ST. JOHN BOYS 51, LITTLE RIVER 43

LITTLE RIVER — St. John’s Mason Osborne scored 18 points, seven in the fourth quarter, to spark the Tigers past Little River in Sunday’s hard-fought regional basketball championship.

St. John’s Tanner Halling scored 14 points and Trey Fisher added nine points. The Tigers converted 14 of 29 free throws. St. John (18-4) advances to Friday’s 1A Pratt substate against Minneola (11-11). A victory would advance the Tigers into Saturday’s championship game against the Attica-Hodgeman County winner.

St. John 17 5 13 16 – 51

Little River 7 11 14 11 – 43

ST. JOHN (18-4)—Osborne 5 7-12 18, Tanner Halling 6 2-10 14, Fisher 3 2-3 9, Marshall Woolf 1 3-4 5, Calleros 1 0-0 3, Collin Halling 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 14-29 51 

LITTLE RIVER (17-6)—Richardson 4 0-0 9, Jayden Garri-son 3 3-4 9, Jace Garrison 4 0-0 9, Stephens 2 1-2 7, Rolfs 1 3-4 5, Sears 2 0-4 4, Totals 17 7-14 43

3-pointers—SJ 3 (Osborne 1, Fisher 1, Calleros 1); LR 2 (Richardson 1, Jace Garrison 1)

FRIDAY PRATT SUBSTATE—St. John 18-4 vs. Minneola 11-11, 7:30; Attica 19-4 vs. Hodgeman County 14-9, 6 p.m.