Schuckman: Staley, Vashon and other Quincy Shootout participants complete their legacy moments

QUINCY — Through the course of two January days and 13 games played at Blue Devil Gym during the fifth Quincy Shootout, some of the best prep basketball talent regionally and nationally was on display.

But as those teams left with more than a month remaining in each of their seasons, a lingering question existed.

What would their legacy be?

The answer for many now is quite simple. They’ll be remembered forever.

Of the 20 teams that participated in the showcase event, three won state championships, one finished as a state runner-up, two others made it to their respective final four and one will play for a national championship.

Here’s a look at how some of those teams fared:

• Kansas City Staley completed its won’t–be-denied run to the Missouri Class 6 state championship Saturday night, beating Springfield Kickapoo 49-32 at Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Mo. The Falcons dismantled its final three opponents, winning by an average of 29 points. It is Staley’s first state championship and capped a 30-2 season.

• St. Louis Vashon wouldn’t be denied either. The Wolverines won their fourth consecutive Missouri Class 4 state championship and 14th title in program history Friday with a 64-37 whitewashing of Park Hills Central. Vashon, which went 25-7, had to outlast another Shootout participant — Columbia’s Father Tolton — 49-45 in the semifinals.

• Father Tolton, coached by Quincy native and former Quincy High School multi-sport standout Jeremy Osborne, finished fourth in the Class 4 tournament, losing 78-57 to St. Joseph Lafayette in the third-place game. The Trailblazers finished 21-11.

• Millard North, which is located in Omaha, Neb., finished second in the Class A state tournament — that’s the big-school class in Nebraska — after losing Bellevue West in the title game. The Mustangs went 23-5 and played in their fourth consecutive state championship game.

• Oak Cliff Faith Family, which is located in Dallas, won the Texas Class 4A state championship after beating Houston’s Booker T. Washington High School 70-56. The Eagles won 13 straight games after losing to Link Academy at Blue Devil Gym. It was the Eagles’ fourth state championship in the last five years.

• Bergen Catholic, the New Jersey athletic powerhouse and defending Non-Public A state champion, came up one game short of playing for back-to-back titles. St. Peter’s Prep beat Bergen in the sectional final to earn the right to play for the state championship. The Crusaders finished 17-8.

• Link Academy qualified for the GEICO Nationals, an eight-team elite national tournament featuring four of the top five teams in the SB Live/Sports Illustrated Top 25 national poll. The Lions (24-1) will face St. Paul VI, of Chantilly, Va., in the quarterfinals March 30 on ESPNU. The semifinals will be shown on ESPN2 on March 31 and the championship on ESPN on April 1.

• Modesto (Calif.) Christian ended up one game short of playing for a California Open Division state championship, losing 72-58 to St. Joseph-Santa Maria in the CIF Northern California Open title game. The Crusaders qualified for the Open after winning their record 21st Sac-Joaquin Section championship. Modesto Christian finished with a 27-7 record.