South Shelby Girls Win District Championship in Thrilling Fashion

The South Shelby Lady Birds edged out the Palmyra Lady Panthers 59-55 in a thrilling Class 3 District 6 final at Monroe City today. Palmyra jumped out to an early nine-point lead. South Shelby started clawing back to trim the deficit to five to make it 17-12 in favor of Palmyra after the first quarter. The Lady Birds went on to outscore the Lady Panthers 18-12 in the second quarter to take a 30-29 lead into halftime. Both teams traded the lead back and forth throughout the second half before South Shelby put together a six-point lead late, but Palmyra was not finished…

Nic Thomas with the calls on KTCM and centralmoinfo.com. Sydney Compton hit two free throws on the next possession to give Palmyra a 55-54 lead before South Shelby’s Belle Roush put the Lady Birds on top for good…

Hannah Wegman sank both free throws to seal a 59-55 clinch the District Championship for the Lady Birds. South Shelby head coach Luke O’Laughlin was proud of his team for staying composed in an intense atmosphere.

Palmyra’s season ends with a final record of 19-8. Palmyra head coach Alex Brandenburg was proud of his team’s effort in the game and throughout the season.

South Shelby will play the winner of the matchup between Elsberry and Duchesne on Wednesday at the Class 3 Sectionals at Francis Howell Central High School in St. Charles at 6 p.m. You can find the full interviews with both coaches with this story at centralmoinfo.com

South Shelby Head Coach Luke O’Laughlin:

Palmyra Head Coach Alex Brandenburg: