Aurora pulled away in the middle quarters to beat Cassville 46-26 and advance to the Class 4 District 12 championship game.
The Lady Houns led 8-7 after one quarter. In the second quarter, the offense got going with an 18-8 advantage to take a 26-15 lead into the half. That trend continued in the third quarter with a 14-6 Aurora edge in that quarter to give the Lady Houns a 40-21 lead after three quarters. Aurora closed the game down with a 6-5 fourth quarter.
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Kylee Cole led Aurora and all scorers with 13 points. Payden Blevins was just behind her with 11 points. Madison Halterman led Cassville with 10 points in the loss.
No. 1 Aurora will face No. 2 Seneca in the Class 4 District 12 title game at 6 pm on Saturday in Monett.
Cassville – 7-8-6-5 — 26
Aurora – 8-18-14-6 — 46
C: Madison Halterman 10, Marianne McCrackin 6, Ashlynn Bryan 5, Elly Ramaeker 3, Pazlee Burbridge 2
A: Kylee Cole 13, Payden Blevins 11, Ellie Creasey 8, Jaelyn Ernest 5, Makena Hall 5, Alyssa Burch 2, Nadia Davis 2
