High school roundup: Eminence ends Leopold's season in semifinals

The Leopold boys basketball team saw its strong season end Tuesday in the semifinals of the Class 1 District 3 tournament.

Second-seeded Eminence beat the third-seeded Wildcats 48-44 in a battle of state-ranked teams in Poplar Bluff.

Leopold (21-6) led 19-17 at halftime but fell behind 36-28 entering the fourth quarter.

The Wildcats trailed by 10 points but used a late 7-0 run to pull within three before their comeback came up short.

"We had a wide-open look to tie but Kyle Stroder just missed," Leopold coach Andy Beck said.

Stroder, the Wildcats' standout junior, led all scorers with 19 points.

"We haven't played that bad since Christmas," Beck said. "But overall it was a good season."

Eminence will play top-seeded South Iron in Thursday's final

Leopold 10 9 9 16 -- 44

Eminence 10 7 19 12 -- 48

LEOPOLD (44) -- Gregg Davis 7, Kyle Stroder 19, Joe Elfrink 5, Cameron Davis 5, Brandon Jansen 8. FG 17, FT 7-10, F 17. (3-pointers: G.Davis 1, Stroder 1, Elfrink 1. Fouled out: G.Davis)

EMINENCE (48) -- Jesse Lacy 14, Cole Keeling 3, Logan Dyer 4, Hunter Adams 11, Alan Brewer 11, James Ennis 4. FG 17, FT 9-15, F 12. (3-pointers: Lacy 1, Keeling 1, Adams 3. Fouled out: none)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

St. Vincent 50, Caledonia Valley 15

Second-seeded St. Vincent romped in the opening round of the Class 2 District 4 tournament at Bismarck.

Courtney Heberlie led the Indians (17-7) with 21 points.

St. Vincent will play host Bismarck at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals.

Valley 8 1 2 4 -- 15

St. Vincent 12 12 19 7 -- 50

VALLEY (15) -- Payne 6, M. Midgett 9. FG 6, FT 3-4, F 14. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

ST. VINCENT (50) -- Dani Hogard, 4, Courtney Heberlie 21, Kelly Welker 3, Kelley Haerting 2, Kayla Seabaugh 9, Storm French 7, Katie Mattingly 4. FG 19, FT 10-17, F 6. (3-pointers: Heberlie 2. Fouled out: none)

-- From staff reports