No. 25 Montverde tops Lexington Catholic, 59-47


Montverde forward Steve Missi throws down a slam dunk against Lexington Catholic. Greg Yamamoto | SL
Steve Missi scored a game-high 22 points and Jason Pimental added 12 points Saturday night as Montverde (Fla.) rallied past Lexington (Ky.) Catholic, 59-47, in the 'Iolani Prep Classic quarterfinals.

The Eagles, ranked No. 25 in USA Today's Super 25, will play No. 14 Mount Vernon (N.Y.) in Monday's 8 p.m. semifinal. Lexington Catholic faces Kentucky rival Mason County (Maysville) in a 5 p.m. consolation bracket game.

DeForest Carter added 11 for Montverde, which trailed 25-24 at the half but overtook the Knights in the third period and pulled away in the fourth.

Taylor Martin led Lexington Catholic with 19 points and Seth Beckham added 13 points.