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.
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Seneca, Mount Vernon boys roll into district title game
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McAuley's Foley breaks Class 1 state record in discus throw
Martin Barrett/Special to the Globe Victoria Foley of McAuley Catholic broke a long-standing discus record in the Class 1 state track meet on Saturday in Jefferson City.
- Lamar runs to title
- District champ Seneca prepares to face Warrensburg
- Purdy matched against Billings in state tourney
- Carthage places third in sectional track
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- Missouri Southern Sports
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Lions eliminated at regional
MSSU shortstop Thomas Wilson tags Central Missouri's Barrett Noirfalise on Friday.
- 'No one deserved to lose' Southern opener against Mavs
- Lions squeezed in 14-inning loss to Minnesota State
- Lions open regional play against top-seeded Minnesota State
- Lions qualify 12 for track nationals
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- Pittsburg State Sports
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Gorillas stay alive with 3-1 win over UCO
Matt Hicks/Special to The Globe Pittsburg State shortstop Evan Thomas turns a double play during an MIAA postseason tournament game Thursday.
- 7 Lions, 8 Gorillas names all-MIAA
- Lions qualify 12 for track nationals
- Western rebounds to end Pitt State's season
- PSU baseball prepares for another backyard battle
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Lamar runs to title
Martin Barrett/Special to the Globe Sprinters Cade Payne of Lamar (1134) and Cedric O'Hara of Pierce City (1246), pictured competing in Friday's preliminaries had productive days on Saturday in the Class 2 track and field meet.
Lamar won its first state track and field championship Saturday in the MSHSAA Class 2 Track and Field Championships at Dwight Reed Stadium.
Continued ... - District champ Seneca prepares to face Warrensburg
- McAuley's Foley breaks Class 1 state record in discus throw
- Eagles fall to Rock Bridge in state tennis
- Young Cavaliers ousted in Class 1 sectional
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