KANSAS CITY – After Richmond’s 76-47 season-ending loss to St. Pius X of Kansas City March 7, coach Brent Behler, and guards Nolan Quick and Dryden Hendrix agreed on something: The Spartans should’ve played in a nailbiter beforehand. The Spartans faced St. Pius for the Class 4 District 15 Tournament title. They helped secure the meeting with the Warriors, who hosted the singleelimination tournament, by trouncing Kansas City Northeast 72-34 March 5 in the district semis. “You always want that tight game right before,” Behler said. “That can really catapult you into that championship game.” Trouncing the Vikings didn’t help the Spartans because Northeast didn’t test Richmond’s skills, suggested Quick, a junior. “No offense to them, but they weren’t very fundamentally good at basketball, so it was just a blowout for us,” he said March 8. By contrast, St. Pius reached the title game after holding off Kansas City Central 52-49 March 5. The thriller gave the Warriors “a lot of momentum…