SENECA, Mo. —
The Seneca Indians used a 17-point third quarter to pull away from the Clever Jays 54-43 during the Class 3 District 12 semifinals on Friday night at Seneca.
Seneca (20-7) trailed Clever 24-23 at halftime, but the Indians outscored the Jays 17-10 in the third quarter.
Senior guard Kyler Ng led Seneca with 16 points. Junior forward Elias Roelfsema and senior forward Logan St. Clair scored 13 and 12, respectively.
Clever was led by senior guard Dalton Fisher with 17 points.
Seneca will face top-seeded Mount Vernon in tonight’s championship game at 7:30. The Mountaineers dominated the middle two quarters and coasted past Ash Grove 69-40 in the first semifinal.
The Mountaineers led just 15-14 after the first quarter, but they outscored Ash Grove 17-1 in the second quarter and 29-7 in the third period to build a 61-22 cushion.
Luke Call, who hit five 3-pointers, and Chandler Myers tallied 17 points apiece for Mount Vernon. Shane Williams added 11 points and Zane Phillips 10.
Cody Allhands scored 18 points for Ash Grove.
High School Sports
Seneca, Mount Vernon boys roll into district title game
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After last-minute win, Carl Junction soccer plays at Helias
For Carl Junction girls soccer coach Kevin Hauck, the ending of the Bulldogs’ 3-2 win over Republic on Wednesday was worthy of a movie script.
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Joplin's Jeremy Lynn rolls into state tennis semifinals.
Jeremy Lynn, a senior at Joplin High School, lost only one game in each match while posting two victories Friday in the MSHSAA Class 2 tennis tournament at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
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Morgan takes third in triple jump; Williams wins long jump
E. J. Morgan of Carthage placed third in the triple jump Friday at the MSHSAA Class 4 Track and Field Championships at Dwight T. Reed Stadium.
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White, Elias spark Baxter Springs at state track meet
Baxter Springs’ Elizabeth White medaled in the 3200 meters, and Kacey Elias qualified high in two boys sprints on Friday during the KSHSAA Class 4A track and field championships at Cessna Stadium on the Wichita State campus.
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Colgan blanks Silver Lake in Class 3A baseball championship game
Pittsburg St. Mary’s-Colgan won its 17th state baseball championship in emphatic fashion on Friday night.
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Jason Ramirez hired as football coach at Liberal
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Colgan romps in state opener
It didn’t take long for the St. Mary’s-Colgan Panthers to make some noise in Class 3A.
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Homer takes position coaching Wyandotte
Brad Homer quickly secured another position as a high school football head coach.
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Eagles' state tennis entries are veterans
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Large-school state track and field competition begins today
Shane Williams of Mount Vernon is among the favorites in three events at the MSHSAA Class 3 Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at Dwight Reed Stadium in Jefferson City.
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