After the dust settled and five teams brought home state championships this past weekend, CBC and Incarnate Word finish the season as the best teams in the St. Louis metro area. The Cadets claimed their first state title since 2021 while IWA garnered their fifth straight championship and won its 68th consecutive game.
Here is our final HSSC/Scoops with Danny Mac High School Basketball Top 10 lists for the 2021-22 season.
BOY’S TOP 10
- CBC (26-6)
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- The Cadets won the Class 6 title with a 68-51 win over Nixa to get their first title since 2014.
- Vashon (27-4)
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- The Wolverines defeated Father Tolton 57-49 to claim their 13th state championship in Class 4.
- Webster Groves (22-8)
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- The Statesmen defeated Helias 72-53 to win their first Class 5 title since 2018.
- Cardinal Ritter (21-10)
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- The Lions fell to Webster Groves in the Class 5 semifinals before winning the third-place game against Springfield Catholic
- Chaminade (23-9)
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- The Red Devils placed fourth in the Class 6 tournament with a pair of losses in Springfield.
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- Westminster (26-2)
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- Season complete.
- MICDS (24-4)
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- Season complete.
- East St. Louis (27-6)
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- Season complete.
- Fort Zumwalt South (26-3)
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- Season complete.
- St. Louis University High (18-8)
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- Season complete.
GIRL’S TOP 10
- Incarnate Word (29-0)
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- The Red Knights defeated Kickapoo 67-50 to claim their fifth straight Class 6 championship.
- John Burroughs (23-4)
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- The Bombers defeated Benton 54-46 in the Class 4 title game to win their first-ever state championship in program history.
- Whitfield (24-4)
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- The Warriors fell to West Plains in the Class 5 championship game 50-37.
- Webster Groves (25-6)
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- The Statesmen lost to Whitfield in the Class 5 semifinals and bounced back to win the third-place game over Smithville.
- St. Joseph’s Academy (20-11)
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- The Angels finished fourth in Class 6 after falling to IWA and Blue Springs South in Springfield.
- Civic Memorial (32-6)
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- Season complete
- Edwardsville (29-5)
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- Season complete.
- Cardinal Ritter (20-6)
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- Season complete.
- Orchard Farm (20-5)
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- Season complete.
- Troy (18-11)
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- Season complete.
Jim Powers has been covering prep sports in the St. Louis area for 15+ years and a part of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championship Broadcasts for the past 11 years. Powers is also a part of the Fox 2 Verlo Mattress Prep Zone Friday nights at 10:10 during the football and basketball seasons. If you have a prep sports story, please contact Jim at japowers2421@yahoo.com. Follow Jim at @hssportscaravan
