No. 1 seed Ash Grove looked the part in a 63-37 win over No. 4 seed Liberal in the Class 2 District 13 semifinal round.
The Pirates jumped out to a 17-7 lead after one quarter and a 37-11 advantage at the half.
It was a whole team effort from the Pirates with eight different players scoring. Asher Rust and Nathan Trammell each had 13 points to lead Ash Grove. Tyler Tummons was just behind them with 11 points.
Liberal got a team-high 11 points from Nate Smith in the loss.
The top seeded Pirates advance to face the winner of Weaubleau and Morrisville for the Class 2 District 13 championship at 7 pm on Friday in Ash Grove.
Liberal – 7-4-13-13 — 37
Ash Grove – 17-20-16-10 — 63
L: Nate Smith 11, Matt Boehne 8, Payton Morrow 7, Isaac Edwards 4, Quincy Bazal 3, Mason Eyler 2
A: Asher Rust 13, Nathan Trammell 13, Tyler Tummons 11, Brock Mooneyham 9, Elijah Morrison 6, Brady Nicholson 5, Bryce Davis 3, Wyatt Dennis 3
