2022 MSHSAA State Championship

The 2022 MSHSAA State Championship was held on May 6-7, 2022. 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, after the 2021 championship used a different provider as a result of NAQT's prohibition on using their questions for in-person competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After a three year trial of 26 tossups with bonuses, which ultimately was only used in 2019 due to the cancellation of the 2020 championship and a reduction to 20 cycles in 2021 due to a limited number of available questions, the MSHSAA Board of Directors approved reducing the format to 22 tossups with three part bonuses. This change allows the MSHSAA series to use standard NAQT 22 tossup-bonus packets with minimal customizations. All questions are worth 10 points each with no powers or negs.

To produce the question sets for conferences and the state series, IS-203A, IS-205A, and IS-210 were unavailable for use during the regular season in Missouri.

Districts

Eight district tournaments in each of the six classes were held on April 9. District championship game matchups are available on the MSHSAA website.

Quarterfinals

The round previously known as "sectionals" was renamed to "quarterfinals" to emphasize that it is the first phase of the state championship. Quarterfinal matches on April 20 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

• School of the Ozarks def. Walnut Grove (2-1)
• North Shelby def. Union Star (2-0)
• St. Elizabeth def. Chamois (2-0)
• Tarkio def. Osborn (2-1)

Class 2

For the second consecutive year, none of the Class 2 district winners had previously won a state championship.

• Eugene def. Alton (2-0)
• Columbia Independent def. Van-Far (2-0)
• Galena def. Osceola (2-0)
• Polo def. West Platte (2-1)

Class 3

• Houston def. Calvary Lutheran (2-1)
• Tolton Catholic def. Clark County (2-0)
• Stockton def. Greenwood Lab (2-0)
• Lutheran (Kansas City) def. East Buchanan (2-0)

Class 4

• Sullivan def. Ste. Genevieve (2-0)
• College Heights Christian def. Fair Grove (2-0)
• Palmyra def. Lutheran South (2-0)
• Hallsville def. Savannah (2-0)

Class 5

• Clayton def. DeSoto (2-0)
• Rolla def. Nevada (2-0)
• Priory def. Jefferson City (2-0)
• Smithville def. Raytown South (2-0)

Class 6

• Parkway West def. Lindbergh (2-0)
• Kickapoo def. Lee's Summit North (2-0)
• Hickman def. Fort Zumwalt North (2-1)
• St. Joseph Central def. Liberty North (2-0)

State Finals

The Class 1-3 state finals on May 6 and the Class 4-6 state finals on May 7 were held at the University of Missouri-Columbia. With the move to six classes reducing the state finals to four teams in each class, and a full set of questions available, the schedule changed from previous seasons. The state finals now consist 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
North Shelby 230, School of the Ozarks 40
St. Elizabeth 220, Tarkio 170

Round 2
Tarkio 290, School of the Ozarks 170
North Shelby 240, St. Elizabeth 130

Round 3
St. Elizabeth 240, School of the Ozarks 150
North Shelby 240, Tarkio 170

Preliminary Round Standings
1. North Shelby 3-0, 710 pts.
2. St. Elizabeth 2-1, 590 pts.
3. Tarkio 1-2, 630 pts.
4. School of the Ozarks 0-3, 360 pts.

Consolation
(4) School of the Ozarks 221, (3) Tarkio 220

Championship Game
(2) St. Elizabeth 310, (1) North Shelby 250

Class 2

Round 1
Columbia Independent 400, Eugene 200
Galena 220, Polo 200

Round 2
Eugene 360, Polo 230
Galena 330, Columbia Independent 300

Round 3
Eugene 330, Galena 230
Columbia Independent 500, Polo 110

Preliminary Round Standings
1. Columbia Independent 2-1, 1200 pts.
2. Eugene 2-1, 890 pts.
3. Galena 2-1, 780 pts.
4. Polo 0-3, 540 pts.

Consolation
(3) Galena 310, (4) Polo 220

Championship Game
(1) Columbia Independent 370, (2) Eugene 290

Class 3

For the second consecutive year, none of the teams in the Class 3 final four had previously won a state championship.

Round 1
Houston 500, Tolton Catholic 190
Stockton 220, Lutheran (Kansas City) 210

Round 2
Houston 460, Lutheran (Kansas City) 170
Tolton Catholic 270, Stockton 180

Round 3
Houston 570, Stockton 120
Tolton Catholic 290, Lutheran (Kansas City) 240

Preliminary Round Standings
1. Houston 3-0, 1530 pts.
2. Tolton Catholic 2-1, 750 pts.
3. Stockton 1-2, 520 pts.
4. Lutheran (Kansas City) 0-3, 620 pts.

Consolation
(4) Lutheran (Kansas City) 380, (3) Stockton 140

Championship Game
(1) Houston 510, (2) Tolton Catholic 150

Class 4

Round 1
College Heights Christian 450, Sullivan 240
Hallsville 450, Palmyra 200

Round 2
Sullivan 291, Hallsville 290
College Heights Christian 510, Palmyra 230

Round 3
Sullivan 400, Palmyra 290
College Heights Christian 550, Hallsville 240

Preliminary Round Standings
1. College Heights Christian 3-0, 1510 pts.
2. Sullivan 2-1, 930 pts.
3. Hallsville 1-2, 980 pts.
4. Palmyra 0-3, 720 pts.

Consolation
(4) Palmyra 440, (3) Hallsville 210

Championship Game
(1) College Heights Christian 560, (2) Sullivan 170

Class 5

Round 1
Clayton 470, Rolla 120
Priory 450, Smithville 280

Round 2
Clayton 500, Smithville 130
Priory 360, Rolla 160

Round 3
Clayton 610, Priory 180
Smithville 440, Rolla 170

Preliminary Round Standings
1. Clayton 3-0, 1580 pts.
2. Priory 2-1, 990 pts.
3. Smithville 1-2, 850 pts.
4. Rolla 0-3, 450 pts.

Entering the final preliminary round, Clayton and Priory were 2-0 and Smithville and Rolla were 0-2. Because MSHSAA insists on having one championship game and a third place game, the format used for the state championship resulted in the third round having no direct statistical impact on placement in the tournament even before it was played.

Consolation
(3) Smithville 360, (4) Rolla 350

Championship Game
(1) Clayton 650, (2) Priory 70

Class 6

Round 1
Parkway West 480, Kickapoo 270
St. Joseph Central 550, Hickman 200

Round 2
St. Joseph Central 520, Parkway West 250
Kickapoo 500, Hickman 160

Round 3
Parkway West 520, Hickman 220
Kickapoo 410, St. Joseph Central 370

Preliminary Round Standings
1. St. Joseph Central 2-1, 1440 pts.
2. Parkway West 2-1, 1250 pts.
3. Kickapoo 2-1, 1180 pts.
4. Hikcman 0-3, 580 pts.

Consolation
(3) Kickapoo 440, (4) Hickman 280

Championship Game
(1) St. Joseph Central 430, (2) Parkway West 310

Notes

• Fair Grove was the defending Class 3 champion and moved up a class from increased enrollment, while College Heights Christian was the defending Class 4 champion. The two schools met in the quarterfinals, making this the first time that two defending state champions met in the following season's state series. Both quarterfinal games were closely contested: the first game was tied after nineteen cycles before College Heights swept the remaining three cycles to win 420-300, while in the second game, College Heights held off a second half rally by Fair Grove to win 390-360.
• Clayton's 650 points (of 880 possible) in the championship game set a new record for highest score in a state championship game in the twenty-six year history of the event. The previous record was 600 points, set by 2013 Ladue (of 900 possible) and later matched by 2019 Ladue (of 1040 possible). It was also the highest score for a team in any of the forty-eight games played during the 2022 state finals.

External References

• 2022 District Results
• 2022 State Results

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