The Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals started the game on a 22-3 run and never looked back raced by Maroa-Forsyth 67-50 in high school boys basketball Class 2A Regional semifinal action Wednesday in Monticello.
The Cardinals led 27-7 at the end of the first quarter. The Trojans would cut the deficit to 49-40 after three, but the Cardinals started the fourth quarter with a 10-5 run that was too much for Maroa-Forsyth to come back against.
Alex Hardin scored the first seven for the Cardinals of the game for Warrensburg-Latham. He finished with 13 points. Kaiden Gardner scored 23 points to lead all scorers. Eastyn McKenzie added 13 points as well.
Kaiden Maurer and Mitch Williams scored 14 points to lead the Trojans. Maurer and Zayn Giles grabbed six rebounds apiece for Maroa-Forsyth.
The Cardinals shot 54-percent for the game and scored 30 points in the paint with 16 points off 11 Trojans turnovers.
Warrensburg-Latham outrebounded Maroa-Forsyth 30-22.
Maroa-Forsyth finishes the season 19-11 while Warrensburg-Latham improves to 20-11.
The Cardinals advance to the Regional Championship against Tolono Unity Friday night at 7 pm in Monticello.
Class 1A Regional semifinal action Wednesday
At Argenta-Oreana
Georgetown Notre Dame de La Salette 27
Decatur St. Teresa 55
At Augusta Southeastern
Delavan 37
Augusta Southeastern 20
t Bethany Okaw Valley
Arcola 51
Bethany Okaw Valley 38
At Casey-Westfield
Tuscola 63
Martinsville 18
At Catlin Salt Fork
Champaign St. Thomas More 56
Fisher 33
Salt Fork 50
Armstrong 32
Illini Bluffs
Illini Bluffs 65
Peoria Quest Charter Academy 43
Mendon Unity 62
Illini Central 71
At Lexington
Lexington 58
LeRoy 25
G.C.M.S. 67
Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy 53
At St. Anne
Heyworth 80
Milford 60
Class 2A Regional semifinal action from Wednesday
At Athens
Riverton 46
Petersburg-PORTA 30
Quincy Notre Dame 26
Williamsville 49
At Iroquois West
Prairie Central 55
Iroquois West 27
At Peoria Notre Dame
El Paso-Gridley 53
Tremont 51
Normal U-High 28
Peoria Notre Dame 49
At Olympia
Peoria Manual 83
Bloomington Central Catholic 58
Class 3A Regional semifinal action from Wednesday
At Limestone
Peoria Richwoods 69
East Peoria 40
Morton 57
Washington 49
At Chatham-Glenwood
Chatham-Glenwood 52
Taylorville 31
Jacksonville 47
Rochester 58
At Danville
Mt. Zion 70
Danville 50
Champaign Central 68
Urbana 55
At Geneseo
Metamora 81
Galesburg 33
Peoria 59
Dunlap 45
At Springfield Lanphier
Lincoln 48
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 57
Springfield Lanphier 53
Springfield Southeast 31
Class 4A Regional semifinal action from Wednesday
At East Moline United
Bradley-Bourbonnais 60
Pekin 35
At Normal Community
Normal Community 53
Minooka 32
Rock Island 52
Normal West 45
