East Carter Co. defeats Advance in district final

Advance fell short of a Class 2 District 2 title, falling to East Carter County 67-55 Friday night at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff.

James Masters led Advance (18-10) with 18 points and Dustin Kalinski added 10.

East Carter, the defending state champion, advances to play Senath Hornersville in the sectional round of the state tournament.

Senath Hornersville defeated South Pemiscot 63-61 on Friday in the District 1 tournament at Cambell High School.

East Carter County 67, Advance 55

Advance 19 8 21 7 -- 55

East Carter 19 21 18 9 -- 67

ADVANCE (55) -- Jeremy Limbaugh 6, Tyler Bowman 9, Daryl Wade 4, Drew Sherman 3, Rylan Dunivan 5, Dustin Kalinski 10, James Masters 18. FG 25, FT 3-6 (3-pointers: Bowman, Dunivan)

EAST CARTER (67) -- Reynolds 25, Douglas 5, Stahl 21, Crook 9, Wilder 7. FG 26, FT 9-14 (3-pointers: Reynolds 3, Douglas 1, Crook 1, Stahl 1)Late Thursday

Class 2 District 2 semifinalAdvance 57, Van Buren 55

Van Buren 17 13 12 13 -- 55

Advance 12 12 17 16 -- 57

VAN BUREN (55) -- Jon Bourgue 5, Berry 4, Chris Bourque 4, Tucker 12, Hoskins 9, Cleaver 11, Davis 10. FG 21, FT 7-13 (3-pointers: Tucker 4, J. Bourque 1, Hoskins 1)

ADVANCE (57) -- Limbaugh 9, Bowman 10, Wade 6, Sherman 6, Dunivan 4, Daniel 2, Kalinski 11, Bailey 2. FG 22, FT 9-16 (3-pointers: Wade 2, Limbaugh 1, Dunivan 1)

Class 3, District 1

Caruthersville 58, Twin Rivers 44

Caruthersville won the Class 3 District 1 championship. Caruthersville advances to the sectional round of the state tournament to play Charleston.

-- From staff reports