Last Wednesday, coaches from Florida, Missouri, Illinois and St. Louis University went to the Pattonville Tournament to watch Chaminade sophomore Bradley Beal.

They should have seen him Friday.

Beal, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard, scored a tournament-record 51 points to help the Red Devils rally to beat Metro Catholic Conference rival CBC 92-85 in overtime in the tournament’s third-place game.

"That’s how great he is," Chaminade coach Kelvin Lee said.

Beal, who averaged 8.2 points per game as a freshman, scored a career-high 25 points in the Pattonville semifinals against McCluer. In the third-place game, he scored 26 points in the fourth quarter and made five straight 3-pointers, including a heave from half court in the final seconds that tied the score.

"When I put it up," Beal said, "I knew it was going in."

Beal, whose many scholarship offers include Florida, Missouri and Illinois, is averaging 29 points per game. Chaminade (3-1) plays at Vianney on Friday night.

MIDWEST SHOWDOWN

The Midwest Showdown Shootout, featuring seven boys games and one girls game, is scheduled for Saturday at Normandy High. The schedule:

• Girls, Miller Career vs. Memphis Manassas, 11 a.m.

• Wellston vs. Decatur MacArthur, 12:30.

• Harrisburg vs. Providence St. Mel, 2 p.m. ... Harrisburg won the Missouri Class 2 title last season, and St. Mel is led by 6-9 junior forward Phillip Jackson.

• Parkway South vs. Evansville (Ind.) Harrison, 3:30 p.m. ... SIU Carbondale signee Kendal Brown plays for Evansville.

• Francis Howell vs. Schaumburg (Ill.), 5 p.m. ... Alabama signee Cully Payne plays for Schaumburg.

• Whitfield vs. Memphis Manassas, 6:30 p.m. ... Mississippi signee Reginald Bucker plays for Manassas.

• Area No. 1 McCluer vs. Chicago Foreman, 8 p.m.

• Normandy vs. East St. Louis, 9:30 p.m.

With games schedule 90 minutes apart, expect the tournament to run late.

WEBSTER GROVES CLASSIC

The Webster Groves Classic features two defending state champions in host Webster Groves and Maplewood. They could meet in Saturday’s championship.

There are four first-round games Thursday: Lindbergh vs. Miller Career at 4 p.m., Kirkwood vs. St. Louis U. High at 5:30, Webster vs. Marquette at 7, and Maplewood vs. Lee’s Summit at 8:30. The semifinals are scheduled for 7 and 8:30 on Friday. The third-place game will be 3 p.m. Saturday, with the championship at 4:30.

SHIPLEY’S JERSEY RETIRED

Lafayette was set to retire Landon Shipley’s jersey Tuesday night, before the Lancers’ game against Eureka.

Shipley was the Post-Dispatch All-Metro player of the year as a senior in 2005, after he averaged 20.2 points, 5.1 assists and 2 steals per game as Lafayette went 24-5. He broke the school’s career scoring record.

Shipley played two seasons at Austin Peay before transferring to Illinois State. After sitting out a year, he is playing for the Redbirds as a junior.

LANCERS LOSE TWICE

Lafayette ascended to the No. 1 spot in the Post-Dispatch large-schools rankings last week, but the Lancers lost games Friday and Saturday.

Lafayette lost to McCluer 61-52 in the championship of the Pattonville Tournament on Friday. The Lancers then traveled to Benton, Ky., to compete in the Marshall County Hoopfest, where they lost to South Laurel (Ky.) 72-68 in what was the fifth game in seven days for Lafayette.

MAPLEWOOD WINS TOURNEY

After losing its season opener to Chaminade, Maplewood rebounded with three wins and a third consecutive Valley Park Tournament championship.

The Blue Devils scored 82 points or more in wins over Metro, Priory and Brentwood. Maplewood defeated rival Brentwood 89-56 in the championship as five players scored in double figures: Bryant Allen led the way with 23 points, including six 3-pointers, while Charles Brooks had 21 points and 12 rebounds.

BORGIA, SLUH, LUTHERAN-SC EARN TOURNEY WINS

Tyler Ressel scored 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, as Borgia won its tournament Saturday night, defeating Pacific 80-60 in the finals. It was coach Dave Neier’s 500th victory.

St. Louis U. High got a game-high 21 points from Tim Cooney and defeated Mehlville 47-43 in the championship of the Southside Classic tournament Friday at Affton.

Lutheran-St. Charles, behind 17 points from Aaron Hill and 15 from Sam Deitte, defeated North Tech 63-43 in the championship of the Tip-Off Classic Friday at Winfield.

COLUMBIA RUNNER-UP AT LEBANON TOURNAMENT

The Columbia Eagles’ early-season win streak was snapped by Nashville 56-48 in the championship of the Lebanon Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday.

Columbia won its first three games before losing to Nashville. In four games, forward Brad Buettner averaged 20.3 and 11.8 rebounds, while guards Troy Arzola (12) and Brian Winters (11.3) both averaged in double figures scoring.