South Shelby Faces First-time Show-Me Participant West County

A pair of 24-4 teams open the Show-Me Showdown at JQH Arena in Springfield Thursday. South Shelby enters its first state semifinal since a 2008 runner-up finish. West County advanced to its first-ever quarterfinal last week and defeated Woodland 52-32. Lady Birds head coach Luke O’Laughlin scouts the Lady Bulldogs.

South Shelby topped back-to-back semifinalist Tipton in the quarterfinals. O’Laughlin offers defensive keys against West County.

The Lady Bulldogs average two 3-point makes per contest. Bob Simily’s West County squad scored a combined 67 points in the district championship and sectional.

South Shelby averages 57 points per game. Strafford sees El Dorado Springs in the opposite semifinal. Pregame coverage of South Shelby and West County begins at 11:50 on KTCM and centralmoinfo.com.