Hillcrest falls in state semifinals, looks to rebound in third place game
Michael Gulledge | Springfield News-Leader Hillcrest head coach Jordan Fielding had an answer for what made this year鈥檚 team final-four caliber. They were sitting next to him 鈥� juniors Jayven Jones and Kyrese Simpson. 鈥淚t wasn鈥檛 some magical formula,鈥� Fielding said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just hard work every day in practice.鈥� While the Hornets (21-10) fell short against MICDS in the Class 5 state semifinals on Friday, Hillcrest will look to end the season with a win against Raytown South (18-12) in the third-place game at 2 p.m. Saturday. 鈥淲e鈥檙e really going to find out what we鈥檙e made of tomorrow, just like...
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