BOLIVAR – The Kickapoo boys basketball team got a taste of the Final Four last season.
After falling a game shy of a state championship a year ago, the Chiefs have been anxious to get another shot at the title.
Now Kickapoo is one step closer to achieving that feat after holding off Rock Bridge for a 71-65 win on Saturday in a Class 5 quarterfinal game at Southwest Baptist University.
“It’s a special opportunity that not many people get,” Kickapoo senior Jared Ridder said. “At the beginning of the season, we knew we had a chance, so we wanted to come out and work hard every day at practice.