SOUTH CENTRAL 38, ST. JOHN 29 — Coldwater South Central shut down St. John's transition game with a slow-paced game for a 38-29 semifinal victory in the 1A Spearville basketball substate.

St. John's Jace Reyes scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers. Emmett Delp scored nine points and opened with a slam dunk off a Reyes lob pass for an early 9-1 lead. 

South Central's Jack Herd, Dakota Thronesbery and 6-7 Eli Girk each scored nine points. After South Central led 28-27, Girk blocked three shots and the Tigers committed three late turnovers. South Central closed with a 10-2 scoring burst in the final three minutes.

St. John 7 4 11 7 — 29

South Central 1 10 13 14 — 29

ST. JOHN (18-7)—Reyes 4 (2) 0-0 10, Delp 3 3-3 9, Braxton Alpers 2 0-0 4, Easton Alpers (1) 0-0 3, Julio Lozano 1 0-0 2; Totals 11 (3) 4-5 29

SOUTH CENTRAL (18-4)—Girk 2 5-6 9; Thronesbery 2 5-7 9; Willems 4 (1) 0-0 9; Huck 3 0-0 6; Herd 2 0-0 4; Price 0 1-4 1; Totals 13 (1) 11-17 38

1A DIV. 1 SPEARVILLE BOYS

AT SPEARVILLE A (3-6)—1—Meade 20-3 vs. 5—Kiowa County 19-6, 6 p.m.; SEMIFINALS Meade, 55, Hodgeman County 46; Kiowa County 61, South Gray 53; FIRST ROUND—Hodgeman Co. 54, La Crosse 46; South Gray 94, Macksville 32; Kiowa County 64, Elkhart 29

AT SPEARVILLE B (3-6)—2—Spearville 20-5 vs. South Central 18-4, 7:30; SEMIFINALS—Spearville 58, Greeley County 33; South Central 38, St. John 29; FIRST ROUND—Greeley Co. 65, Ness City 63; St. John 62, Kinsley 36