Skyline goes back-to-back, wins Missouri girls Class 2 state basketball championship; scoring, live updates, recap

Live scoring and updates as Skyline's girls come from behind to beat St. Vincent in the MSHSAA Class 2 state championship at Mizzou Arena

Levi Payton | Mar 15, 2025

The Skyline Lady Tigers took on the St. Vincent Lady Indians in the Class 2 state championship game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, March 15, 2025. / Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Two programs with very different histories will be facing off in in the Class 2 girls championship at Mizzou Arena in Columbia today.

Skyline, the reigning, defending Class 2 state champions are going for a repeat. St. Vincent, on heels of a resurgent season, seeks its first ever state title. Opening tip is slated for 4 p.m.

Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often as we will provide live scoring and updates in the highlighted space below this preview once the game begins at 4.

The Lady Tigers (28-3) are the juggernauts walking into this game. Their defense has been tremendous all season, but experience alone could give them a big edge.

A storied program, the Lady Tigers are seeking their eighth state championship after going 30-2 and taking their seventh crown a year ago. In 2022-2023, much of this same group led the Lady Tigers to a 24-7 mark and third place at state.

They bested Norwood 42-33 in the state semifinals on Friday to get here, using runs of 16-6 in the first quarter and 12-4 in the third while playing lockdown defense. Senior standout Kenzi Cheek had a big game, recording a double double with 14 points and 13 rebounds while also adding an assist, two blocks and a steal. Jalyn Barb added nine points and seven boards in the win, while Sadie Redd chipped in seven points, Ashlen Garrett had five, Autumn Baldwin four and Shelby Redd 3.

Prior to that win, they hammered North Platte 51-24 in quarterfinals and did the same to Archie (53-28) in sectionals – again using a suffocating brand of defense to smother opposing offenses.

After several years of finishing around .500, the Lady Indians’ program went 24-4 two years ago and won a district championship before falling back to earth at 11-14 last season. They’re back with a vengeance this year, sporting a 27-3 mark as they seek their first ever state championship.

The Lady Indians (27-3) are riding a five-game winning streak entering the game – their last loss coming on Feb. 24 to Class 5 Cardinal Ritter. Prior to that, their only other losses are to Lift For Life Academy and Park Hills Central.

St. Vincent survived a slow start in Friday’s state semifinal (trailing 14-8 after one quarter) but scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to beat Tipton 56-50 to reach its first state championship game in program history. Kate Rubel and Lana Adams did the heavy lifting for the Lady Indians, as Rubel poured in 25 points with two rebounds, two blocks and four steals, while Adams netted 15 points, 12 rebounds and two steals in the win. Brie Rubel also had seven points, Rylee Robinson six and Haley Emmendorfer three.

They previously beat up Neelyville 64-39 in the quarterfinals after handing St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington)/Valle Catholic 59-28 in sectionals.

Mallory Patrick scores on a layup with 35 seconds left in the half to make it 26-16, St. Vincent, but Barb follows with a layup of her own for Skyline.

St. Vincent vs. Skyline: MSHSAA girls Class 2 championship; scores, live updates

Starting lineups

Skyline: Sadie Redd, Autumn Baldwin, Jalyn Barb, Kenzie Cheek, Ashlyn Garrett.

St. Vincent: Kate Rubel, Brie Rubel, Rylee Robinson, Allie Patrick, Lana Adams

FIRST QUARTER

St. Vincent is out to a 6-4 lead. Kate Rubel has all six points for the Lady Indians.

It's been a good defensive showing for both teams so far, as they're tied 9-8 with 2:36 left in the first quarter.

Skyline's Sadie Redd tosses up a field goal as the Lady Tigers took on the St. Vincent Lady Indians in the Class 2 state championship game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, March 15, 2025. / Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

This continues to be a defensive struggle. St. Vincent doesn't have a basket in the last 4:07. Skyline has no points in the last 2:16.

Adams makes a free throw with 1:40 to go in the first to give St. Vincent a 10-9 lead. The Lady Indians still haven't had a field goal the last 5:15. Skyline has not scored a point in the last 3:39.

End 1: St. Vincent 10, Skyline 9

SECOND QUARTER

Skyline is finally off the schneid. Shelby Redd scores right off the break on a layup for her first two points of the game.

Robinson scores to break a lengthy drought of no field goals for St. Vincent. Her basket breaks a tie and makes it 14-12.

Kate Rubel had the first six points for St. Vincent and before falling silent. Well, she just scored back-to-back baskets to make it 18-12 with 4:17 left in the half.

Skyline breaks another scoring drought, this one more than four minutes long, on Shelby Redd's step back jumper to make it 18-14.

Skyline's Shelby Redd tosses up a field goal as the Lady Tigers took on the St. Vincent Lady Indians in the Class 2 state championship game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, March 15, 2025. / Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Brie Rubel drains a 3-pointer with 2:21 left in the half to make it 21-14, St. Vincent.

St. Vincent is on a 12-2 run the last 6 minutes, 19 seconds.

Halftime: St. Vincent 26, Skyline 18

Halftime notes: Kate Rubel leads all scorers with 13 points and six rebounds. ... Shelby Redd leads Skyline with six points, all coming off the bench. ... The Lady Indians have held Kenzi Cheek, Skyline's leading scorer coming into the game, to only one point in the first half. She has three fouls.

THIRD QUARTER

Skyline begins the second half with a basket from Sadie Redd and they trim the deficit to 26-20.

Now Autumn Baldwin gets a steal answers with a basket to further trim the deficit to 26-22.

Skyline is forcing the tempo a bit here and it seems to be paying off.

After the Lady Indians get a free throw, Cheek scores her first basket of the game with just over five minutes left in the third quarter and it's 27-24. Shelby Redd was fouled on a 3-pointer and ties it at 27 with 4:30 to go in the third. She made all three foul shots.

Skyline and St. Vincent players scramble for the ball during the Class 2 state championship game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, March 15, 2025. / Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Lady Indians call timeout with 3:47 left in the third, tied at 27.

Adams drains a big 3-pointer off the timeout and St. Vincent goes back in front 30-27.

Sadie Redd scores with 1:14 left in the third off a missed 3-pointer by Shelby Redd and makes it 32-31. But Baldwin is fouled on a 3-pointer and makes all three foul shots to extend it to 35-31.

Cheek makes a basket with 41 seconds left and its' 35-33.

End 3: St. Vincent 35, Skyline 33

FOURTH QUARTER

Shelby Redd scores to start the fourth to tie it at 35. Kate Rubel follows with a basket to give the Lady Indians the lead back, 37-35.

Shelby Redd makes a basket off a Skyline timeout to tie it at 37 with 6:03 left.

Rubel makes two free throws with 4:34 to go. She now has 20 points and the Lady Indians lead 41-39, but Cheek follows with a layup to tie it at 3:41.

Shelby Redd gives Skyline a 44-41 lead with a huge 3-pointer. Emmendorfer follows with a basket for St. Vincent, but Sadie Redd scores a floater off a timeout to make it 46-43.

Kate Rubel scores off the glass to make it 46-45 with 2:17 to go.

Shelby Redd makes one of two free throws with 47 seconds left. It's 47-45, Skyline.

After the Lady Indians were whistled for a charge, Cheek makes two free throws with 46.8 seconds left and it's 49-45.

St. Vincent misses a 3-pointer, gets its own rebound and misses a layup. Cheek hits two free throws with 21 seconds left. Skyline leads 51-45.

St. Vincent misses two free throws with 19 seconds left and the Lady Indians take a timeout. Skyline has possession off the timeout.

St. Vincent is just 9 of 20 from the free throw line. Skyline is 14 of 17. That's the difference today.

Cheek makes two more free throws and that'll do it. Skyline wins the Class 2 state championship, 53-45.

Final: Skyline 53, St. Vincent 45

The Skyline Lady Tigers celebrate after beating the St. Vincent Lady Indians in the Class 2 state championship game at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, March 15, 2025. / Nathan Papes/Springfield News-Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

St. Vincent was seeing Redd as Shelby Redd scored 18 points and Sadie Redd chipped in 12 points to lead the victory. Shelby Redd's performance was more impressive in that she came off the bench to score all of her points, after Skyline's leading scorer, Ashlyn Garrett started but exited early due to an injury sustained in the state semifinal the previous evening. Kenzi Cheek scored 12 points in the second half and finished with 13.

Kate Rubel rattled in a game-high 22 points for St. Vincent and pulled down seven rebounds and dished four four assists. Allie Patrick had eight points.

St. Vincent failed to score a point in the final 2 minutes, 17 seconds of regulation.

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Published Mar 15, 2025|Modified Mar 15, 2025

LEVI PAYTON

Levi’s sports journalism career began in 2005. A Missouri native, he’s won multiple Press Association awards for feature writing and has served as a writer and editor covering high school sports as well as working beats in professional baseball, NCAA football, basketball, baseball and soccer. If you have a good story, he’d love to tell it.