Missouri high school basketball team sees 141-game winning streak snapped at Hoophall Classic

After nearly five years, one of Missouri’s best high school basketball programs has seen its 141-game winning streak snapped.

On Monday, Incarnate Word (Mo.) dropped its first game since February 8, 2020 when California powerhouse Etiwanda defeated the Red Knights 74-65 at the Spalding Hoophall Classic tournament in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Eagles, who are back-to-back CIF State Open Division champions, moved to 15-4 with the win and ended the longest-running win streak in all of high school basketball. They were led by their star duo of Aliyahna Morris (Cal signee) and five-star LSU signee Grace Knox.

Morris hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter, including an NBA-range triple as Etiwanda jumped out to an 18-13 lead. Incarnate Word, led by Indiana commit Neveah Caffey, kept hanging around in the second quarter, eventually taking its first lead midway through the period.

The teams traded baskets after halftime, with Etiwanda taking a slight 53-50 edge heading into the final frame. From there, they turned on the jets and broke the game open. Morris scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to seven points. Knox took over from there, scoring five straight to extend the lead to double-digits. The prize of Kim Mulkey’s 2025 recruiting class at LSU, she finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.

The Red Knights got it within 5, closing the gap to 70-65. But they wouldn’t score again as Etiwanda closed out a huge victory. For Incarnate Word, Caffey filled up the box score with a game-high 32 points, while Morris led the Eagles with 26 points of her own.

Both teams will be favored to win their state titles

Etiwanda, which ranks No. 12 in the On3 Composite High School Basketball Rankings, will now return to California in search of another state title. Their only three losses this year have come to out-of-state programs. And they’ve been dominant against in-state opponents, including multiple wins of 40-plus points.

The Eagles won MaxPreps’ mythical national championship last year and appear to have all the pieces necessary to be right there again in 2025.

Meanwhile, Incarnate Word (No. 17, No. 1 in Missouri) will head back to the Show-Me State in search of its fifth consecutive Class 6A state title. Since 2006, head coach Dan Rolfes has guided the program to 13 state championships, including 10 in the past 12 years at the 4A and 6A levels. The Red Knights play a national schedule for the majority of their season before playing in an independent league of Missouri private schools before the state playoffs begin.