Advance boys basketball team takes third in Class 1

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Advance boys basketball team recovered from a semifinal loss a day earlier with a 69-53 victory over Leeton in the Class 1 third-place game on Friday at Mizzou Arena.

The Hornets got off to a fast start, led by junior Austin Ladd, who scored his team's first six points.

After Leeton took a three point lead with 3 minutes, 27 seconds remaining in the first, the Hornets answered with a 14-2 run to close out the opening period with a 22-13 advantage.

Advance did not trail for the remainder of the game and led 37-29 at halftime.

In the third, the Hornets limited the Bulldogs to just 10 shots from the field and outscored them 16-7.

Advance's Dalton Wilson ended his career with the Hornets on a high note. The senior scored a game-high 16 points in the win.

Leeton 13 16 7 17 -- 53

Advance 22 15 16 16 -- 69

LEETON (53) -- James Cavender 15, Dylan Swabby 12, Levi Manley 9, Wyatt Fleming 6, Alex Smith 5, Aaron Norush 3, Trever Elwell 2, Darius Cramer 1. FG 20, FT 4-10, F 22. (3-pointers: Cavender 5, Swabby 4. Fouled out: none.)

ADVANCE (69) -- Dalton Wilson 16, Austin Ladd 15, Brian Whitson 13, Armani Vermillion 11, Preston Wuebker 6, Dawson Mayo 3, Grant Woodfin 2, Luke Shelby 2. FG 23, FT 19-27, F 10. (3-pointers: Wuebker 2, Whitson 2. Fouled out: none.)