Fordland snapped Blue Eye’s run of five straight district titles with a 49-45 victory in the Class 2 District 11 semifinals.
Blue Eye carried a 10-7 lead after the first quarter. Fordland cut the lead to one at 20-19 at halftime. The Eagles tied the game at 35-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
Emma Trotter took command of the game in the final frame scoring 10 of Fordland’s 14 points in the deciding quarter. She scored a game-high 28 points in the game.
Samantha George led Blue Eye with 22 points.
Fordland advances to face top seeded Marionville in the Class 2 District 11 title game at 3 pm on Saturday in Crane.
Blue Eye – 10-10-15-10 — 45
Fordland – 7-12-16-14 — 49
B: Samantha George 22, Emmalee Litel 8, Kaylee Wilson 7, Hailey Hobbs 5, Kieryn Fairchild 3
F: Emma Trotter 28, MacKenzie Haskins 7, Loren Bojko 7, Mackenzie Suter 3, Shelby Thomason 3, Mikah Suter 1
