College Heights Christian
| College Heights Christian | |
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| Location: Joplin, MO | |
| Coaches | Jean Miller |
| State Championships | 2019 MSHSAA Class 2 |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | 113 (grades 9-11)
152 (2019 MSHSAA adjusted enrollment) |
| NAQT Page | link |
College Heights Christian is a private school in Joplin, Missouri. The school competes in Class 2 of MSHSAA competition and won its first state championship in 2019.
MSHSAA State Championship
Through 2018, College Heights qualified for the state championship twelve times, advancing to the playoffs 7 times and finishing second in 2007 and 2018.
In 2019, College Heights won their district with a 580-360 win over Thomas Jefferson Independent, a school that had advanced to twenty straight Class 1 state tournaments before being reclassified into Class 2. This gave College Heights the longest active state appearance streak in all classes (entering the 2019 tournament) with 10 straight appearances from 2010-2019. After winning their sectional, they went undefeated in the preliminary rounds of the state tournament, including a 420-330 win over defending champion Louisiana. College Heights Christian earned their first state championship with a 450-340 win over Thayer.
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