Class 1 State Championship - Scott County Central vs. Meadville

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Laura Simon

Scott County Central won their 17th state title with a 69-39 win over Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo.

Scott County Central seniors Juwan Owens, left, Larandis Banks and Cameron Blissett hold the Braves' Class 1 state championship trophy after defeating Meadville 69-39, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Coumbia, Mo. This is the Braves' 17th state title. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders line up for the National Anthem, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders watch previous game clips on the scoreboard before the start of the Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders perform a pregame ritual before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central fans get ready to watch the Braves take on Meadville for the Class 1 state championship, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders perform a pregame ritual before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders perform a pregame ritual before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders perform a pregame ritual before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders perform a pregame ritual before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders perform a pregame ritual before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders huddle before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders huddle before the start of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Matthew Blissett goes in for a shot between Meadville's Cade Shiflett, left, and Logan Newlin in the first quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Jeffery Porter recovers a loose ball, leaving Meadville's T.J. Schmitz behind in the first quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Matthew Blissett goes in for a shot against Meadville in the second quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Juwan Owens takes a free throw in the second quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Meadville's Kolton Friesner blocks a shot from Scott County Central's Juwan Owens in the second quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central head coach Frank Staple directs his players from the sideline in the third quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central fans cheer during the Braves' the Class 1 state championship game against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central head coach Frank Staple jumps in the air as his team takes on Meadville in the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Juwan Owens drives past a Meadville defender in the third quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central fans cheer during the Braves' the Class 1 state championship game against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central fans cheer during the Braves' the Class 1 state championship game against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Cameron Blissett looses control of the ball in front of Meadville's Cade Shiflett in the third quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's cheerleaders take the floor during a timeout in the third quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
The Scott County Central bench and fans celebrate a call against Meadville in the third quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Jeffery Porter saves a ball from going out of bound in the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Juwan Owens takes a shot in the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Matthew Blissett wipes sweat from his face in the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central starters watch the final moments of the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Juwan Owens, right, embraces Kendall Blissett in the final moments of the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Juwan Owens, right, embraces Kendall Blissett in the final moments of the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and fans celebrate the final moments of the fourth quarter of the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central Jeffery Porter, left, and Drake Kesler high-five as head coach Frank Staple embraces Juwan Owens after the Braves' Class 1 state championship against the Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central head coach Frank Staple embraces Juwan Owens after the Braves' won the Class 1 state championship against the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Trevion Moore, left, embraces Larandis Banks after the Braves' won the Class 1 state championship game against the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Trevion Moore, left, Juwan Owens, center, and Larandis Banks react to their Class 1 state championship win over the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Larandis Banks reacts to the Braves' Class 1 state championship win over the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Juwan Owens reacts to the Braves' Class 1 state championship win over the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's head coach Frank Staple, left, and assistant coach Fred Johnson react to the Braves' Class 1 state championship win over the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central cheerleaders present the Class 1 state championship trophy to the Braves, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central defeated Meadville 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Larandis Banks, left, Jeffery Porter, center, and Kendall Blissett react to the Braves' Class 1 state championship win over the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Larandis Banks accepts the Braves' Class 1 championship trophy Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central defeated Meadville 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central seniors Juwan Owens, left, Larandis Banks, Cameron Blissett and Kendall Blissett hold the Braves' Class 1 state championship trophy after defeating Meadville 69-39, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Coumbia, Mo. This is the Braves' 17th state title. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central fans cheer as the Braves' win the Class 1 state championship game against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central fans cheer as the Braves' win the Class 1 state championship game against Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central's Trevion Moore, left, Larandis Banks, center, and Jeffery Porter react to the Braves' Class 1 state championship win over the Meadville Eagles, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central won 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central players and cheerleaders celebrate the Braves' Class 1 state championship victory , Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central defeated Meadville 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central head coach Frank Staple watches his team accept their Class 1 state medals, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. Scott County Central defeated Meadville 69-39. (Laura Simon)
Scott County Central head coach Frank Staple comforts senior Juwan Owens during a press conference after the Braves' Class 1 state championship win over Meadville, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Coumbia, Mo. This is the Braves' 17th state title. (Laura Simon)