Undefeated Tigers beat Weaubleau, advance to Final Four

For the second time in five years, the Plattsburg Tigers basketball team is on its way to Springfield and the Missouri Class 2 Final Four.

The Tigers – 30-0 and ranked first in the state –knocked off Weaubleau 53-46 in the state quarterfinals on Friday, March 3, at Civic Arena in St. Joseph, earning a spot in the 2023 Show-Me Showdown this week in Springfield, Mo. Plattsburg will play Principa (24-6), a St. Louis private school, in the Class 2 state semifinals this Friday, March 10, 2 p.m., at the Hammons Center on the campus of Missouri

State University. With a win, the Tigers would play for the state championship the following day at 6 p.m. at Great Southern Bank Arena against either Hartville or Salisbury. With a loss, Plattsburg would play for third place on Saturday morning.

For a time on Friday, it looked like Plattsburg would run away with the quarterfinal victory. Moments later, Weaubleau ap-

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