An offensive explosion sent Kickapoo to the boys basketball quarterfinals.
The Chiefs led Nixa 31-27 at halftime, but set off on a backbreaking 19-0 scoring run in the third quarter and went on to win Thursday’s sectional playoff game 79-46 at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Xavier signee Jared Ridder scored 28 points for Kickapoo, Navy signee Cameron Davis scored 17, and unsigned senior Isaac Blakeslee finished with 13 points.
Blakeslee hit a key 3-pointer and drove for a slick layup during the third quarter run. He looked the part of a secret weapon in the Kickapoo offense.