Champs x2: Chadwick girls complete sweep, win MSHSAA Class 1 basketball state championship; live scoring, updates

Less than two hours after boys win Class 1 title, Chadwick girls hoist Missouri Class 1 basketball trophy for first time in two decades

Levi Payton | Mar 15, 2025

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It’s a big day for Chadwick High School as it has the rare distinction of having both its boys and girls basketball teams playing for MSHSAA Class 1 basketball championships on Saturday, March 15.

The boys had the first shot, and made the most of it, repeating as Class 1 champions earlier in the evening with a win over St. Elizabeth before the girls took the floor at Mizzou Arena.

The girls have the nightcap, taking on Northeast (Cairo) at 8 p.m. for the Class 1 girls title.

Chadwick entered today’s game riding an extended hot streak, having won 17 consecutive games. The Lady Cardinals (27-4) got here with a 48-40 win over Walnut Grove in the state semifinal on Friday.

The District 2 champions, the Lady Cardinals kicked off the Class 1 Tournament with wins over Delta (60-34) and Lockwood (48-22).

Northeast (25-6) has won 13 straight. The District 9 champs beat North Shelby (56-40) and Princeton (62-34) to open the state tournament before knocking off Rock Port 56-46 on Friday.

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Chadwick vs Northeast (Cairo): MSHSAA girls Class 1 state basketball championship; live scoring, updates

Here are tonight's starting lineups:

Northeast Cairo: Chloe Brumley, Avery Brumley, Macie Harman, Olivia Cross, Mallori Hankins

Chadwick: Ray Little, Ella Herd, Emily Landry, Macy Landry, Millie Burkhart

FIRST PERIOD

Macie Harman scores the first two baskets and Cairo is on the board first.

Ray Little scores on a runner to make it 4-2 with 5:45 left in the first.

Harman scores again on a layup. She has all six of Cairo's points so far.

Chloe Brumley has two quick fouls within the game's first four minutes and two sweet-looking gold sneakers on her feet tonight.

Chadwick gets a pair of quick baskets from Herd and Little to tie it 6-6.

Chadwick takes the lead on a basket by Emily Landry with two minutes left in the first.

Cross ties it back up on a jumper. It's 8-8 with 1:03 left in the first.

Millie Burkhart has been left wide open the entire first quarter and she makes Cairo pay with a basket just before the buzzer. It's her first of the game. Chadwick leads 10-8.

End 1: Chadwick 10, Northeast Cairo 8

SECOND PERIOD

Landry scores out of the break and Chadwick has its biggest lead, 12-8.

Avery Brumley splashes a 3-pointer and pulls Cairo within one. It's 12-11.

Burkhart scores and Avery Brumley responds with another basket and then drains a 3-pointer on the next possession. Timeout, Chadwick. Cairo leads 16-14.

After Burkhart tied it again, Harman scores inside and gives Cairo the lead back. Chloe Brumley picks up her third foul and has to exit with 4:30 left in the half.

Chadwick is on a 6-0 run as Landry makes two free throws, then Burkhart hit a jumper and Landry followed with a layup. The Lady Cardinals lead 22-18 with 1:36 left in the first half.

Northeast Cairo hasn't scored in the last four minutes and counting.

Halftime: Chadwick 22, Northeast Cairo 18

Halftime notes: Millie Burkhart leads Chadwick with eight points and five rebounds, while Emily Landry has six points, Ray Little four, and Ella Herd and Macy Landry have two apiece. ... Avery Brumley and Macie Harman have eight points apiece for Cairo and Olivia Cross has two.

THIRD PERIOD

Little makes one of two free throws and Chadwick leads 23-18. Cross then responds with one of two from the foul line herself to make it 23-19.

A jumper by Little makes it 25-19, but Hankins responds with a basket of her own on a putback on the other end. It's 25-21 with 5:10 left in the third.

Little makes another free throw and is now up to eight points and five rebounds.

Harman scores in the lane to cut it to 26-23 and then Brumley scores with 3:32 left in the third to make it 26-25.

Macy Landry scores from the elbow and extends Chadwick's lead to 28-25. There's 1:54 left in the third.

Avery Brumley scores to cut into the deficit, but Burkhart immediately responds with a basket of her own. It's 31-27 with 58 seconds left in the third.

End 3: Chadwick 31, Northeast Cairo 27

FOURTH PERIOD

Chloe Brumley makes two free throws to kick off the fourth. It's now 31-28. Burkhart goes to the bench with four fouls on the play for Chadwick.

Herd pulls up from the free throw line and buries a jumper to make it 33-29. Harman makes one of two free throws on the ensuing possession to make it 33-30. There's 5:57 left.

Avery Brumley drives and scores off an inbounds pass to cut it to 33-32 with 5:19 left. Timeout, Chadwick.

Chloe Brumley hits a huge 3-pointer to give Cairo the lead, 35-33 with 4:53 left. Timeout, Cairo.

Whoa. Macy Landry responds with a trey of her own. Chadwick breaks a scoreless streak that lasted more than two minutes. The Lady Indians lead 36-35 with 4:02 left.

Cairo has now gone more than two minutes without a point. There's 2:44 remaining. It's still 36-35.

Herd scores again, this time with 2:05 left. Chadwick leads 38-35.

A HUGE shot by Avery Brumley ties it up with 1:41 to go. It's 38-38. Burkhart fouled out for Chadwick seconds before Brumley hit that shot.

Little scores on an offensive rebound with 1:09 left and Chadwick takes the lead, but Harman answers with a jumper to tie it at 40.

Macy Landry makes two free throws for Chadwick with 42 seconds left. It's 42-40.

Sophomore Emily Landry makes two free throws with 13 seconds left to push Chadwick's lead to 44-40.

Olivia Cross nails a 3-pointer from the right corner with six seconds left. Timeout on the floor. Chadwick leads 44-43.

Macy Landry misses two free throws with seconds left, but Cairo can't get off a shot and Chadwick wins 44-43.

Final: Chadwick 44, Northeast Cairo 43

Minutes after watching her mother be honored by MSHSAA at halftime for being part of Chadwick's state championship run in 2005, and less than two hours after watching her two brothers win a Class 1 state title on the same court, Ray Little stepped up with a big second half and finished with a team-high 11 points and eight rebounds to go along with four assists and two steals to help Chadwick hold off Northeast Cairo in a thriller.

Millie Burkhart added 10 points and seven boards for the Lady Cardinals, while Macy Landry had nine points, seven boards and two blocks, Emily Landry had eight points and Ella Herd had six points and five boards.

Northeast Cairo's Avery Brumley led all scorers with 17 points, while Macie Harman added 13 points and six rebounds. Olivia Cross finished with six points and five boards, Chloe Brumley had five points and Mallory Hankins had two points and seven boards.

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Published Mar 15, 2025|Modified Mar 15, 2025

LEVI PAYTON