C3D2: Valle Catholic ends Kelly's season

JACKSON, Mo. — The Kelly boys basketball season came to end at the hands of Valle Catholic on Monday, Feb. 20.

The Warriors (16-10) won 61-55 in the opening round of the MSHSAA Class 3, District 2 Tournament at Saxony Lutheran High School. Valle Catholic will face top-seeded Charleston (20-6) in the semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m.

The Bluejays were the top-ranked team in Class 3.

The Hawks finished the year with a 12-14 overall record.

__VALLE CATHOLIC 61, KELLY 55__

Kelly 13 14 12 16 — 55

Valle Catholic 14 17 14 16 — 61

__Kelly (55) —__ Reece Eftink 15, Dalton Forck 13, Ross Peters 11, Michael Dollins 7, Drew Klipfel 6, Brayden Volkerding 3. FG: 20. FT: 12-19. F: 21. (3-pointers: Klipfel 1, Ross Peters 1, Volkerding 1. Fouled out: Dollins.)

__Valle Catholic (61) —__ Harry Oliver 17, Chase Fallert 14, Clayton Drury 13, Samuel Drury 8, Tyler Gegg 5, Carson Tucker 4. FG: 22. FT: 11-17. F: 16. (3-pointers: Fallert 4, Clayton Drury 1, Gegg 1. Fouled out: none.)