Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – The Woodland Cardinals varsity boys basketball upset the Advance Hornets 67-57 in the semifinals of the SCAA Tournament on Thursday night.

The Cardinals seeded #6 and not expected to make it to the finals have surprised everyone, as they will be in the Championship game against the Bernie Mules at 8:30 p.m.

The Hornets had already defeated the Cardinals earlier in the season and were expected to win again.  The Cardinals have proved they are competitive and are real contenders.

Garret Reynolds #14 tallied a game-high 27 points for the Cardinals including one trey.  Evan Grindstaff #3 recorded 16 points including four 3-pointers.  Devon Gramlisch #32 added another 14 points to help Woodland to the Championship game.

Lane Below #24 recorded a team-high 25 points including 5 treys before fouling out.  Austin Miller recorded 13 points for Advance along with three 3-pointers.

Advance will play Puxico for 3rd place at 5:30 p.m. Friday night at the Bearcat Event Center.

Final Score  Woodland  67  Advance 57

Woodland     20   18   19   10  -  67

Advance         15   17   12   13  - 57

Woodland  (67) - Evan Grindstaff 16, Collin Rhodes 2, Tyler Yount 3, Garret Reynolds 27, Cole Schlief 5, Devon Gramlisch 14. FG 26, FT 9-18, F 9. (3-pointers: Evan Grindstaff 4, Tyler Yount 1, Garret Reynolds 1. Fouled Out: None)

Advance  (57) - Zane Eggimann 3, Austin Miller 13, Garrett Walker 3, Eli Seger 1, Lane Below 25, Richie Nixon 2, Dalton Wilson 6, Dawson Mayo 4. FG 22, FT 5-8, F 16. (3-pointers: Lane Below 5, Austin Miller 3. Fouled Out: Lane Below)