Cornerstone Christian advances to Class 1A Heyworth Section final against Lexington; West Falls

Connor Scott and Jakson Baber every scored 15 factors as Cornerstone Christian continued its historic postseason run with a 51-38 victory in opposition to Salt Fork in Wednesday's Class 1A Heyworth Sectional semifinal sport.

The win improved the Cyclones, who had by no means gained a regional earlier than this yr, to 30-5. Cornerstone will face Lexington (28-7) in Friday's championship sport at 7 p.m., with a berth within the Illinois State Tremendous-Sectional at CEFCU Area on the road Monday.

A stable defensive effort was key for the Cyclones on Wednesday. Cornerstone led 12-6 after the primary quarter earlier than holding Salt Fork (28-5) to 2 free throws within the second quarter to take an 18-8 halftime lead.

The Cyclones led 32-24 after three quarters earlier than Scott made 10 of 12 free throws within the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Austin Henard added 12 factors for Cornerstone. Salt Fork was led by Blake Norton and Garrett Taylor with 14 factors every.

West bows

Defending state champion and No. 3 Springfield Sacred Coronary heart-Griffin used 31 factors from KeShon Singleton to roll previous Regular West, 80-57, in a Class 3A Decatur MacArthur Sectional semifinal sport.

West (19-15) bought 25 factors from Nate Moore. Logan Sluder and Gavin Camp scored 11 and 10 factors, respectively, whereas Tanner Cupples and Kylen Smith every grabbed 9 rebounds.

SHG, which can face Central State Eight rival and No. 6 MacArthur in Friday's championship sport, bought 19 factors from Zack Hawkinson and 11 from Jake Hamilton. The Cyclones took a 22-9 lead after the primary quarter and stretched the result in 46-27 at halftime. SHG led 59-39 within the fourth quarter.