The Missouri State High School basketball playoffs began for Classes 4 and 5 last night. In Class 5 the Springfield Kickapoo boys and girls, ranked #1 in the state and 14th nationally both won. The boys topped Springfield Glendale 62-32 and the girls got the best of Lebanon 57-30. There was a major upset in Class 5 boys action as Troy Buchanan knocked of #2 Columbia Hickman 70-56. In Class 4 the Logan-Rogersville boys improved to 27-2 with a win over Mexico. On the girls side, Duchesne and Carthage both improved to 26-2 on the girls side with wins over St. Francis Borgia and Branson.