They received no love on Valentine’s Day, but Nixa served some cold revenge on Republic.
Nixa beat Republic 52-48 Friday night to capture the Class 5 District 12 boys basketball championship and advance to the sectional playoffs. The win avenges a 58-57 double-overtime loss the Eagles suffered at Republic’s hands on Feb. 14.
Senior Christian Bundy led the Eagles (25-3) with 18 points and said a rematch had been on his team’s mind since the ill-fated game on Feb. 14.
“We had been looking forward to it since we lost to (Republic). We knew we were going to be playing them in the district championship,” Bundy said.