cardinals then rode the momentum to a 10-0 run after McCormick got his 11th point in the game.

Kinder reached double digits on a three-pointer that kept the Cardinals up 53-45 in the final minute of the third quarter. The Blue Jays narrowed their lead to 53-48 at the end of the period.

The Blue Jays narrowed the margin to a single point with six minutes remaining in the game after a three-point basket by Deshaun Henderson.

Charleston retook the lead at 56-55 but both teams then traded the lead back and forth as they matched bucket with bucket until Woodland’s three-point shooting won the night.

Woodland will take on Cape Central in the semifinals at 7:30 on Saturday, Dec. 28. Charleston will play Bell City at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday with a trip to the fifth place game on the line.

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I'm very happy for the Woodland program. They are a good team, with depth, and the legs to play with anyone. Their players are seemingly interchangeable and they press well. What's not to like?

-- Posted by Sandinista on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 8:47 AM
Not sure I'd call it an upset but it was a good game. Going to be a tough match up today against Cape Central. Should be a dandy game too.

-- Posted by grannygg on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 9:00 AM
Granny I would call it an upset, and I think you will see that when Charleston plays them for their homecoming game in Charleston later in the year.

-- Posted by SEMOFAN86 on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 10:46 AM
It's all semantics Semofan. I think both teams are pretty even honestly.

-- Posted by grannygg on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 10:50 AM
Beware of the Jays come district time. With 1 senior, 3 sophomores and 1 freshman on the floor for the majority of the time, many of those youthful mistakes will be cleaned up.

-- Posted by birdfan on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 11:51 AM
They're still missing P.J.

-- Posted by cardsfan53 on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 12:23 PM
Bird I think the freshman is their best player and most consistent shooter.

-- Posted by SEMOFAN86 on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 12:39 PM
The freshman, DK Williams, is Coach Jamarcus Williams’s nephew. He’s going to be a dandy.

-- Posted by birdfan on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, at 8:33 PM

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