Chillicothe battled through fouls and a sluggish third quarter but came up short, losing at St Joseph Lafayette's Senior Night 66-55. Each team was whistled for 21 fouls and one technical foul in the game.
     Chillicothe was tied after one quarter and down by just five at the half, however the Hornets were outscored 18-9 in the third quarter. Then, things really turned wild.
     The Hornets were late coming out of the huddle to start the fourth quarter, so the officials started the fourth quarter with out them, giving Lafayette an easy bucket. Chillicothe protested which led to a technical foul, giving Lafayette two free throws and an 18 point lead.
     The weirdness, however, was not done. Less than two minutes later, coming out of a time out, Lafayette came onto the floor with six players, giving them a technical foul. Chillicothe's Bryce Young sunk the free throws as part of a 9-0 run. Chillicothe pulled with in eight points following Zach Douglas' second trey of the quarter, but the Hornets could get no closer.
      Lafayette was led by Taylor Deayon with 23 points before fouling out and Tim Nelson who had 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. With the win, Lafayette secured at least a share of the conference title, with only Smithville standing between the Irish and an undefeated conference crown.