Notre Dame boys basketball team finishes third in Class 4

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Quinn Poythress scored a game-high 25 points, and 10 Notre Dame seniors ended their high school boys basketball careers with a 65-44 win over Bolivar in the Class 4 third-place game Friday at Mizzou Arena.

Notre Dame (27-5) jumped out to a 23-10 lead at the end of the first quarter thanks in large part to senior Dean Crippen, who scored eight of his 16 points in the opening period.

Bolivar (26-6) trimmed five points from its deficit and trailed 31-23 at halftime. The Liberators drew within five points with 6:30 left in the final period, but the Bulldogs closed the game on an 18-2 spurt.

Seniors Derek Hulshof and Grant Ressel, both of which were starters for Notre Dame before tearing their ACLs earlier this season, started the game for the Bulldogs.

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Bolivar 10 13 15 6 -- 44

Notre Dame 23 8 16 18 -- 65

BOLIVAR (44) -- Brandon Emmert 18, Conley Garrison 10, Case Jones 6, Johnny Scott 5, Bryce Krueger 5. FG 14-38, FT 11-15, F 16. (3-pointers: Jones 2, Garrison 2, Krueger 1. Fouled out: Krueger.)

NOTRE DAME (65) -- Quinn Poythress 25, Dean Crippen 16, Tanner Shively 8, Blake Bauwens 5, Thomas Himmelberg 4, Derek Hulshof 2, Bobby Jansen 2, Nick Bradshaw 2, Trent Schumer 1. FG 23-49, FT 14-18, F 20. (3-pointers: Poythress 4, Bauwens 1. Fouled out: None.)