Cabool and Van Buren will play for the Class 2 District 2 championship on Saturday.
Host Cabool built a 28-20 lead on Plato at the half before Plato came out of the break and cut the lead to four heading into the fourth quarter. Cabool closed the game down with a 19-point fourth quarter buoyed by 12 points from Josh Shockley. The Bulldogs won the game 54-47 and Shockley finished with 15 points. Aceton Gozales also scored 15 points for Cabool. Trey Atkins (12 points) also scored in double figures for the balanced Bulldogs.
Cabool will face top-seeded Van Buren who beat Summersville 64-59. Van Buren weathered the storm from Summersville’s Andrew Buschmann who scored 29 points.
Van Buren and Cabool will face off in the Class 2 District 2 title game at 6 pm on Saturday. The two programs met in last season’s district tournament with Van Buren coming out on top 44-32.
Van Buren 64, Summersville 59 – FINAL
Summersville – 10-17-13-19 — 59
Van Buren – 14-14-16-20 –64
S: Andrew Buschmann 29, Hayden Summers 9, Paxton Hunter 6, Garrin Greear 6, Tyler Berry 4, Brayden Brawley 3, Kason Gaston 2
V: Elijah Van Wagner 21, Hayes Townsley 19, Nathan Smith 16, Holden Hills 6, Benjamin Hawkins 2
Cabool 54, Plato 47 – FINAL
Plato – 5-15-11-16 — 47
Cabool – 10-18-7-19 — 54
P: Ryan Steinbrink 13, Tanner Atterberry 13, Andrew Woodruff 11, Colby Wilson 6, Jason Turner 4
C: Aceton Gonzales 15, Josh Shockley 15, Trey Atkins 12, Tyler Fleetwood 6, Brody Noirfalise 4, Will Tucker 2
