C2D3 semifinals: St. Vincent at Advance boys basketball

Friday, February 26, 2021

ADVANCE — The Advance boys basketball team dialed up the defensive pressure in the second half and earned a spot in the championship game of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament. The second-seeded Hornets outscored third-seeded St. Vincent 32-25 in the second half to win the semifinal round matchup 64-57 Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School.

St. Vincent's Shawn Koishor (22) pins Advance's Jaren Schrader in the corner during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Hunter Tidwell (center) drives inside against St. Vincent's Phillip Ernst (left) and Dylan DeWilde during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
St. Vincent's Dylan DeWilde (23) guards Advance's Jaren Schrader during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Hayden Laird (15) looks for an open teammate, as St. Vincent's Blake Monier (31) and Dylan DeWilde close in during the second quarter of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Landon Dailey (23) encounters a St. Vincent double team during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
St. Vincent's Phillip Ernst and Advance's Hayden Hitt (12) battle for a rebound during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
St. Vincent's John Wibbenmeyer (10) tries to corral a loose ball in front of Advance's Colton Silman and Hayden Hitt (12) during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Landon Dailey (middle) drives between St. Vincent's Luke Brickhaus (21) and Shawn Koishor (22) during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance;s Landon Dailey (23) drives between St. Vincent's Grant Abernathy and John Wibbenmeyer (10) during the first half of the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament semifinal on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Advance High School. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)