East Newton and Mt. Vernon advanced to the Class 4 District 12 semifinals with wins in the opening round on Monday night.
No. 5 seed East Newton started the night out with an upset of No. 4 Cassville 42-33. Cassville was in control early with a 13-7 lead after one quarter and a 16-12 lead at the half. East Newton came out firing in the second half with an 18-11 advantage in the third quarter to take control of the game. The Patriots outscored Cassville 12-6 in the final quarter to ice the game.
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Brooklyn Blanchard scored 13 points for East Newton to lead all scorers. Audrey Kennedy scored 12 points to lead Cassville.
East Newton will face No. 1 seed Aurora in the semifinal round on 6 pm on Thursday. Aurora beat East Newton in two regular season matchups.
Host Mt. Vernon jumped out to a 25-5 lead after one quarter and rolled to a 68-25 win over Seneca.
Cheyenne Bieber paced Mt. Vernon with 25 points as nine different Mt. Vernon players scored in the win.
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No. 3 Mt. Vernon advances to face No. 2 Monett on Thursday at 7:30 pm. Monett beat Mt. Vernon 50-43 on Feb. 12.
East Newton 42, Cassville 33 – FINAL
Cassville – 13-3-11-6 — 33
East Newton – 7-5-18-12 — 42
C: Audrey Kennedy 12, Madison Halterman 8, Avery Stokes 5, Elly Ramaeker 5, Aubrey Stoufer 2, Kyler Hayward 1
E: Brooklyn Blanchard 13, Halle Cook 7, Cameran Clement 7, Jaelynn Schriever 6, Kadie Sesay 5, Lilah Sesay 4
Mt. Vernon 68, Seneca 25 – FINAL
Seneca – 5-10-6-4 — 25
Mt. Vernon – 25-19-18-6 — 68
M: Cheyenne Bieber 25, Addie Hall 11, Emily Schubert 8, Audrey Bittle 6, Taylor Gaddy 6, Aubree Rogerson 5, Olivia Jones 3, Teagyn Huver 2, Isabel Cloud 2
S: Olivia Haase 8, Kahli Fields 6, Ashtyn Lannon 3, Kordelia Hancock 3, Sydnee Staley 3, Oliva Wade 2
