Sale Creek head coach David Helton, right, celebrates with his team after defeating CSAS in the 3-A semifinal Tuesday.
Copper Basin’s Tyler Umbreg (50) shoots over Boyd Buchanan’s Zach Jenkins (41) Tuesday at CSAS in 3-A Region action.One boys’ semifinal in the Region 3-A high school basketball tournament at Arts & Sciences was destined to be close all the way. One team made sure that wasn’t the case in the other.
In the end, Sale Creek and Boyd-Buchanan emerged as winners Tuesday and will face each other tonight at 7:30 for the region championship.
The Panthers defeated Arts & Sciences 63-60 in the first semifinal. The Buccaneers beat Copper Basin 66-51 in the second.
The girls’ final is scheduled tonight at 6 with Van Buren County taking on Arts & Sciences.
The host Patriots’ largest lead in the first half was 8-2. The Panthers’ largest was the five-point lead they took to the locker room at halftime.