It will be No. 1 seed Catholic against No. 3 seed Bolivar in the Class 4 District 10 championship game at Strafford on Saturday.
The Irish came out on top of a back-and-forth affair with Osage by a final of 57-53. Osage took a 14-7 lead after one quarter, but Catholic answered with a 22-10 second quarter to climb out to a 29-24 lead at the half. Osage had an answer in the third quarter with a 19-12 advantage to take a 43-41 lead into the final quarter.
In the decisive quarter, Catholic scored 16 points to Osage’s 10 to win the game 57-53. Jacob Schultze led Catholic with 17 points.
The Irish will face No. 3 seed Bolivar which upset No. 2 seed, and host, Strafford 73-67 in overtime.
The two teams matched each other through the first period at 13-13 before Strafford carried a slim 28-26 lead into the break. Bolivar took the lead after three quarters at 46-45. The Indians answered with a 12-11 fourth-quarter advantage to force overtime.
In the extra frame, Bolivar’s offense had its second-best offensive quarter despite having only four minutes to work with on the way to a 16-10 overtime advantage and 73-67 win.
Catholic and Bolivar will play for the Class 4 District 10 championship at 3 pm on Saturday in Strafford.
Catholic 57, Osage 53 – FINAL – PHOTOS
Osage – 14-10-19-10 — 53
Catholic – 7-22-12-16 — 57
O: Noah Northrip 21, Blake Harrison 13, Maverick Trusty 8, Dayne Depee 4, Jackson Long 3, Landon Childs 2, Andrew Groos 2
C: Jacob Schultze 17, Brett Roberson 10, Ryder Rowden 10, Miles Elliott 6, Carson Smith 6, Rian Mulherin 4, Caden Kendall 4
Bolivar 73, Strafford 67 – FINAL/OT – PHOTOS
Bolivar – 13-13-20-11-16 — 73
Strafford – 13-15-17-12-10 — 67
B: Gardner Casey 15, Trenton Patke 12, Damean Young 12, Matt Giglio 11, Drake Durham 11, Connor Neal 7, Jason Wilkinson 3, Seth Martin 2
S: Cody Voysey 31, Brady Ripp 12, Colton Willis 10, Amren King 6, Jourdyn Edelstein 3, Silas Morton 3, Tyler Hunt 2
