2025 MSHSAA State Championship

The 2025 MSHSAA State Championship were held on May 9-10, 2025. Classes 1-3 competed on Friday and Classes 4-6 played on Saturday.

Questions and Format

Questions for Districts and State were once again provided by NAQT in the 22 tossup-bonus format. All questions were worth 10 points each with no powers or negs.

To produce the question sets for conferences and the state series, IS-230A, IS-232A, and IS-237 were unavailable for use during the regular season in Missouri.

Districts

Eight district tournaments in each of the six classes were held on April 12. District championship game matchups are available on the MSHSAA website.

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal matches on April 22 consisted of best two-of-three matchups between the winners of two adjacent districts. The winner of each quarterfinal advanced to the remaining rounds of the state championship.

Class 1

• The Summit Preparatory def. Southland (2-1)
• North Shelby def. St. Elizabeth (2-0)
• King City def. Hale (2-0)
• North Andrew def. Worth County (2-0)

Class 2

• Brentwood def. Bloomfield (2-0)
• Weaubleau def. School of the Ozarks (2-0)
• Lincoln def. New Franklin (2-1)
• Schuyler County def. Rock Port (2-0)

Class 3

• Portageville def. West County (2-1)
• Skyline def. Thomas Jefferson Independent (2-0)
• Columbia Independent def. Clark County (2-1)
• Lathrop def. Cole Camp (2-0)

Class 4

• Bayless def. Central (Park Hills) (2-1)
• Clever def. Houston (2-1)
• Fulton def. Calvary Lutheran (2-1)
• Oak Grove def. Lutheran (Kansas City) (2-0)

Class 5

• Webster Groves def. North County (2-0)
• Mexico def. Washington (2-0)
• New Heights Christian def. School of the Osage (2-0)
• Center def. Platte County (2-1)

Class 6

• Lindbergh def. Fort Zumwalt West (2-0)
• Springfield Central def. Nixa (2-0)
• Rolla def. Lee's Summit (2-0)
• St. Joseph Central def. Fort Osage (2-0)

State Finals

The Class 1-3 state finals on May 9 and the Class 4-6 state finals on May 10 were held at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The state finals consisted of a preliminary round robin, with the top two teams advancing to the championship game and the bottom two teams advancing to the consolation game.

Class 1

Round 1
King City 240, The Summit Preparatory 130
North Shelby 250, North Andrew 180

Round 2
North Andrew 260, The Summit Preparatory 220
North Shelby 310, King City 210

Round 3
North Shelby 270, The Summit Preparatory 230
North Andrew 250, King City 150

Preliminary Round Standings
1. North Shelby 3-0, 830 pts.
2. North Andrew 2-1, 690 pts.
3. King City 1-2, 600 pts.
4. The Summit Preparatory 0-3, 580 pts.

Consolation
(3) King City 210, (4) The Summit Preparatory 200

Championship Game
(2) North Andrew 250, (1) North Shelby 230

Class 2

Round 1
Brentwood 260, Lincoln 70
Weaubleau 360, Schuyler County 240

Round 2
Schuyler County 290, Brentwood 130
Weaubleau 510, Lincoln 130

Round 3
Weaubleau 400, Brentwood 240
Schuyler County 360, Lincoln 150

Preliminary Round Standings
1. Weaubleau 3-0, 1270 pts.
2. Schuyler County 2-1, 890 pts.
3. Brentwood 1-2, 630 pts.
4. Lincoln 0-3, 350 pts.

Consolation
(3) Brentwood 230, (4) Lincoln 170

Championship Game
(1) Weaubleau 330, (2) Schuyler County 220

Class 3

Round 1
Columbia Independent 340, Portageville 140
Skyline 280, Lathrop 180

Round 2
Lathrop 330, Portageville 150
Columbia Independent 380, Skyline 180

Round 3
Skyline 290, Portageville 260
Columbia Independent 390, Lathrop 180

Preliminary Round Standings
1. Columbia Independent 3-0, 1110 pts.
2. Skyline 2-1, 750 pts.
3. Lathrop 1-2, 690 pts.
4. Portageville 0-3, 550 pts.

Consolation
(4) Portageville 260, (3) Lathrop 200

Championship Game
(2) Skyline 360, (1) Columbia Independent 220

Class 4

This was the first final four appearance for all four schools.

• Fulton and Bayless won their first district titles
• Clever's only previous district title in 2021 was followed by a quarterfinal loss to eventual Class 3 state champion Fair Grove.
• Oak Grove attended three previous state tournaments when eight teams advanced, but never qualified for the single-elimination playoffs.

Round 1
Fulton 320, Bayless 280
Oak Grove 300, Clever 280

Round 2
Bayless 340, Oak Grove 260
Fulton 440, Clever 200

Round 3
Bayless 420, Clever 190
Fulton 320, Oak Grove 260

Preliminary Round Standings
1. Fulton 3-0, 1080 pts.
2. Bayless 2-1, 1040 pts.
3. Oak Grove 1-2, 820 pts.
4. Clever 0-3, 670 pts.

Consolation
(3) Oak Grove 330, (4) Clever 310

Championship Game
(2) Bayless 470, (1) Fulton 220

Class 5

Round 1
Webster Groves 420, New Heights Christian 340
Mexico 460, Center 210

Round 2
Webster Groves 550, Center 60
New Heights Christian 470, Mexico 260

Round 3
Mexico 540, Webster Groves 240
New Heights Christian 490, Center 150

Preliminary Round Standings
1. New Heights Christian 2-1, 1300 pts.
2. Mexico 2-1, 1260 pts.
3. Webster Groves 2-1, 1210 pts.
4. Center 0-3, 420 pts.

Consolation
(3) Webster Groves 560, (4) Center 140

Championship Game
(2) Mexico 590, (1) New Heights Christian 210

Class 6

Round 1
Lindbergh 480, Rolla 280
St. Joseph Central 470, Springfield Central 280

Round 2
Lindbergh 440, St. Joseph Central 270
Rolla 410, Springfield Central 250

Round 3
Lindbergh 580, Springfield Central 190
St. Joseph Central 350, Rolla 270

Preliminary Round Standings
1. Lindbergh 3-0, 1500 pts.
2. St. Joseph Central 2-1, 1090 pts.
3. Rolla 1-2, 960 pts.
4. Springfield Central 0-3, 720 pts.

Consolation
(3) Rolla 330, (4) Springfield Central 300

Championship Game
(2) St. Joseph Central 390, (1) Lindbergh 380

All-State Teams

After last being presented in 2019, All-State recognition was reintroduced this year. The top five individuals in each class by total points who played all three preliminary rounds were recognized with All-State honors. Totals are out of 66 tossups read.

Class 1

1. Jared Johnston, North Shelby, 30 tossups
2. Wyatt Holt, North Andrew, 19 tossups
3. Parker Sturtevant, The Summit Preparatory, 12 tossups
4. Cooper Mooney, King City, 11 tossups
5. Adesola Fasipe, The Summit Preparatory, 7 tossups

Class 2

1. Carter Hoffmeyer, Schuyler County, 16 tossups
2. Alexander Tung, Brentwood, 15 tossups
3. Tommy Nance, Weaubleau, 14 tossups
4. Cole Goodman, Weaubleau, 12 tossups
5. Daniel Nance, Weaubleau, 10 tossups

Class 3

1. Jay Zara, Columbia Independent, 14 tossups
2 (tie). Ronin Purler, Lathrop, 13 tossups
2 (tie). Flint Barker, Skyline, 13 tossups
4 (tie). Dustin Nolen, Portageville, 12 tossups
4 (tie). Henley Strohl, Columbia Independent, 12 tossups

Class 4

1. Chase Rinehart, Oak Grove, 15 tossups
2. James Chuang, Fulton, 14 tossups
3. Maxwell Jennings, Clever, 13 tossups
4. Jules Schrader, Bayless, 11 tossups
5. Jean Quivoron, Oak Grove, 9 tossups

Class 5

1. Camden Williams, Mexico, 28 tossups
2. Braxton Davis, New Heights Christian, 27 tossups
3. Colette Giezentanner, Webster Groves, 17 tossups
4 (tie). Michael Peters, New Heights Christian, 10 tossups
4 (tie). Ben Dunsford, Webster Groves, 10 tossups

Class 6

1. Vidur Kothur, Lindbergh, 16 tossups
2. Mohamed Algraiw, Rolla, 15 tossups
3. Edison Kimmel, St. Joseph Central, 14 tossups
4 (tie). Jack Herr, Springfield Central, 11 tossups
4 (tie). Bryce Carey, Lindbergh, 11 tossups

Notes

• The #2 seed won the championship in five of six classes, reversing the result of the preliminary game in all cases, the most non-#1 seeds to win a state championship in a single state tournament all-time. Due to the tournament format, the state champion finished with the same record as the second place team in four classes. Three teams won the state championship game by a smaller margin than their opponent had won the preliminary match, and finished with at least 220 fewer points over the four rounds than the second place team, unlike the previous year in which all state champions scored more points throughout the tournament.
• Three schools won a state championship after finishing second the previous year, which previously happened in 2005 when three of the four state champions did so.
• This was the second consecutive year, and only the fourth time in 28 years, that none of the champions had won a championship at the previous season's state tournament. Weaubleau and St. Joseph Central won their second state titles (both in the six class era), while the other four schools won their first.
• Weaubleau was the only team out of all six classes to finish the state tournament undefeated. The results listed on MSHSAA's website incorrectly reverses the result of the Weaubleau vs. Brentwood game in round 3. This incorrect result was also written on the results poster at the tournament before being corrected. Had this reversed result actually occurred, seeding into the final round would have been unchanged, and no team would have finished the tournament undefeated.
• Mexico's roster included Camden Williams, the 2024 NSC leading scorer and the #2 scorer at the 2023 NSC and 2024 NASAT, as well as Andrew Peuster, who won the 2025 IPNCT. After a 470-260 loss to New Heights Christian in round 2, they entered their round 3 game against Webster Groves effectively needing to win and also either 1) score at least 250 more points than Webster Groves, 2) New Heights to lose to Center, or 3) score at least 100 more points than New Heights. Mexico ultimately won by 300 points, securing their spot in the championship game. Entering as the 2 seed below New Heights by 40 points, Mexico then won their first state championship by a 380 point margin, tied for the third largest winning margin of 126 state championship games to date.
• In addition to Mexico's 380 point margin in the Class 5 championship game, the three way preliminary tie involved the 1 seed defeating the 2 seed by 210 points, the 2 seed defeating the 3 seed by 300 points, and the 3 seed defeating the 1 seed by 80 points. The combined margins of 590 preliminary points and 970 total points surpasses the margins in the three way tie in Class 6 in 2022 (520 preliminary, 640 total, and closest margin of 40 points). Despite finishing the preliminary rounds with a record of 2-1 and 1210 points, Webster Groves was eliminated from championship contention due to the tournament format. Webster Groves' 1210 points for a three seed out of a four team round robin surpasses the 1180 points scored by Mexico in 2023 and Kickapoo in 2022.
• Mexico became the second school to improve from third to second to first place in three consecutive years, after Westminster Christian did so in 2003-2005. Both schools accomplished this in their first three trips to the state finals.
• St. Joseph Central's ten point win over Lindbergh set a record for the smallest margin in the class with the largest schools, beating the 30 point margin set by Liberty and Parkway Central in the 2003 Class 4 championship. (During the four class era, the other three classes all had championship games decided in overtime.)
• St. Joseph Central's tenth consecutive top four finish ties Thomas Jefferson Independent's run from 1999-2008. MSHSAA's listing of consecutive final four appearances shows this as two separate five-year streaks due to no tournament being held in 2020.
• Weaubleau and Skyline are both in Hickory County, becoming the first pair of schools from a county other than St. Louis County to win state titles in the same year. (St. Louis County has accomplished this four times to date, with Ladue as one of the schools each time.) Both schools attended five common tournaments during the season, never ranking more than three places apart, with Skyline ranking higher at three local events and winning two head-to-head matches. Weaubleau ranked higher at both MOQBA tournaments hosted at Columbia College, which used higher-difficulty question sets. Both teams finished tied for 21st at the 2025 SSNCT.
• Bayless' title in Class 4 was the school's first state championship in any MSHSAA activity.
• The three private schools that won state championships in 2024 all changed classes in 2025, and were nearly all in the same class:
  • 2024 Class 2 champion Calvary Lutheran was one of the largest schools in the Class 1 range, with 5 championship factor points promoting them to Class 2. An enrollment increase from 69 to 79 bumped their default assignment to Class 2, and their state championship increased their championship factor points to 8 for 2025, a two-class promotion, resulting in an assignment in Class 4. Calvary Lutheran won District 5, but was defeated by Fulton two games to one in quarterfinals.
  • 2024 Class 5 champion Priory was one of the smallest schools in the Class 3 range, with 8 championship factor points promoting them to Class 5. An enrollment decrease from 150 to 138 dropped their default assignment to Class 2, with 9 championship factor points maintaining their two-class promotion, resulting in an assignment in Class 4. Bayless defeated Priory in the District 2 final.
  • 2024 Class 4 champion New Heights Christian was one of the largest schools in the Class 2 range, with 15 championship factor points promoting them to Class 4. An enrollment increase from 134 to 145 bumped their default assignment to Class 3, with 16 championship factor points promoting them to Class 5. They were among the smallest seven schools in the Class 3 range before championship factor promotions were applied. Since there were 6 schools promoted from Classes 1 and 2 to Classes 3 or 4, the smallest six public schools were shifted down to Class 2. This order of operations is why New Heights was in Class 5 even though Eugene, with an identical MSHSAA enrollment of 145, was in Class 2 (as the largest school). New Heights finished second to Mexico.

External References

• 2025 District Results
• 2025 State Results

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