BURRTON – St. John's heroic rally ended one point shy in a heartbreaking 40-39 setback to Little River in Sunday's 1A Burrton basketball substate. The Redskins led the entire way, but the Tigers staged a fourth-quarter rally.

The Tigers committed a turnover down 39-36. St. John's Heidi Fisher converted a basket and a clutch 3-pointer to slice the Redskins' lead to 40-39. The Redskins converted a free throw for a 40-36 lead. Little River's Lily Boughfman missed two free throws, but the Tigers were unable to launch a game-winning effort.

Aliana Eck led Little River with 16 points and Lilyan Boughfman added 14 points.

St. John 4 9 10 16 – 39

Little River 11 9 11 9 – 40

ST. JOHN (15-8)–Fisher 4 0-0 9, Portillo 3 0-1 8, Meyer 2 1-2 7, Smith 3 0-0 7, Claussen 2 2-4 6, Reed 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 3-7 39.

LITTLE RIVER (21-1)–Eck 7 2-2 16, Lilyan Boughfman 6 1-4 14, Elsie Boughfman 1 3-6 5, Stephenson 1 0-0 3, Olander 1 0-2 2, Renken 0 0-2 0, Totals 16 6-16 40.

3-pointers–SJ 6 (Portillo 2, Meyer 2, Smith 1, Fisher 1); LR 2 (Stephenson 1, L. Boughfman 1).