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March 13, 2010

Anonymous The Joplin Globe Sat Mar 13, 2010, 01:39 AM CST

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Miller’s girls, fresh off a first-round victory against top-ranked Sparta, face Osceola in a Class 2 quarterfinal game at 6 p.m. today at Willard.

The Cardinals, 26-4, are led by 5-foot-8 senior Hannah Wilkerson, who became Missouri’s all-time leading scorer — boys and girls — when she scored 43 points in a 62-60 overtime victory against Purdy in the district championship game.

Wilkerson, who scored 29 points against Sparta, is expected to start along with 5-8 senior Nicole Adams, 5-7 junior Kaitlin Johnson, 5-6 senior Betsy Epps and 5-7 junior Jessica Cook.

Osceola is no stranger to the state tournament. The Lady Indians, 23-4, were a quarterfinalist each of the last two seasons and placed fourth in 2007. Osceola has won the WEMO Conference championship each of the last six years.

The Miller-Oceola winner will advance to the Show-Me Showdown II on March 18-20 at Mizzou Arena and Hearnes Center in Columbia. That semifinal game will be against the winner of today’s matchup at Chillicothe between Hamilton Penney and unbeaten Harrisburg.

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