The Monroe City and Palmyra boys basketball team won their Class 3, District 6 semifinals Wednesday night, with Monroe City beating Clark County 55-41, and Palmyra beating South Shelby 53-37. Trey Smyser paced top seed Monroe City in the first game with 22 points.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. He was our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. Monroe City pulled away earlier, breaking a 7-all tie with a 10-0 run to end the first quarter and start the second. Monroe City is 19-6. Clark County’s year ends at 10-16.
Palmyra’s Pierce White had 13 off the bench, Hudson Bock had 11 points, and Mason Smith had 10 in the second seed’s win over South Shelby.
Smith was our Outstanding Player of the Game. Palmyra only led by two at halftime, but outscored the Cardinals 29-15 the rest of the way. Palmyra is 23-5. South Shelby’s season ends at 17-11.
Find both games on our archive page.
Monroe City Coach Brock Edris:
