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New London 85, English Valleys 43
New London outscored English Valleys 26-12 in the second quarter, opening up a 21-point lead at halftime, rolling to an 85-43 win over the Bears in a 1A District 10 quarterfinal.
Blaise Porter was electric from the game’s onset, scoring 11 first quarter points, surging to a game-high 25 points.
He also added five assists and five rebounds, while hitting 5-of-8 three point attempts.
Devon Swanson finished with 22 points and nine boards for New London, while Kade Benjamin added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Kaden Hall paced English Valleys with 18 points and seven boards.
New London, now 19-2, will play Thursday night at home against Iowa Valley, who took down Sigourney 45-42 last night.
That game will be begin at 7:00 p.m.
WACO 63, Keota 43
A balanced scoring attack paced by Colton Leichty led WACO to a 20-point, 63-43 win over Keota yesterday.
Leichty led the Warriors with 13 points, while Simeon Reichenbach had 11.
Keota tied the game in the second quarter, before WACO used a large third quarter run to open the margin up.
WACO is now 18-4.
The Warriors will move to the semifinals on Thursday when they face 18-4 Montezuma.
The Braves dispatched Pekin last night 63-46.
They’ll tip at 7:00 p.m. in Wayland Thursday night.
Winfield-Mount Union 53, Highland 33
It wasn’t pretty at times, but Winfield-Mount Union did enough to earn a 53-33 win over Highland yesterday.
The Wolves win was their 20th of the season — they now will play Hillcrest Academy in a Thursday night semifinal.
The Ravens bested Holy Trinity 61-36.
Cam Buffington had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead Winfield-Mount Union.
Abram Edwards finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Jake Edwards chipped in with nine.
Danville 62, Lone Tree 42
Caiden Gourley had 18 points as Danville picked up a 62-42 win over Lone Tree yesterday.
The win moves Danville to the semifinals of District 9, where they’ll get Burlington Notre Dame.
Drake Johnson added 16 points, while Sawyer Nelson had 12.
Lone Tree closes their year 7-17.
Mediapolis 55, Van Buren County 34
Ben Egan finished 7-of-10 of the field for 19 points while Cole Lipper chipped in with 16 as Mediapolis rode their two stars to a 55-34 win over Van Buren County.
The loss for the Warriors closed their first season under Mount Pleasant alum Trey Magnani.
Jackson Manning had 10 points to lead Van Buren County.
Mediapolis, now 16-6, will play Mid-Prairie in a 2A-District 10 semifinal on Thursday night.
Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.